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withstand_v all_o those_o mean_n for_o fruit_n that_o god_n have_v use_v for_o the_o make_n of_o he_o if_o it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o fruitful_a tree_n in_o his_o garden_n he_o be_v in_o this_o danger_n and_o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o parable_n the_o figtree_n here_o mention_v be_v bless_v with_o the_o application_n of_o mean_n have_v time_n allow_v it_o to_o receive_v the_o nourishment_n but_o it_o outstand_v withstand_v overstand_v all_o all_z that_o the_o husbandman_n do_v all_o that_o the_o vine-dresser_n do_v sign_n of_o be_v past_a grace_n but_o a_o little_a distinct_o to_o particularize_v in_o four_o or_o five_o particular_n first_o sign_n the_o day_n of_o grace_n
worthy_a who_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n heb._n 10._o 28._o wherefore_o against_o these_o despiser_n god_n have_v set_v himself_o and_o foretell_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o believe_v but_o perish_v behold_v you_o despiser_n and_o wonder_v and_o perish_v for_o i_o work_v a_o work_n in_o your_o day_n which_o you_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n believe_v though_o a_o man_n declare_v it_o unto_o you_o act_n 13._o 41._o after_o that_o thou_o shall_v out_o it_o down_o thus_o far_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o barren_a figtree_n or_o fruitless_a professor_n with_o some_o sign_n to_o know_v he_o by_o whereto_o be_v add_v also_o some_o sign_n of_o one_o who_o neither_o will_n or_o can_v by_o any_o mean_n be_v fruitful_a but_o they_o must_v miserable_o perish_v now_o be_v come_v to_o the_o time_n of_o execution_n i_o shall_v speak_v a_o word_n to_o that_o also_o after_o that_o thou_o shall_v cut_v it_o down_o christ_n at_o last_o turn_v the_o barren_a 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wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n 1_o cor._n 15._o wherefore_o death_n come_v not_o to_o this_o man_n as_o he_o do_v to_o saint_n muzzle_v or_o without_o his_o sting_n but_o with_o open_a mouth_n in_o all_o his_o strength_n yea_o he_o send_v his_o first_o bear_v which_o be_v guilt_n to_o devour_v his_o strength_n and_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n job_n 18._o 13_o 14._o but_o to_o give_v you_o in_o a_o few_o particular_n the_o manner_n of_o this_o man_n be_v die_v 1._o now_o he_o have_v his_o fruitless_a fruit_n beleaguer_v he_o round_o his_o bed_n together_o with_o all_o the_o band_n and_o legion_n of_o his_o other_o wickedness_n his_o own_o iniquity_n shall_v take_v the_o wicked_a himself_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v in_o the_o cord_n of_o his_o sin_n prov._n 5._o 22._o 2._o now_o some_o terrible_a discovery_n of_o god_n be_v make_v out_o unto_o he_o to_o the_o perplex_v and_o terrify_v of_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n god_n shall_v cast_v upon_o he_o and_o not_o spare_v and_o he_o shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o that_o which_o be_v high_a job_n 27._o 22._o 3._o the_o dark_a entry_n he_o be_v to_o go_v through_o will_v be_v a_o sore_a amazement_n to_o he_o for_o fear_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o way_n eccl._n 12._o 5._o yea_o terror_n will_v take_v hold_n on_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o yawn_a jaw_n of_o death_n to_o gape_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o door_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n open_a to_o give_v he_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o world_n now_o who_o will_v meet_v i_o in_o this_o dark_a entry_n how_o shall_v i_o pass_v through_o this_o dark_a entry_n into_o another_o world_n 4._o for_o by_o reason_n of_o gild_n and_o a_o shake_a conscience_n his_o life_n will_v hang_v in_o continual_a doubt_n before_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v afraid_a day_n and_o night_n deut._n 28._o 66_o 67._o and_o shall_v have_v no_o assurance_n of_o his_o life_n 5._o now_o also_o want_n will_v come_v up_o against_o he_o 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