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will_v he_o do_v evil_a other_o again_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o purity_n and_o holiness_n they_o conceive_v god_n to_o be_v wicked_a as_o themselves_o be_v because_o he_o keep_v silence_n at_o their_o sin_n psal_n 50.21_o or_o else_o because_o he_o do_v not_o present_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o sin_n and_o sinner_n eccles_n 8.11_o other_o and_o not_o a_o few_o conceive_v god_n to_o be_v make_v up_o altogether_o of_o mercy_n they_o think_v he_o will_v save_v they_o and_o not_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n though_o they_o live_v never_o so_o wicked_o other_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n as_o if_o god_n will_v not_o accomplish_v either_o what_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o his_o people_n or_o threaten_v against_o his_o enemy_n so_o do_v those_o wicked_a one_o of_o who_o the_o apostle_n peter_n speak_v 2_o pet._n 3.3_o 4._o other_o in_o the_o last_o place_n do_v not_o only_o think_v base_o and_o unworthy_o of_o god_n but_o they_o think_v 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the_o word_n that_o thou_o have_v speak_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o but_o we_o will_v certain_o do_v whatsoever_o thing_n go_v forth_o of_o our_o mouth_n thus_o beloved_n and_o many_o other_o way_n which_o i_o may_v name_v do_v wicked_a man_n think_v dishonourable_o of_o god_n now_o as_o i_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o use_n the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o have_v in_o hand_n look_v very_o wishly_o and_o sour_o upon_o all_o these_o as_o it_o exclude_v they_o out_o of_o the_o society_n of_o the_o fearer_n of_o god_n so_o it_o bring_v they_o under_o heavy_a wrath_n guilt_n and_o punishment_n god_n will_v one_o day_n discover_v and_o lay_v open_a before_o the_o whole_a world_n angel_n and_o man_n those_o vile_a thought_n that_o wicked_a man_n have_v have_v of_o he_o and_o against_o he_o in_o their_o heart_n he_o will_v set_v their_o iniquity_n in_o order_n before_o they_o and_o their_o secret_a sin_n in_o the_o 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