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waste_v itself_o away_o with_o barren_a and_o lumpish_a melancholy_n while_o you_o shall_v awake_v cause_n read_v scripture_n unto_o you_o and_o particular_o these_o place_n psalm_n 27._o psalm_n 84._o psalm_n 87._o 1._o corinthian_n 15._o 2._o corinthian_n 12._o revelation_n 21._o revelation_n 22._o his_o grace_n be_v you_o the_o seven_o day_n conference_n the_o sick_a man_n last_o word_n to_o his_o pastor_n friend_n wife_n and_o child_n the_o pastor_n the_o lord_n bless_v you_o sir_n according_a to_o my_o promise_n yesternight_o i_o be_o come_v again_o early_o all_o this_o night_n my_o heart_n have_v earn_v to_o know_v of_o your_o estate_n how_o have_v you_o pass_v this_o night_n the_o sick_a man._n o_o the_o mercy_n of_o my_o god_n towards_o i_o that_o have_v move_v you_o to_o take_v such_o pain_n for_o i_o a_o unworthy_a worm_n by_o your_o most_o holy_a sermon_n you_o have_v furnish_v and_o supply_v my_o mind_n with_o store_n of_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a meditation_n you_o have_v 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that_o ever_o i_o see_v you_o the_o pastor_n all_o these_o good_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n all_o the_o juice_n and_o sap_n whereby_o the_o branch_n spring_n and_o live_v ensue_v and_o rise_v from_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n we_o who_o be_v pastor_n be_v but_o the_o lord_n spout_n and_o cock_n of_o his_o conduit_n whereby_o his_o grace_n be_v convoy_v unto_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o hearer_n if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n make_v not_o a_o man_n salvation_n sure_a he_o will_v incessant_o reel_v from_o one_o doubt_n to_o another_o from_o one_o temptation_n to_o another_o like_o a_o drunken_a man_n from_o wall_n to_o wall_n it_o be_v
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doctrine_n though_o miserable_o mix_v with_o the_o leaven_n of_o their_o tradition_n 15_o thus_o as_o you_o see_v their_o apostasy_n be_v not_o universal_a *_o saul_n do_v not_o altother_n renounce_v the_o religion_n of_o israel_n 18._o though_o after_o he_o have_v be_v among_o the_o prophet_n he_o kill_v the_o priest_n the_o pastor_n indeed_o sir_n that_o doubt_n be_v not_o without_o great_a difficulty_n note_v i_o opinion_n concern_v that_o be_v that_o who_o out_o of_o malice_n and_o despite_n renounce_v and_o persecute_v any_o fundamental_a point_n of_o religion_n which_o he_o have_v before_o know_v and_o approven_v be_v by_o consequence_n guilty_a of_o that_o universal_a apostasy_n note_v my_o reason_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o apostle_n rule_v whosoever_o shall_v keep_v the_o whole_a 10_o law_n and_o yet_o offend_v in_o one_o point_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o note_v that_o be_v who_o ever_o he_o be_v that_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o one_o sin_n make_v conscience_n of_o no_o sin_n if_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n you_o dare_v not_o murder_n how_o dare_v thou_o then_o if_o thou_o fear_v god_n commit_v adultery_n or_o how_o dare_v thou_o steal_v or_o lie_v note_v even_o so_o he_o out_o of_o malice_n &_o despite_n renounce_v any_o main_a ground_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o he_o have_v once_o know_v and_o profess_v and_o after_o that_o contemptiouslie_o with_o a_o lift_v up_o hand_n persecute_v the_o same_o he_o in_o my_o judgement_n have_v draw_v upon_o himself_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o a_o universal_a apostasy_n note_v if_o by_o this_o universal_a apostasy_n be_v only_o understand_v a_o actual_a public_a &_o total_a renounce_n of_o god_n &_o of_o all_o religion_n with_o rail_v and_o rage_v such_o sinner_n shall_v not_o be_v as_o indeed_o they_o be_v most_o difficile_a to_o be_v know_v the_o sick_a man._n i_o perceive_v by_o the_o definition_n of_o that_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v not_o common_a to_o all_o the_o reprobate_n the_o pastor_n no_o not_o but_o 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