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fire_n than_o such_o as_o be_v call_v christian_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o sincere_o dedicate_v themselves_o too_o god_n 2._o beside_o the_o obligation_n of_o your_o general_a profession_n your_o baptism_n in_o special_a bind_v you_o to_o this_o self-dedication_n you_o own_o your_o baptismal_a covenant_n do_v you_o not_o i_o presume_v you_o will_v not_o deny_v it_o then_o i_o beseech_v you_o consider_v what_o be_v the_o purport_n intent_n matter_n end_n of_o this_o covenant_n be_v it_o not_o this_o to_o renounce_v the_o world_n the_o flesh_n the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n and_o to_o dedicate_v yourselves_o to_o the_o service_n work_n will_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v not_o this_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a intent_n of_o that_o covenant_n namely_o self-renunciation_n and_o self-dedication_n then_o if_o you_o do_v not_o do_v this_o you_o be_v false_a to_o your_o baptismal_a covenant_n and_o to_o the_o obligation_n that_o then_o you_o enter_v into_o and_o be_v this_o a_o 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i_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o this_o perfidiousness_n herod_n will_v rather_o be_v guilty_a of_o murder_n than_o of_o perjury_n 14.9_o matth._n 14.9_o for_o his_o oath_n sake_n john_n baptist_n head_n must_v go_v off_o many_o a_o time_n thou_o have_v swear_v to_o god_n and_o what_o do_v god_n require_v upon_o this_o but_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o lust_n the_o 6.6_o the_o rom._n 6.6_o destroy_n of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n the_o blood_n of_o thy_o bosome-corruption_n shall_v not_o this_o be_v do_v for_o thy_o oath_n sake_n o_o say_v david_n i_o have_v swear_v and_o i_o will_v perform_v it_o 119.106_o psal_n 119.106_o that_o i_o will_v keep_v thy_o righteous_a judgement_n do_v you_o so_o speak_v and_o so_o do_v as_o you_o love_v your_o soul_n it_o be_v a_o great_a trial_n to_o jepthah_n to_o offer_v up_o his_o daughter_n 35._o judg._n 11.31_o 35._o his_o only_a child_n but_o he_o have_v make_v such_o a_o vow_n and_o he_o can_v not_o recede_v whatsoever_o come_v forth_o of_o 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we_o must_v not_o only_o offer_v up_o ourselves_o to_o god_n but_o we_o must_v offer_v ourselves_o as_o a_o holocaust_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o be_o drive_v at_o our_o give_v of_o ourselves_o to_o god_n must_v be_v entire_a as_o for_o example_n we_o be_v make_v up_o of_o body_n and_o spirit_n both_o be_v god_n and_o both_o must_v be_v give_v to_o he_o 1_o cor._n 6.20_o we_o have_v a_o heart_n that_o must_v be_v give_v too_o that_o god_n in_o special_a call_v for_o prov._n 23.26_o my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o 54._o thy_o my_o god_n what_o be_v a_o heart_n that_o thou_o shall_v it_o so_o eye_n and_o woo_v etc._n etc._n herb._n poem_n p._n 54._o heart_n all_o we_o give_v be_v nothing_o without_o this_o god_n value_v not_o your_o estate_n your_o external_a service_n if_o you_o withhold_v your_o heart_n from_o he_o where_o be_v your_o love_n to_o god_n if_o you_o do_v not_o give_v he_o the_o heart_n as_o dalilah_n say_v to_o her_o husband_n judg._n 16.15_o how_o can_v thou_o 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