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child_n my_o servant_n my_o neighbour_n to_o curse_v the_o day_n that_o ever_o they_o see_v i_o as_o if_o i_o have_v be_v make_v to_o resist_v god_n and_o to_o destroy_v my_o own_o and_o other_o man_n soul_n so_o have_v i_o mad_o behave_v myself_o thus_o will_v it_o gnaw_v upon_o the_o heart_n of_o these_o wretch_n to_o remember_v that_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o own_o undo_n and_o that_o they_o wilful_o and_o obstinate_o persist_v in_o their_o rebellion_n and_o be_v mere_a volunteer_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o devil_n they_o will_v venture_v they_o will_v go_v on_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o â—hat_n speak_v against_o it_o god_n call_v to_o they_o to_o hear_v and_o stay_v but_o they_o will_v not_o man_n call_v conscience_n call_v 27.19_o and_o say_v to_o they_o as_o pilate_n wife_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o that_o hateful_a sin_n for_o i_o have_v suffer_v many_o thing_n because_o of_o it_o but_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v their_o will_n be_v their_o law_n their_o rule_n and_o their_o ruin_n 15._o sect_n xv._o tenthly_o and_o last_o it_o will_v yet_o make_v the_o wound_n in_o their_o conscience_n much_o deep_o when_o they_o shall_v remember_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o their_o own_o do_v but_o that_o they_o be_v at_o so_o much_o cost_n and_o pain_n for_o their_o own_o damnation_n what_o great_a undertake_n do_v they_o engage_v in_o for_o to_o effect_v their_o ruin_n to_o resist_v god_n to_o conquer_v the_o spirit_n to_o overcome_v the_o power_n of_o mercy_n judgement_n and_o the_o word_n itself_o to_o silence_v conscience_n all_o this_o do_v they_o take_v upon_o they_o and_o perform_v what_o a_o number_n of_o sin_n do_v they_o manage_v at_o once_o what_o difficulty_n do_v they_o set_v upon_o even_o the_o conquer_a of_o the_o power_n of_o reason_n itself_o what_o danger_n do_v they_o adventure_v on_o though_o they_o walk_v in_o continual_a danger_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o know_v he_o can_v lay_v they_o in_o the_o dust_n in_o a_o moment_n though_o they_o know_v they_o live_v in_o danger_n of_o eternal_a perdition_n yet_o will_v they_o run_v upon_o all_o this_o what_o do_v they_o forsake_v for_o the_o service_n of_o satan_n and_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n they_o forsake_v their_o god_n their_o conscience_n their_o best_a friend_n their_o eternal_a hope_n of_o salvation_n and_o all_o they_o that_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o to_o forsake_v a_o lust_n or_o a_o little_a honour_n or_o ease_v for_o christ_n yet_o can_v lose_v their_o soul_n and_o all_o for_o sin_n o_o the_o labour_n that_o it_o co_v poor_a wretch_n to_o be_v damn_v sobriety_n they_o may_v have_v at_o a_o cheap_a rate_n and_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o health_n and_o ease_n to_o boot_v and_o yet_o they_o will_v rather_o have_v gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n with_o poverty_n and_o shame_n and_o sickness_n and_o belching_n and_o vomit_n with_o the_o outcry_n and_o lamentation_n of_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o conscience_n itself_o contentedness_n they_o may_v have_v with_o ease_n and_o delight_n yet_o will_v they_o rather_o have_v covetousness_n and_o ambition_n though_o it_o cost_v they_o study_v and_o care_n and_o fear_n and_o labour_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o 〈◊〉_d continual_a unquietness_n and_o distraction_n of_o spirit_n and_o usual_o a_o shameful_a overthrow_n at_o the_o last_o though_o their_o anger_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o torment_a themselves_o and_o revenge_n and_o envy_n do_v consume_v their_o spirit_n and_o keep_v they_o upon_o a_o continual_a â—ack_n of_o disquiet_n though_o uncleanness_n destroy_v their_o body_n and_o state_n and_o name_n and_o though_o they_o be_v foretell_v of_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o eternal_a happiness_n yet_o will_v they_o do_v and_o suffer_v all_o this_o rather_o than_o suffer_v their_o soul_n to_o be_v save_v how_o faâ—t_n run_v gehezi_n for_o his_o leprosy_n what_o cost_n and_o pain_n be_v nimrod_n at_o to_o purchase_v a_o universal_a confusion_n how_o do_v a_o amorous_a amnon_n pine_v himself_o away_o for_o a_o self_n destroy_v