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ever_o come_v to_o heaven_n as_o you_o be_v act_v 2._o 37._o that_o be_v while_o you_o remain_v unconvert_v you_o must_v despair_v ever_o to_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n without_o holiness_n but_o you_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n despair_v of_o find_v mercy_n upon_o your_o thorough_a repentance_n and_o conversion_n neither_o may_v you_o despair_v of_o attain_v to_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n in_o the_o use_n of_o god_n mean_n v._o without_o this_o all_o that_o christ_n have_v do_v and_o suffer_v will_v be_v as_o to_o you_o in_o vain_a john_n 13._o 8._o tit._n 2._o 14._o that_o be_v it_o will_v no_o way_n avail_v to_o your_o salvation_n many_o urge_v this_o as_o a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o their_o hope_n that_o christ_n die_v for_o sinner_n but_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o christ_n never_o die_v to_o save_v impenitent_a and_o unconvert_v sinner_n so_o continue_v 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o a_o great_a divine_a be_v wont_a in_o his_o private_a deal_n with_o soul_n to_o ask_v two_o question_n 1._o what_o have_v christ_n do_v for_o you_o 2._o what_o have_v christ_n wrought_v in_o you_o without_o the_o application_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o regeneration_n we_o can_v have_v no_o save_a 〈◊〉_d â—â—rest_v in_o the_o benefit_n of_o redemption_n i_o telâ—_n you_o from_o the_o lord_n christ_n himself_o can_v save_v you_o if_o you_o go_v on_o in_o this_o estate_n i._o it_o be_v against_o his_o trust_n the_o mediator_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o father_n isa._n 42._o 1._o show_n his_o commission_n from_o he_o act_n in_o his_o name_n and_o plead_v his_o command_n for_o his_o justification_n john_n 10._o 18_o 36._o john_n 6._o 38_o 40._o and_o god_n have_v commit_v all_o thing_n to_o he_o entrust_v his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o elect_a with_o he_o mat._n 11._o 27._o john_n 17._o 2._o according_o christ_n give_v his_o father_n a_o account_n of_o both_o part_n of_o his_o trust_n before_o he_o leave_v the_o world_n john_n 17._o 4_o 6_o 12._o now_o 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8._o where_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o divine_a justice_n since_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o wicked_a according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a 2._o to_o his_o holiness_n if_o god_n shall_v not_o only_o save_v sinner_n but_o save_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n his_o most_o pure_a and_o strict_a holiness_n will_v be_v exceed_o deface_v the_o unsanctified_a be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n holiness_n worse_o than_o a_o swine_n or_o viper_n mat._n 23._o 33._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 23._o now_o what_o cleanly_a nature_n can_v endure_v to_o have_v the_o filthy_a swine_n bed_n and_o board_n with_o he_o in_o his_o parlour_n or_o bedchamber_n it_o will_v offer_v the_o extreme_a violence_n to_o the_o infinite_a purity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o have_v such_o to_o dwell_v with_o he_o they_o can_v stand_v in_o his_o judgement_n they_o can_v abide_v in_o his_o presence_n psalm_n 1._o 5._o psalm_n 5._o 4_o 5._o if_o holy_a david_n will_v not_o endure_v such_o in_o his_o house_n no_o nor_o in_o his_o sight_n psalm_n 101._o 3_o 7._o shall_v we_o think_v god_n will_n shall_v he_o take_v man_n as_o they_o be_v from_o the_o trough_n to_o the_o table_n from_o the_o harlot_n lip_n from_o the_o sty_n and_o draff_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n the_o world_n will_v think_v god_n be_v at_o no_o such_o a_o distance_n from_o sin_n nor_o have_v such_o dislike_n of_o it_o as_o we_o be_v tell_v he_o have_v they_o will_v conclude_v god_n be_v altogether_o such_o a_o one_o as_o themselves_o as_o they_o wicked_o do_v but_o from_o the_o very_a forbearance_n of_o god_n psal._n 50._o 21._o 3._o to_o his_o veracity_n for_o god_n have_v declare_v from_o heaven_n that_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v he_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o he_o shall_v go_v on_o in_o the_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n his_o wrath_n shall_v smoke_v against_o that_o man_n deut._n 29._o 19_o 20._o that_o they_o only_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v their_o sin_n shall_v find_v mercy_n prov._n 28._o 13._o that_o they_o that_o shall_v enter_v into_o his_o hill_n must_v be_v of_o clean_a hand_n and_o a_o pure_a heart_n psal._n 24._o 3_o 4._o where_o be_v god_n truth_n if_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o he_o shall_v bring_v man_n to_o salvation_n without_o conversion_n o_o desperate_a sinner_n that_o dare_v to_o hope_n that_o christ_n will_v put_v the_o lie_n upon_o his_o father_n and_o nullify_v his_o word_n to_o save_v thou_o 4._o to_o his_o wisdom_n for_o this_o be_v to_o throw_v away_o the_o choice_a mercy_n on_o they_o that_o will_v not_o value_v they_o nor_o be_v any_o way_n suit_v to_o they_o first_o they_o will_v not_o value_v they_o the_o unsanctified_a sinner_n put_v but_o little_a price_n upon_o god_n great_a salvation_n mat._n 22._o 5._o he_o set_v no_o more_o by_o christ_n than_o the_o whole_a by_o the_o physician_n matthew_n 9_o 12._o he_o prize_v not_o his_o balm_n value_v not_o his_o cure_n trample_v upon_o his_o blood_n heb._n 10._o 29._o now_o will_v it_o stand_v 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