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by_o his_o remembrance_n that_o he_o often_o so_o repent_v upon_o earth_n he_o shall_v at_o the_o same_o instant_n cry_v out_o o_o that_o i_o have_v never_o do_v such_o sin_n and_o shall_v then_o also_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o he_o have_v so_o express_v himself_o in_o his_o repenting_n upon_o earth_n have_v he_o while_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o make_v such_o wish_n with_o sting_a remorse_n that_o he_o have_v never_o be_v in_o such_o company_n in_o which_o he_o commit_v his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v never_o see_v the_o face_n of_o such_o a_o one_o by_o who_o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v rather_o have_v lose_v any_o good_a or_o suffer_v any_o evil_n at_o the_o time_n than_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o wickedness_n have_v he_o i_o say_v then_o be_v constant_a to_o those_o wise_a and_o necessary_a reflection_n he_o have_v thence_o forward_o refuse_v sin_n and_o if_o he_o have_v do_v so_o he_o will_v have_v remember_v those_o repenting_n 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or_o their_o vicious_a company_n be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v at_o the_o trouble_v which_o repentance_n and_o mortification_n will_v bring_v with_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o will_v not_o choose_v their_o duty_n 32.47_o deut._n 32.47_o though_o in_o so_o do_v they_o have_v choose_v life_n sinner_n choose_v notwithstanding_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o lose_v any_o good_a or_o to_o suffer_v any_o evil_n to_o preserve_v their_o natural_a life_n yea_o they_o do_v this_o when_o they_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o such_o loss_n and_o suffering_n will_v preserve_v their_o life_n or_o no_o when_o it_o may_v so_o happen_v that_o by_o those_o very_a endeavour_n to_o preserve_v life_n they_o may_v lose_v it_o the_o desire_n of_o natural_a life_n be_v so_o natural_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v choose_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o it_o 2.4_o job_n 2.4_o skin_n for_o skin_n yea_o all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n yea_o a_o sinner_n will_v to_o save_v his_o 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the_o holy_a scripture_n we_o hear_v it_o with_o our_o ear_n and_o why_o shall_v not_o our_o heart_n be_v affect_v with_o this_o and_o our_o life_n govern_v by_o it_o a_o man_n stand_v over_o we_o with_o the_o wrath_n of_o a_o enemy_n and_o with_o the_o instrument_n of_o death_n and_o say_v do_v this_o or_o die_v and_o we_o do_v it_o nor_o dare_v we_o do_v otherwise_o but_o god_n say_v with_o a_o voice_n more_o terrible_a than_o that_o of_o thunder_n on_o mount_n sinai_n i_o be_o jehovah_n thy_o god_n thou_o shall_v do_v so_o or_o so_o or_o thou_o shall_v not_o do_v this_o or_o that_o and_o we_o be_v insensible_a 51.12_o isa_n 51.12_o and_o follow_v the_o imagination_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n but_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v this_o stupidity_n for_o ever_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o avoid_v the_o most_o dreadful_a reflection_n on_o what_o we_o have_v do_v that_o be_v possible_a we_o shall_v when_o our_o heart_n be_v convince_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 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