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do_v you_o bear_v his_o blasphemy_n mat._n 4.64_o say_v they_o then_o against_o the_o second_o table_n they_o post_v he_o to_o the_o civil_a court_n and_o there_o they_o lie_v to_o his_o charge_n high_a treason_n against_o caesar_n for_o he_o say_v they_o that_o make_v himself_o a_o king_n be_v a_o enemy_n unto_o caesar_n john_n 19.12_o and_o yet_o the_o innocent_a lamb_n mat._n 27.12_o for_o all_o this_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n vers_fw-la 14._o insomuch_o that_o pilate_n wonder_v he_o speak_v not_o a_o word_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o he_o come_v to_o suffer_v and_o to_o have_v all_o these_o slander_n and_o reproach_n put_v upon_o he_o not_o to_o excuse_v himself_o 3._o he_o lead_v a_o life_n subject_a to_o danger_n when_o he_o go_v among_o his_o own_o people_n to_o preach_v the_o acceptable_a year_n of_o the_o lord_n luk._n 4.19.29_o they_o bring_v he_o upon_o a_o high_a hill_n to_o the_o brow_n thereof_o with_o a_o purpose_n to_o cast_v he_o 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to_o ensnare_v he_o 4._o add_v to_o all_o this_o that_o he_o be_v not_o like_o we_o he_o know_v when_o and_o by_o what_o death_n he_o shall_v die_v he_o know_v in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o suffering_n what_o he_o shall_v suffer_v and_o what_o shall_v come_v upon_o he_o at_o his_o death_n if_o any_o of_o we_o shall_v know_v that_o he_o must_v die_v a_o curse_a shameful_a and_o painful_a death_n and_o know_v when_o it_o shall_v be_v it_o will_v mar_v all_o our_o mirth_n and_o put_v we_o to_o our_o dump_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o jollity_n our_o saviour_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o joy_n on_o earth_n say_v i_o have_v a_o baptism_n to_o be_v baptize_v with_o luk._n 12.50_o he_o know_v the_o cruel_a death_n which_o he_o shall_v suffer_v on_o the_o cross._n and_o how_o be_v he_o pain_v till_o it_o be_v accomplish_v the_o pain_n of_o it_o run_v through_o all_o his_o life_n and_o may_v well_o make_v his_o whole_a life_n uncomfortable_a unto_o he_o in_o the_o twelve_o of_o 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provocation_n nor_o offer_v despite_n unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o who_o you_o be_v seal_v to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n ephes._n 4.3_o if_o we_o embrace_v not_o god_n day_n we_o despise_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o goodness_n long_o suffer_v and_o patience_n rom._n 2.4_o despise_v thou_o the_o riches_n of_o god_n grace_n not_o know_v that_o the_o long-suffering_a of_o god_n lead_v to_o repentance_n there_o can_v be_v no_o high_a presumption_n than_o this_o to_o bid_v defiance_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n nor_o can_v there_o be_v great_a contempt_n of_o mercy_n then_o to_o set_v light_n of_o the_o time_n of_o our_o repentance_n and_o return_v unto_o god_n make_v that_o the_o great_a argument_n of_o our_o delay_n which_o god_n use_v to_o draw_v we_o to_o he_o god_n give_v we_o space_n that_o we_o may_v repent_v and_o we_o repent_v not_o because_o he_o give_v we_o space_n he_o give_v we_o life_n that_o with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a we_o may_v set_v about_o the_o business_n 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to_o return_v back_o and_o in_o this_o regard_n soft_a and_o fair_a may_v go_v far_o but_o it_o be_v far_o out_o of_o the_o way_n far_o in_o the_o way_n to_o perdition_n and_o destruction_n as_o long_o as_o we_o be_v out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n to_o heaven_n and_o happiness_n we_o be_v in_o the_o path_n that_o lead_v direct_o to_o the_o chamber_n of_o death_n but_o let_v i_o in_o this_o particular_a rip_v up_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o natural_a man_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o when_o god_n give_v man_n a_o day_n and_o cry_v out_o this_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n this_o be_v the_o accept_a time_n what_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n or_o the_o devil_n name_v rather_o for_o he_o be_v the_o adversary_n who_o malign_v our_o salvation_n shall_v cause_v