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5._o and_o yet_o how_o many_o poor_a soul_n be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n that_o stand_v in_o so_o much_o awe_n and_o dread_a of_o man_n and_o do_v so_o high_o esteem_v their_o favour_n that_o they_o will_v rather_o venture_v their_o soul_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o devil_n with_o their_o favour_n than_o they_o will_v fly_v to_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n if_o they_o must_v lose_v their_o favour_n and_o have_v their_o frown_n and_o displeasure_n for_o the_o same_o nay_o though_o they_o be_v convince_v in_o their_o soul_n that_o the_o way_n be_v the_o way_n of_o god_n yet_o how_o do_v they_o labour_v to_o stisle_v conviction_n and_o turn_v their_o ear_n away_o from_o the_o truth_n and_o all_o because_o they_o will_v not_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o a_o opposite_a neighbour_n oh_o i_o dare_v not_o for_o my_o master_n my_o brother_n my_o landlord_n i_o shall_v lose_v his_o favour_n his_o house_n of_o work_n and_o so_o decay_v my_o call_n o_o say_v 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often_o reprove_v heardn_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n prov._n 29.1_o yet_o many_o be_v so_o far_o from_o turn_v though_o they_o have_v be_v convince_v of_o their_o wretched_a state_n a_o hundred_o time_n that_o when_o conviction_n or_o trouble_n for_o sin_n come_v on_o their_o conscience_n they_o go_v on_o still_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n resist_v and_o choke_v the_o same_o though_o remediless_a destruction_n be_v hard_o at_o their_o heel_n 3._o again_o thou_o have_v hear_v say_v unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n joh._n 3.3_o 5_o 7._o and_o yet_o thou_o go_v on_o in_o a_o natural_a state_n a_o unregenerate_a condition_n nay_o thou_o do_v resolve_v never_o to_o turn_v nor_o be_v change_v though_o hell_n be_v appoint_v on_o purpose_n to_o swallow_v up_o such_o isa_n 14.9_o psal_n 9.17_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v turn_v into_o hell_n and_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o forget_v 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