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body_n they_o shall_v live_v yet_o they_o choose_v to_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o die_v rather_o than_o to_o turn_v and_o live_v 2._o many_o man_n do_v so_o cleave_v to_o their_o sin_n that_o no_o command_n no_o threaten_n no_o promise_n of_o god_n will_v prevail_v with_o man_n to_o leave_v their_o sin_n the_o lord_n send_v often_o by_o his_o prophet_n to_o the_o jew_n to_o command_v they_o to_o turn_v from_o their_o sin_n yet_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v their_o evil_a way_n jer._n 25.4_o 5_o 7._o the_o lord_n have_v send_v unto_o you_o all_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n they_o say_v turn_v you_o again_o every_o one_o from_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o
fare_v delicious_o every_o day_n when_o he_o be_v in_o hell_n can_v not_o get_v one_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v his_o tongue_n they_o be_v dear_o â—â—â—ght_v pleasure_n that_o must_v be_v pay_v for_o in_o â—â—â—â—â—orments_n momentaneum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la delectal_a eâ—ernum_fw-la quod_fw-la cruciat_fw-la the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v go_v in_o a_o moment_n but_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n be_v for_o eternity_n 5._o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v such_o poor_a vain_a vile_a thing_n that_o bitter_a and_o sharp_a affliction_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v choose_v than_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n moses_n who_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n prefer_v the_o affliction_n of_o a_o wilderness_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n before_o the_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n of_o a_o king_n court_n when_o they_o can_v not_o be_v enjoy_v without_o sin_n heb._n 11.25_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o 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to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o statute_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n for_o thy_o good_a yea_o even_o such_o command_n of_o christ_n as_o seem_v hard_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v great_o for_o our_o good_a it_o seem_v a_o very_a hard_a matter_n to_o cut_v off_o our_o right_a hand_n or_o our_o foot_n or_o to_o pluck_v out_o a_o right_a eye_n when_o any_o of_o these_o member_n cause_v we_o to_o offend_v yet_o it_o be_v real_o better_a for_o we_o to_o remove_v the_o impediment_n of_o our_o salvation_n though_o as_o dear_a as_o our_o eye_n as_o useful_a and_o beneficial_a to_o we_o as_o our_o hand_n and_o foot_n and_o to_o
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