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these_o thing_n the_o carnal_a seed_n under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o formal_a professor_n under_o the_o gospel_n come_v short_a of_o the_o israelite_n in_o deed_n and_o be_v weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v find_v want_v and_o although_o such_o may_v be_v in_o a_o palace_n with_o king_n belshazzar_n if_o they_o look_v narrow_o into_o this_o prophecy_n of_o malachy_n as_o here_o explain_v and_o present_v to_o their_o view_n it_o may_v be_v with_o they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o miserable_o harden_v no_o better_o than_o with_o he_o when_o behold_v the_o write_n on_o the_o wall_n his_o countenance_n be_v change_v and_o his_o thought_n trouble_v he_o so_o that_o the_o joint_n of_o his_o loin_n be_v loose_v and_o his_o knee_n smite_v one_o against_o another_o dan._n 5.6_o as_o for_o the_o former_a of_o these_o viz._n a_o filial_a fear_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o lack_n of_o this_o one_o thing_n the_o prophet_n malachy_n reprove_v the_o people_n 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to_o finish_v let_v those_o who_o will_v follow_v christ_n in_o the_o regeneration_n or_o their_o generation_n work_n sit_v down_o first_o and_o with_o serious_a spirit_n count_v the_o cost_n take_v that_o word_n of_o christ_n for_o your_o help_n luke_n 14.26_o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n brethren_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n the_o law_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v bind_v up_o and_o seal_v with_o such_o disciples-indeed_n who_o choose_v rather_o to_o loose_v their_o all_z in_o this_o world_n than_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n contain_v therein_o as_o for_o other_o the_o lord_n count_v they_o unworthy_a and_o if_o they_o be_v enlighten_v they_o can_v but_o judge_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o so_o great_a a_o trust_n but_o why_o do_v i_o detain_v the_o reader_n thus_o long_o from_o that_o discourse_n which_o 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