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yea_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o plead_v the_o merit_n of_o their_o work_n that_o they_o forget_v they_o which_o be_v mention_v to_o their_o praise_n matth._n 25.44_o phil._n 3.13_o yea_o they_o disow_v they_o as_o to_o this_o account_n job._n 9.15_o and_o 10.15_o isaiah_n 64.6_o yea_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o here_o that_o this_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n be_v lay_v up_o by_o god_n in_o heaven_n as_o a_o inheritance_n free_o prepare_v for_o he_o but_o no_o way_n merit_v by_o he_o 4._o this_o wrestle_a and_o run_v of_o the_o saint_n can_v no_o way_n merit_v salvation_n because_o it_o be_v imperfect_a and_o impure_a be_v mix_v with_o many_o sin_n and_o fail_n but_o the_o work_n which_o merit_n salvation_n must_v be_v perfect_o pure_a for_o to_o make_v a_o work_n meritorious_a four_o thing_n must_v concur_v 1._o the_o work_n must_v be_v proper_o our_o own_o and_o not_o he_o of_o who_o we_o pretend_v to_o merit_v now_o all_o our_o good_a work_n come_v from_o god_n 13._o james_n 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and_o will_v execute_v the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n on_o the_o wicked_a and_o relieve_v his_o people_n 2_o thes._n 1.6_o 7._o the_o apostle_n keep_v to_o the_o metaphor_n still_o take_v from_o runner_n and_o wrestler_n for_o prize_n at_o the_o olympic_a game_n in_o which_o there_o be_v certain_a judge_n call_v brabentae_fw-la to_o observe_v those_o that_o be_v victor_n and_o to_o give_v just_a sentence_n on_o the_o conqueror_n side_n in_o that_o day_n i_o that_o great_a and_o glorious_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n 1_o cor._n 3.8_o then_o shall_v all_o believer_n be_v glorify_v both_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o shall_v receive_v the_o full_a reward_n of_o all_o their_o labour_n the_o day_n of_o the_o general_a judgement_n be_v oft_o call_v in_o scripture_n emphatical_o that_o day_n 2_o tim._n 1.12_o matth._n 7.22_o and_o 24.36_o by_o 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name_n of_o sanctity_n to_o themselves_o and_o their_o party_n as_o if_o they_o only_o be_v the_o holy_a one_o yet_o will_v they_o deny_v the_o power_n of_o it_o in_o their_o life_n be_v full_a of_o self-love_n covetousness_n pride_n etc._n etc._n creep_v into_o house_n and_o seduce_v silly_a woman_n as_o our_o anabaptist_n and_o quaker_n do_v to_o these_o do_v every_o piece_n and_o parcel_n of_o this_o character_n of_o these_o last_o time_n most_o proper_o belong_v as_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o handle_n of_o they_o quest._n 2._o the_o second_o question_n be_v this_o have_v not_o man_n in_o all_o age_n be_v covetous_a self-seekers_a proud_a etc._n etc._n what_o wonder_v then_o be_v it_o if_o they_o be_v so_o in_o the_o last_o day_n ans._n it_o be_v true_a in_o all_o age_n man_n ever_o have_v be_v and_o will_v be_v self-lover_n covetous_a proud_a etc._n etc._n ay_o but_o in_o the_o last_o day_n these_o sin_n will_v superabound_a they_o will_v then_o appear_v in_o a_o more_o eminent_a 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2.12_o 13._o a_o scavenger_n who_o living_n be_v to_o empty_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o he_o that_o live_v but_o to_o fill_v privy_n if_o a_o man_n strive_v but_o for_o a_o corruptible_a crown_n we_o see_v he_o be_v temperate_a not_o only_o in_o some_o thing_n but_o in_o all_o thing_n in_o eat_v drink_v sleep_a etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 9.25_o and_o shall_v not_o we_o that_o strive_v for_o a_o incorruptible_a crown_n keep_v under_o our_o body_n and_o be_v temperate_a in_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o may_v be_v always_o fit_a for_o our_o master_n service_n this_o sobriety_n of_o the_o body_n tend_v much_o to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o soul_n 37._o therefore_o the_o apostle_n join_v it_o with_o godliness_n titus_n 2.11_o 12._o we_o shall_v therefore_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o perpetual_a moderation_n always_o take_v less_o but_o never_o more_o than_o nature_n desire_v for_o that_o measure_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n which_o serve_v to_o refresh_v nature_n and_o 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