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the_o luke_n 14.18_o etc._n etc._n parable_n this_o say_v a_o good_a man_n sound_n like_o confession_n and_o humility_n but_o be_v in_o truth_n denial_n and_o defiance_n it_o be_v call_v want_n of_o leisure_n but_o be_v in_o reality_n sloth_n idleness_n and_o irreligion_n can_v i_o judge_v it_o equitable_a to_o give_v all_o my_o time_n to_o my_o secular_a business_n and_o recreation_n and_o none_o to_o my_o god_n to_o who_o i_o owe_v a_o liberal_a portion_n of_o my_o enjoyment_n nay_o all_o my_o enjoyment_n and_o myself_o too_o have_v i_o so_o many_o day_n to_o trifle_v away_o and_o none_o for_o the_o concern_v of_o eternity_n my_o whole_a life_n shall_v be_v one_o continue_a sabbath_n and_o every_o act_n of_o my_o call_v either_o as_o a_o man_n or_o a_o christian_a a_o preparative_n to_o the_o communion_n and_o to_o my_o death_n and_o will_v a_o man_n spend_v his_o hour_n so_o vain_o that_o when_o he_o have_v most_o need_n of_o comfort_n he_o shall_v most_o want_v it_o and_o when_o 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humility_n be_v a_o necessary_a preparation_n to_o this_o sacrament_n and_o a_o absolute_a renunciation_n of_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o righteousness_n that_o we_o may_v depend_v sole_o on_o christ_n be_v one_o of_o the_o indispensible_a qualification_n requisite_a to_o fit_v we_o for_o the_o paschal_n feast_n for_o the_o centurion_n who_o say_v lord_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a that_o thou_o shall_v come_v under_o my_o roof_n do_v notwithstanding_o accept_v of_o our_o saviour_n offer_n and_o reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o miraculous_a assistance_n and_o be_v honour_v with_o his_o testimony_n that_o in_o all_o israel_n the_o son_n of_o god_n find_v not_o so_o great_a faith_n as_o he_o and_o st._n 118._o st._n epist_n 118._o austin_n tell_v i_o that_o if_o my_o sin_n be_v such_o as_o do_v not_o deserve_v excommunication_n from_o the_o church_n i._n e._n if_o they_o be_v only_a sin_n of_o ignorance_n and_o infirmity_n i_o ought_v not_o to_o excommunicate_v myself_o but_o i_o ought_v to_o receive_v if_o i_o may_v every_o day_n nor_o be_v it_o inconsiderable_a that_o though_o my_o grace_n be_v weak_a when_o i_o approach_v this_o altar_n there_o god_n give_v i_o his_o holy_a spirit_n if_o my_o sin_n hinder_v it_o not_o to_o enable_v i_o with_o great_a power_n and_o vigour_n to_o do_v his_o will_n and_o as_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o communicate_v unworthy_o so_o to_o refuse_v to_o come_v be_v equal_o dangerous_a for_o not_o 10._o not_o hom._n 24._o in_o 1_o cor._n 10._o to_o communicate_v in_o this_o holy_a supper_n be_v as_o dangerous_a as_o the_o pestilence_n or_o death_n itself_o say_v st._n chrysostome_n to_o despise_v it_o be_v sacrilege_n and_o a_o scorn_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o water_n of_o life_n and_o a_o
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i_o shall_v rejoice_v to_o be_v pull_v out_o of_o a_o dungeon_n where_o else_o i_o must_v inevitable_o perish_v though_o it_o be_v by_o the_o hair_n and_o to_o be_v save_v though_o so_o as_o by_o fire_n man_n be_v possess_v beforehand_o with_o needless_a fear_n and_o take_v character_n of_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n from_o the_o sensual_a and_o debauch_a as_o if_o we_o shall_v put_v a_o deaf_a man_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o harmony_n but_o to_o those_o who_o have_v enter_v serious_o upon_o the_o profession_n of_o holiness_n and_o make_v themselves_o proselyte_n to_o wisdom_n her_o way_n appear_v to_o be_v way_n of_o pleasantness_n and_o all_o her_o path_n be_v peace_n beside_o the_o sinner_n draw_v himself_o a_o scheme_n of_o virtue_n that_o be_v not_o correspondent_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n or_o holy_a scripture_n for_o virtue_n be_v a_o borderer_n upon_o our_o natural_a habit_n and_o our_o evil_a inclination_n may_v be_v make_v subservient_fw-fr to_o piety_n 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for_o will_v the_o voluptuous_a person_n pursue_v after_o eternity_n as_o he_o have_v do_v after_o the_o gratification_n of_o his_o sensual_a appetite_n will_v the_o miser_n transfer_v his_o love_n from_o his_o unrighteous_a mammon_n to_o the_o live_n and_o true_a god_n and_o be_v the_o revengeful_a thought_n of_o the_o angry_a man_n no_o long_o fix_v upon_o his_o offend_a brother_n but_o employ_v against_o his_o own_o vice_n how_o smooth_a will_v the_o path_n of_o virtue_n appear_v and_o how_o free_a from_o thorn_n and_o encumbrance_n 4._o another_o excuse_n be_v i_o be_o deter_v from_o approach_v to_o this_o feast_n of_o fat_a thing_n because_o i_o be_o not_o in_o charity_n but_o what_o shall_v hinder_v why_o i_o shall_v not_o love_v all_o mankind_n do_v not_o my_o bless_a saviour_n pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n at_o his_o death_n and_o be_v not_o the_o sacrament_n a_o commemoration_n of_o that_o his_o death_n now_o as_o i_o can_v call_v that_o man_n a_o mariner_n that_o never_o learn_v his_o compass_n nor_o that_o man_n a_o soldier_n that_o never_o fight_v how_o much_o less_o can_v i_o call_v myself_o a_o christian_n who_o never_o conform_v to_o my_o master_n pattern_n what_o man_n but_o one_o of_o a_o impudent_a forehead_n and_o most_o obdurate_a heart_n can_v dare_v to_o pray_v his_o heavenly_a lord_n to_o forgive_v he_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n who_o will_v not_o forgive_v his_o fellow-servant_n a_o hundred_o penny_n and_o perhaps_o at_o last_o i_o think_v many_o action_n uncharitable_a which_o be_v not_o so_o eliz._n so_o vid._n injunct_a 21._o of_o qu._n eliz._n for_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o if_o my_o neighbour_n causeless_o quarrel_n with_o i_o the_o day_n before_o i_o be_o to_o communicate_v or_o i_o be_o without_o design_n engage_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o talk_n which_o be_v not_o sinful_a or_o a_o man_n force_v i_o to_o go_v to_o law_n with_o he_o to_o recover_v my_o just_a right_n that_o these_o thing_n shall_v deprive_v i_o of_o the_o benefit_n 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