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with_o a_o draw_a sword_n and_o stop_v he_o in_o his_o curse_a course_n the_o care_n of_o the_o sinner_n be_v to_o serve_v conscience_n as_o herod_n do_v the_o baptist_n even_o to_o cut_v off_o its_o head_n for_o have_v a_o tongue_n in_o it_o so_o bold_a as_o to_o check_v he_o for_o his_o crime_n heb._n 2.15_o rom._n 2.15_o heb._n 9.14_o but_o now_o conscience_n be_v sprinkle_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n be_v purge_v from_o dead_a work_n and_o so_o be_v purify_v be_v pacify_v the_o creditor_n now_o be_v satisfy_v by_o the_o payment_n which_o the_o surety_n have_v make_v and_o thereby_o the_o debtor_n be_v discharge_v conscience_n now_o wait_v on_o the_o christian_a not_o as_o a_o sergeant_n to_o molest_v he_o but_o as_o a_o servant_n to_o assist_v he_o to_o its_o utmost_a power_n the_o convert_n and_o his_o conscience_n be_v now_o like_o two_o in_o consort_n that_o keep_v tune_n and_o time_n together_o or_o as_o some_o love_a husband_n and_o wife_n who_o strive_v most_o which_o 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the_o serpent_n that_o sting_v thou_o to_o death_n be_v from_o thy_o warm_n and_o hatch_n that_o egg_n in_o thy_o own_o breast_n all_o the_o man_n on_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n can_v not_o damn_v thou_o be_v it_o not_o for_o thy_o wilfulness_n in_o sin_n and_o can_v thou_o expect_v that_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v save_v thou_o against_o thy_o own_o will_n that_o he_o shall_v carry_v thou_o to_o heaven_n whether_o thou_o will_v or_o no_o believe_v it_o a_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o wrath_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o thy_o own_o choice_n the_o door_n which_o shut_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o father_n house_n be_v bolt_v against_o thou_o by_o thy_o own_o hand_n answer_v i_o this_o question_n or_o else_o never_o more_o make_v this_o objection_n be_v thou_o willing_a to_o turn_v from_o sin_n unto_o god_n be_v thou_o willing_a to_o take_v the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o thy_o saviour_n and_o lord_n if_o thou_o be_v willing_a i_o be_o sure_a god_n be_v willing_a he_o have_v 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for_o strength_n 19_o lex_fw-la data_fw-la ut_fw-la gratia_fw-la quaereretur_fw-la gra_fw-mi tia_fw-la data_fw-la ut_fw-la lex_fw-la impleretur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr spi._n et_fw-fr l._n 1._o cap._n 19_o thy_o misery_n by_o the_o first_o adam_n shall_v cause_v thou_o to_o mind_v thy_o recovery_n by_o the_o second_o adam_n the_o word_n of_o god_n discover_v to_o thou_o the_o necessity_n of_o regeneration_n thy_o own_o inability_n to_o do_v it_o that_o thou_o may_v ply_v the_o throne_n of_o grace_n fly_v to_o jesus_n christ_n for_o help_n and_o succour_v a_o man_n that_o be_v lift_v a_o piece_n of_o timber_n and_o find_v it_o too_o heavy_a for_o he_o will_v call_v in_o help_n thus_o the_o law_n be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o drive_v thou_o to_o christ_n when_o thou_o consider_v with_o thyself_o that_o thou_o must_v be_v regenerate_v or_o damn_v in_o hell_n for_o ever_o and_o that_o thou_o be_v altogether_o unable_a to_o renew_v and_o sanctify_v thyself_o how_o diligent_a shall_v it_o 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