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welcome_a christ_n he_o keep_v open_a house_n but_o some_o be_v so_o fearful_a and_o so_o modest_a that_o unless_o they_o have_v a_o special_a invitation_n they_o be_v ashamed_a to_o come_v to_o christ_n they_o reason_v thus_o if_o my_o case_n be_v a_o ordinary_a man_n i_o shall_v come_v but_o i_o be_o so_o vile_a and_o wretched_a that_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o come_v my_o sin_n have_v be_v so_o many_o and_o so_o heavy_a that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v so_o great_a a_o weight_n they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n than_o the_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n and_o yet_o far_o alas_o they_o be_v cry_v one_o to_o but_o harken_v here_o be_v a_o second_o word_n do_v thou_o think_v thy_o case_n more_o heavy_a because_o thou_o be_v out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a lo_o it_o please_v god_n to_o send_v thou_o a_o special_a invitation_n who_o find_v thyself_o discourage_v with_o the_o great_a bulk_n and_o burden_n of_o thy_o sin_n see_v mat._n 11.28_o though_o all_o apply_v it_o not_o to_o this_o use_n come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n you_o of_o all_o other_o be_v they_o that_o christ_n look_v for_o those_o that_o can_v walk_v bolt_n upright_o in_o their_o sin_n that_o desire_v to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o they_o they_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o they_o they_o scorn_v i_o and_o i_o scorn_v they_o but_o you_o that_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o feel_v the_o burden_n of_o your_o sin_n be_v invite_v by_o christ._n let_v not_o satan_n then_o cozen_v you_o of_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o word_n that_o which_o christ_n make_v the_o latch_n to_o open_v the_o door_n to_o let_v himself_o in_o we_o do_v usual_o by_o our_o foolishness_n make_v the_o bolt_n to_o shut_v he_o out_o let_v thy_o wound_n be_v never_o so_o great_a thou_o have_v a_o warrant_n to_o come_v and_o be_v cure_v be_v of_o good_a comfort_n then_o as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o blind_a bartimeus_n mar._n 10.49_o so_o it_o be_v to_o thou_o loe_o he_o call_v thou_o when_o christ_n bid_v thou_o come_v and_o give_v thou_o his_o word_n that_o he_o will_v heal_v thou_o come_v let_v not_o the_o devil_n or_o thy_o corruption_n hinder_v thou_o or_o make_v thou_o stay_v back_o haste_v thou_o to_o this_o city_n of_o refuge_n he_o have_v engage_v his_o word_n for_o thou_o and_o he_o will_v ease_v thou_o but_o now_o after_o all_o these_o there_o be_v a_o three_o word_n that_o though_o christ_n keep_v open_a house_n so_o that_o who_o will_v may_v free_o come_v and_o though_o he_o send_v special_a invitation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v most_o bashful_a because_o their_o case_n be_v extraordinary_a what_o do_v you_o think_v now_o that_o christ_n will_v come_v with_o his_o soldier_n and_o destroy_v those_o that_o do_v not_o come_v in_o he_o may_v do_v it_o when_o he_o be_v so_o free_a and_o invite_v thou_o and_o thou_o turn_v it_o back_o again_o into_o his_o hand_n but_o yet_o here_o be_v another_o word_n of_o 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