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merit_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o his_o bless_a son_n jesus_n christ._n but_o will_v it_o not_o think_v you_o strange_o put_v to_o silence_v all_o such_o thought_n and_o word_n and_o reason_v of_o the_o ungodly_a before_o the_o bar_n of_o god_n doubtless_o it_o will_v yea_o and_o will_v send_v they_o away_o from_o his_o presence_n also_o with_o the_o great_a guilt_n that_o possible_o can_v fall_v upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o men._n for_o what_o will_v sting_v like_o this_o i_o have_v through_o my_o own_o foolish_a narrow_a unworthy_a undervalue_v thought_n of_o the_o love_n and_o ability_n of_o christ_n to_o save_v i_o bring_v myself_o to_o everlasting_a ruin_n it_o be_v true_a i_o be_v a_o horrible_a sinner_n not_o one_o in_o a_o hundred_o do_v live_v so_o vile_a a_o life_n as_o i_o but_o this_o shall_v not_o have_v keep_v i_o from_o close_v with_o jesus_n christ_n i_o see_v now_o that_o there_o be_v abundance_n in_o glory_n that_o once_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o i_o have_v be_v but_o 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the_o grace_n of_o god._n oh_o that_o say_n it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o sodom_n at_o the_o judgement_n than_o for_o they_o will_v be_v better_o understand_v see_v luke_n 10.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o this_o reason_n therefore_o stand_v fast_o namely_o that_o christ_n by_o offer_v mercy_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o the_o big_a sinner_n now_o will_v stop_v all_o mouth_n of_o the_o impenitent_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o cut_v off_o all_o excuse_n that_o shall_v be_v attempt_v to_o be_v make_v from_o the_o thought_n of_o 〈◊〉_d greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n why_o they_o caâ—â—_n not_o to_o he_o i_o have_v often_o think_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o how_o god_n will_v deal_v with_o sinner_n at_o that_o day_n and_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v manage_v with_o that_o sweetness_n with_o that_o equitableness_n with_o that_o excellent_a righteousness_n as_o to_o every_o sin_n and_o circumstance_n and_o aggravation_n thereof_o that_o man_n that_o be_v 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