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the_o same_o you_o proclaim_v unto_o all_o the_o world_n that_o you_o be_v not_o lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o that_o you_o have_v not_o a_o lively_a faith_n in_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o if_o you_o be_v a_o true_a believer_n you_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o continue_v in_o sin_n because_o christ_n have_v redeem_v you_o by_o his_o blood_n that_o you_o will_v therefore_o abhor_v it_o and_o eschew_v it_o because_o it_o cost_v he_o so_o dear_a even_o as_o one_o that_o have_v any_o sparkle_n of_o civility_n in_o he_o if_o his_o friend_n have_v endure_v great_a torture_n to_o free_v he_o from_o the_o imputation_n of_o
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as_o well_o as_o we_o ans_fw-fr they_o shall_v so_o indeed_o for_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o psalm_n it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v all_o corrupt_a all_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o so_o that_o there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o universal_a conspiracy_n in_o evil_a yet_o be_v it_o say_v of_o they_o all_o there_o be_v they_o take_v with_o fear_n and_o at_o the_o last_o day_n at_o the_o behold_n of_o the_o terrible_a sign_n that_o shall_v appear_v and_o at_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o roar_n of_o the_o sea_n all_o nation_n shall_v quake_v and_o tremble_v so_o that_o the_o multitude_n of_o offender_n do_v no_o whit_n better_o their_o case_n nay_o that_o rather_o make_v it_o worse_o for_o sometime_o even_o where_o there_o be_v no_o peril_n the_o very_a hear_n of_o many_o send_n forth_o bitter_a cry_n and_o lamentable_a complaint_n be_v a_o sufficient_a terror_n how_o much_o more_o than_o will_v it_o be_v if_o we_o be_v plunge_v in_o 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his_o desire_n be_v set_v not_o upon_o earthly_a but_o upon_o heavenly_a thing_n his_o joy_n be_v not_o in_o earth_n but_o in_o heaven_n his_o anger_n be_v waste_v and_o spend_v not_o upon_o his_o own_o private_a cause_n and_o quarrel_n but_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o upon_o whatsoever_o hinder_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o god_n this_o be_v the_o life_n of_o god_n in_o he_o thus_o 2._o ephes_n 4._o 18._o rom_n 8_o 2._o he_o live_v that_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n and_o thus_o he_o lead_v his_o life_n continual_o for_o they_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o do_v live_v according_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o 22._o galath_n 5._o 22._o spirit_n but_o this_o have_v frailty_n join_v with_o it_o and_o man_n through_o weakness_n may_v soon_o fall_v therefore_o if_o notwithstanding_o that_o we_o will_v know_v whether_o we_o still_o retain_v the_o spirit_n we_o must_v try_v ourselves_o by_o these_o rule_n first_o if_o through_o 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