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pretence_n tell_v you_o how_o much_o they_o love_v you_o and_o what_o care_n they_o have_v of_o your_o soul_n etc._n etc._n yet_o you_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o their_o fair_a word_n deceive_v you_o not_o look_v to_o their_o doctrine_n not_o their_o pretence_n so_o for_o their_o conversation_n it_o may_v be_v you_o can_v know_v they_o by_o one_o or_o two_o observation_n yet_o by_o much_o observation_n you_o may_v for_o general_o heretic_n be_v wicked_a man_n and_o error_n end_v in_o profaneness_n 3._o take_v heed_n of_o judge_v by_o blossom_n for_o then_o the_o thorn_n will_v be_v more_o glorious_a that_o way_n then_o the_o vine_n 4._o you_o must_v not_o judge_v by_o one_o but_o by_o their_o fruit_n that_o be_v by_o their_o constant_a walking_n 1._o it_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o false_a prophet_n you_o may_v stick_v grape_n to_o thorn_n but_o thorn_n do_v not_o bring_v forth_o those_o grape_n so_o their_o holiness_n proceed_v 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his_o heart_n verse_n 21._o not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v unto_o i_o lord_n lord_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o he_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n not_o every_o one_o that_o one_o may_v pray_v often_o and_o be_v so_o confident_a of_o our_o interest_n in_o christ_n that_o one_o may_v not_o only_o profess_v to_o man_n that_o christ_n be_v a_o lord_n but_o tell_v christ_n himself_o that_o he_o be_v our_o lord_n 2._o our_o obedience_n to_o god_n will_v must_v be_v constant_a for_o so_o the_o word_n in_o the_o present_a tense_n import_v 3._o it_o be_v not_o say_v the_o thing_n that_o my_o father_n command_v but_o the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n to_o show_v 1._o that_o many_o do_v those_o thing_n that_o god_n command_v that_o yet_o notwithstanding_o do_v not_o god_n will_v but_o wonderful_o displease_v he_o 2_o or_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o do_v what_o god_n command_v but_o we_o must_v do_v it_o because_o he_o command_v we_o 4._o christ_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o wicked_a man_n he_o never_o call_v god_n their_o father_n but_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o saint_n he_o seldom_o say_v my_o father_n but_o your_o father_n or_o if_o he_o say_v my_o father_n he_o add_v you_o also_o verse_n 22._o many_o will_v say_v to_o i_o in_o that_o day_n lord_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v cast_v out_o devil_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n many_o will_v say_v to_o i_o in_o that_o day_n etc._n etc._n 1_o observe_v the_o multitude_n that_o shall_v perish_v by_o presumption_n despair_n kill_v his_o thousand_o presumption_n its_o ten_o thousand_o 2._o consider_v how_o long_a presumption_n continue_v one_o may_v die_v and_o not_o have_v presumption_n remove_v nay_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n after_o sentence_n past_o it_o must_v still_o continue_v for_o these_o word_n may_v very_o well_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v speak_v after_o christ_n speak_v his_o sentence_n for_o so_o it_o do_v evident_o appear_v mat._n 25.44_o they_o dispute_v their_o innocency_n with_o christ_n after_o the_o sentence_n give_v it_o be_v very_o strange_a that_o all_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n can_v shake_v their_o confidence_n 3._o the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o minister_n hinder_v not_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o administration_n the_o efficacy_n of_o sacrament_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o piety_n of_o minister_n a_o wicked_a man_n may_v cast_v out_o devil_n miraculous_o out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o out_o of_o soul_n and_o yet_o go_v to_o hell_n himself_o 4._o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n to_o try_v our_o state_n by_o gift_n of_o edification_n one_o may_v be_v choose_v to_o apostleship_n and_o yet_o not_o choose_v to_o salvation_n joh._n 6.10_o comp_n with_o 13.18_o 5._o one_o may_v have_v faith_n of_o miracle_n and_o not_o justify_v faith_n one_o may_v both_o heal_v other_o in_o the_o name_n 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