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and_o profession_n of_o the_o faith_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o person_n of_o the_o christian_a as_o circumcision_n and_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o law_n be_v the_o person_n of_o the_o jew_n such_o a_o profession_n therefore_o without_o sound_a holiness_n can_v stand_v before_o god_n tribunal_n 2._o because_o god_n do_v in_o some_o sort_n more_o severe_o require_v holiness_n of_o those_o that_o by_o their_o call_n draw_v near_o unto_o god_n &_o call_v he_o father_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n than_o he_o do_v of_o other_o levit._fw-la 10._o 3._o i_o will_v be_v sanctify_v in_o they_o that_o come_v nigh_o i_o use_v this_o may_v serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o not_o to_o cozen_v ourselves_o in_o rely_v whole_o upon_o the_o outward_a profession_n of_o faith_n but_o to_o appear_v before_o god_n always_o with_o fear_n and_o reverence_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n because_o our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n heb._n 12._o 29._o doct._n 9_o the_o consideration_n of_o 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he_o do_v fall_v back_o again_o he_o that_o have_v in_o some_o sort_n forsake_v satan_n and_o give_v himself_o up_o unto_o god_n and_o afterward_o forsake_v god_n again_o and_o give_v himself_o up_o unto_o satan_n seem_v to_o have_v know_v both_o master_n and_o advise_o to_o pronounce_v that_o he_o be_v the_o better_a who_o servant_n he_o will_v rather_o be_v that_o be_v satan_n 2._o to_o admonish_v we_o 1._o careful_o to_o beware_v not_o only_o of_o the_o damnable_a sin_n itself_o but_o also_o of_o all_o appearance_n and_o every_o degree_n of_o it_o and_o every_o occasion_n that_o may_v lead_v we_o thereunto_o 2._o if_o in_o any_o respect_n we_o have_v turn_v towards_o such_o like_a abomination_n to_o recall_v ourselves_o betimes_o and_o serious_o to_o bewail_v our_o offence_n like_v as_o peter_n do_v after_o his_o deny_v of_o christ_n matth._n 26._o 75._o doct._n 4._o it_o iâ—_n the_o nature_n of_o such_o sin_n to_o bring_v destruction_n upon_o man_n this_o be_v gather_v from_o 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than_o any_o particular_a act_n though_o it_o be_v of_o great_a note_n 2._o because_o he_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n add_v impenitency_n unto_o his_o sin_n now_o impenitency_n do_v condemn_v man_n more_o than_o any_o sin_n because_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n but_o by_o repentance_n use_v 1_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o condemn_v those_o that_o please_v themselves_o therein_o that_o they_o be_v not_o murderer_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o robber_n etc._n etc._n when_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o other_o sin_n who_o do_v either_o contemn_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n or_o neglect_v faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n and_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o like_a virtue_n 2._o to_o admonish_v we_o to_o take_v heâ—d_v unto_o ourselves_o by_o a_o timely_a and_o daily_a repentance_n that_o we_o walk_v not_o in_o sin_n though_o we_o can_v abstain_v from_o all_o sin_n sinner_n be_v not_o so_o much_o hateful_a 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persuasion_n that_o can_v induce_v we_o unto_o sin_n yet_o we_o feel_v such_o little_a spark_n arise_v in_o ourselves_o that_o will_v set_v the_o whole_a man_n on_o fire_n if_o they_o be_v not_o quench_v betimes_o use_v 1_o this_o may_v serve_v for_o instruction_n 1_o to_o refute_v their_o dream_n which_o imagine_v a_o perfection_n in_o this_o present_a life_n 2_o to_o refute_v the_o papist_n who_o say_v that_o concupiscence_n after_o baptism_n be_v not_o formal_o a_o sin_n for_o that_o which_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n produce_v sin_n must_v needs_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n for_o quâ—le_v effectum_fw-la talis_fw-la causa_fw-la such_o as_o the_o effect_n be_v such_o be_v the_o cause_n 2._o to_o admonish_v we_o diligent_o to_o beware_v not_o only_o of_o outward_a provocation_n that_o may_v lead_v we_o into_o temptation_n but_o also_o of_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o heart_n for_o there_o lie_v our_o great_a danger_n doct._n 4._o sin_n do_v not_o consist_v only_o in_o outward_a 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