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around_o with_o his_o cup_n or_o as_o zimri_n loath_a to_o part_v in_o very_a death_n from_o his_o unclean_a harlotry_n 25.9_o num._n 25.9_o none_o of_o they_o all_o be_v willing_a to_o forsake_v their_o sinful_a lust_n that_o with_o the_o prodigal_n they_o may_v turn_v home_o to_o god_n their_o father_n 15.20_o luk._n 15.20_o by_o true_a repentance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o require_v as_o both_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a name_n significantly_a import_n a_o change_n both_o 〈◊〉_d heart_n and_o life_n therefore_o hereby_o must_v our_o trial_n be_v if_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o loatâ—_n in_o heart_n and_o in_o practice_n 〈◊〉_d life_n to_o leave_v those_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d whatsoever_o kind_n wherein_o former_o we_o live_v 23._o psal_n 18_o 23._o and_o iâ—_n to_o the_o snare_n whereof_o we_o easy_o and_o natural_o fall_v 〈◊〉_d ourselves_o but_o can_v return_v till_o we_o be_v powerful_o free_v and_o force_v back_o by_o supernatural_a grace_n 26._o 2_o tim._n 2.2_o 26._o oâ—_n nature_n be_v like_a to_o thâ—_n spring-locke_a that_o shuttetâ—_n of_o itself_o but_o can_v opeâ—_n without_o a_o key_n but_o far_o since_o in_o regard_n of_o inbred_a corruption_n cleave_v still_o in_o this_o life_n to_o our_o soul_n and_o subject_v we_o to_o often_o fall_v it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o we_o to_o enter_v in_o at_o this_o gate_n except_o we_o also_o proceed_v to_o walk_v on_o in_o this_o penitentiary_n path_n renew_v our_o repentance_n daily_o both_o by_o a_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o what_o we_o do_v amiss_o as_o also_o by_o a_o careful_a strive_v to_o do_v so_o no_o more_o therefore_o hereby_o all_o so_o must_v our_o trial_n be_v make_v first_o whether_o when_o at_o any_o time_n we_o do_v amiss_o our_o conscience_n straight_o check_v and_o smite_v we_o for_o it_o as_o david_n heart_n do_v he_o fot_o cut_v off_o the_o lap_n of_o his_o lord_n garment_n 24.6_o 1_o sam._n 24.6_o and_o again_o after_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o number_v the_o people_n yea_o 24.10_o 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no_o better_a worth_n then_o to_o be_v tread_v under_o thy_o unhallowed_a foot_n â—9_n heb._n 10_o â—9_n iudge_v thyself_o unworthy_a of_o everlasting_a life_n 46._o act._n 13_o 46._o final_o howsoever_o mercy_n be_v never_o deny_v to_o any_o that_o serious_o and_o hearty_o repent_v yet_o see_v god_n who_o show_v mercy_n to_o every_o sinner_n that_o repent_v vouchsafe_v not_o repentance_n to_o every_o one_o that_o sin_v what_o madness_n be_v it_o for_o man_n to_o presume_v not_o only_o of_o mercy_n when_o they_o repent_v but_o also_o of_o repentance_n when_o they_o listen_v or_o how_o can_v he_o say_v that_o ever_o he_o shall_v enter_v into_o life_n who_o by_o stay_v long_o make_v his_o entrance_n every_o day_n hard_a or_o that_o only_a with_o a_o lord_n have_v mercy_n at_o the_o last_o breath_n he_o shall_v leap_v into_o the_o gate_n of_o life_n when_o he_o have_v all_o his_o day_n and_o with_o all_o his_o might_n run_v desperate_o in_o the_o way_n of_o death_n what_o though_o one_o 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from_o the_o danger_n of_o exclusion_n to_o so_o many_o as_o do_v not_o strive_v to_o enter_v for_o many_o i_o say_v to_o you_o so_o do_v he_o avouch_v it_o on_o his_o word_n that_o we_o may_v give_v the_o more_o credit_n thereunto_o shall_v seek_v or_o inquire_v to_o enter_v in_o viz._n into_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o for_o want_v of_o earnest_n strive_v shall_v not_o be_v able_a so_o will_v all_o glad_o go_v to_o heaven_n if_o wish_v or_o will_v will_v bring_v they_o thither_o but_o to_o take_v pain_n for_o it_o they_o be_v loath_a and_o therefore_o wish_v in_o vain_a like_o solomon_n sluggard_n 13.4_o prov._n 13.4_o who_o lu_v but_o his_o soul_n have_v nought_o because_o he_o refuse_v to_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o work_v so_o fare_v it_o with_o the_o spiritual_a sluggard_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o wish_v with_o balaam_n to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a 23.10_o num._n 23.10_o but_o do_v no_o more_o than_o he_o regard_v to_o live_v their_o life_n 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