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in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n luk._n 16.15_o reader_n do_v not_o thou_o as_o some_o tradesman_n live_v altogether_o on_o thy_o credit_n with_o other_o the_o most_o cunning_a taker_n of_o money_n that_o be_v though_o they_o take_v notice_n of_o every_o piece_n be_v sometime_o deceive_v and_o take_v bad_a money_n such_o as_o will_v never_o endure_v the_o touchstone_n for_o good_a coin_n what_o a_o poor_a comfort_n will_v it_o be_v to_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v hungry_a and_o naked_a that_o other_o think_v and_o speak_v that_o thou_o be_v feed_v and_o clothe_v he_o that_o trade_v high_o and_o live_v whole_o upon_o trust_n seldom_o hold_v out_o long_o look_v therefore_o not_o so_o much_o at_o other_o commendation_n but_o at_o thy_o own_o regeneration_n for_o that_o be_v it_o alone_o which_o accompany_v salvation_n it_o be_v a_o favour_n that_o thou_o do_v so_o walk_v as_o to_o have_v godly_a man_n good_a word_n but_o for_o all_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o stranger_n to_o this_o 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and_o beauty_n the_o difference_n lie_v in_o the_o bottom_n and_o foundation_n a_o hypocrite_n may_v sail_v towards_o heaven_n with_o a_o full_a gale_n of_o confidence_n nay_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o wind_n do_v over-turn_a the_o vessel_n for_o be_v he_o more_o dubious_a he_o will_v be_v more_o anxious_a about_o his_o recovery_n and_o so_o more_o likely_a to_o be_v save_v there_o be_v say_v the_o wise_a man_n that_o make_v himself_o rich_a yet_o have_v nothing_o prov._n 13.7_o that_o be_v there_o be_v some_o that_o be_v full_a of_o confidence_n rich_a in_o assurance_n that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o undefiled_a inherithnce_n be_v they_o when_o indeed_o they_o have_v not_o one_o grain_n of_o grace_n nor_o any_o true_a ground_n of_o their_o joy_n and_o peace_n but_o be_v very_a beggar_n the_o apostle_n paul_n speak_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v alive_a without_o the_o law_n rom._n 7.9_o even_o then_o when_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o its_o curse_n 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near_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n christ_n tell_v the_o jew_n you_o say_v god_n be_v your_o father_n but_o you_o have_v not_o know_v he_o so_o these_o say_v god_n be_v their_o father_n christ_n be_v their_o husband_n heaven_n their_o home_n when_o they_o know_v neither_o as_o every_o wicked_a man_n conscience_n be_v moral_o evil_a and_o stain_v with_o sin_n so_o many_o time_n it_o be_v natural_o evil_a that_o it_o do_v neither_o check_v he_o nor_o judge_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n one_o main_a work_n of_o conscience_n be_v to_o give_v evidence_n either_o for_o or_o against_o a_o man_n now_o conscience_n may_v bear_v false_a witness_n against_o its_o neighbour_n the_o godly_a man_n either_o through_o ignorance_n or_o misinformation_n not_o judge_v by_o a_o right_a rule_n or_o not_o use_v that_o rule_n right_o and_o conscience_n may_v give_v in_o false_a testimony_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o ungodly_a man_n either_o through_o its_o blindness_n sleepiness_n security_n or_o searedness_n 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