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evil_a and_o in_o do_v evil_a thou_o have_v not_o the_o lord_n before_o thy_o eye_n thou_o do_v it_o not_o for_o obedience_n to_o his_o will_n take_v this_o lesson_n let_v every_o man_n and_o woman_n take_v good_a heed_n that_o they_o be_v well_o exercise_v and_o if_o our_o god_n employ_v we_o let_v we_o take_v good_a heed_n that_o we_o be_v in_o a_o good_a service_n in_o speak_v good_a and_o do_v good_a lend_v not_o thy_o heart_n thy_o hand_n nor_o thy_o tongue_n to_o the_o devil_n in_o unrighteousness_n and_o see_v thou_o can_v not_o sleep_v from_o morning_n to_o evening_n but_o must_v be_v speak_v and_o do_v pray_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v employ_v thou_o to_o do_v well_o and_o to_o speak_v well_o and_o say_v lord_n let_v i_o be_v a_o instrument_n to_o do_v well_o and_o more_o in_o do_v well_o be_v not_o content_a of_o the_o outward_a face_n of_o the_o action_n but_o in_o do_v whether_o it_o be_v little_a or_o much_o go_v ever_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o see_v the_o disposition_n thereof_o and_o look_v thou_o do_v it_o in_o sincerity_n have_v regard_n to_o god._n think_v it_o not_o enough_o and_o if_o the_o lord_n work_v a_o good_a work_n by_o thou_o as_o a_o instrument_n but_o look_v still_o that_o he_o work_n in_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v find_v a_o good_a motion_n in_o thy_o heart_n for_o alas_o what_o avail_v the_o outward_a action_n if_o the_o heart_n be_v foul_a which_o defile_v all_o indeed_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o there_o be_v any_o perfection_n in_o we_o or_o in_o our_o action_n in_o this_o life_n but_o this_o be_v the_o perfect_a ground_n that_o make_v that_o action_n to_o smell_v sweet_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n if_o that_o thou_o find_v that_o thou_o have_v jesus_n christ_n in_o thy_o heart_n by_o faith_n albeit_o with_o great_a weakness_n in_o thyself_o yet_o in_o christ_n all_o the_o imperfection_n and_o weakness_n be_v hide_v and_o when_o the_o action_n come_v before_o the_o lord_n it_o 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conscience_n be_v put_v out_o and_o such_o a_o man_n be_v dangerous_a company_n but_o the_o lord_n who_o only_o have_v power_n over_o the_o conscience_n disappointe_v their_o purpose_n the_o lord_n have_v such_o power_n over_o the_o soul_n &_o conscience_n of_o man_n that_o when_o he_o will_v have_v it_o blind_v all_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la do_n in_o the_o world_n will_v not_o waken_v it_o by_o the_o contrary_a when_o god_n will_v have_v it_o waken_v all_o the_o world_n shall_v not_o still_o it_o the_o more_o mean_v thou_o use_v to_o still_o it_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o aloft_o none_o have_v power_n of_o the_o conscience_n to_o waken_v it_o or_o to_o still_o it_o no_o not_o a_o king_n nor_o a_o emperor_n no_o not_o all_o the_o world_n have_v power_n of_o the_o conscience_n but_o only_o god_n he_o have_v his_o throne_n in_o the_o conscience_n yet_o let_v we_o examine_v this_o better_a when_o pilate_n hear_v this_o he_o be_v the_o more_o afraid_a pilate_n have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o 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all_o honour_n praise_n and_o glory_n world_n without_o end_n amen_o the_o xxvii_o lecture_n of_o the_o burial_n of_o christ_n matth_n chap._n xxvii_o verse_n 59_o so_o joseph_n take_v the_o body_n and_o wrap_v it_o in_o a_o clean_a linen_n cloth_n mark_n chap._n xv._o verse_n 46_o and_o lay_v he_o in_o a_o tomb_n that_o be_v hâ—wen_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n and_o roll_v a_o stone_n unto_o the_o door_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n luke_n chap._n xxiii_o verse_n 53_o and_o take_v it_o down_o and_o wrap_v it_o in_o a_o linen_n cloth_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o a_o tomb_n hew_v out_o of_o a_o rock_n wherein_o be_v never_o man_n yet_o
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