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a_o hammer_n that_o break_v the_o hard_a stone_n even_o so_o this_o word_n of_o god_n be_v able_a to_o bruise_v a_o stony_a heart_n which_o be_v as_o hard_a as_o flint_n 15.16_o rom._n 15.16_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a say_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o god_n because_o i_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v 1.21_o 1._o cor._n 1.21_o yea_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o sacrifice_a knife_n 2.1.2_o ephes_n 2.1.2_o which_o will_v kill_v and_o cut_v the_o throat_n of_o sin_n and_o make_v the_o most_o rebellious_a heart_n to_o break_v it_o will_v put_v spirit_n and_o life_n in_o the_o dead_a heart_n of_o dead_a &_o secure_a sinner_n even_o such_o as_o lay_v dead_a &_o rot_v in_o sin_n if_o it_o enter_v not_o into_o thou_o to_o the_o root_n out_o of_o sin_n and_o the_o cut_n down_o of_o thy_o uncleanness_n for_o than_o it_o pierce_v for_o thy_o good_a to_o life_n eternal_a it_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o wound_v and_o 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to_o wound_v the_o hard_a heart_n of_o a_o wicked_a obstinate_a and_o rebellious_a sinner_n only_o the_o word_n of_o god_n can_v do_v it_o even_o the_o plain_a and_o simple_a preach_v of_o the_o word_n can_v do_v it_o 19_o 1._o cor._n 1.21_o psal_n 19_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v perfect_a to_o convert_v the_o soul_n there_o be_v more_o power_n in_o the_o plain_a rude_a and_o simple_a preach_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o convert_v a_o sinner_n then_o in_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o excellent_a eloquence_n in_o man_n nay_o 10.14.15_o rom._n 10.14.15_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o all_o the_o eloquence_n in_o the_o world_n to_o save_v a_o soul_n it_o be_v peculiar_a only_o to_o the_o simple_a preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n nor_o all_o the_o write_n of_o man_n can_v turn_v the_o heart_n unto_o god_n unless_o the_o lord_n do_v bless_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n to_o do_v it_o and_o though_o nothing_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o our_o nature_n as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 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