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point_n of_o high_a importance_n the_o true_a and_o diligent_a use_n of_o all_o other_o mean_v depend_v thereupon_o this_o faith_n will_v breed_v fear_n for_o as_o faith_n in_o a_o promise_n will_v breed_v confidence_n so_o faith_n in_o a_o threaten_a will_v breed_v fear_n and_o fear_n will_v put_v a_o man_n upon_o the_o strong_a use_n of_o all_o mean_n of_o prevention_n of_o a_o plague_n or_o of_o provision_n against_o it_o the_o true_a reason_n why_o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o fear_v divine_a commination_n and_o so_o why_o they_o forsake_v not_o sin_n embrace_v not_o christ_n nor_o use_v other_o mean_n of_o escape_v be_v because_o they_o believe_v they_o not_o for_o be_v they_o cordial_o persuade_v of_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o threat_n of_o the_o word_n they_o dare_v not_o continue_v in_o sin_n and_o affront_v heaven_n as_o they_o do_v and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o believe_v not_o the_o threat_n of_o the_o word_n be_v the_o atheism_n of_o their_o heart_n make_v they_o deny_v god_n holiness_n justice_n etc._n etc._n to_o make_v a_o slight_a matter_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o word_n forbid_v and_o threaten_a sin_n they_o will_v believe_v its_o threaten_n when_o they_o see_v they_o isa_n 5.19_o as_o we_o hear_v before_o i_o have_v once_o think_v to_o have_v pass_v by_o this_o point_n because_o that_o whereas_o the_o prudent_a man_n have_v long_o ago_o foresee_v the_o plague_n in_o sin_n deserve_v in_o the_o word_n denounce_v it_o and_o otherwise_o the_o tool_n now_o begin_v to_o see_v it_o but_o i_o revoke_v myself_o and_o now_o put_v it_o in_o the_o â—â—ont_n of_o these_o duty_n consider_v that_o the_o fool_n faith_n come_v by_o sight_n and_o sense_n if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o add_v to_o it_o neâ—er_n do_v any_o good_a nâ—ab_n believe_v upon_o hear_v and_o fear_a thing_n of_o which_o there_o be_v â—o_o sight_n to_o be_v have_v as_o yet_o and_o so_o use_v means_n escape_v heb._n 11.7_o whereas_o the_o unbelieved_a world_n perish_v gen._n â—_o tâ—e_v like_a we_o may_v see_v in_o lot_n his_o son_n in_o law_n and_o the_o sodomite_n gen._n 19_o â—eâ—shazzer_n be_v so_o far_o from_o believe_v the_o threat_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n against_o babylon_n and_o his_o promise_n for_o deliver_v his_o people_n by_o cyrus_n our_o of_o the_o babylomans_n hand_n which_o promise_v he_o know_v have_v encourage_v cyrus_n as_o that_o he_o do_v of_o purpose_n make_v a_o impious_a feast_n when_o his_o city_n be_v besiege_v in_o contempt_n of_o god_n profane_v the_o vessel_n bring_v from_o jerusalem_n praise_v the_o god_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n wood_n and_o stone_n above_o the_o true_a god_n of_o israel_n as_o daniel_n accuse_v he_o as_o one_o who_o can_v not_o save_v his_o own_o temple_n and_o vessel_n out_o of_o his_o grandfather_n nebuchadnezzar_n hand_n but_o whilst_o he_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o profane_a jollity_n sudden_o appear_v the_o hand-writing_n upon_o the_o wall_n against_o he_o that_o put_v he_o into_o a_o 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