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ãâã_d power_n of_o his_o spirit_n doââ¦_n constant_o and_o continuaââ¦_n accompany_v this_o work_n asââ¦_n think_v good_a to_o be_v a_o conââ¦_n tation_n to_o the_o wicked_a anââ¦_n consolation_n to_o the_o godââ¦_n 2_o cor._n 2._o the_o two_o last_o verââ¦to_o the_o one_o it_o be_v a_o favour_n death_n to_o the_o other_o it_o be_v a_o ãâã_d vour_z of_o life_n it_o either_o ãâã_d the_o soul_n or_o save_v the_o soââ¦_n though_o it_o ever_o accompany_v ââ¦e_a word_n yet_o this_o work_n ãâã_d the_o spirit_n be_v a_o voluntary_a ââ¦orke_n three_o it_o do_v always_o company_n the_o word_n but_o ââ¦oth_v not_o always_o work_v ââ¦or_v some_o after_o twenty_o or_o ââ¦irty_a year_n be_v convert_v ãâã_d that_o it_o do_v not_o always_o ââ¦orke_v look_v as_o the_o brazen_a ââ¦erpent_n be_v lift_v up_o in_o the_o wilderness_n that_o whoever_o ââ¦oked_v on_o it_o that_o be_v sting_v ââ¦ith_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n ââ¦ould_v be_v heal_v there_o be_v heal_a virtue_n in_o it_o he_o set_v it_o part_n for_o that_o purpose_n for_o ââ¦at_n have_v no_o virtue_n of_o itself_o ãâã_d because_o god_n will_v ââ¦orke_v by_o it_o so_o that_o whosoeââ¦r_n look_v on_o it_o may_v be_v ââ¦aled_v so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o they_o aââ¦_n no_o more_o able_a to_o conveââ¦_n than_o other_o but_o because_o goââ¦_n have_v promise_v to_o accompany_v they_o in_o dispensation_n of_o iââ¦_n reas_n 1._o first_o take_v from_o tââ¦_n fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o his_o woââ¦_n that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o do_v ãâã_d thing_n in_o the_o beginning_n ãâã_d be_v able_a to_o do_v that_o whiââ¦_n man_n and_o angel_n can_v doââ¦_n hebr._n 4.12_o the_o word_n ãâã_d god_n be_v quick_a and_o powerfââ¦_n and_o sharp_a than_o any_o two_o ãâã_d god_n sword_n pierce_v even_o to_o ãâã_d divide_v asunder_o of_o the_o soââ¦_n and_o spirit_n and_o a_o discovery_n ãâã_d the_o thought_n of_o the_o heââ¦_n it_o be_v god_n faithful_a workââ¦_n the_o reason_n why_o carnal_a ãâã_d fall_v out_o with_o the_o ministerââ¦_n the_o word_n and_o say_v you_o spââ¦_n against_o man_n i_o know_v yââ¦_n ââ¦eane_v i_o no_o no_o we_o ââ¦now_v not_o your_o heart_n but_o god_n do_v and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n know_v they_o john_n 5._o the_o dead_a shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n ââ¦f_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o meaââ¦ing_n be_v they_o that_o be_v dead_a ãâã_d sin_n for_o by_o nature_n every_o ââ¦an_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n it_o must_v ââ¦e_v more_o than_o all_o man_n can_v do_v ãâã_d our_o saviour_n say_v to_o lazaus_n when_o man_n stand_v weeââ¦ing_v by_o but_o christ_n say_v lazarus_n come_v out_o it_o must_v be_v god_n word_n that_o must_v raise_v ãâã_d from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n ãâã_d the_o life_n of_o righteousââ¦esse_n use_v first_o of_o instruction_n ãâã_d take_v heed_n of_o take_v up_o of_o ââ¦mes_n against_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n we_o see_v the_o heinous_a ââ¦nne_n of_o they_o that_o despise_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o goââ¦_n pell_o man_n may_v think_v it_o nââ¦thing_v but_o alas_o you_o knoââ¦_n not_o what_o it_o be_v for_o the_o woââ¦_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n ãâã_d god_n go_v together_o as_o ãâã_d bless_a martyr_n steven_n saââ¦_n in_o the_o 7_o of_o the_o act_n yââ¦_n stiffnecked_a and_o uncircumââ¦_n say_v in_o heart_n and_o ear_n yââ¦_n have_v ever_o resist_v the_o gââ¦_n spirit_n of_o god_n as_o do_v your_o ãâã_d they_o so_o do_v you_o therefore_o taââ¦_n heed_n you_o be_v near_o to_o ãâã_d sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghoââ¦_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o word_n ãâã_d man_n but_o the_o word_n of_o goââ¦_n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o thââ¦_n shall_v be_v save_v by_o thââ¦_n thou_o have_v oppose_v you_o gââ¦_n away_o with_o the_o contempt_n ãâã_d the_o gospel_n and_o make_v thââ¦_n nothing_o thou_o have_v sinnââ¦_n ââ¦gainst_a god_n and_o his_o spirit_n ââ¦at_o accompany_v the_o word_n counsel_v one_o another_o say_v do_v ââ¦ou_fw-mi know_v what_o you_o do_v it_o ãâã_d god_n spirit_n must_v not_o that_o ââ¦mfort_n you_o must_v not_o that_o ââ¦ve_v you_o it_o be_v that_o that_o you_o ââ¦ppose_v take_v heed_n for_o this_o ãâã_d above_o incestuous_a sin_n ââ¦ke_v 3.20.21_o herod_n be_v a_o ââ¦cestuous_a sinner_n but_o above_o ââ¦his_n fin_n he_o add_v this_o that_o ââ¦put_fw-la john_n in_o prison_n he_o be_v a_o ââ¦cestuous_a adulterer_n yet_o putââ¦g_v john_n in_o prison_n be_v ââ¦ove_n all_o matth._n 11._o it_o shall_v ãâã_d easy_o for_o sodom_n and_o goââ¦rah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgeââ¦ut_o then_o for_o you_o that_o oppose_v ãâã_d word_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o ââ¦ch_o for_o the_o first_o point_n doct._n 2._o the_o lord_n strive_v ââ¦ith_o poor_a sinner_n for_o their_o good_a when_o as_o they_o striââ¦_n against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sââ¦_n rit_n and_o their_o own_o gooââ¦_n god_n enter_v into_o law_n with_o sinner_n sin_n and_o satan_n saiââ¦_n the_o soul_n be_v they_o god_n entââ¦_n into_o law_n and_o say_v it_o be_v hââ¦_n and_o he_o make_v it_o every_o mââ¦_n by_o nature_n take_v pain_n that_o ãâã_d may_v have_v no_o good_a frââ¦_n god_n he_o go_v to_o law_n to_o gââ¦_n to_o hell_n as_o it_o be_v matth._n 2ââ¦_n 37._o oh_o jerusalem_n thou_o tââ¦_n kill_v the_o prophet_n and_o stoââ¦_n they_o that_o be_v send_v to_o thââ¦_n there_o be_v the_o thing_n marââ¦_n how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gââ¦_n there_v thy_o child_n togethââ¦_n as_o a_o hen_n her_o chicken_n ãâã_d you_o will_v not_o here_o be_v a_o cuââ¦_n tention_n the_o lord_n wouââ¦_n have_v reveal_v his_o wiââ¦_n &_o his_o spirit_n will_v have_v ãâã_d ââ¦ed_v you_o home_o but_o you_o will_v ââ¦ot_v you_o resist_v his_o good_a spirit_n you_o take_v hold_v of_o wicââ¦ednesse_n as_o the_o prophet_n ââ¦ere_o say_v and_o john_n 5.4_o you_o will_v not_o come_v to_o i_o that_o ãâã_d may_v be_v save_v say_v our_o ââ¦aviour_n to_o the_o pharisee_n ââ¦any_n perish_v and_o shall_v
that_o be_v the_o first_o work_n to_o discover_v all_o thing_n to_o we_o in_o their_o proper_a colour_n prov._n 6.23_o the_o text_n tell_v we_o the_o commandment_n be_v a_o lamââ_n and_o the_o law_n be_v light_a and_o the_o reproof_n of_o instruction_n be_v the_o way_n of_o life_n as_o a_o lamp_n in_o he_o night_n so_o the_o way_n may_v be_v discover_v so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o he_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n careful_o to_o attend_v may_v be_v able_a to_o judge_v and_o see_v right_a from_o wrong_n a_o man_n can_v miscarry_v so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n as_o the_o sun_n show_v all_o the_o moat_n in_o the_o house_n and_o the_o blemish_n so_o this_o be_v like_o the_o sun_n to_o discover_v and_o show_v every_o moat_n and_o blemish_n and_o to_o discover_v every_o privy_a and_o corrupt_a corner_n ephes_n 5.14_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v reprove_v be_v make_v manifest_a by_o the_o light_n for_o whatsoever_o do_v make_v manifest_a be_v light_n thou_o can_v not_o inquire_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o that_o will_v advise_v thou_o second_o as_o it_o be_v of_o