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〈◊〉_d 1._o that_o efficacious_o work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n ephes_n 2.2_o he_o form_v thy_o conception_n frame_v thy_o discourse_n animate_v all_o thy_o action_n steer_v thy_o whole_a conversation_n and_o when_o there_o be_v need_n instigate_v thou_o to_o any_o wickedness_n though_o thou_o be_v secure_a and_o little_a suspect_v it_o be_v he_o that_o prompt_v thou_o in_o all_o thou_o go_v about_o if_o thou_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o see_v what_o influence_n he_o have_v upon_o all_o thy_o action_n it_o will_v make_v thou_o to_o abhor_v all_o thou_o do_v indeed_o there_o be_v wicked_a habit_n and_o disposition_n that_o strong_o move_v and_o hurry_v thou_o into_o the_o same_o wickedness_n which_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v thou_o to_o commit_v for_o if_o thou_o be_v mere_o passive_a it_o will_v be_v thy_o misery_n but_o not_o thy_o sin_n but_o now_o have_v no_o part_n in_o christ_n thou_o be_v at_o once_o lead_v by_o thy_o own_o corruption_n and_o the_o enemy_n of_o all_o goodness_n into_o all_o sin_n and_o mischief_n no_o turkish_a slavery_n comparable_a to_o this_o wherein_o the_o sinner_n be_v wound_v and_o tear_v and_o wrack_a himself_n every_o day_n and_o yet_o though_o he_o feel_v the_o smart_n sometime_o perceive_v the_o mischief_n he_o do_v himself_o he_o can_v nor_o will_v forbear_v you_o will_v look_v with_o pity_n upon_o a_o madman_n gnash_v and_o cut_v himself_o and_o bless_v god_n that_o you_o be_v sober_a when_o you_o see_v the_o pernicious_a effect_n of_o madness_n and_o yet_o if_o you_o be_v impenitent_a unbeliever_n you_o be_v guilty_a of_o far_o worse_a cruelty_n to_o your_o soul_n 4._o four_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o unbeliever_n thou_o be_v not_o sure_a to_o be_v one_o day_n long_o out_o of_o hell_n and_o eternal_a misery_n thou_o hang_v over_o the_o pit_n of_o destruction_n by_o the_o single_a thread_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o if_o the_o twine_v break_v as_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n it_o do_v not_o every_o hour_n all_o the_o world_n can_v save_v thou_o let_v not_o a_o deceive_a heart_n turn_v thou_o aside_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n deliver_v thy_o own_o soul_n nor_o say_v be_v there_o not_o a_o lie_n in_o my_o right_a hand_n esa_n 44.2_o thy_o riches_n and_o thy_o honour_n can_v prevent_v thy_o death_n much_o less_o can_v they_o procure_v a_o release_n from_o it_o least_o of_o all_o can_v they_o ransom_v thou_o from_o destruction_n thou_o be_v haste_v to_o it_o every_o moment_n and_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o one_o day_n or_o hour_n may_v bring_v forth_o prov._n 27.1_o as_o sure_o as_o thou_o live_v so_o sure_o thou_o shall_v die_v for_o ever_o if_o thou_o go_v forward_o in_o unbelief_n when_o once_o thy_o breath_n be_v depart_v from_o thy_o body_n and_o how_o many_o way_n that_o may_v be_v stop_v who_o know_v and_o will_v thou_o yet_o stand_v out_o against_o the_o gracious_a offer_v of_o thy_o redeemer_n and_o linger_v in_o infidelity_n and_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o eternal_a destruction_n nay_o it_o be_v no_o hazard_n but_o as_o undoubted_o certain_a as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v true_a o_o that_o unbeliever_n will_v ponder_v this_o that_o they_o will_v but_o consider_v their_o latter_a end_n what_o a_o few_o breathe_v more_o they_o have_v to_o fetch_v before_o they_o be_v turn_v into_o everlasting_a despair_n how_o dare_v you_o lie_v down_o to_o sleep_v lest_o you_o shall_v awake_v in_o hell_n how_o dare_v you_o rise_v lest_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o judgement_n and_o condemnation_n how_o can_v you_o enjoy_v your_o life_n one_o moment_n that_o know_v not_o but_o that_o the_o next_o moment_n you_o must_v exchange_v it_o for_o endless_a torment_n and_o misery_n and_o how_o will_v you_o do_v to_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n
he_o when_o their_o obedience_n be_v require_v so_o that_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o christ_n and_o a_o deliberate_a purpose_n to_o serve_v he_o sincere_o and_o constant_o all_o our_o day_n be_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n and_o specâ—â—_n relation_n to_o he_o from_o whence_o justification_n do_v immediate_o flow_v and_o what_o a_o mercy_n and_o privilege_n that_o be_v none_o but_o such_o as_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o justification_n perfect_o in_o the_o other_o life_n can_v thorough_o tell_v blessed_n be_v he_o who_o transgression_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o 〈◊〉_d be_v cover_v yea_o again_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n 〈◊〉_d david_n unto_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o iniquity_n and_o in_o who_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n psal_n 32.1_o 2._o but_o as_o the_o man_n be_v miserable_a and_o wretched_a for_o the_o present_a that_o be_v not_o justify_v so_o woe_n to_o he_o if_o he_o die_v in_o a_o unjustified_a state_n and_o this_o if_o he_o want_v true_a faith_n he_o will_v certain_o do_v justification_n be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o supreme_a rector_n