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if_o thou_o will_v meet_v he_o thou_o must_v meet_v he_o in_o his_o own_o way_n now_o there_o be_v but_o only_o one_o way_n of_o reconciliation_n wherein_o god_n will_v draw_v near_o unto_o a_o loâ—t_a soul_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n through_o jesus_n christ_n we_o shall_v have_v peace_n with_o god_n rom._n 5.1_o and_o therefore_o the_o same_o be_v our_o only_a way_n of_o pacification_n with_o god_n so_o heb._n 10.20_o this_o be_v the_o new_a and_o live_a way_n now_o all_o other_o be_v but_o dead_a way_n wherein_o a_o lose_a soul_n seek_v life_n now_o what_o heart_n have_v light_a enough_o at_o the_o first_o to_o see_v and_o to_o hit_v upon_o this_o new_a and_o live_a way_n i_o can_v challenge_v your_o darkness_n in_o this_o respect_n upon_o this_o threefold_a account_n 1._o you_o think_v that_o undubted_o you_o must_v give_v something_o to_o god_n god_n 1_o darkness_n we_o think_v we_o must_v give_v something_o to_o god_n towards_o your_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n now_o this_o 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that_o any_o heart_n shall_v think_v so_o and_o yet_o if_o many_o a_o heart_n be_v ask_v wherefore_o be_v all_o these_o alm_n that_o thou_o give_v conscience_n must_v answer_v as_o jacob_n in_o his_o course_n compliment_n to_o esau_n gen._n 33.8_o esau_n say_v what_o mean_v thou_o by_o this_o drove_n and_o jacob_n say_v these_o be_v to_o find_v grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o lord_n he_o have_v need_n call_v he_o my_o lord_n when_o he_o intimate_v he_o to_o be_v of_o so_o base_a and_o ignoble_a a_o a_o spirit_n that_o a_o bribe_n shall_v purchase_v pardon_n for_o a_o brother_n just_o so_o deal_v soul_n with_o god_n the_o alm_n they_o give_v their_o bounty_n to_o saint_n to_o minister_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o find_v favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n but_o if_o esau_n can_v refuse_v his_o present_a tell_v he_o he_o have_v enough_o sure_o god_n may_v much_o more_o despise_v thy_o gift_n be_v they_o what_o they_o will_v be_v because_o all_o thing_n be_v he_o psa_n 50.9_o 10._o 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upon_o such_o term_n if_o ever_o god_n take_v thou_o as_o solomon_n take_v shimei_n when_o he_o have_v go_v beyond_o his_o limit_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o gath_n after_o his_o runaway_n servant_n 1_o kin._n 2.39_o 40._o the_o lord_n will_v deal_v with_o thou_o if_o ever_o he_o find_v thy_o heart_n run_v after_o the_o world_n or_o after_o sin_n as_o he_o deal_v with_o shimei_n ver_fw-la 44._o god_n will_v call_v thou_o to_o a_o severe_a account_n upon_o every_o old_a score_n and_o return_v all_o thy_o wickedness_n upon_o thy_o own_o head_n judge_v thou_o by_o thy_o own_o mouth_n think_v of_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi who_o come_v and_o tell_v god_n what_o he_o
true_a or_o false_a little_a conscience_n make_v they_o of_o a_o promise_n little_a conscience_n of_o pay_v their_o debt_n though_o they_o be_v able_a etc._n etc._n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o these_o thing_n this_o be_v a_o lamentation_n and_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o lamentation_n your_o plain_a proverb_n say_v that_o a_o handful_n of_o old_a courtesy_n be_v worth_a a_o armeful_a of_o new_a compliment_n and_o indeed_o i_o think_v it_o too_o true_a in_o civil_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o a_o good_a handful_n of_o old_a puritanisme_n be_v worth_a many_o cartloads_a of_o new_a profession_n it_o be_v little_a to_o i_o that_o thou_o can_v speak_v of_o faith_n or_o for_o freegrace_n what_o care_n i_o what_o thou_o hold_v this_o be_v a_o great_a word_n i_o hold_v this_o or_o i_o hold_v that_o as_o to_o matter_n of_o opinion_n i_o hold_v that_o infant_n be_v not_o to_o be_v baptize_v and_o i_o hold_v that_o they_o be_v i_o hold_v for_o the_o presbyterian_o and_o i_o hold_v for_o the_o 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wilderness_n heb._n 4.1_o and_o thus_o have_v i_o do_v with_o the_o three_o