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this_o be_v the_o chief_a part_n and_o perfection_n of_o obedience_n to_o deny_v our_o will_n and_o forsake_v our_o own_o wisdom_n matth._n 16._o 24._o the_o reason_n be_v because_o our_o will_n and_o wisdom_n be_v contrary_a and_o at_o enmity_n with_o the_o will_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o use_n of_o god_n authority_n forward_o from_o he_o to_o we_o in_o command_v and_o backward_o from_o we_o to_o he_o in_o obey_v and_o if_o we_o be_v willing_a inward_o lay_v down_o our_o own_o will_n and_o wisdom_n and_o ready_a outward_o to_o manifest_v it_o in_o action_n than_o god_n will_v take_v on_o he_o to_o give_v we_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o a_o promise_n of_o eternal_a blessedness_n for_o ever_o and_o so_o we_o have_v a_o full_a comprehension_n of_o his_o will_n and_o purpose_n in_o command_v and_o give_v this_o law_n there_o be_v now_o two_o difficulty_n and_o doubt_n which_o usual_o arise_v out_o of_o this_o commandment_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o 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