they_o to_o put_v salvation_n from_o they_o to_o defer_v and_o desire_v a_o long_a time_n thus_o a_o natural_a man_n reason_n with_o himself_o i_o can_v so_o soon_o be_v take_v off_o from_o the_o profit_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n i_o hope_v to_o have_v a_o time_n when_o i_o shall_v with_o more_o ease_n and_o a_o great_a composedness_n of_o mind_n bring_v myself_o to_o it_o or_o if_o it_o be_v not_o with_o so_o much_o ease_n yet_o i_o trust_v in_o a_o sufficient_a manner_n i_o shall_v do_v it_o wherefore_o for_o the_o present_a i_o will_v enjoy_v the_o profit_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n where_o i_o be_o i_o will_v solace_v myself_o with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n i_o hope_v true_a repentance_n will_v never_o be_v too_o late_o this_o be_v well_o weigh_v
the_o wise_a of_o man_n give_v thou_o this_o counsel_n remember_v thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n before_o the_o evil_a day_n come_v wherein_o thou_o shall_v say_v thou_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o eccles._n 12.1_o here_o we_o find_v it_o be_v a_o youthful_a thing_n and_o shall_v be_v a_o young_a man_n practice_n not_o according_a to_o that_o devilish_a say_n a_o young_a saint_n and_o a_o old_a devil_n but_o remember_v thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n the_o more_o sin_n thou_o commit_v the_o more_o unapt_a thou_o be_v to_o repent_v custom_n in_o sin_v make_v thou_o a_o lot_n the_o elder_a thou_o grow_v the_o more_o loath_a to_o go_v out_o of_o sodom_n beside_o 2._o consider_v what_o sin_n be_v in_o its_o nature_n it_o be_v a_o weight_n sin_n heb._n 12.1_o let_v we_o lay_v aside_o every_o weight_n and_o the_o sin_n which_o do_v so_o easy_o beset_v we_o sin_n be_v then_o a_o weight_n and_o so_o a_o heavy_a thing_n but_o add_v sin_n to_o 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be_v not_o a_o man_n but_o find_v a_o smatch_n of_o it_o in_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o it_o be_v the_o more_o dangerous_a for_o who_o be_v in_o more_o danger_n than_o he_o that_o be_v blind_a and_o will_v be_v blind_a that_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v cheat_v by_o satan_n and_o himself_o this_o be_v the_o patient_a now_o what_o his_o disease_n be_v and_o the_o dangerousness_n of_o it_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o he_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v something_o and_o be_v nothing_o this_o be_v the_o patient_n to_o be_v cure_v and_o that_o be_v his_o disease_n than_o which_o none_o more_o common_a for_o there_o be_v not_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n but_o will_v say_v i_o thank_v god_n i_o be_o something_o and_o i_o be_o not_o half_a so_o bad_a as_o the_o preacher_n will_v make_v i_o i_o have_v some_o good_a thing_n in_o i_o now_o this_o his_o disease_n stand_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o he_o be_v nothing_o 2._o that_o he_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v something_o 1._o he_o be_v nothing_o 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of_o the_o world_n or_o those_o which_o he_o himself_o be_v subject_a unto_o but_o his_o disposition_n to_o sin_n be_v the_o same_o his_o nature_n be_v nothing_o change_v there_o be_v no_o renovation_n no_o cast_n in_o a_o new_a mould_n which_o must_v be_v in_o we_o for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o little_a reform_v will_v serve_v the_o turn_n no_o nor_o all_o the_o morality_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o all_o the_o common_a grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n nor_o the_o outward_a change_n of_o the_o life_n they_o will_v not_o do_v unless_o we_o be_v quicken_v and_o have_v a_o new_a life_n wrought_v in_o we_o unless_o there_o be_v a_o supernatural_a work_n of_o god_n spirit_n we_o can_v never_o enter_v into_o heaven_n therefore_o in_o this_o case_n it_o behoove_v every_o man_n to_o prove_v his_o own_o work_n gal._n 6.4_o a_o thing_n man_n be_v hardly_o draw_v unto_o to_o be_v exact_a examiner_n of_o themselves_o coelo_fw-la discendit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o heathen_a himself_o can_v 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