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idcirco_fw-la reprobabo_fw-la therefore_o i_o will_v reject_v and_o reprobate_n what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v ezra_n all_o my_o word_n we_o may_v say_v more_o all_o my_o thought_n word_n and_o work_n which_o have_v be_v against_o thou_o i_o will_v account_v they_o all_o as_o reprobate_v for_o fear_v they_o shall_v make_v i_o so_o and_o i_o will_v repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n that_o i_o have_v so_o frequent_o so_o undutiful_o so_o unthankful_o sin_v against_o that_o great_a majesty_n which_o be_v able_a to_o confound_v i_o in_o my_o sin_n and_o much_o more_o that_o i_o have_v thus_o sin_v against_o that_o good_a mercy_n that_o be_v willing_a to_o save_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n and_o daily_o invit_v i_o to_o that_o salvation_n three_o what_o we_o resolve_v to_o be_v amend_v sinner_n thus_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n advise_v we_o therefore_o now_o amend_v your_o way_n jer._n 26._o 16._o i_o appeal_v to_o all_o the_o conscience_n of_o all_o man_n now_o live_v whether_o 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the_o life_n and_o conversation_n not_o one_o of_o these_o must_v be_v want_v in_o he_o that_o desire_v and_o resolve_v to_o be_v a_o amend_v sinner_n this_o for_o the_o observation_n of_o ourselves_o the_o other_o observation_n must_v be_v of_o our_o saviour_n and_o that_o be_v also_o threefold_a what_o he_o be_v what_o he_o be_v and_o what_o he_o will_v be_v what_o he_o be_v in_o his_o humiliation_n what_o he_o be_v in_o his_o exaltation_n what_o he_o will_v be_v in_o his_o retribution_n first_o what_o he_o be_v in_o his_o humiliation_n our_o surety_n and_o pledge_n to_o undertake_v for_o we_o sure_o he_o have_v bear_v our_o grief_n and_o carry_v our_o sorrow_n isa_n 53._o 4._o and_o again_o the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v upon_o he_o ver_fw-la 5_o that_o be_v what_o chastisement_n be_v fit_a to_o have_v come_v upon_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v in_o peace_n do_v come_v upon_o he_o in_o our_o stead_n so_o do_v aben_n ezra_n gloss_n the_o word_n aright_o though_o he_o 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or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v receive_v up_o as_o unto_o that_o which_o he_o have_v so_o full_o merit_v and_o deserve_v again_o the_o same_o twofold_a expression_n show_v a_o twofold_a miracle_n if_o we_o consider_v christ_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o person_n as_o those_o two_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o man_n make_v but_o one_o christ_n the_o first_o miracle_n be_v the_o conquest_n over_o earth_n in_o his_o body_n which_o be_v teach_v to_o ascend_v upward_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o go_v up_o in_o that_o body_n the_o second_o miracle_n be_v the_o conquest_n over_o heaven_n in_o his_o soul_n which_o for_o his_o singular_a piety_n be_v teach_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o descend_v downward_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o heaven_n in_o that_o the_o light_a cloud_n be_v make_v to_o come_v down_o that_o they_o may_v minister_v to_o his_o ascension_n so_o that_o these_o must_v be_v our_o consideration_n of_o our_o 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commandment_n may_v be_v discard_v or_o lay_v aside_o then_o sure_o the_o least_o will_v claim_v the_o least_o observance_n but_o the_o contempt_n even_o of_o the_o very_a lest_o of_o they_o will_v no_o less_o than_o cast_v we_o from_o heaven_n to_o hell_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n for_o so_o saint_n chrysostome_n expound_v our_o bless_a saviour_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o you_o hear_v the_o word_n he_o shall_v be_v least_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n do_v not_o surmise_v any_o thing_n less_o then_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o hell_n and_o in_o everlasting_a torment_n for_o christ_n here_o call_v the_o general_a resurrection_n and_o his_o own_o come_n to_o judgement_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n because_o they_o will_v make_v way_n for_o the_o full_a power_n and_o glory_n of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o such_o a_o offender_n as_o shall_v not_o only_o practical_o but_o also_o doctrinal_o offend_v against_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o 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