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rest_v till_o this_o wage_n be_v pay_v when_o cain_n have_v slay_v abel_n he_o think_v he_o shall_v never_o have_v hear_v any_o more_o on_o it_o but_o sin_n have_v a_o voice_n the_o voice_n of_o thy_o brother_n blood_n cry_v unto_o i_o from_o the_o ground_n so_o gen._n 18.20_o the_o lord_n say_v concern_v sodom_n because_o the_o cry_n of_o sodom_n be_v great_a and_o their_o sin_n very_o grievous_a therefore_o i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v whether_o they_o have_v do_v according_a to_o the_o cry_n that_o be_v come_v up_o into_o my_o ear_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v it_o be_v a_o loud_a cry_n i_o can_v have_v no_o rest_n for_o it_o therefore_o i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v etc._n etc._n if_o a_o man_n have_v his_o ear_n open_a he_o will_v continual_o hear_v sin_n cry_v unto_o god_n pay_v i_o my_o wage_n pay_v i_o my_o â—ages_n kill_v this_o sinful_a soul_n and_o though_o we_o do_v not_o hear_v it_o yet_o so_o it_o be_v the_o dead_a and_o doleful_a sound_n thereof_o fillâ—_n heaven_n it_o make_v god_n say_v i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v etc._n etc._n till_o sin_n receive_v its_o wage_n god_n have_v no_o rest_n again_o see_v rom._n 7.11_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o commandment_n deceive_v i_o and_o by_o it_o slay_v i_o i_o think_v sin_n not_o to_o have_v be_v so_o great_a a_o matter_n as_o it_o be_v we_o think_v on_o a_o matter_n of_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n and_o thereupon_o be_v entice_v to_o sin_n but_o here_o be_v the_o mischief_n sin_n deceive_v we_o iâ—_n be_v a_o weight_n it_o press_v down_o it_o deceâ—â—es_v man_n it_o be_v more_o than_o they_o deem_v it_o to_o be_v the_o commit_v of_o sin_n be_v as_o it_o be_v run_v thyself_o upon_o the_o point_n of_o god_n blade_n sin_n at_o first_o may_v flâ—â—ter_v thou_o but_o it_o will_v deceive_v thou_o it_o be_v like_o joabs_n kiss_n to_o amasa_n amasa_n be_v not_o aware_a of_o the_o spear_n that_o be_v behind_o till_o he_o smite_v it_o into_o his_o rib_n that_o he_o die_v when_o sin_n entice_v thâ—e_n on_o by_o profit_n and_o pleasure_n thou_o be_v not_o aware_a that_o it_o will_v slay_v thou_o but_o thou_o shall_v find_v it_o will_v be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o end_n a_o sinner_n that_o act_v a_o tragedy_n in_o sin_n shall_v have_v a_o bloody_a catastrophe_n rom._n 6._o what_o fruit_n have_v you_o then_o in_o those_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a blood_n and_o death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o tragedy_n the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n 1_o cor._n 15._o what_o be_v sin_n it_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n death_n will_v not_o be_v death_n unless_o sin_n be_v in_o it_o sin_n be_v more_o deadly_a than_o death_n itself_o it_o be_v sin_n enable_v death_n to_o sting_v enable_v it_o to_o hurt_v and_o wound_v we_o so_o that_o we_o may_v look_v on_o sin_n as_o the_o barbarian_n look_v on_o the_o viper_n on_o paul_n hand_n they_o expect_v continual_o when_o he_o will_v have_v swell_v and_o burst_v sin_n bite_v like_o a_o snake_n which_o be_v call_v a_o fiery_a serpent_n not_o that_o the_o serpent_n be_v fiery_a but_o because_o it_o put_v a_o man_n into_o such_o a_o flame_a heat_n by_o their_o poison_n and_o such_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o sin_n which_o carry_v poison_n in_o it_o that_o have_v we_o but_o eye_n to_o see_v our_o ugliness_n by_o it_o and_o how_o it_o inflame_v we_o we_o shall_v continual_o every_o day_n look_v when_o we_o shall_v burst_v with_o it_o the_o apostle_n james_n 1.15_o use_v another_o metaphor_n sin_n when_o it_o be_v accomplish_v bring_v forth_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o original_a sin_n go_v as_o it_o be_v with_o child_n with_o death_n the_o word_n be_v proper_a to_o woman_n in_o labour_n who_o be_v in_o torment_n till_o they_o be_v deliver_v now_o as_o if_o sin_n be_v this_o woman_n he_o use_v it_o in_o the_o feminine_a gender_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o be_v it_o with_o sin_n sin_n be_v in_o pain_n cry_v out_o have_v no_o rest_n till_o it_o be_v deliver_v of_o this_o dead_a birth_n till_o it_o have_v bring_v forth_o death_n that_o be_v sin_n grow_v great_a with_o child_n with_o death_n and_o then_o it_o not_o