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soul_n poor_a sinner_n be_v in_o themselves_o dead_a lose_v undo_v and_o perish_v for_o ever_o they_o be_v sick_a and_o sick_a to_o death_n they_o be_v sinful_a and_o sinful_a to_o damnation_n and_o there_o be_v one_o and_o but_o one_o remedy_n for_o they_o and_o that_o be_v christ_n christ_n and_o his_o blood_n christ_n and_o his_o grace_n christ_n and_o his_o fullness_n beside_o this_o there_o be_v no_o balm_n in_o gilead_n no_o physician_n there_o for_o they_o neither_o be_v there_o salvation_n in_o any_o other_o acts._n 4.14_o therefore_o by_o refuse_v and_o reject_v he_o they_o refuse_v and_o reject_v the_o only_a remedy_n he_o indeed_o be_v a_o complete_a as_o well_o as_o a_o only_a remedy_n he_o be_v able_a and_o as_o willing_a as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o save_v to_o the_o very_a uttermost_a as_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o but_o they_o by_o reject_v of_o he_o exclude_v themselves_o from_o his_o save_a efficacy_n and_o so_o thereby_o do_v direct_o murder_v their_o own_o soul_n 2._o that_o the_o neglect_n and_o refusal_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o sin_n which_o bind_v all_o a_o man_n other_o sin_n fast_o to_o he_o it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o weighty_a say_n which_o a_o worthy_a divine_a have_v unbelief_n say_v he_o which_o be_v proper_o the_o neglect_n and_o refusal_n of_o christ_n bind_v all_o a_o man_n sin_n fast_o to_o his_o soul_n and_o damnation_n fast_o to_o his_o sin_n it_o be_v indeed_o the_o bond_n of_o all_o our_o guilt_n and_o all_o our_o misery_n that_o which_o make_v the_o curse_n cleave_v close_o to_o we_o for_o ever_o and_o while_o a_o man_n remain_v in_o this_o sin_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v acquit_v and_o discharge_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o any_o one_o of_o all_o his_o sin_n it_o be_v i_o remember_v augustine_n observation_n upon_o that_o place_n joh._n 16.8_o 9_o aug._n ponit_fw-la hoc_fw-la peccatum_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la specialiter_fw-la quia_fw-la hos_fw-la manente_fw-la cetera_fw-la manent_fw-la hoc_fw-la 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autem_fw-la in_o statu_fw-la via_fw-la aqui._n not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n ephes_n 5.26_o 27._o poor_a soul_n thou_o have_v now_o many_o stain_n many_o spot_n and_o those_o such_o as_o thou_o be_v apt_a sometime_o to_o think_v be_v not_o the_o spot_n of_o god_n child_n but_o then_o all_o these_o spot_n shall_v be_v wipe_v out_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v without_o spot_n yea_o thou_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v without_o spot_n but_o without_o wrinkle_n too_o there_o may_v be_v wrinkle_n where_o there_o may_v be_v no_o spot_n and_o these_o be_v blemish_n loc_n significat_fw-la nullum_fw-la planè_fw-la peccatum_fw-la velminimum_fw-la futurum_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la nullumque_fw-la veteris_fw-la adaemi_n vestigium_fw-la sed_fw-la futuram_fw-la eam_fw-la totam_fw-la gloriosam_fw-la zanch._n in_o loc_n o_o but_o then_o thou_o shall_v have_v neither_o spot_n nor_o wrinkle_n thou_o shall_v be_v perfect_o free_v from_o lesser_a as_o well_o as_o 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