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unfilled_a if_o they_o shall_v be_v exclude_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o disparagement_n to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o rank_n and_o arraign_v they_o among_o turk_n and_o pagan_n at_o that_o last_o great_a day_n but_o if_o to_o their_o civil_a honesty_n they_o add_v a_o formal_a profession_n why_o then_o they_o think_v they_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o wrong_n if_o salvation_n be_v deny_v they_o then_o already_o in_o conceit_n they_o knock_v &_o bounce_v as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n for_o entrance_n with_o great_a boldness_n and_o confidence_n like_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n matth._n 25._o 11._o and_o those_o matth._n 7._o 22._o and_o with_o the_o pharisee_v give_v god_n thanks_o for_o their_o good_a estate_n to_o himward_n alas_o poor_a soul_n let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n neither_o delude_v your_o own_o soul_n with_o idle_a fancy_n to_o whosoever_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n of_o christ_n shine_v save_o and_o breathe_v spiritual_a life_n they_o must_v deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n live_v 12_o sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_o in_o this_o present_a world_n mere_a civil_a honesty_n never_o bring_v any_o unto_o heaven_n and_o every_o 14._o lukewarm_a professor_n shall_v certain_o be_v spew_v out_o of_o the_o 16._o mouth_n of_o christ._n 16._o but_o among_o all_o the_o unsound_a ground_n insufficient_a matter_n and_o false_a medium_n upon_o which_o satan_n and_o the_o deceitful_a heart_n labour_n to_o erect_v their_o rot_a building_n of_o vain_a hope_n in_o the_o credulous_a conceit_n of_o those_o who_o be_v carry_v hoodwink_v towards_o hell_n all_o which_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trial_n and_o under_o the_o tempest_n of_o god_n visit_v wrath_n will_v prove_v but_o a_o spider_n web_n they_o shall_v lean_v upon_o their_o house_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o 15._o stand_v they_o shall_v hold_v it_o fast_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o endure_v i_o say_v among_o they_o all_o there_o be_v not_o any_o that_o do_v set_v on_o the_o counterfeit_a seal_n of_o this_o false_a persuasion_n with_o more_o peremptorinesse_n and_o confidence_n than_o a_o concurrence_n of_o those_o excellency_n perfection_n endowment_n incident_a to_o temporary_n and_o attaineable_a in_o the_o state_n of_o unregeneration_n which_o i_o have_v touch_v in_o my_o discourse_n of_o true_a happiness_n and_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o such_o place_n as_o these_o matth._n 27._o 3_o 4._o mark_n 6._o 20._o luk._n 13._o 26._o and_o 18._o 11_o 12._o matth._n 12._o 53._o &_o 25._o 1_o etc._n etc._n heb._n 6._o 4_o 5._o 2._o pet._n 2._o 20_o 22._o now_o these_o and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o unsound_a seem_a and_o unsufficient_a ground_n whereupon_o the_o devil_n work_v and_o do_v easy_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o natural_a presumption_n and_o his_o own_o angelical_a flash_n insinuate_v and_o infer_v his_o soule-coozening_a conclusion_n and_o cunning_o infuse_v the_o poison_n of_o spiritual_a selfe-deceit_n thus_o or_o in_o the_o like_a 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in_o the_o heart_n