mean_n of_o our_o spiritual_a bewildring_n viz._n darkness_n there_o remain_v the_o chap._n xxiv_o contain_v the_o four_o mean_n of_o bewildr_a viz._n false_a light_n or_o ignes_fw-la fatui_fw-la explain_v four_o mean_v of_o our_o spiritual_a bewildring_n they_o 4._o mean_n of_o our_o spiritual_a bewildering_n viz._n false_a light_n ignes_fw-la fatui_fw-la kind_n of_o they_o viz._n false_a light_n there_o be_v in_o nature_n a_o meteor_n that_o vain_a and_o ignorant_a person_n have_v conceit_v to_o be_v a_o walk_a spirit_n this_o sometime_o appear_v by_o sea_n and_o sometime_o in_o single_a flame_n which_o be_v the_o ominous_a forerunner_n of_o great_a tempest_n therefore_o they_o call_v it_o helen_n allude_v to_o that_o pernicious_a firebrand_n of_o greece_n sometime_o it_o appear_v in_o double_a flame_n and_o then_o they_o call_v it_o castor_n and_o pollux_n superstitious_o think_v for_o heathen_n they_o be_v 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i_o mean_v the_o way_n of_o believe_v all_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n neither_o will_v i_o be_v understand_v as_o speak_v out_o of_o passion_n or_o ill-will_n whereof_o i_o know_v not_o any_o reason_n but_o of_o love_n and_o tenderness_n and_o commiseration_n unto_o their_o soul_n to_o who_o i_o be_o speak_v with_o meekness_n instruct_v those_o that_o oppose_v themselves_o if_o god_n peradventure_o will_v give_v they_o repentance_n to_o the_o acknowledge_v of_o the_o truth_n according_a to_o my_o express_a duty_n 2_o tim._n 2.25_o and_o yet_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n with_o such_o love_n unto_o the_o truth_n as_o to_o contend_v earnest_o for_o for_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v a_o duty_n as_o express_v jud._n vers_fw-la 3._o i_o will_v be_v far_o understand_v as_o speak_v without_o any_o respect_n of_o person_n accoun_v those_o and_o all_o those_o to_o be_v go_v fire_n and_o bewildr_a light_n who_o the_o scripture_n bring_v under_o the_o follow_a character_n and_o further_o i_o shall_v not_o desire_v or_o dare_v to_o affi_n x_o any_o other_o brand_n upon_o such_o than_o what_o this_o bible_n in_o my_o hand_n shall_v prepare_v unto_o my_o hand_n wherein_o i_o dare_v not_o be_v so_o unfaithful_a or_o inaffectionate_a to_o their_o soul_n as_o to_o conceal_v from_o they_o their_o danger_n for_o we_o have_v christ_n himself_o the_o true_a light_n tell_v we_o before_o of_o these_o false_a one_o and_o you_o know_v we_o be_v command_v to_o hear_v for_o afterward_o my_o brethren_n there_o be_v danger_n in_o follow_v every_o light_n for_o say_v our_o saviour_n mat._n 24.23_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v lo_o here_o be_v christ_n or_o lo_o there_o be_v christ_n believe_v he_o not_o that_o be_v follow_v you_o not_o every_o light_n what_o not_o when_o they_o speak_v of_o christ_n no_o vers_fw-la 24._o for_o there_o shall_v arise_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n etc._n etc._n and_o 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present_o find_v serve_v divers_a lust_n and_o pleasure_n tit._n 3.3_o 2_o in_o the_o condemn_a power_n of_o it_o sir_n the_o more_o you_o put_v stress_n upon_o sin_n now_o the_o more_o weight_n of_o horror_n and_o guilt_n and_o condemnation_n sin_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o lay_v upon_o you_o afterward_o you_o will_v find_v scripture_n more_o express_a to_o this_o pupose_v than_o you_o willing_o will_v have_v it_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o but_o one_o proof_n and_o think_v that_o enough_o isai_n 30.12.13_o thus_o say_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n because_o you_o trust_v in_o perverseness_n and_o stay_v thereupon_o therefore_o this_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o breach_n ready_a to_o fall_v swell_v out_o in_o a_o high_a wall_n who_o break_v come_v sudden_o at_o a_o instant_n your_o sin_n will_v not_o always_o be_v your_o underling_n but_o if_o you_o make_v it_o your_o wall_n and_o lean_a upon_o it_o and_o stay_v thereupon_o it_o will_v quick_o get_v above_o your_o head_n and_o 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