only_o deserve_v death_n but_o it_o produce_v and_o actual_o bring_v forth_o this_o be_v general_o so_o now_o consider_v with_o yourselves_o death_n be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n when_o we_o come_v to_o talk_v of_o death_n how_o do_v it_o amaze_v we_o the_o priest_n of_o nob_n be_v bring_v before_o saul_n for_o relieve_v david_n and_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v ahimelech_n and_o this_o be_v your_o case_n you_o shall_v sure_o die_v death_n be_v terrible_a even_o to_o a_o good_a man_n as_o appear_v in_o hezekiah_n who_o though_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n yet_o with_o how_o sad_a a_o heart_n do_v he_o entertain_v the_o message_n of_o death_n the_o news_n of_o it_o affright_v he_o it_o go_v to_o his_o heart_n it_o make_v he_o turn_v to_o the_o wall_n and_o weep_v how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o we_o be_v so_o careless_a of_o death_n that_o we_o be_v so_o full_a of_o infidelity_n that_o when_o the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v thou_o shall_v die_v ahimelech_n we_o be_v not_o at_o all_o move_v by_o it_o what_o can_v we_o think_v these_o be_v fable_n do_v we_o think_v god_n be_v not_o in_o earnest_n with_o we_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o fall_v into_o the_o temptation_n of_o eve_n a_o question_v whether_o god_n threat_n be_v true_a or_o not_o that_o which_o be_v the_o deceit_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n be_v we_o satan_n dispute_v not_o whether_o sin_n be_v lawful_a or_o not_o whether_o eat_v the_o fruit_n be_v unlawful_a whether_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n be_v lawful_a he_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o it_o be_v unlawful_a but_o when_o god_n say_v if_o thou_o do_v eat_v etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v die_v he_o deny_v it_o and_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o die_v he_o will_v hide_v our_o eye_n from_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n thus_o we_o lose_v ourselves_o at_o the_o first_o and_o the_o flood_n of_o sin_n come_v on_o in_o this_o manner_n when_o we_o believe_v not_o god_n when_o he_o say_v if_o thou_o do_v eat_v thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v and_o shall_v we_o renew_v that_o capital_a sin_n of_o our_o parent_n and_o think_v if_o we_o do_v sin_n we_o shall_v not_o die_v if_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n will_v move_v god_n to_o show_v we_o no_o mercy_n it_o be_v this_o when_o we_o slight_v his_o judgement_n or_o not_o believe_v they_o this_o add_v to_o the_o height_n of_o all_o our_o sin_n that_o when_o god_n say_v if_o thou_o do_v live_v in_o sin_n thou_o shall_v die_v and_o yet_o we_o will_v not_o believe_v he_o that_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v and_o threaten_v we_o as_o he_o do_v deut._n 29._o when_o he_o shall_v curse_v and_o we_o shall_v bless_v ourselves_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o say_v we_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o we_o go_v on_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n will_v not_o spare_v that_o man_n but_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v against_o he_o it_o be_v no_o small_a sin_n when_o we_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n this_o be_v as_o be_v thirsty_a before_o we_o now_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o our_o thirst_n that_o be_v when_o god_n shall_v thus_o pronounce_v curse_n he_o shall_v yet_o bless_v himself_o and_o say_v i_o hope_v i_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o for_o all_o that_o there_o be_v two_o word_n to_o that_o bargain_n then_o see_v what_o follow_v the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o
