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the_o time_n of_o your_o so_o journ_v here_o in_o fear_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 17._o if_o i_o then_o be_v a_o father_n where_o be_v my_o honour_n if_o i_o be_v a_o master_n where_o be_v my_o fear_n mal._n 1._o 6._o i_o will_v be_v sanctify_v say_v god_n of_o all_o they_o that_o draw_v near_o unto_o i_o there_o be_v a_o double_a draw_v near_o unto_o god_n 1._o one_o in_o respect_n of_o office_n as_o the_o priest_n of_o who_o he_o there_o speak_v who_o because_o their_o call_v and_o office_n be_v more_o high_a and_o heavenly_a they_o therefore_o shall_v be_v more_o religious_a and_o holy_a 2._o another_o in_o respect_n of_o nature_n and_o change_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o our_o relation_n come_v close_a to_o god_n even_o this_o nearness_n shall_v occasion_v more_o care_n against_o sinfulness_n reason_n reasins_z whereof_o be_v these_o first_o admission_n of_o sinning_n here_o do_v diffuse_v a_o great_a ingloriousness_n god_n their_o sinning_n be_v most_o dishonourable_a to_o god_n to_o god_n 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there_o be_v but_o two_o sort_n of_o people_n in_o the_o world_n viz._n good_a and_o bad_a and_o both_o of_o they_o do_v choose_v their_o lord_n the_o good_a they_o choose_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v their_o god_n josh_n 24._o and_o they_o choose_v the_o thing_n which_o please_v he_o esay_n 56._o 4._o and_o choose_v the_o way_n of_o truth_n psal_n 119._o 3._o and_o choose_v the_o good_a part_n luke_n 10._o 42._o the_o bad_a they_o also_o be_v say_v to_o choose_v their_o own_o way_n isa_n 66._o 3._o and_o evil_a isa_n 65._o 12._o that_o in_o which_o god_n delight_v not_o yea_o and_o they_o be_v say_v not_o to_o choose_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o several_a thing_n be_v propound_v &_o a_o man_n prefer_v this_o before_o that_o this_o be_v call_v a_o election_n or_o choice_n there_o be_v christ_n and_o his_o way_n lay_v before_o the_o sinner_n and_o sin_n and_o its_o lust_n lay_v before_o he_o now_o when_o he_o prefer_v the_o latter_a before_o the_o former_a he_o be_v say_v to_o 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and_o the_o bad_a may_v go_v hand_n in_o hand_n both_o may_v hear_v both_o may_v read_v both_o may_v pray_v both_o may_v preach_v both_o may_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n both_o may_v give_v alm_n but_o god_n judge_v not_o as_o man_n judge_v by_o outward_a appearance_n he_o be_v a_o spirit_n and_o truth_n itself_o and_o therefore_o judge_v of_o action_n by_o the_o spirit_n and_o as_o do_v in_o truth_n he_o search_v the_o heart_n and_o reins_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o outward_a appearance_n of_o the_o strict_a and_o pompous_a pharisee_n yet_o he_o repute_v they_o as_o hypocrite_n and_o so_o condemn_v they_o matth._n 23._o 28._o metal_n you_o know_v be_v not_o judge_v and_o value_v to_o be_v gold_n by_o the_o guilt_n put_v upon_o they_o but_o by_o that_o power_n and_o excellent_a substance_n which_o be_v in_o they_o and_o the_o natural_a gold_n though_o it_o look_v sometime_o pale_a if_o yet_o it_o have_v the_o true_a nature_n of_o gold_n be_v judge_v and_o reckon_v above_o 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be_v not_o approve_v will_v you_o be_v pay_v with_o counterfeit_a gold_n do_v the_o show_n please_v you_o without_o the_o substance_n will_v the_o compliment_n of_o man_n satisfy_v you_o without_o a_o real_a friendship_n will_v a_o gaudy_a rot_a house_n content_v you_o which_o have_v no_o solidity_n and_o goodness_n will_v you_o take_v the_o word_n of_o your_o servant_n and_o their_o leg_n as_o sufficient_a while_o their_o heart_n be_v false_a in_o their_o calling_n nay_o will_v you_o be_v content_a that_o god_n shall_v make_v a_o show_n only_o a_o pretence_n that_o he_o will_v pardon_v you_o and_o help_v and_o comfort_n and_o save_v you_o and_o yet_o deny_v you_o real_a love_n real_a mercy_n real_a comfort_n real_a help_n and_o salvation_n then_o think_v how_o god_n shall_v take_v show_n from_o you_o without_o uprightness_n of_o heart_n therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o take_v some_o pain_n with_o your_o heart_n bring_v they_o to_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n weigh_v they_o 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