information_n so_o it_o be_v of_o quickââ¦ing_n a_o word_n of_o power_n that_o not_o only_o tell_v the_o way_n but_o enable_v we_o to_o walk_v in_o it_o it_o put_v virtue_n and_o ability_n to_o walk_v on_o cheerful_o it_o be_v not_o only_o as_o the_o sun_n to_o show_v we_o the_o way_n but_o as_o a_o stream_n to_o carry_v we_o in_o that_o way_n god_n will_v have_v uââ¦_n walk_v luke_n 24.22_o there_o be_v not_o a_o light_n in_o the_o shine_a sun_n christ_n but_o be_v a_o warning_n to_o make_v nimble_a ouââ¦_n benumb_v joint_n 1_o tim_n 6.3_o he_o call_v it_o the_o wholesomââ¦_n word_n of_o truth_n whereoââ¦_n saint_n paul_n speak_v timââ¦thy_a be_v nourish_v up_o with_o psalm_n 119_o i_o will_v neuââ¦_n forget_v thy_o commandementââ¦_n because_o that_o thereby_o then_o hââ¦_n quicken_v i_o three_o in_o the_o three_o plaââ¦_n it_o be_v a_o cord_n though_o thou_o ãâã_d dull_a it_o will_v pluck_v thou_o oââ¦_n so_o in_o the_o four_o place_n it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o conviction_n with_o power_n to_o overthrow_v all_o the_o gaine-saying_n of_o a_o man_n it_o meet_v with_o every_o cavil_n it_o stop_n all_o the_o base_a trick_n and_o devise_n of_o our_o sinful_a mind_n luke_n 21.10_o when_o the_o disciple_n shall_v be_v bring_v before_o magistrate_n say_v christ_n take_v no_o care_n what_o you_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o 15_o verse_n for_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o mouth_n and_o wisdom_n which_o all_o your_o adversary_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o gainsay_v nor_o resist_v and_o in_o act_n 7._o the_o adversary_n of_o steven_n be_v not_o able_a to_o gainsay_v the_o wisdom_n of_o steven_n the_o word_n will_v convince_v thy_o mind_n though_o a_o cavil_v and_o distemper_a mind_n 1_o cor._n 5.25_o better_o speak_v one_o word_n in_o a_o know_a language_n than_o a_o thousand_o in_o unknown_a and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n paul_n i_o be_v make_v manifest_a to_o your_o conscience_n job_n 36.10_o he_o open_v their_o care_n to_o discipline_n and_o command_v that_o they_o return_v from_o iniquity_n though_o stubborn_a he_o make_v they_o give_v way_n to_o truth_n four_o in_o the_o four_o work_n of_o truth_n there_o be_v a_o sovereign_a supreme_a authority_n the_o word_n have_v it_o beaââ¦es_v down_o all_o and_o carry_v all_o and_o make_v all_o to_o yield_v obedience_n when_o the_o lord_n please_v to_o accompany_v it_o therefore_o there_o be_v such_o a_o power_n that_o iââ¦_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o mighty_a through_o god_n to_o cast_v downeââ¦_n strong_a hold_v because_o he_o take_v place_n only_o so_o this_o be_v the_o four_o work_n it_o carry_v on_o a_o man_n and_o command_v the_o soul_n 2_o cor._n 10.4_o the_o weapon_n of_o our_o warfare_n be_v not_o carnal_a feeble_a and_o weak_a but_o mighty_a through_o god_n to_o the_o pull_v down_o of_o strong_a hold_n his_o commandment_n be_v mighty_a and_o what_o 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heââ¦_n go_v into_o a_o desert_a place_n aââ¦_n the_o people_n seek_v he_o anââ¦_n come_v unto_o he_o and_o stayeââ¦_n he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o depaââ¦_n from_o they_o he_o make_v ãâã_d though_o he_o will_v go_v further_o but_o they_o stay_v he_o bââ¦_n a_o moral_a kind_n of_o perswaââ¦_n on_o so_o carnal_a man_n do_v thââ¦_n truth_n of_o god_n they_o stop_v aââ¦_n stay_v truth_n rom._n 12.1_o 2_o uââ¦_n say_v fashion_v not_o your_o seluââ¦_n after_o the_o world_n and_o in_o tââ¦_n law_n you_o shall_v not_o take_v tââ¦_n name_n of_o a_o idol_n in_o your_o mouth_n the_o meaning_n be_v you_o shall_v not_o give_v honour_n to_o they_o but_o
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