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appear_v there_o with_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n on_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o far_o great_a portion_n in_o hell_n fire_n he_o shall_v suffer_v as_o in_o case_n of_o contempt_n like_o a_o insolent_a rebel_n that_o bourd_v his_o prince_n to_o his_o face_n in_o his_o own_o palace_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o their_o prayer_n be_v unaccept_v yea_o they_o be_v turn_v into_o sin_n to_o they_o they_o obtain_v nothing_o of_o god_n more_o than_o he_o will_v give_v they_o though_o they_o never_o pray_v with_o which_o he_o feed_v they_o but_o for_o the_o slaughter_n yea_o and_o hence_o we_o profit_v nor_o they_o by_o preach_v but_o make_v they_o worse_o we_o be_v not_o the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o they_o but_o of_o death_n by_o the_o word_n they_o be_v harden_v in_o their_o sin_n by_o this_o two_o edge_a sword_n they_o be_v daily_o wound_v because_o their_o sin_n be_v not_o wound_v their_o person_n be_v and_o the_o more_o fearful_o because_o their_o wound_n be_v not_o 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god_n house_n there_o be_v a_o laver_n of_o brass_n exod._n 30.18_o 19_o for_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n to_o wash_v in_o before_o they_o offer_v any_o thing_n at_o the_o altar_n to_o show_v what_o we_o shall_v do_v be_v make_v the_o lord_n priest_n to_o this_o david_n allude_v psal_n 26.6_o i_o will_v wash_v my_o hand_n in_o innocency_n o_o lord_n and_o compass_v thy_o altar_n and_o this_o ought_v we_o to_o do_v that_o our_o prayer_n may_v be_v hear_v and_o be_v acceptable_a that_o our_o hear_n and_o receive_v of_o the_o sacrament_n may_v be_v fruitful_a unto_o we_o else_o psal_n 66.18_o if_o i_o regard_v wickedness_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o and_o we_o be_v
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