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〈◊〉_d presumption_n in_o such_o man_n 〈…〉_o who_o never_o shrink_v at_o death_n or_o judgement_n and_o indeed_o it_o proceed_v from_o 〈◊〉_d profound_a ignorance_n and_o deadness_n of_o their_o heart_n who_o nenver_o 〈…〉_o of_o god_n nor_o the_o terror_n of_o hell_n dâ—â—â—e_fw-la bellum_fw-la in_o ex_fw-la pertis_fw-la but_o if_o one_o 〈…〉_o â—ome_o to_o see_v that_o dâ—y_n then_o shall_v they_o call_v to_o the_o moutainn_n and_o hill_n to_o coveâ—â—â—â—em_v from_o the_o wrath_n 〈◊〉_d the_o lamb._n use_v 3_o for_o those_o that_o will_v live_v comfortable_o and_o die_v peaceable_o take_v this_o ready_a way_n be_v perfect_a and_o sincere_a in_o your_o love_n to_o god_n and_o his_o saint_n and_o that_o will_v breed_v 〈…〉_o marvellous_a boldness_n against_o that_o day_n
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a_o great_a difference_n 〈…〉_o of_o love_v mix_v with_o 〈◊〉_d fear_n 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n they_o 〈…〉_o the_o contrary_n 〈…〉_o be_v not_o so_o much_o affect_v for_o the_o way_n 〈…〉_o for_o the_o sense_n 〈…〉_o and_o judgement_n and_o expectation_n 〈…〉_o second_o to_o the_o 〈…〉_o there_o be_v 〈…〉_o maâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d support_v 〈…〉_o think_v within_o â—e_v 〈…〉_o heart_n he_o have_v no_o 〈…〉_o wrath_n 〈◊〉_d mix_v with_o 〈…〉_o but_o susâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o for_o 〈…〉_o three_o â—â—here_o 〈…〉_o the_o effect_v 〈…〉_o from_o god_n as_o 〈…〉_o from_o 〈…〉_o other_o mean_n 〈…〉_o stress_n sometime_o 〈…〉_o sometime_o he_o 〈…〉_o as_o run_v to_o a_o 〈…〉_o science_n fall_v to_o 〈…〉_o but_o the_o fear_n of_o 〈…〉_o use_v 〈◊〉_d right_o i_o 〈…〉_o his_o 〈◊〉_d come_v 〈…〉_o exceed_o what_o 〈…〉_o he_o to_o wiche_n â—â—â—â—laters_n no_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n 〈…〉_o he_o for_o help_v 2_o chron._n 20.3_o so_o 〈…〉_o seem_v very_o 〈…〉_o will_v throw_v themselves_o into_o his_o arm_n they_o 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god_n and_o their_o brethren_n why_o consider_v if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o evil_a root_n of_o bitterness_n in_o you_o and_o if_o thou_o find_v thy_o heart_n free_a from_o envy_n and_o wrath_n and_o hatred_n then_o consider_v what_o good_a office_n thou_o do_v labour_v not_o only_o to_o be_v sincere_a but_o to_o 〈◊〉_d up_o to_o fruitfulness_n and_o if_o god_n give_v you_o to_o see_v that_o your_o fear_n be_v rather_o for_o want_v of_o his_o favour_n then_o for_o hell_n and_o wrath_n this_o be_v not_o the_o fear_n of_o hypocrite_n isa_n 33.14_o but_o proce_v from_o want_n of_o experience_n use_v 3_o it_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o much_o comfort_n to_o those_o that_o be_v either_o fearless_a of_o death_n and_o judgement_n or_o sound_v in_o love_n if_o thou_o find_v thy_o fearlesnesse_n arise_v from_o longing_n after_o god_n and_o make_v thou_o more_o fruitful_a why_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o thou_o be_v sound-hearted_n in_o love_n and_o again_o if_o thou_o find_v a_o love_a heart_n 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