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5._o nor_o isaiah_n that_o he_o dwell_v among_o a_o people_n of_o unclean_a lip_n isa_n 6.5_o nor_o elijah_n that_o he_o be_v leave_v alone_o hell_n hold_v none_o but_o sinner_n &_o heaven_n have_v only_a saint_n he_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n go_v to_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o first-born_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a heb._n 12.23_o and_o questionless_a the_o sweet_a company_n will_v be_v part_n of_o our_o felicity_n if_o platinus_n the_o philosopher_n can_v say_v let_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o our_o country_n there_o be_v our_o parent_n there_o be_v all_o our_o friend_n and_o if_o cicero_n the_o orator_n can_v say_v senect_n o_o praeclarun_v diem_fw-la cùm_fw-la ad_fw-la illud_fw-la animorum_fw-la concilium_fw-la coetumque_fw-la proficiscar_fw-la cic_fw-la de_fw-fr senect_n o_o what_o a_o brave_a day_n will_v that_o be_v when_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o council_n and_o company_n of_o happy_a soul_n to_o my_o cato_n and_z other_z roman_z 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man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o hebr._n 12.14_o follow_v holiness_n without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n consider_v friend_n this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n and_o this_o law_n this_o stand_a law_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n which_o can_v be_v alter_v not_o one_o iota_fw-la or_o title_n of_o it_o can_v possible_o go_v unfulfil_v math._n 5.18_o dare_v thou_o think_v that_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n will_v be_v find_v a_o liar_n for_o thy_o sake_n as_o he_o must_v be_v if_o he_o save_v thou_o in_o thy_o sinful_a unconverted_a state_n i_o tell_v thou_o the_o god_n of_o holiness_n and_o justice_n will_v send_v million_o of_o such_o carnal_a wretch_n as_o thou_o be_v to_o hell_n there_o to_o suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o the_o unquenchable_a fire_n before_o he_o will_v stain_v his_o honour_n in_o the_o least_o no_o he_o be_v more_o tender_a of_o his_o 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god_n will_v ere_o long_o be_v harden_v in_o sentence_v thou_o to_o a_o eternity_n of_o suffering_n it_o be_v a_o infinite_a mercy_n that_o god_n yet_o allow_v thou_o liberty_n for_o second_v thought_n that_o notwithstanding_o thou_o have_v shipwreck_a thy_o soul_n yet_o thou_o may_v swim_v out_o safe_a upon_o the_o plank_n of_o repentance_n o_o therefore_o think_v no_o pain_n too_o great_a to_o break_v thy_o stony_a heart_n it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n when_o free_a grace_n have_v promise_v a_o vast_a reward_n to_o that_o heavenborn_a work_n have_v thou_o once_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o spirit_n true_o sorrowful_a out_o of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o self-loathing_a because_o of_o fin_n i_o can_v tell_v thou_o as_o good_a as_o joyful_a news_n as_o ever_o thy_o ear_n hear_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o god_n of_o comfort_n will_v be_v reconcile_v to_o thou_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n thy_o prayer_n for_o pardon_n and_o life_n will_v pierce_v god_n ear_n 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