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18.37_o to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n that_o i_o shall_v bear_v witness_n unto_o the_o truth_n the_o pattern_n of_o all_o precedent_n and_o the_o life_n of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a in_o man_n be_v the_o god_n in_o man_n the_o man_n in_o god_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n who_o in_o his_o birth_n be_v a_o pattern_n of_o humility_n in_o his_o life_n of_o innocence_n in_o his_o death_n of_o patience_n in_o all_o a_o pattern_n of_o holiness_n as_o it_o be_v the_o marrow_n of_o religion_n to_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o with_o truth_n in_o the_o inward_a man_n so_o the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o christian_a consist_v in_o not_o do_v what_o he_o do_v
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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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truth_n for_o to_o this_o end_n be_v we_o bear_v regenerate_a make_v christian_n come_v into_o the_o world_n the_o christian_a church_n that_o we_o both_o in_o our_o word_n in_o our_o work_n in_o our_o life_n by_o our_o death_n if_o call_v thereunto_o shall_v bear_v witness_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o act_n bear_v witness_n to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n that_o i_o shall_v bear_v witness_n to_o the_o truth_n testis_fw-la fidelis_fw-la or_o the_o faithful_a witness_n sermon_n viii_o st._n john_n 18.37_o to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n that_o i_o shall_v bear_v witness_n unto_o the_o truth_n the_o life_n of_o most_o man_n be_v misspend_v it_o be_v only_o they_o who_o have_v a_o certain_a end_n of_o their_o action_n that_o shall_v attain_v to_o the_o right_a end_n for_o which_o those_o action_n be_v design_v namely_o the_o glory_n of_o 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