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easy_n warning_n neglect_v end_n in_o great_a woe_n &_o god_n that_o at_o first_o will_v fain_a be_v hear_v at_o last_o will_v work_v his_o pleasure_n and_o will_v not_o hear_v ezoc_fw-la 14.21_o tell_v we_o of_o four_o sore_a judgement_n the_o sword_n famine_n pestilence_n and_o noisome_a beast_n some_o of_o these_o have_v rage_v in_o this_o land_n and_o we_o may_v fear_v the_o rest_n will_v follow_v unless_o we_o prevent_v they_o by_o our_o repentance_n the_o lion_n have_v roar_v who_o will_v not_o fear_v the_o lord_n god_n have_v speak_v who_o can_v but_o prophesy_v god_n in_o judge_v his_o house_n make_v choice_n of_o a_o fit_a time_n the_o original_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d employ_v rather_o the_o convenience_n of_o season_n than_o the_o continuance_n of_o time_n as_o god_n know_v when_o to_o deliver_v he_o so_o he_o have_v his_o season_n wherein_o to_o punish_v and_o chastise_v they_o and_o that_o first_o to_o revenge_v the_o quarrel_n of_o his_o covenant_n leu._n 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bring_v home_o the_o conviction_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v not_o with_o these_o stubborn_a jew_n disobey_v thy_o gospel_n and_o bring_v upon_o we_o and_o our_o habitation_n their_o end_n and_o misery_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o their_o first_o sin_n i_o will_v speed_v on_o in_o the_o rest_n and_o spend_v less_o time_n in_o my_o discourse_n it_o be_v needful_a to_o beat_v this_o sin_n home_o and_o make_v the_o great_a stay_n because_o the_o great_a stir_n have_v be_v make_v about_o it_o the_o denial_n of_o righteousness_n moral_a and_o civil_a man_n never_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o evangelicall_n and_o christian_a righteousness_n what_o law_n acknowledge_v a_o man_n just_a by_o another_o man_n justice_n or_o wise_a by_o another_o man_n wisdom_n papist_n deride_v it_o and_o the_o world_n have_v not_o learned_a how_o to_o conceive_v of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n to_o live_v in_o this_o ignorance_n and_o a_o assurance_n to_o a_o man_n he_o want_v wisdom_n to_o know_v his_o 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death_n be_v a_o sad_a symptom_n of_o some_o severe_a and_o unspeakable_a sorrow_n pass_v we_o to_o his_o prayer_n and_o see_v with_o submission_n how_o he_o intreat_v for_o the_o departure_n of_o it_o father_n if_o there_o be_v any_o possible_a mean_n to_o redeem_v man_n without_o i_o and_o save_v i_o from_o the_o sorrow_n i_o be_o in_o let_v the_o bitter_a cup_n escape_v my_o taste_n it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n i_o sue_v for_o once_o but_o again_o and_o again_o i_o continue_v my_o fuite_n and_o seek_v more_o earnest_o than_o ever_o former_o in_o any_o prayer_n i_o express_v myself_o unto_o thou_o it_o be_v no_o small_a burden_n that_o christ_n will_v have_v shift_v from_o his_o shoulder_n and_o settle_v upon_o some_o other_o mean_n and_o mediation_n he_o will_v not_o shrink_v to_o have_v man_n save_v but_o it_o will_v glad_v he_o to_o see_v himself_o ease_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a my_o will_n be_v to_o be_v ease_v but_o thy_o will_n be_v obey_v what_o ever_o i_o suffer_v from_o 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