from_o his_o body_n those_o two_o love_a companion_n that_o have_v so_o long_o dwell_v together_o be_v now_o separate_v it_o take_v thy_o soul_n from_o thy_o body_n this_o man_n do_v not_o deliver_v up_o his_o spirit_n as_o we_o read_v of_o our_o saviour_n father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commit_v my_o spirit_n or_o deliver_v their_o spirit_n as_o stephen_n do_v but_o here_o it_o be_v take_v from_o they_o it_o be_v much_o against_o his_o mind_n it_o be_v a_o pull_n of_o himself_o from_o himself_o this_o it_o do_v 3._o but_o then_o again_o when_o thou_o be_v thus_o pull_v asunder_o what_o become_v of_o the_o part_n separate_v 1._o first_o the_o body_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v take_v from_o it_o hasten_v to_o corruption_n that_o must_v see_v corruption_n yea_o it_o become_v so_o full_a of_o corruption_n that_o thy_o dear_a friend_n can_v then_o endure_v to_o come_v near_o unto_o thou_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v take_v from_o the_o body_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o of_o all_o carcase_n that_o be_v man_v be_v most_o loathsome_a none_o so_o odious_a as_o that_o abraham_n love_v sarah_n well_o but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o buy_v a_o monument_n for_o she_o see_v his_o expression_n gen._n 23_o 8._o he_o commune_v with_o the_o man_n and_o say_v if_o it_o be_v your_o mind_n to_o sell_v i_o the_o field_n that_o i_o may_v bury_v my_o dead_a out_o of_o my_o sight_n though_o he_o love_v she_o very_o well_o before_o yet_o now_o she_o must_v be_v bury_v out_o of_o his_o sight_n it_o be_v sow_v in_o dishonour_n and_o it_o be_v the_o base_a thing_n that_o can_v be_v therefore_o when_o our_o saviour_n be_v go_v near_o to_o the_o place_n where_o lazarus_n lie_v his_o sister_n say_v lord_n come_v not_o near_o he_o for_o he_o smell_v job_n 17.14_o i_o have_v say_v to_o corruption_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n say_v job_n and_o to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o my_o sister_n as_o in_o the_o verse_n before_o the_o grave_n be_v my_o house_n i_o have_v make_v my_o bed_n in_o the_o darkness_n here_o than_o he_o have_v a_o new_a kindred_n and_o though_o before_o he_o have_v affinity_n with_o the_o great_a yet_o here_o he_o get_v new_a affinity_n he_o say_v to_o corruption_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n and_o to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o my_o sister_n the_o worm_n be_v our_o best_a kindred_n here_o the_o worm_n than_o be_v our_o best_a bed_n yea_o worm_n thy_o best_a cover_v as_o isaiah_n 14.11_o thus_o be_v it_o thy_o father_n thy_o mother_n and_o thy_o bed_n nay_o it_o be_v thy_o consumption_n and_o destroyer_n also_o job_n 26._o thus_o be_v it_o with_o thy_o body_n it_o pass_v to_o corruption_n that_o thy_o best_a or_o dear_a friend_n can_v behold_v it_o or_o endure_v it_o 2._o but_o alas_o what_o become_v of_o thy_o soul_n then_o thy_o soul_n appear_v naked_a there_o be_v no_o garment_n to_o defend_v it_o no_o proctor_n appear_v to_o plead_v for_o it_o it_o be_v bring_v single_o to_o the_o bar_n and_o there_o it_o must_v answer_v it_o be_v appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v but_o what_o then_o and_o after_o that_o to_o come_v to_o judgement_n heb._n 9.27_o eccles._n 12.7_o the_o body_n return_v unto_o the_o earth_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v take_v but_o the_o spirit_n to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o all_o man_n spirit_n assoon_o as_o their_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v part_v go_v to_o god_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o he_o where_o they_o shall_v keep_v their_o everlasting_a residence_n consider_v when_o thou_o hear_v the_o bell_n ring_v out_o for_o a_o dead_a man_n if_o thou_o have_v but_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o dove_n to_o fly_v and_o can_v fly_v after_o he_o and_o appear_v with_o he_o before_o god_n tribunal_n to_o see_v the_o account_n that_o he_o must_v give_v unto_o god_n for_o all_o thing_n do_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o when_o no_o account_n can_v be_v give_v what_o a_o state_n of_o misery_n and_o horror_n will_v thou_o see_v he_o in_o and_o this_o be_v a_o silent_a kind_n of_o judge_v the_o last_o day_n of_o judge_v shall_v be_v with_o great_a pomp_n and_o solemnity_n this_o be_v a_o matter_n close_o carry_v between_o god_n and_o thyself_o but_o then_o thou_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v receive_v and_o then_o when_o thou_o can_v not_o give_v a_o good_a account_n then_o be_v thy_o talon_n take_v from_o thou_o why_o say_v god_n i_o give_v thou_o learning_n how_o do_v thou_o use_v it_o i_o give_v thou_o other_o gift_n of_o mind_n how_o do_v thou_o employ_v they_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o wisdom_n and_o wealth_n moral_a virtue_n meekness_n and_o patience_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v good_a thing_n but_o mark_v whatsoever_o good_a thing_n thou_o