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the_o world_n for_o thus_o he_o come_v and_o be_v bear_v that_o we_o may_v reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o life_n and_o death_n and_o he_o come_v so_o mean_o that_o his_o poverty_n may_v enrich_v we_o so_o lowly_a that_o his_o humility_n may_v strengthen_v we_o and_o though_o we_o disdainful_o neglect_v the_o mean_n of_o our_o salvation_n yet_o he_o take_v care_n of_o we_o before_o all_o time_n and_o manifest_v his_o love_n in_o come_v to_o we_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n ttherfore_o to_o wind_v up_o all_o praise_v thou_o the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n etc._n ps_n 103.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n
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torment_n choose_v to_o die_v glorious_o rather_o than_o live_v stain_v with_o such_o a_o abomination_n therefore_o say_v he_o excellent_o when_o persuade_v by_o friend_n to_o bring_v flesh_n of_o his_o own_o and_o make_v as_o if_o he_o obey_v the_o king_n in_o eat_v the_o flesh_n take_v from_o the_o sacrifice_n it_o become_v not_o one_o of_o my_o year_n to_o dissemble_v for_o then_o any_o young_a person_n may_v think_v that_o i_o be_v fourscore_o year_n old_a and_o ten_o be_v now_o go_v to_o a_o strange_a religion_n and_o so_o they_o through_o my_o hypocrisy_n and_o desire_v to_o live_v a_o little_a time_n and_o a_o moment_n long_o shall_v be_v deceive_v by_o i_o and_o so_o i_o get_v a_o stain_n and_o make_v my_o old_a age_n abominable_a and_o though_o i_o shall_v at_o present_a be_v deliver_v from_o man_n yet_o shall_v i_o not_o escape_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o almighty_a neither_o alive_a nor_o dead_a 2_o maccab._n 6.19_o 20_o 21._o when_o it_o once_o come_v to_o this_o strait_a that_o we_o must_v either_o deny_v the_o truth_n or_o fall_v under_o the_o sword_n of_o persecution_n we_o be_v rather_o to_o die_v in_o or_o for_o the_o faith_n then_o forsake_v it_o and_o as_o we_o may_v not_o for_o the_o save_n of_o our_o life_n do_v that_o which_o be_v unlawful_a much_o less_o must_v we_o free_v our_o good_n from_o danger_n by_o similation_n or_o make_v a_o lie_n we_o must_v not_o similate_v good_a into_o evil_n nor_o truth_n into_o falsehood_n by_o wicked_a word_n or_o work_n nor_o seem_v to_o do_v good_a when_o we_o intend_v nothing_o less_o because_o of_o the_o lie_n which_o will_v lie_v upon_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o for_o so_o do_v and_o withal_o because_o there_o be_v a_o lie_n in_o deed_n as_o well_o as_o in_o say_v and_o neither_o be_v allowable_a in_o any_o man_n under_o what_o pretence_n soever_o though_o the_o do_v thereof_o be_v to_o save_v his_o life_n for_o we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o rom._n 3.8_o 4._o denial_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o that_o either_o by_o subscribe_v against_o it_o or_o by_o do_v that_o in_o our_o life_n and_o action_n which_o be_v direct_o opposite_a unto_o it_o for_o there_o be_v a_o double_a denial_n of_o truth_n 1._o in_o faith_n 2._o in_o practice_n 1._o in_o faith_n for_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n 2._o in_o practice_n for_o fear_v of_o pain_n 1._o in_o faith_n some_o have_v make_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n 1_o tim._n 1.19_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v give_v in_o 2_o tim._n 3.4_o why_o they_o so_o do_v it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_o than_o lover_n of_o god_n and_o as_o they_o for_o love_n of_o worldly_a pleasure_n cast_v away_o truth_n of_o faith_n so_o 2._o other_o for_o fear_n of_o pain_n have_v do_v it_o in_o fact_n have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n 2_o tim._n 3.5_o and_o in_o word_n profess_v that_o they_o know_v god_n but_o in_o work_n they_o deny_v he_o titus_n 1.16_o be_v reprobate_a to_o every_o good_a work_n etc._n etc._n but_o beside_o this_o deny_v of_o truth_n in_o faith_n and_o practice_n there_o be_v also_o a_o denial_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o judgement_n and_o this_o admit_v of_o divers_a degree_n 1._o apostasy_n when_o man_n fall_v from_o truth_n into_o sinful_a error_n 2_o when_o they_o revile_v the_o truth_n by_o evil_a speech_n thus_o wicked_a man_n detect_v themselves_o to_o be_v enemy_n to_o that_o truth_n which_o with_o their_o tongue_n and_o hand_n they_o violent_o oppose_v 3._o the_o sin_n also_o against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v in_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o sinful_a apostate_n and_o revile_v judgement_n and_o that_o appear_v 1._o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n 2._o in_o matter_n of_o fact_n 1._o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n when_o man_n fall_v off_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o faith_n first_o forsake_v of_o it_o then_o deny_v and_o at_o last_o blaspheme_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o 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vengeance_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v behold_v your_o house_n be_v leave_v unto_o you_o desolate_a etc._n etc._n luke_n 13.34_o 35._o yea_o thus_o he_o deal_v with_o jezabel_n herself_o that_o mother_n of_o fornication_n i_o give_v her_o space_n say_v the_o merciful_a god_n but_o she_o repent_v not_o therefore_o behold_v i_o will_v cast_v she_o into_o a_o bed_n and_o they_o that_o commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o into_o great_a tribulation_n except_o they_o repent_v of_o their_o deed_n and_o i_o will_v kill_v her_o child_n with_o death_n rev._n 2.21_o 22._o by_o all_o which_o as_o in_o a_o crystal_n mirror_n you_o may_v clear_o see_v the_o sad_a event_n which_o continual_o attend_v a_o impenitent_a state_n god_n mercy_n afford_v we_o space_n and_o leave_v we_o without_o excuse_n but_o his_o justice_n will_v certain_o punish_v we_o if_o we_o repent_v not_o 2._o in_o respect_n of_o judgement_n shall_v i_o call_v it_o a_o mercy_n to_o the_o wicked_a that_o god_n suffer_v they_o to_o 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