none_o have_v authority_n to_o do_v it_o but_o he_o only_o and_o none_o can_v effectual_o remit_v or_o renounce_v the_o penalty_n but_o he_o only_o who_o alone_o be_v both_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o power_n and_o this_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o his_o certain_a and_o infallible_a word_n that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v but_o upon_o the_o condition_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o unfeigned_a subjection_n to_o his_o son_n which_o alone_o be_v the_o effectual_a mean_n to_o bring_v they_o off_o from_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o obedience_n to_o god_n never_o hope_v to_o be_v justify_v till_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o your_o vile_a nature_n and_o corrupt_a inclination_n and_o proneness_n to_o rebel_v against_o god_n and_o obnoxiousness_n to_o his_o just_a displeasure_n you_o do_v thankful_o fly_v to_o christ_n as_o your_o only_a 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the_o most_o pitiful_a usage_n the_o most_o sarcastical_a taunt_n the_o most_o bitter_a agony_n and_o the_o most_o ignominious_a curse_a death_n and_o all_o to_o bring_v we_o into_o a_o salveable_a condition_n if_o we_o will_v believe_v now_o as_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a affront_n nor_o provocation_n give_v to_o he_o than_o to_o slight_a and_o make_v void_a his_o grace_n and_o mercy_n so_o unspeakable_o great_a so_o we_o can_v do_v he_o no_o great_a honour_n than_o to_o close_v with_o it_o and_o accept_v it_o and_o be_v save_v by_o it_o and_o so_o stand_v as_o the_o eternal_a monument_n of_o his_o love_n 2._o we_o hereby_o give_v he_o also_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n that_o by_o his_o own_o merit_n and_o conquest_n as_o well_o as_o the_o free_a donation_n of_o god_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o have_v the_o supreme_a sovereignty_n and_o lordship_n over_o all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o therefore_o he_o tell_v we_o 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excellency_n and_o perfection_n may_v just_o challenge_v our_o great_a love_n and_o esteem_v yet_o the_o unparallel_a good_a he_o have_v do_v we_o do_v call_v for_o much_o more_o nimii_fw-la durus_fw-la est_fw-la animas_fw-la say_v seneca_n qui_fw-la &_o si_fw-la amorem_fw-la non_fw-la velit_fw-la impendere_fw-la nolit_fw-la rependere_fw-la it_o be_v a_o base_a nature_n indeed_o and_o high_o unreasonable_a that_o will_v not_o pay_v love_n with_o love_n can_v we_o be_v content_a to_o receive_v all_o from_o god_n and_o to_o repay_v nothing_o back_o again_o he_o that_o give_v he_o not_o the_o prime_n and_o choice_n of_o his_o affection_n give_v he_o nothing_o in_o the_o scripture_n account_v yea_o he_o be_v repute_v a_o hater_n of_o he_o luke_n 14.26_o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o that_o be_v love_v they_o not_o less_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o 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no_o recompense_n for_o the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n it_o do_v he_o and_o he_o understand_v in_o some_o good_a measure_n what_o eternal_a damnation_n do_v imply_v and_o then_o when_o he_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o infinite_a number_n he_o have_v commit_v and_o how_o oft_o he_o have_v deserve_v such_o a_o dreadful_a reward_n and_o that_o yet_o he_o be_v invite_v to_o repentance_n and_o know_v that_o he_o shall_v find_v mercy_n if_o he_o repent_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o heart_n this_o melt_v he_o into_o tear_n and_o dissolve_v his_o rocky_a heart_n and_o make_v it_o to_o feel_v what_o heretofore_o he_o make_v light_a matter_n of_o six_o as_o the_o penitent_a sinner_n be_v sensible_a of_o all_o the_o forego_n particular_n so_o he_o be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o own_o personal_a transgression_n not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n in_o general_n but_o what_o actual_a wickedness_n he_o be_v every_o day_n guilty_a of_o how_o little_a his_o thought_n word_n or_o action_n come_v 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a_o object_n of_o great_a shame_n and_o contempt_n than_o if_o he_o have_v live_v in_o the_o great_a poverty_n and_o want_n without_o sin_n as_o know_v that_o one_o make_v he_o contemptible_a only_o to_o such_o as_o judge_v according_a to_o outward_a appearance_n but_o the_o other_o to_o those_o that_o judge_v righteous_a judgement_n he_o know_v that_o sin_n make_v he_o a_o beast_n or_o a_o devil_n in_o humane_a shape_n and_o be_v a_o disgrace_n and_o reproach_n to_o all_o his_o faculty_n and_o quite_o pervert_v the_o very_a frame_n and_o design_n of_o they_o for_o what_o be_v sin_n but_o a_o absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a act_n actus_fw-la debito_fw-la ordine_fw-la privatus_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n define_v it_o and_o suppose_v the_o sense_n and_o their_o object_n to_o be_v in_o chief_a power_n and_o command_v and_o the_o noble_a part_n i_o mean_v his_o rational_a and_o immortal_a spirit_n to_o be_v chain_v up_o and_o lie_v by_o as_o a_o prisoner_n in_o fetter_n or_o which_o be_v 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