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to_o all_o eternity_n 3._o again_o if_o the_o second_o thing_n shall_v be_v object_v say_v but_o lord_n i_o do_v not_o think_v this_o have_v be_v sin_n or_o the_o other_o have_v be_v sin_n for_o no_o body_n tell_v i_o so_o then_o also_o will_v the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n take_v off_o that_o say_v nay_o but_o i_o be_v give_v to_o thy_o father_n adam_n before_o he_o have_v sin_v or_o before_o thou_o be_v bear_v and_o have_v ever_o since_o be_v in_o thy_o soul_n to_o convince_v thou_o of_o thy_o sin_n and_o to_o control_v thou_o for_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o right_a do_v not_o i_o secret_o tell_v thou_o at_o such_o a_o time_n in_o such_o a_o place_n when_o thou_o be_v do_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n with_o such_o a_o one_o or_o when_o thou_o be_v all_o alone_a that_o this_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o that_o god_n do_v forbid_v it_o therefore_o if_o thou_o do_v commit_v it_o god_n will_v be_v displease_v with_o thou_o for_o it_o and_o when_o thou_o be_v think_v to_o do_v such_o a_o 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be_v they_o have_v the_o law_n of_o work_n in_o they_o by_o nature_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v leave_v without_o excuse_n for_o their_o own_o conscience_n shall_v stand_v up_o for_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o where_o he_o say_v their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n the_o mean_a while_n accuse_v or_o else_o excuse_v one_o another_o ay_o but_o when_o why_o in_o the_o day_n when_o god_n shall_v judge_v the_o secret_n of_o man_n by_o jesus_n christ_n according_a to_o my_o gospel_n rom._n 2._o 15_o 16._o so_o this_o i_o say_v be_v another_o end_n for_o which_o the_o lord_n do_v give_v the_o law_n namely_o that_o god_n may_v pass_v a_o sentence_n in_o righteousness_n without_o be_v charge_v with_o any_o injustice_n by_o those_o that_o shall_v fall_v under_o it_o in_o the_o judgement_n 4._o a_o four_o end_n why_o the_o lord_n do_v give_v the_o law_n it_o be_v because_o they_o that_o die_v out_o of_o jesus_n christ_n may_v not_o only_o have_v their_o mouth_n stop_v but_o also_o that_o their_o person_n may_v become_v guilty_a before_o god_n rom._n 3._o 19_o and_o indeed_o this_o will_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o silence_v as_o i_o say_v before_o they_o find_v themselves_o guilty_a their_o conscience_n back_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n pass_v upon_o they_o they_o shall_v become_v guilty_a that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v fit_a vessel_n for_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n to_o be_v pour_v out_o into_o be_v fill_v with_o guilt_n by_o reason_n of_o transgression_n against_o the_o commandment_n thus_o therefore_o shall_v the_o party_n under_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v fit_v to_o destruction_n rom._n 9_o 22._o even_o as_o wood_n or_o straw_n be_v well_o dry_v be_v fit_v for_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o law_n be_v add_v and_o give_v and_o speak_v to_o this_o very_a end_n that_o sin_n may_v be_v show_v mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v from_o quarrel_v and_o that_o all_o the_o world_n mark_n the_o world_n may_v become_v guilty_a 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he_o that_o may_v make_v thou_o see_v rev._n 3_o 18._o second_o because_o thou_o shall_v never_o have_v any_o true_a comfort_n till_o thou_o do_v thus_o come_v to_o see_v and_o behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o have_v take_v away_o thy_o sin_n john_n 1._o 29._o three_o because_o that_o thereby_o thou_o will_v be_v able_a through_o grace_n to_o step_v over_o and_o turn_v aside_o from_o the_o several_a stumbling-block_n that_o satan_n together_o with_o his_o instrument_n have_v lay_v in_o our_o way_n which_o otherwise_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o shun_v but_o will_v certain_o fall_v when_o other_o stand_v and_o grope_v and_o stumble_v when_o