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the_o church_n and_o like_o bastard_n child_n call_v their_o mother_n whore_n reproach_v their_o brother_n with_o who_o they_o former_o walk_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o friend_n look_v asquint_o upon_o they_o as_o unbaptise_v heathen_n and_o brand_a they_o to_o be_v limb_n of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o devil_n vilify_a the_o ordinance_n as_o if_o they_o be_v mere_a arbitrary_a thing_n or_o may_v be_v use_v or_o refuse_v at_o pleasure_n forsake_v the_o public_a assembly_n of_o god_n people_n and_o prefer_v their_o own_o conventicle_n before_o they_o which_o the_o apostle_n make_v the_o rod_n to_o that_o grand_a apostasy_n of_o despight_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o sin_v the_o sin_n unto_o death_n heb._n 10.25_o and_o revile_v the_o ministry_n wherein_o they_o act_v the_o part_n of_o such_o sick_a patient_n as_o be_v frantic_a that_o abuse_v their_o physician_n that_o come_v in_o love_n to_o cure_v they_o and_o as_o those_o devour_a gulf_n of_o schism_n and_o heresy_n do_v swallow_v thousand_o so_o those_o other_o two_o of_o world_n and_o self_n do_v murder_v ten_o thousand_o how_o many_o serve_v the_o gospel_n as_o demas_n do_v paul_n forsake_v the_o gospel_n to_o embrace_v the_o world_n and_o the_o gospel_n must_v give_v they_o leave_v to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n or_o else_o it_o be_v no_o gospel_n for_o they_o this_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o they_o do_v never_o love_n god_n and_o christ_n with_o the_o prevail_a degree_n of_o their_o love_n nor_o prefer_v their_o interest_n above_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o world_n and_o flesh_n this_o show_v that_o the_o number_n of_o such_o be_v very_o few_o who_o heart_n be_v whole_a with_o god_n and_o which_o behave_v themselves_o steadfast_o in_o his_o covenant_n and_o all_o this_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v but_o gospel-refusing_a when_o we_o come_v to_o application_n to_o draw_v towards_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o reason_n we_o need_v not_o wonder_v that_o it_o pull_v down_o state_n and_o unchurche_n church_n for_o it_o be_v the_o great_a sin_n that_o drown_v the_o old_a world_n and_o its_o the_o firebrand_n that_o shall_v set_v this_o on_o a_o flame_n the_o old_a be_v drown_v because_o iniquity_n do_v abound_v and_o the_o flame_n of_o lust_n aid_n wax_v hot_a and_o the_o new_a shall_v be_v burn_v because_o iniquity_n shall_v abound_v and_o the_o love_n of_o many_o shall_v wax_v cold_a the_o old_a be_v destroy_v because_o noah_n a_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n can_v not_o work_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o new_a shall_v be_v destroy_v because_o god_n messenger_n can_v win_v upon_o they_o the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v plain_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v for_o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n they_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o marry_v so_o in_o the_o last_o day_n the_o same_o sin_n of_o gluttony_n and_o drunkeness_n and_o lust_n shall_v abound_v mat._n 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