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not_o with_o thy_o whole_a soul_n that_o now_o the_o offer_n promise_n blood_n life_n grace_n glory_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v grow_v common_a thing_n to_o thou_o that_o the_o lord_n never_o send_v thou_o home_n wonder_v at_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n grace_n to_o a_o poor_a wretch_n never_o yet_o say_v lordâ—â—he_a â—he_z lord_n never_o yet_o lie_v next_o thy_o heart_n or_o if_o thou_o have_v have_v some_o like_n and_o some_o love_n and_o affection_n in_o pang_n yet_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o only_o precious_a and_o exceed_v dear_a in_o thy_o heart_n thy_o heart_n break_v not_o for_o grief_n that_o thou_o have_v so_o much_o slight_v he_o so_o little_o bear_v he_o of_o thy_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v begin_v to_o reveal_v himself_o to_o thy_o soul_n when_o he_o give_v thou_o a_o heart_n to_o mourn_v for_o thy_o stand_v our_o against_o he_o but_o this_o never_o come_v to_o thy_o soul._n certain_o here_o be_v the_o wound_n of_o many_o man_n the_o gospel_n of_o 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itself_o against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o again_o if_o man_n do_v see_v it_o yet_o like_o the_o devil_n that_o have_v much_o light_n they_o do_v not_o love_v it_o nor_o out_o of_o love_n not_o unless_o it_o be_v out_o of_o fear_n subject_a to_o it_o like_o balaam_n that_o have_v no_o love_n to_o god_n command_n but_o only_o be_v act_v by_o fear_n and_o constraint_n now_o when_o the_o soul_n continue_v thus_o it_o cast_v off_o christ_n kingdom_n but_o if_o the_o whole_a soul_n first_o come_v to_o the_o light_n though_o it_o see_v little_a set_v the_o whole_a will_n of_o christ_n before_o
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though_o the_o lord_n shall_v never_o pity_v it_o yet_o it_o will_v lie_v down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o lord_n now_o be_v god_n kingdom_n come_v but_o if_o the_o soul_n will_v have_v christ_n and_o yet_o cast_v off_o the_o will_n of_o christ_n 1._o either_o in_o his_o judgement_n that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o give_v by_o christ_n shall_v be_v no_o rule_n to_o a_o christian_a suppose_v you_o be_v in_o england_n and_o be_v there_o press_v to_o bow_v before_o a_o altar_n or_o image_n what_o shall_v lead_v you_o if_o that_o god_n will_v and_o law_n must_v not_o be_v your_o rule_n the_o lord_n will_v one_o day_n make_v you_o know_v his_o bless_a will_n in_o that_o bless_a law_n of_o he_o that_o you_o shall_v never_o find_v peace_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n except_o the_o lord_n do_v help_v you_o thus_o to_o walk_v again_o when_o man_n can_v endure_v the_o will_n of_o christ_n can_v endure_v exhoâ—tations_n what_o do_v the_o man_n mean_v to_o exhort_v we_o thus_o i_o 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