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and_o patience_n require_v pain_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a of_o real_a christianity_n but_o a_o excuse_n be_v easy_a cheap_a and_o co_v little_a i_o shall_v trouble_v thou_o no_o long_o reader_n but_o desire_n god_n to_o give_v we_o all_o his_o grace_n to_o avoid_v all_o sinful_a and_o destructive_a excuse_n and_o that_o in_o stead_n of_o these_o we_o may_v get_v ourselves_o furnish_v with_o some_o of_o those_o better_a excuse_n recommend_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o discourse_n in_o particular_a these_o five_o i_o will_v commend_v at_o present_a in_o stead_n of_o all_o other_o first_o that_o of_o a_o good_a conscience_n then_o thou_o need_v no_o other_o of_o which_o saint_n bernad_n say_v well_o optima_fw-la câ—ique_fw-la excusatio_fw-la est_fw-la testimonium_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la the_o best_a excuse_n of_o all_o be_v a_o excuse_v conscience_n this_o be_v st._n paul_n excuse_n our_o rejoice_v be_v this_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o it_o be_v 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humble_v himself_o and_o cry_a mercy_n 2_o sam._n 19_o 20._o then_o that_o less_o guilty_a amalekite_n who_o bring_v a_o crown_n come_v in_o his_o confidence_n of_o good_a service_n 2_o sam._n 1._o 5._o and_o the_o self-condemning_a publican_n at_o god_n hand_n than_o the_o self-justifying_a pharisee_fw-mi neither_o be_v any_o receive_v to_o mercy_n at_o josuah_n hand_n but_o the_o self-humbling_a mercy-begging_a gibeonite_n all_o that_o stand_v upon_o their_o defence_n be_v cut_v off_o 4._o with_o humble_a confession_n and_o prostration_n join_v fervent_a prayer_n this_o be_v david_n excuse_n or_o relief_n against_o thou_o have_v i_o sin_v turn_v thy_o face_n from_o my_o sin_n and_o the_o lord_n answer_v i_o have_v take_v away_o thy_o sin_n self-accusation_n and_o repentance_n with_o prayer_n obtain_v absolution_n and_o remission_n this_o be_v the_o apology_n or_o self-clearing_a mention_v 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o if_o we_o therefore_o can_v come_v in_o with_o the_o elder_a brother_n 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for_o i_o and_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o expire_a thief_n lord_n remember_v i_o now_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o kingdom_n luke_n 23._o 42._o and_o now_o i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o to_o commend_v thou_o to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o word_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o to_o entreat_v thy_o favourable_a acceptance_n of_o this_o discourse_n such_o as_o it_o be_v and_o to_o pray_v that_o thou_o may_v make_v thy_o best_a of_o it_o this_o i_o hope_v thou_o will_v find_v at_o leâ—st_n as_o st._n austin_n say_v of_o his_o write_n while_o he_o be_v take_v up_o in_o writing_n that_o he_o be_v keep_v from_o be_v idle_a or_o worse_o employ_v so_o while_o thou_o be_v read_v thou_o be_v keep_v from_o spend_v thy_o time_n more_o unprofitable_o unless_o thou_o baste_v in_o thy_o hand_n some_o more_o profitable_a book_n of_o which_o bless_v be_v god_n our_o present_a age_n be_v well_o store_v and_o therein_o i_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v thy_o hindrance_n only_o desire_v thy_o prayer_n for_o 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staiuâ—_n i_o must_v not_o of_o necessity_n i_o must_v strike_v in_o with_o my_o master_n debtor_n though_o to_o his_o prejudice_n and_o make_v sure_a of_o somewhat_o to_o take_v to_o a_o necessity_n of_o his_o own_o make_n there_o be_v never_o any_o necessity_n of_o sin_v sin_n often_o bring_v man_n into_o necessity_n no_o necessity_n can_v ever_o bring_v a_o man_n out_o of_o sin_n 13._o among_o other_o frivolous_a excuse_n intention_n 13._o beside_o my_o intention_n this_o be_v one_o also_o it_o be_v beside_o my_o intention_n little_o do_v i_o dream_v this_o or_o that_o will_v have_v follow_v i_o be_v draw_v in_o but_o we_o shall_v remember_v those_o frequent_a item_n come_v not_o 8._o prov._n 5._o 8._o near_o her_o corner_n shun_v occasion_n abstain_v from_o appearance_n of_o evil_n 1_o thess_n 5._o 21._o keep_v to_o thy_o call_v and_o way_n and_o so_o keep_v thou_o off_o the_o devil_n ground_n as_o he_o say_v once_o of_o a_o maid_n that_o he_o take_v possession_n of_o find_v she_o 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