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light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n john_n 3.19_o to_o commit_v sin_n in_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o reproach_n not_o much_o unlike_a that_o of_o absolom_n he_o commit_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o sun_n a_o tapor_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o ghost_n make_v it_o look_v more_o ghastly_a thus_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o rogenerate_a be_v more_o heinous_a than_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a for_o that_o god_n suffer_v more_o by_o they_o then_o by_o other_o deut._n 32.6_o levit._fw-la 22.31_o 32._o 1_o tim._n 6.1_o tit._n 2.5_o when_o simeon_n and_o levi_n have_v deal_v so_o lewd_o with_o the_o sichemite_n jacob_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v make_v he_o to_o stink_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n gen._n 34.30_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o their_o sin_n but_o do_v abhor_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o or_o two_o religious_a man_n to_o open_v their_o 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there_o be_v no_o punishment_n due_a to_o his_o sin_n by_o he_o to_o be_v suffer_v second_o our_o redemption_n by_o christ_n be_v from_o the_o whole_a curse_n of_o the_o law_n due_a to_o we_o for_o sin_n now_o temporal_a punishment_n due_a to_o we_o for_o sin_n be_v part_n of_o that_o curse_n deut._n 28_o 16-22_a therefore_o from_o they_o also_o be_v we_o free_v object_n wherefore_o then_o do_v the_o live_a man_n complain_v you_o will_v say_v do_v not_o man_n suffer_v for_o sin_n lament_n 3_o 39_o and_o why_o do_v god_n after_o he_o have_v pardon_v david_n for_o his_o adultery_n and_o murder_n reserve_v for_o he_o temporal_a punishment_n the_o child_n bear_v to_o he_o must_v sure_o die_v 2_o sam._n 12.13_o resp_n this_o be_v castigatio_fw-la
for_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o best_a sort_n which_o god_n most_o especial_o do_v regard_n thus_o then_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o ourselves_o whereon_o to_o ground_v any_o plea_n for_o pardon_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o other_o plea_n to_o use_v to_o god_n for_o pardon_n in_o respect_n of_o any_o other_o creature_n we_o read_v math._n 25._o that_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n hope_v to_o borrow_v oil_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v deny_v and_o plain_o tell_v that_o they_o have_v not_o to_o spare_v that_o they_o have_v not_o enough_o to_o lend_v and_o spend_v both_o no_o trust_n to_o any_o other_o man_n merit_n whatsoever_o papist_n say_v resolve_v we_o therefore_o to_o fly_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o mercy_n as_o from_o common_a law_n we_o fly_v to_o chancery_n for_o relief_n put_v we_o up_o our_o petition_n into_o the_o court_n of_o request_n after_o this_o form_n and_o no_o other_o lord_z be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n and_o as_o we_o be_v to_o beg_v all_o of_o mercy_n 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