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as_o there_o be_v a_o hell_n so_o sure_o thou_o shall_v escape_v it_o through_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o live_n god_n read_v for_o thy_o comfort_n esay_n 55.7_o dir._n 2_o be_v sure_a to_o shun_v all_o gross_a and_o scandalous_a sin_n and_o all_o such_o company_n how_o merry_a soever_o that_o may_v be_v likely_a to_o draw_v thou_o to_o they_o or_o to_o harden_v thou_o in_o they_o it_o be_v as_o vain_a to_o promise_v yourself_o heaven_n while_o you_o walk_v in_o any_o way_n of_o gross_a wickedness_n as_o to_o promise_v yourselves_o life_n and_o health_n when_o you_o resolve_v to_o take_v the_o rank_a poison_n i_o have_v tell_v you_o in_o time_n past_a say_v the_o apostle_n and_o now_o tell_v you_o also_o that_o they_o that_o do_v such_o thing_n not_o only_o those_o there_o mention_v but_o such_o like_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o especial_o take_v heed_n of_o such_o course_n as_o be_v injurious_a to_o man_n vengeance_n from_o god_n be_v most_o plain_o intimate_v to_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o such_o do_n 1_o thess_n 4.6_o that_o no_o man_n go_v beyond_o or_o defraud_v his_o brother_n in_o any_o matter_n for_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o avenger_n of_o all_o such_o as_o we_o also_o have_v forewarn_v you_o and_o testify_v yea_o this_o course_n have_v bring_v man_n to_o a_o hell_n here_o on_o earth_n spira_n a_o famous_a gentleman_n of_o cittadella_n a_o civil-lawyer_n who_o be_v almost_o a_o miracle_n of_o spiritual_a misery_n and_o breathe_v out_o woe_n and_o terror_n to_o himself_o continual_o discover_v the_o sad_a thought_n that_o he_o have_v of_o his_o former_a practice_n in_o that_o kind_n confess_v his_o sin_n with_o a_o most_o sorrowful_a heart_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 1._o spira_n be_v life_n p._n 3._o lin_v 1._o translate_v i_o be_v exceed_o covetous_a of_o money_n and_o according_o i_o apply_v myself_o to_o the_o get_n of_o it_o corrupt_v justice_n by_o deceit_n and_o invent_v way_n to_o delude_v it_o good_a cause_n i_o either_o defend_v deceitful_o or_o sell_v they_o to_o the_o adversary_n perfidious_o bad_a cause_n i_o maintain_v with_o all_o my_o might_n oppose_v often_o the_o know_a truth_n etc._n etc._n he_o see_v that_o money_n be_v too_o hardly_o earn_v which_o be_v get_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o justice_n and_o truth_n noverint_fw-la universi_fw-la &_o caveant_fw-la universè_fw-la dir._n 3_o take_v heed_n of_o your_o company_n make_v not_o the_o know_a enemy_n of_o religion_n and_o holiness_n your_o ordinary_a familiar_a companion_n but_o mistake_v i_o not_o i_o be_o not_o persuade_v you_o to_o forsake_v your_o necessary_a relation_n but_o your_o unnecessary_a wicked_a companion_n and_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o your_o salvation_n till_o you_o be_v hearty_o willing_a to_o forsake_v they_o a_o companion_n of_o fool_n or_o wicked_a man_n that_o be_v notorious_o such_o shall_v be_v destroy_v prov._n 13.20_o these_o be_v likely_a to_o frustrate_v as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a the_o mean_n 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