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against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o cry_v out_o 7.24_o miserable_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o until_o than_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o repentance_n nor_o no_o way_n for_o faith_n to_o apprehend_v and_o lay_v hold_v of_o the_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a promise_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ._n and_o though_o where_o faith_n and_o love_n be_v entertain_v after_o our_o conversion_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n which_o we_o receive_v in_o they_o this_o servile_a fear_n of_o hell_n and_o condemnation_n be_v expel_v &_o cast_v out_o as_o s._n john_n speak_v yet_o see_v we_o can_v have_v no_o perfection_n in_o any_o grace_n in_o this_o life_n and_o god_n best_a child_n do_v still_o carry_v with_o they_o concupiscence_n the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o they_o be_v daily_a subject_n to_o infirmity_n so_o many_o time_n fall_v into_o gross_a â—innes_n as_o a_o leak_a ship_n have_v need_v of_o continual_a pump_v and_o a_o beggar_n rot_a 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saint_n matthew_n report_v 26.37_o that_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o grievous_o trouble_v and_o s._n mark_n say_v 14.33_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v trouble_v &_o in_o great_a heaviness_n which_o the_o apostle_n expound_v thus_o 5.7_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n he_o do_v offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n with_o strong_a cry_v and_o tear_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v he_o from_o death_n and_o be_v also_o hear_v in_o that_o which_o he_o fear_v and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o case_n 23.31_o of_o the_o green_a tree_n what_o can_v we_o expect_v of_o the_o wither_a if_o christ_n himself_o be_v so_o affect_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o death_n no_o marvel_n though_o his_o apostle_n now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o minority_n do_v cry_v out_o with_o the_o prophet_n 55.4.5_o my_o heart_n tremble_v within_o i_o &_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n be_v fall_v upon_o i_o fear_v &_o tremble_a be_v come_v upon_o i_o &_o a_o horrible_a fear_n have_v 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