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the_o house_n upon_o the_o impregnable_a rock_n of_o his_o own_o righteousness_n i._n e._n that_o of_o christ._n conviction_n of_o sin_n and_o compare_v ourselves_o with_o the_o holy_a perfect_a law_n of_o god_n will_v thorough_o effect_v this_o and_o then_o the_o sinner_n stand_v upon_o other_o term_n with_o god_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n you_o shall_v hear_v this_o stately_a proud_a creature_n speak_v in_o another_o language_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v distress_v about_o his_o sin_n mich._n vi_fw-la 6._o where-withal_a shall_v i_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o bow_v my_o self_n before_o the_o most_o high_a god_n what_o perplexity_n be_v here_o between_o the_o necessity_n of_o come_v and_o the_o hazard_n of_o come_v i_o must_v come_v before_o the_o lord_n either_o to_o be_v justify_v or_o judge_v i_o must_v come_v before_o
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of_o religion_n draw_v upon_o their_o own_o person_n will_v certain_o be_v fasten_v upon_o their_o profession_n now_o though_o this_o be_v a_o unjust_a procedure_n to_o reproach_n a_o holy_a truth_n because_o he_o that_o own_v it_o hold_v it_o in_o unrighteousness_n yet_o thus_o it_o will_v be_v in_o fact_n the_o crime_n the_o excess_n of_o man_n will_v reflect_v upon_o the_o doctrine_n they_o that_o will_v reproach_n man_n for_o their_o duty_n will_v much_o more_o revile_v they_o for_o their_o iniquity_n and_o from_o thence_o take_v a_o welcome_a occasion_n to_o revile_v their_o principle_n and_o profession_n 2._o whatever_o reproach_n fall_v upon_o religion_n will_v reflect_v upon_o the_o author_n of_o it_o even_o our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o and_o this_o shall_v sway_v with_o all_o our_o conscience_n to_o walk_v inoffensive_o to_o give_v no_o just_a occasion_n to_o they_o that_o seek_v it_o and_o watch_v for_o it_o to_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o our_o god_n hear_v how_o 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to_o see_v all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n bring_v into_o subjection_n to_o the_o king_n of_o saint_n and_o their_o preparation_n be_v answerable_a to_o their_o expectation_n make_v ready_a for_o the_o bless_a appearance_n of_o their_o bless_a saviour_n four_o their_o discourse_n their_o life_n savour_v of_o heaven_n their_o business_n their_o conversation_n be_v above_o whence_o they_o look_v for_o their_o saviour_n their_o persecutor_n when_o they_o strip_v they_o of_o all_o the_o accommodation_n of_o their_o pilgrimage_n will_v say_v with_o scorn_n we_o do_v but_o ease_v you_o of_o what_o you_o say_v be_v your_o burden_n and_o impediment_n in_o run_v your_o race_n and_o other_o when_o they_o drag_v they_o to_o the_o stake_n and_o fire_n will_v scoff_n we_o do_v but_o send_v you_o whither_o you_o long_o and_o pray_v to_o go_v how_o wretched_o we_o have_v copy_v out_o those_o excellency_n all_o the_o world_n see_v better_a than_o they_o who_o have_v most_o cause_n to_o be_v 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