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upon_o thy_o faint_a and_o feeble_a dote_v age_n which_o be_v hardly_o able_a to_o bear_v it_o own_o burden_n reason_n 3_o and_o three_o say_v thou_o do_v live_v till_o thou_o be_v old_a and_o be_v free_v from_o much_o of_o this_o trouble_n vivens_fw-la none_o be_v then_o sure_a to_o find_v grace_n justum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la contemnatur_fw-la morion_n qui_fw-la deum_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la contempsit_fw-la vivens_fw-la have_v understanding_n memory_n sight_n and_o sense_n etc._n etc._n yet_o who_o can_v tell_v whether_o god_n will_v hear_v thou_o at_o the_o last_o gasp_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o righteous_a then_o that_o the_o lord_n shall_v contemn_v thou_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n who_o have_v contemn_v he_o in_o thy_o whole_a life_n and_o that_o thou_o shall_v forget_v god_n when_o thou_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n who_o will_v never_o remember_v he_o while_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o thou_o shall_v die_v impenitent_a who_o have_v live_v in_o impenitency_n have_v not_o the_o lord_n threaten_v this_o be_v not_o these_o his_o word_n 1.24.4_o prou._n 1.24.4_o because_o i_o have_v call_v and_o you_o have_v refuse_v 25._o verse_n 25._o i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n and_o none_o will_v regard_v but_o you_o have_v despise_v all_o my_o counsel_n and_o will_v none_o of_o my_o correction_n 26._o verse_n 26._o i_o will_v also_o laugh_v at_o your_o destruction_n and_o mock_v when_o your_o fear_n come_v 27._o verse_n 27._o when_o your_o fear_n come_v like_o sudden_a desolation_n and_o your_o destruction_n shall_v come_v like_o a_o whirlwind_n 28._o verse_n 28._o when_o distress_n &_o anguish_n come_v upon_o you_o then_o shall_v they_o call_v upon_o i_o but_o i_o will_v not_o answer_v they_o shall_v seek_v i_o early_o 29._o verse_n 29._o but_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v i_o because_o they_o hate_v knowledge_n and_o do_v not_o choose_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v these_o word_n take_v deep_a 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course_n in_o put_v off_o repentance_n upon_o hope_n of_o long_a life_n now_o for_o the_o other_o let_v which_o keep_v thou_o from_o timely_a turn_n and_o whereby_o thou_o do_v confirm_v thyself_o in_o wickedness_n and_o hearden_n thy_o heart_n in_o sin_n let_v we_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o it_o thou_o alleag_a god_n be_v merciful_a and_o will_v receive_v thou_o whensoever_o thou_o do_v turn_v that_o god_n be_v merciful_a none_o can_v deny_v 145.9_o ephes_n 2.4_o psal_n 145.9_o the_o very_a devil_n in_o hell_n will_v confess_v it_o he_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n yea_o his_o mercy_n be_v reason_n 1_o over_o all_o his_o work_n bern._n it_o be_v ingratitude_n quae_fw-la maieâ—riniqui_fw-la as_o quam_fw-la ut_fw-la inde_fw-la à _fw-la to_o creator_n contemnatur_fw-la unde_fw-la plus_fw-la amari_fw-la merebatur_fw-la bern._n but_o now_o consider_v what_o a_o unthankful_a part_n be_v it_o for_o thou_o to_o offend_v so_o gracious_a a_o god_n what_o great_a iniquity_n can_v there_o be_v then_o that_o thy_o creator_n shall_v be_v contemn_v of_o thou_o for_o which_o he_o deserve_v the_o more_o to_o be_v love_v and_o respect_v by_o thou_o there_o be_v mercy_n with_o thou_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v not_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v despise_v or_o contemn_v that_o teach_v we_o no_o such_o lesson_n how_o do_v thou_o suck_v poison_n out_o of_o this_o honey_n be_v god_n such_o a_o one_o as_o thou_o imagine_v the_o more_o be_v thy_o sin_n to_o deal_v so_o wretched_o with_o so_o good_a a_o god_n reason_n 2_o but_o in_o the_o second_o place_n know_v that_o as_o god_n be_v gracious_a and_o merciful_a 33.11_o god_n be_v just_a etc._n etc._n paravit_fw-la caelum_fw-la sed_fw-la paravit_fw-la &_o tartarum_fw-la paravit_fw-la resrigeria_n sed_fw-la
it_o a_o sincere_a heart_n will_v not_o stand_v upon_o term_n of_o private_a reputation_n much_o less_o will_v dare_v to_o give_v the_o price_n of_o a_o harlot_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o his_o sin_n seek_v not_o by_o money_n to_o buy_v out_o thy_o confession_n thou_o can_v have_v small_a peace_n in_o it_o if_o thy_o offence_n have_v be_v private_a go_v to_o god_n in_o private_a and_o humble_v thyself_o give_v not_o over_o confess_v until_o god_n have_v speak_v peace_n to_o thy_o soul_n and_o give_v thou_o some_o assurance_n that_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o motive_n motive_n and_o to_o stir_v you_o up_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o duty_n consider_v of_o these_o three_o motive_n beside_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v accusamus_fw-la first_o it_o bring_v glory_n to_o god_n josh_n 7.19_o bis_n deum_fw-la landamus_fw-la ubi_fw-la pie_n nos_fw-la accusamus_fw-la first_o by_o thy_o confession_n thou_o bring_v glory_n to_o god_n his_o name_n be_v honour_v when_o thy_o 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