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or_o regard_n at_o the_o door_n of_o christ_n the_o common_a cautioner_n now_o not_o only_o must_v a_o man_n know_v these_o thing_n as_o i_o sail_v before_o but_o must_v also_o very_o serious_o take_v they_o to_o heart_n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o must_v be_v affect_v with_o these_o thing_n and_o be_v in_o sad_a earnest_n about_o they_o as_o he_o use_v to_o be_v in_o other_o case_n wherein_o he_o use_v to_o be_v most_o serious_a yea_o he_o shall_v be_v more_o in_o earnest_n here_o than_o in_o other_o case_n because_o 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o great_a concernment_n unto_o he_o this_o seriousness_n produce_v 1._o a_o take_v of_o salvation_n to_o heart_n more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o shall_v man_n be_v oblige_v to_o seek_v first_o tâ—â—_n kingdom_n mat._n 6._o 33._o be_v there_o but_o one_o thing_n necessary_a luk._n 10._o 42._o shall_v paul_n count_v all_o thing_n loss_n and_o dung_n for_o this_o matter_n phil._n 3._o 8._o be_v a_o man_n a_o loser_n gain_v all_o the_o world_n if_o he_o lose_v his_o soul_n mark_v 8._o 36._o shall_v this_o be_v the_o only_a ground_n of_o joy_n that_o man_n name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n luk._n 10._o 26._o and_o shall_v not_o man_n who_o will_v be_v reckon_v serious_a take_v their_o soul_n and_o salvation_n more_o to_o heart_n than_o any_o thing_n else_o sure_o it_o can_v fail_v let_v none_o deceive_v themselves_o if_o the_o hazard_n 〈◊〉_d their_o soul_n and_o the_o salvation_n thereof_o and_o how_o to_o be_v iâ—_n favour_n with_o god_n have_v not_o go_v near_o to_o their_o heart_n thaâ—_n any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o it_o can_v be_v presume_v upon_o just_a ground_n that_o they_o ever_o know_v sin_n or_o the_o eveâ—_n lastingness_n of_o god_n or_o his_o wrath_n aright_o 2._o this_o seriousness_n break_v the_o man_n heart_n and_o faint_v the_o stoutness_n of_o it_o and_o lead_v it_o out_o to_o sorrow_n as_o one_o do_v for_o her_o first_o bear_v zech._n 12._o 10._o i_o grant_v their_o sorrow_n will_v 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hos_fw-la 6._o 7._o and_o make_v it_o void_a for_o ever_o rom._n 2._o 20._o involve_v himself_o into_o all_o misery_n thereby_o rom._n 5._o 12._o 2._o the_o lord_n do_v most_o free_o from_o everlasting_a purpose_n and_o intend_v to_o save_v man_n another_o way_n viz._n by_o christ_n jesus_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o which_o he_o intend_v reconcilement_n with_o the_o elect_a through_o christ_n jesus_n god_n and_o man_n bear_v of_o a_o woman_n in_o due_a time_n to_o make_v this_o agreement_n effectual_a and_o this_o device_n of_o satisfy_v his_o own_o justice_n and_o save_v of_o the_o elect_a by_o christ_n he_o do_v at_o first_o intimate_v to_o our_o parent_n in_o paradise_n gen._n 3._o 15._o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v in_o all_o generation_n make_v this_o know_v to_o his_o church_n 3._o the_o lord_n have_v in_o all_o age_n covenant_v to_o be_v the_o reconcile_a god_n of_o all_o these_o who_o by_o their_o subjection_n to_o his_o ordinance_n do_v profess_v their_o satisfaction_n with_o this_o device_n and_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o same_o and_o to_o seek_v salvation_n by_o christ_n jesus_n as_o god_n do_v offer_v he_o in_o the_o gospel_n so_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n people_n and_o be_v say_v to_o avouch_v he_o to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o he_o do_v avouch_v they_o to_o be_v his_o people_n exod._n 19_o 5._o 8_o deut._n 26._o 17_o 18._o yea_o the_o lord_n do_v also_o engage_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o child_n of_o these_o who_o do_v so_o subject_a to_o his_o ordinance_n the_o covenant_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v between_o god_n and_o all_o the_o people_n young_a and_o old_a present_a and_o not_o present_v that_o day_n deut._n 29._o 10_o 11_o 15._o and_o all_o be_v appoint_v to_o come_v under_o some_o seal_n of_o that_o covenant_n as_o be_v enâ—oyned_v to_o 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