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yet_o when_o he_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n and_o see_v that_o terrible_a glory_n that_o appear_v in_o the_o mount_n he_o say_v i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o quake_n heb._n 12.21_o he_o can_v not_o stand_v before_o the_o law_n that_o he_o give_v saint_n have_v wave_v a_o trial_n before_o god_n on_o the_o account_n of_o work_n psal_n 143.2_o though_o david_n be_v the_o lord_n servant_n though_o he_o do_v set_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n before_o he_o and_o be_v devote_v to_o his_o fear_n psal_n 119.30_o 38._o yet_o he_o deprecate_v a_o trial_n before_o god_n on_o the_o account_n of_o his_o own_o righteousness_n enter_v not_o lord_n into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n why_o do_v he_o pray_v so_o much_o against_o god_n enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o he_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v be_v strong_a for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n living_n be_v justify_v for_o by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n rom._n 3.20_o 21._o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o fall_v man_n to_o justify_v they_o but_o to_o discover_v their_o sin_n by_o the_o law_n come_v nothing_o else_o to_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n it_o allow_v such_o no_o good_a work_n at_o all_o if_o the_o law_n once_o discover_v sin_n in_o man_n farewell_o a_o justification_n by_o the_o law_n for_o ever_o faith_n can_v justify_v itself_o it_o be_v so_o weak_a and_o accompany_v with_o such_o doubt_n staggering_n and_o fear_n and_o how_o shall_v work_n justify_v themselves_o that_o have_v such_o defect_n and_o defilement_n cleave_v to_o they_o observe_v these_o four_o weighty_a question_n propose_v in_o the_o scripture_n 1._o the_o heart_n be_v deceitful_a and_o desperate_o wicked_a who_o can_v know_v it_o jer._n 17_o 9.2_o who_o can_v
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the_o border_n of_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n numb_a 35.26_o where_o he_o express_v it_o as_o his_o great_a design_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v find_v in_o christ_n phil._n 3.9_o the_o manslayer_n and_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n may_v converse_v free_o and_o comfortable_o together_o without_o fear_n of_o danger_n in_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n so_o a_o god_n of_o vengeance_n and_o a_o believe_a sinner_n may_v have_v sweet_a communion_n with_o each_o other_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o just_a one_o die_v for_o the_o unjust_a to_o bring_v they_o to_o god_n not_o as_o guilty_a malefactor_n to_o be_v punish_v but_o as_o reconcile_v friend_n to_o be_v embrace_v 1_o pet._n 3.19_o by_o the_o better_a hope_n we_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n heb._n 7.19_o noah_n though_o a_o sincere_a and_o just_a man_n be_v not_o to_o stay_v in_o his_o tent_n or_o house_n but_o to_o leave_v it_o and_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v drown_v by_o the_o water_n of_o the_o flood_n 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