lust_n how_o studious_o and_o painful_o do_v absalon_n seek_v a_o hang_n ahitophels_n reputation_n and_o his_o life_n must_v go_v together_o even_o when_o they_o be_v strike_v blind_a by_o a_o judgement_n of_o god_n 19.11_o yet_o how_o painful_o do_v the_o sodomite_n grope_v and_o weary_v themselves_o to_o find_v the_o door_n what_o cost_n and_o pain_n be_v the_o idolatrous_a papist_n at_o for_o their_o multifarious_a wilworship_n 2.12_o how_o unwearied_o and_o unreserve_o have_v the_o malignant_a enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n among_o we_o spend_v their_o estate_n and_o health_n and_o limb_n and_o life_n to_o overthrow_v the_o power_n of_o godliness_n and_o set_v up_o formality_n to_o put_v out_o the_o light_n that_o shall_v guide_v they_o to_o heaven_n and_o how_o earnest_o do_v they_o still_o prosecute_v it_o to_o the_o last_o how_o do_v the_o nation_n general_o rage_n and_o the_o people_n imagine_v a_o vain_a thing_n the_o 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tittle_n sect_n viii_o 8._o 8._o but_o the_o great_a aggravation_n of_o this_o misery_n will_v be_v its_o eternity_n that_o when_o a_o thousand_o million_o of_o age_n be_v past_a their_o torment_n be_v as_o fresh_a to_o begin_v as_o the_o first_o day_n if_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n of_o a_o end_n it_o will_v ease_v they_o to_o foresee_v it_o but_o when_o it_o must_v be_v for_o ever_o 9_o that_o thought_n be_v intolerable_a much_o more_o will_v the_o misery_n itself_o be_v so_o they_o be_v never_o weary_a of_o sin_v nor_o ever_o will_v have_v be_v if_o they_o have_v live_v eternal_o upon_o earth_n and_o now_o god_n will_v not_o be_v weary_a of_o plague_v they_o they_o never_o hearty_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o god_n will_v never_o repent_v he_o of_o their_o suffering_n they_o break_v the_o law_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n and_o therefore_o shall_v suffer_v eternal_a punishment_n they_o know_v it_o be_v a_o everlasting_a kingdom_n which_o they_o refuse_v when_o it_o be_v offer_v 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perish_v but_o for_o that_o food_n which_o endure_v to_o everlasting_a life_n joh._n 6.27_o some_o think_v that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v holy_a but_o yet_o not_o of_o such_o absolute_a necessity_n but_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v without_o it_o but_o god_n have_v determine_v on_o the_o contrary_a that_o without_o it_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v his_o face_n heb._n 12.14_o seriousness_n be_v the_o very_a thing_n wherein_o consist_v our_o sincerity_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o serious_a thou_o be_v not_o a_o christian._n it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o high_a degree_n in_o christianity_n but_o of_o the_o very_a life_n and_o essence_n of_o it_o as_o fencer_n upon_o a_o stage_n who_o have_v all_o the_o skill_n at_o their_o weapon_n and_o do_v eminent_o and_o industrious_o act_v their_o part_n but_o do_v not_o serious_o intend_v the_o death_n of_o each_o other_o do_v differ_v from_o soldier_n or_o combatant_n who_o fight_v in_o good_a sadness_n for_o their_o life_n just_o so_o do_v 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why_o then_o shall_v not_o you_o be_v so_o with_o he_o in_o his_o command_n he_o mean_v as_o he_o speak_v and_o will_v very_o require_v your_o real_a obedience_n in_o his_o threaten_n he_o be_v serious_a and_o will_v make_v they_o all_o good_a against_o the_o rebellious_a in_o his_o promise_n he_o be_v serious_a and_o will_v fulfil_v they_o to_o the_o obedient_a even_o to_o the_o least_o tittle_n in_o his_o judgement_n he_o be_v serious_a as_o he_o will_v make_v his_o enemy_n know_v to_o their_o terror_n be_v not_o god_n in_o good_a earnest_n when_o he_o drown_v the_o world_n when_o he_o consume_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n when_o he_o scatter_v the_o jew_n have_v he_o not_o be_v in_o good_a sadness_n with_o we_o late_o in_o england_n and_o ireland_n and_o germany_n and_o very_o short_o will_v he_o lay_v hold_v on_o his_o enemy_n particular_o man_n by_o man_n and_o make_v they_o know_v that_o he_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_n especial_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o great_a reckon_n day_n 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