have_v in_o this_o world_n be_v now_o take_v from_o thou_o if_o a_o man_n can_v but_o see_v the_o degrade_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o shall_v see_v that_o those_o moral_a virtue_n in_o which_o his_o hope_n of_o comfort_n lay_v even_o these_o though_o they_o can_v never_o bring_v he_o to_o heaven_n yet_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o he_o as_o when_o a_o knight_n be_v degrade_v first_o his_o sword_n be_v take_v from_o he_o then_o come_v one_o with_o a_o hatchet_n and_o chap_n off_o his_o golden_a spur_n and_o then_o go_v sr._n knave_n this_o be_v the_o degrade_n of_o the_o soul_n before_o the_o judgement_n be_v receive_v the_o moral_a virtue_n be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o then_o see_v what_o a_o ugly_a soul_n he_o have_v he_o have_v hope_v before_o now_o he_o be_v without_o hope_n he_o have_v some_o patience_n in_o this_o world_n but_o he_o make_v no_o good_a use_n of_o it_o and_o now_o his_o patience_n be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o when_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o a_o place_n of_o torment_n and_o thy_o hope_n and_o patience_n be_v take_v from_o thou_o what_o case_n will_v thou_o be_v in_o then_o patience_n may_v stay_v a_o man_n up_o in_o trouble_n and_o hope_n may_v comfort_v a_o man_n up_o in_o torment_n but_o both_o these_o be_v take_v away_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n we_o very_o seldom_o think_v but_o do_v we_o serious_o consider_v of_o this_o first_o act_n of_o the_o judgement_n before_o the_o sentence_n we_o will_v not_o be_v idle_a in_o this_o world_n 3._o then_o last_o he_o be_v put_v into_o a_o unchangeable_a estate_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o death_n lay_v god_n mace_n upon_o he_o he_o be_v put_v into_o a_o estate_n of_o unchangeblenesse_n such_o be_v the_o terriblenesse_n of_o it_o that_o now_o though_o he_o yell_v and_o groan_n and_o pour_v out_o river_n of_o tear_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o change_n consider_v now_o what_o a_o woeful_a case_n this_o be_v if_o some_o friend_n of_o this_o man_n shall_v now_o come_v to_o he_o will_v he_o not_o tell_v he_o we_o have_v often_o be_v very_o merry_a together_o but_o do_v thou_o but_o know_v the_o misery_n that_o i_o be_o in_o thou_o will_v be_v trouble_v for_o i_o half_o those_o tear_n that_o i_o now_o pour_v forth_o will_v have_v put_v i_o into_o another_o place_n have_v i_o take_v the_o 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son_n of_o a_o temporary_a prince_n be_v free_a how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v free_a but_o yet_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n he_o will_v be_v a_o subject_n unto_o caesar_n and_o in_o recognition_n of_o his_o subjection_n he_o will_v pay_v tribute_n though_o he_o fetch_v it_o out_o of_o the_o fish_n belly_n hence_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o rom._n 13._o for_o this_o cause_n you_o pay_v tribute_n to_o testify_v your_o subjection_n neither_o be_v christ_n only_o a_o servant_n to_o they_o who_o be_v in_o some_o authority_n but_o general_o among_o man_n he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o a_o servant_n mat._n 20.28_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v not_o to_o be_v minister_v unto_o but_o to_o minister_v and_o to_o give_v his_o life_n a_o ransom_n for_o many_o not_o to_o be_v a_o master_n to_o command_v and_o have_v other_o to_o attend_v he_o but_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o servant_n see_v in_o what_o esteem_v he_o be_v have_v we_o 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speak_v it_o with_o disdain_n and_o i_o take_v the_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o cast_v they_o to_o the_o potter_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n exod._n 21.32_o there_o be_v a_o place_n parallel_n to_o it_o which_o will_v expound_v it_o clear_o if_o a_o ox_n shall_v push_v a_o manservant_n or_o a_o maid-servant_n that_o he_o die_v the_o owner_n of_o the_o ox_n shall_v give_v to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o servant_n thirty_o shekel_n and_o the_o ox_n shall_v be_v stone_v it_o be_v the_o very_a price_n that_o be_v pay_v for_o a_o slave_n thirty_o shekel_n which_o be_v 3_o l._n 15_o s._n in_o our_o money_n a_o base_a estimation_n they_o have_v of_o christ_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o