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upon_o such_o term_n if_o ever_o god_n take_v thou_o as_o solomon_n take_v shimei_n when_o he_o have_v go_v beyond_o his_o limit_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o gath_n after_o his_o runaway_n servant_n 1_o kin._n 2.39_o 40._o the_o lord_n will_v deal_v with_o thou_o if_o ever_o he_o find_v thy_o heart_n run_v after_o the_o world_n or_o after_o sin_n as_o he_o deal_v with_o shimei_n ver_fw-la 44._o god_n will_v call_v thou_o to_o a_o severe_a account_n upon_o every_o old_a score_n and_o return_v all_o thy_o wickedness_n upon_o thy_o own_o head_n judge_v thou_o by_o thy_o own_o mouth_n think_v of_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi who_o come_v and_o tell_v god_n what_o he_o
soul_n mat._n 16.26_o it_o run_v what_o will_v it_o advantage_n if_o a_o man_n gain_v the_o world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n but_o luk._n 9.25_o if_o he_o gain_v the_o world_n and_o lose_v himself_o he_o that_o lose_v his_o soul_n lose_v himself_o you_o say_v anima_fw-la hominis_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v the_o man_n sure_o here_o it_o must_v pass_v for_o current_n undoubted_o if_o thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o soul_n thou_o have_v lose_v thyself_o the_o prodigal_n be_v a_o jolly_a man_n whilst_o he_o be_v a_o lose_a son_n but_o in_o the_o lord_n eye_n and_o his_o own_o when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v enlighten_v he_o be_v not_o a_o enjoyer_n of_o himself_o luk._n 15._o v._n 17._o when_o he_o come_v that_o be_v by_o repentance_n to_o himself_o he_o say_v 2._o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o our_o soul_n too_o 2._o lose_v all_o other_o thing_n too_o we_o enjoy_v all_o thing_n else_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o say_v that_o thy_o soul_n be_v thou_o thou_o can_v not_o say_v any_o thing_n else_o be_v thou_o therefore_o in_o lose_v thy_o soul_n thou_o have_v lose_v all_o thing_n else_o as_o 1._o god_n be_v none_o of_o thou_o god_n 1._o lose_v god_n thus_o the_o apostle_n express_v the_o unregenerate_a estate_n of_o the_o ephesian_n chap._n 2.12_o say_v they_o be_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n hence_o our_o ordinary_a phrase_n unregenerate_a one_o be_v ungodly_a one_o graceless_a one_o be_v godless_a one_o what_o my_o brethren_n lose_v god_n heaven_n and_o earth_n tremble_v at_o this_o loss_n lose_v god_n there_o be_v one_o word_n for_o all_o for_o god_n be_v all_o in_o all_o a_o saint_n may_v say_v as_o jacob_n say_v i_o have_v all_o gen._n 33.11_o for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n text_n bear_v qui_fw-la habet_fw-la habentem_fw-la omne_fw-la habet_fw-la omne_fw-la he_o have_v all_o that_o have_v he_o that_o have_v all_o a_o saint_n may_v say_v this_o be_v my_o wine_n and_o my_o wool_n and_o my_o flax_n and_o my_o oil_n for_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n and_o therefore_o second_o mammon_n be_v and_o shall_v be_v none_o of_o thou_o mammon_n 2_o mammon_n vain_a man_n care_v not_o for_o lose_v their_o soul_n if_o that_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o it_o that_o they_o must_v lose_v god_n by_o it_o for_o they_o say_v unto_o god_n depart_v from_o we_o vain_a man_n care_v not_o for_o lose_v their_o soul_n so_o as_o that_o they_o may_v either_o get_v or_o save_v their_o mammon_n but_o friend_n if_o thou_o lose_v thy_o soul_n that_o be_v the_o way_n to_o lose_v thy_o mammon_n also_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o say_v thy_o soul_n be_v thou_o who_o shall_v those_o thing_n be_v when_o that_o be_v go_v if_o thy_o soul_n be_v require_v this_o night_n of_o thou_o than_o who_o shall_v these_o thing_n be_v that_o thou_o have_v provide_v luk._n 12.20_o the_o lose_a son_n be_v fain_o to_o rob_v the_o swine_n to_o fill_v his_o belly_n with_o their_o husk_n thou_o be_v a_o robber_n when_o thou_o take_v either_o fleece_n or_o flesh_n from_o the_o poor_a sheep_n to_o 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infinite_a loss_n wherein_o thou_o lose_v a_o infinite_a god_n how_o sad_a be_v it_o then_o that_o herein_o thou_o shall_v be_v or_o not_o at_o all_o or_o so_o spare_o affect_v my_o friend_n i_o see_v you_o be_v yet_o alive_a and_o thus_o much_o according_a to_o the_o same_o truth_n i_o will_v say_v to_o qualify_v what_o be_v before_o speak_v of_o this_o loss_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o break_a heart_n not_o of_o obdure_v sinner_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o so_o as_o i_o say_v lose_v until_o your_o life_n be_v lose_v for_o until_o you_o have_v lose_v your_o life_n it_o
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