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serm_n de_fw-la ianâ—torâ—b_fw-la â—s_n respondit_fw-la quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la tenuerat_fw-la somnus_o non_fw-la angâ—li_fw-la non_fw-la archangeli_fw-la non_fw-la prâ—phetâ—_n non_fw-la ministri_fw-la none_o of_o the_o poâ—ters_v answer_v because_o they_o be_v all_o asleep_a neither_o angel_n nor_o archangel_n nor_o prophet_n nor_o servant_n make_v any_o answer_n but_o o_o lord_n albeit_o so_o it_o be_v answer_v thou_o i_o for_o at_o thou_o i_o knock_v thou_o be_v the_o door_n licet_fw-la pver_fw-la 〈…〉_o 121._o psal_n 121._o dormiâ—nt_fw-la tu_fw-la non_fw-la dormis_fw-la qui_fw-la custodis_fw-la israel_n albeit_o thy_o child_n sleep_v yet_o thou_o that_o keep_v israel_n sleep_v not_o but_o leave_v they_o let_v we_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o who_o we_o 10._o â—n_a exhortation_n to_o content_v we_o with_o christ_n mediation_n joâ—_a 2._o 1._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o zach._n 4._o 10._o believe_v let_v we_o use_v the_o mediation_n of_o christ_n who_o s._n john_n recommend_v to_o we_o 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or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n we_o have_v hear_v the_o apostle_n particular_a triumph_n god_n his_o particular_a triumph_n against_o the_o cross_n no_o cross_n can_v cut_v we_o oft_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n against_o sin_n now_o follow_v his_o particular_a triumph_n against_o the_o cross_n he_o glory_v not_o in_o this_o that_o christian_n be_v without_o a_o cross_n yea_o rather_o he_o show_v it_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o god_n child_n to_o be_v exercise_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o cross_n but_o herein_o he_o rejoice_v that_o no_o cross_n can_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o this_o quarrel_n the_o apostle_n provoke_v all_o enemy_n whatsoever_o corporal_a or_o spiritual_a present_a or_o to_o come_v and_o against_o they_o all_o he_o take_v up_o the_o triumph_n in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n nevertheless_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v more_o 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for_o transgression_n of_o her_o precept_n require_v that_o the_o wicked_a may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o their_o most_o unreasonable_a disobedience_n her_o commandment_n for_o number_n be_v but_o ten_o and_o so_o not_o burdenable_a to_o the_o memory_n for_o understanding_n plain_a write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o man_n â—or_a equity_n not_o contradictable_a for_o the_o law_n crave_v nothing_o of_o man_n but_o that_o which_o by_o the_o holiness_n of_o his_o nature_n receive_v by_o creation_n he_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v neither_o do_v the_o law_n command_v any_o thing_n profitable_a to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o but_o unto_o man_n who_o receive_v it_o and_o for_o holiness_n every_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n when_o god_n proclaim_v it_o on_o mount_n sinai_n be_v assist_v with_o a_o thousand_o of_o his_o saint_n as_o witness_n of_o the_o holiness_n thereof_o all_o these_o circumstance_n do_v aggravate_v the_o weight_n of_o that_o judgement_n which_o the_o law_n shall_v 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and_o among_o the_o rock_n of_o the_o mountain_n for_o what_o strength_n be_v there_o in_o man_n who_o be_v but_o stubble_n to_o stand_v before_o a_o consume_a fire_n and_z or_o ever_o their_o doom_n be_v give_v out_o they_o shall_v cry_v mountain_n and_o rock_n fall_v upon_o we_o and_o hide_v we_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n but_o when_o they_o shall_v hear_v that_o fearful_a sentence_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v 41._o mat._n 25._o 41._o for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n o_o how_o shall_v the_o terror_n thereof_o confound_v their_o spirit_n and_o press_v they_o down_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n o_o fearful_a sentence_n depart_v from_o i_o what_o shall_v the_o creature_n do_v when_o the_o creator_n in_o his_o wrath_n command_v it_o to_o depart_v and_o by_o his_o power_n banish_v it_o from_o his_o presence_n o_o man_n will_v thou_o consider_v in_o time_n who_o shall_v receive_v sin_n 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