bondman_n the_o same_o price_n that_o be_v give_v for_o a_o slave_n that_o be_v kill_v by_o a_o ox_n for_o this_o same_o price_n be_v he_o sold._n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o josephus_n cap._n 12._o drachm_n when_o ptolomaeus_n philadelphus_n will_v redeem_v all_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v 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misery_n be_v and_o what_o that_o great_a hope_n of_o mercy_n be_v that_o the_o lord_n propose_v to_o the_o great_a sinner_n in_o the_o world_n i_o show_v unto_o you_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o be_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n which_o do_v let_v fall_v all_o other_o thing_n in_o a_o man_n self_n and_o come_v with_o a_o open_a and_o empty_a hand_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n and_o fill_v itself_o with_o he_o i_o show_v you_o also_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n as_o it_o justify_v and_o now_o because_o it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o high_a moment_n wherein_o all_o our_o comfort_n stand_v and_o in_o which_o it_o lie_v i_o think_v good_a to_o resume_v it_o all_o again_o so_o far_o as_o may_v concern_v our_o practice_n that_o we_o may_v see_v what_o the_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o last_o in_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n from_o the_o corruption_n and_o pollution_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o 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say_v and_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v such_o a_o sinner_n as_o indeed_o he_o be_v to_o stand_v in_o such_o need_n that_o he_o can_v do_v this_o one_o will_v think_v to_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o sense_n but_o unless_o god_n spirit_n open_v our_o eye_n we_o can_v never_o see_v our_o selus_fw-la to_o be_v such_o sinner_n as_o we_o be_v or_o else_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n cry_v out_o more_o against_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o weight_n thereof_o after_o his_o conversion_n than_o he_o do_v before_o what_o be_v his_o sin_n great_a or_o more_o than_o they_o be_v
former_o no_o but_o his_o light_n be_v great_a his_o eye_n be_v open_v and_o now_o he_o see_v more_o clear_o what_o sin_n be_v when_o the_o sun_n shine_v and_o its_o ray_n come_v in_o what_o a_o number_n of_o mote_n do_v we_o discover_v which_o before_o we_o see_v not_o not_o as_o if_o the_o sunbeam_n make_v they_o or_o the_o sun_n raise_v the_o dust_n no_o there_o be_v here_o as_o many_o mote_n and_o as_o much_o dust_n fly_v about_o as_o if_o the_o sun_n shine_v here_o what_o be_v the_o matter_n then_o why_o this_o the_o sun_n discover_v they_o to_o we_o so_o that_o here_o be_v the_o point_n our_o sin_n in_o our_o soul_n be_v as_o mote_n in_o the_o air_n and_o be_v not_o more_o than_o they_o be_v before_o conversion_n but_o we_o can_v see_v they_o till_o the_o glorious_a beam_n of_o god_n spirit_n shine_v upon_o we_o the_o sight_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o danger_n that_o come_v by_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n the_o spirit_n discover_v sin_n unto_o we_o john_n 16.8_o 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now_o unto_o thy_o governor_n will_v he_o be_v please_v with_o thou_o or_o accept_v thy_o person_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n mal._n 1.8_o but_o mark_v how_o he_o go_v on_o v_o 14._o curse_a be_v the_o deceiver_n which_o have_v in_o his_o flock_n a_o male_a and_o vow_v &_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n a_o corrupt_a thing_n mark_v god_n account_v such_o service_n a_o corrupt_a thing_n never_o look_v for_o a_o blessing_n from_o god_n in_o heaven_n when_o thou_o sacrifice_a to_o he_o such_o corrupt_a thing_n we_o be_v to_o offer_v and_o present_v ourselves_o a_o live_a sacrifice_n holy_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n rom._n 12.1_o now_o judge_v whether_o they_o offer_v god_n the_o live_n who_o say_v when_o my_o dote_a day_n come_v my_o lame_a day_n that_o i_o can_v go_v my_o blind_a day_n that_o i_o can_v see_v i_o will_v offer_v myself_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n will_v this_o be_v acceptable_a to_o he_o be_v not_o this_o evil_a say_v the_o lord_n to_o offer_v i_o such_o a_o 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