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name_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v mention_n of_o his_o righteousness_n and_o of_o his_o only_a and_o in_o isa_n 44.25_o very_o shall_v one_o say_v in_o the_o lord_n have_v i_o righteousness_n and_o strength_n what_o make_v peter_n fall_v but_o this_o that_o he_o go_v out_o in_o his_o own_o strength_n i_o will_v die_v ere_o i_o will_v deny_v thou_o o_o poor_a peter_n he_o do_v then_o present_o deny_v he_o once_o twice_o he_o deny_v he_o with_o execration_n 15._o man_n prove_v unsound_a and_o be_v ashamed_a that_o do_v either_o join_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o own_o to_o christ_n or_o fetch_v their_o comfort_n any_o where_o else_o then_o from_o christ_n most_o man_n and_o woman_n join_v something_o of_o their_o own_o with_o christ_n i_o will_v do_v what_o i_o can_v and_o i_o hope_v christ_n will_v do_v the_o rest_n alas_o poor_a creature_n do_v thou_o join_v thyself_o with_o christ_n and_o make_v thy_o work_n and_o thy_o suffering_n equal_a to_o christ_n and_o 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publican_n but_o no_o whit_n the_o better_a now_o when_o it_o be_v so_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a symptom_n have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o without_o power_n yet_o many_o family_n and_o christian_n have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o no_o power_n at_o all_o 17._o again_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a symptom_n of_o a_o unfound_a heart_n when_o as_o we_o be_v under_o trouble_n shake_n conviction_n and_o terror_n of_o conscience_n and_o we_o look_v more_o at_o ease_n and_o comfort_n than_o we_o do_v at_o foundness_n many_o when_o they_o be_v shake_v and_o convince_v of_o sin_n and_o see_v that_o they_o be_v lose_v and_o undo_v creature_n they_o must_v have_v ease_n comfort_n and_o relief_n present_o they_o must_v have_v oil_n they_o must_v have_v wine_n it_o be_v a_o thousand_o to_o one_o if_o this_o soul_n ever_o prove_v right_a for_o if_o thy_o conviction_n be_v right_a and_o god_n intend_v thou_o rich_a mercy_n to_o eternity_n thou_o will_v look_v after_o soundness_n and_o 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fruit_n of_o christ_n where_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a life_n there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a taste_n where_o there_o be_v no_o spiritual_a life_n there_o be_v no_o spiritual_a taste_n at_o all_o heb._n 5._o they_o have_v their_o sense_n exercise_v to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a some_o have_v no_o spiritual_a sense_n they_o can_v discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_n therefore_o they_o find_v no_o â—â—etness_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o be_v one_o reason_n man_n and_o woman_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n and_o never_o be_v quicken_v with_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n second_o some_o have_v their_o taste_n yet_o find_v no_o sweetness_n because_o they_o have_v a_o fullness_n of_o other_o thing_n in_o they_o prov._n 27.7_o the_o full_a soul_n loathe_v a_o honeycomb_n if_o there_o be_v a_o fullness_n in_o we_o nothing_o be_v sweet_a unto_o we_o now_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v full_a of_o several_a thing_n first_o some_o be_v full_a of_o the_o world_n 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because_o of_o their_o slight_n of_o the_o word_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v a_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n to_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o taste_v the_o sweetness_n that_o be_v in_o the_o word_n when_o they_o make_v light_a of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o gospel_n dainty_n prepare_v for_o they_o matth._n 22.5_o they_o go_v away_o and_o flight_v the_o invitation_n to_o the_o gospel_n feast_n it_o be_v say_v in_o luke_n 14.24_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v taste_v thereof_o that_o be_v none_o of_o they_o shall_v ever_o taste_v the_o sweetness_n or_o goodness_n therein_o they_o may_v hear_v but_o they_o shall_v taste_v no_o sweetness_n in_o their_o hear_n and_o therefore_o to_o slight_v the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o great_a evil_n and_o will_v hâ—nder_v person_n from_o taste_v the_o sweetness_n that_o be_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n four_o a_o four_o reason_n be_v that_o formality_n that_o be_v in_o the_o people_n they_o come_v to_o the_o word_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n with_o 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