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only_a door_n at_o which_o the_o righteous_a enter_v in_o we_o may_v join_v to_o these_o moral_a man_n that_o content_n themselves_o with_o a_o negative_a holiness_n and_o empty_a heartless_a duty_n who_o have_v as_o luther_n speak_v a_o pope_n in_o their_o belly_n and_o go_v no_o far_o for_o righteonsness_n and_o salvation_n than_o their_o own_o duty_n this_o be_v to_o deny_v christ_n not_o to_o justify_v he_o such_o man_n make_v a_o christ_n of_o all_o their_o performance_n of_o their_o outward_a restrain_a holiness_n and_o put_v all_o together_o make_v a_o justify_v christ_n of_o these_o menstruous_a rag_n but_o the_o child_n of_o wisdom_n cry_v out_o none_o but_o christ_n righteousness_n as_o the_o spirit_n answer_v the_o exorcist_n command_v they_o to_o come_v forth_o jesus_n i_o know_v and_o paul_n i_o know_v but_o who_o be_v you_o act._n 19.15_o so_o do_v all_o the_o child_n of_o wisdom_n say_v in_o point_n of_o justification_n jesus_n i_o know_v and_o his_o righteousness_n i_o 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father_n father_n i_o know_v they_o not_o christ_n will_v neither_o know_v they_o nor_o any_o of_o their_o religious_a act_n nor_o acknowledge_v any_o thing_n they_o have_v do_v for_o he_o as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o dead_a man_n they_o be_v forget_v and_o out_o of_o mind_n and_o their_o place_n shall_v be_v know_v no_o more_o so_o it_o be_v with_o such_o as_o shall_v condemn_v wisdom_n and_o deny_v christ_n when_o they_o shall_v cry_v lord_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o do_v this_o he_o will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o such_o as_o call_v he_o lord_n before_o his_o father_n chrysostome_n on_o that_o place_n i_o know_v you_o not_o say_v he_o have_v rather_o be_v strike_v through_o with_o a_o thousand_o thunderbolt_n than_o to_o hear_v christ_n say_v i_o know_v you_o not_o christ_n will_v not_o own_o any_o good_a work_n or_o good_a duty_n of_o they_o who_o have_v condemn_v or_o deny_v he_o and_o his_o way_n all_o their_o prayer_n shall_v be_v forget_v as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o pray_v yea_o all_o their_o duty_n shall_v but_o aggravate_v their_o torment_n he_o will_v say_v to_o his_o father_n give_v double_a torment_n to_o those_o that_o have_v condemn_v wisdom_n and_o yet_o pray_v to_o thou_o in_o my_o name_n 5._o christ_n will_v accuse_v they_o before_o his_o father_n these_o be_v the_o person_n that_o will_v not_o feed_v i_o when_o i_o be_v hungry_a that_o when_o i_o be_v thirsty_a will_v give_v i_o no_o drink_n that_o be_v a_o stranger_n take_v i_o not_o in_o that_o when_o i_o be_v naked_a 41._o matt._n 25.40_o 41._o clothe_v i_o not_o that_o when_o i_o be_v sick_a and_o in_o prison_n visit_v i_o not_o these_o be_v the_o man_n that_o do_v base_o condemn_v my_o way_n and_o shameful_o deny_v i_o before_o such_o and_o such_o man_n this_o be_v judas_n that_o betray_v i_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o jew_n these_o be_v the_o person_n that_o by_o their_o cowardice_n or_o covetousness_n betray_v my_o truth_n my_o worship_n my_o religion_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o 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of_o the_o fact_n what_o a_o sin_n it_o be_v to_o condemn_v wisdom_n and_o religion_n in_o deny_v wisdom_n you_o deny_v christ_n himself_o in_o condemn_v religion_n you_o condemn_v he_o it_o be_v his_o religion_n his_o truth_n his_o worship_n his_o way_n which_o you_o condemn_v therefore_o in_o condemn_v these_o you_o condemn_v christ_n himself_o you_o condemn_v he_o who_o god_n the_o father_n have_v justify_v and_o glorify_v and_o witness_v a_o good_a confession_n of_o he_o before_o man_n this_o be_v my_o well_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well-pleased_n you_o condemn_v christ_n who_o all_o the_o angel_n adore_v it_o be_v their_o glory_n to_o be_v his_o minister_a spirit_n in_o condemn_v he_o you_o condemn_v the_o infinite_a love_n of_o god_n for_o so_o god_n love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o son_n you_o deny_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n the_o prince_n of_o life_n the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o only_a saviour_n you_o reject_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n his_o blood_n 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