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it_o more_o than_o when_o sickness_n or_o any_o other_o trouble_n seize_v he_o and_o death_n approach_v and_o the_o whole_a charge_n which_o he_o bring_v in_o usual_o be_v threefold_a or_o may_v all_o be_v reduce_v to_o three_o general_a head_n first_o sin_z of_o commission_n these_o he_o enumerate_v multiply_v and_o aggravate_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o horrid_a circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n manner_z measure_n endeavour_n to_o make_v they_o all_o no_o less_o than_o presumptuous_a sin_n sin_n against_o conscience_n against_o much_o light_n great_a love_n many_o obligation_n from_o the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n and_o mercy_n for_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n do_v you_o remember_v say_v this_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n
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cleanse_v from_o all_o sin_n but_o that_o belong_v to_o none_o but_o a_o true_a beleiver_n which_o you_o can_v never_o prove_v yourself_o to_o be_v to_o this_o conscience_n answer_v likewise_o and_o that_o roundly_o and_o smart_o thou_o lie_v devil_n and_o beside_o thou_o be_v no_o judge_n in_o this_o case_n it_o come_v not_o within_o thy_o cognisance_n what_o transaction_n be_v in_o my_o soul_n what_o mutual_a embrace_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o i_o what_o act_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n be_v in_o that_o secret_a place_n as_o i_o say_v before_o thou_o know_v not_o it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v it_o be_v not_o de_fw-fr non_fw-la entibus_fw-la &_o de_fw-la non_fw-la apparentibus_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la judicium_fw-la thing_n that_o appear_v not_o to_o one_o that_o be_v ignorant_a be_v as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o let_v that_o matter_n alone_a devil_n for_o as_o cunning_a as_o thou_o be_v thou_o be_v no_o judge_n in_o it_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o my_o god_n who_o alone_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o knower_n of_o the_o heart_n act_v 15.8_o know_v that_o i_o love_v he_o and_o believe_v in_o he_o whether_o thou_o know_v it_o or_o not_o thus_o now_o we_o see_v what_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v in_o both_o the_o part_n of_o it_o both_o as_o it_o be_v honestè_fw-fr bona_fw-la &_o pacatè_fw-la bona_fw-la as_o it_o be_v a_o quiet_a conscience_n and_o a_o excuse_v conscience_n every_o way_n void_a of_o offence_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n and_o where_o such_o a_o conscience_n be_v be_v it_o not_o a_o sufficient_a fortification_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n what_o be_v it_o that_o can_v be_v a_o just_a ground_n of_o trouble_n to_o this_o man_n that_o which_o be_v the_o most_o disquiet_v thing_n of_o all_o namely_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o that_o be_v remove_v christ_n have_v take_v it_o off_o from_o he_o what_o be_v it_o can_v be_v matter_n of_o terror_n to_o he_o at_o the_o great_a tribunal_n which_o he_o 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