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will_v not_o come_v short_a of_o this_o heavenly_a kingdom_n let_v we_o be_v much_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o self-denial_n matth._n 16.24_o if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o he_o who_o will_v go_v to_o heaven_n must_v deny_v self-righteousness_n cavendum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o propria_fw-la justitia_fw-la phil._n 3.9_o that_o i_o may_v be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n the_o spider_n weave_v a_o web_n out_o of_o her_o own_o bowel_n a_o hypocrite_n will_v spin_v a_o web_n of_o salvation_n out_o of_o his_o own_o righteousness_n we_o must_v deny_v our_o civility_n in_o point_n of_o justification_n civility_n be_v a_o good_a staff_n to_o walk_v with_o among_o man_n but_o it_o be_v a_o bad_a ladder_n to_o climb_v up_o to_o heaven_n we_o must_v deny_v our_o holy_a thing_n in_o point_n of_o justification_n alas_o how_o be_v our_o duty_n chequer_a with_o sin_n put_v gold_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o there_o come_v out_o dross_n our_o 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glory_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v soon_o take_v a_o voyage_n and_o never_o leave_v till_o we_o have_v arrive_v at_o the_o celestial_a kingdom_n 2._o consideration_n how_o it_o will_v trouble_v you_o if_o you_o shall_v perish_v to_o think_v you_o come_v short_a of_o heaven_n for_o want_n of_o a_o little_a more_o pain_n the_o prophet_n elisha_n bid_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n smite_v the_o ground_n six_o time_n and_o he_o smite_v but_o thrice_o and_o stay_v 2_o king_n 13.19_o and_o he_o lose_v many_o victory_n by_o it_o so_o when_o a_o man_n shall_v think_v thus_o i_o do_v something_o in_o religion_n but_o do_v not_o do_v enough_o i_o pray_v but_o it_o be_v cold_o i_o do_v not_o put_v coal_n to_o the_o incense_n i_o hear_v the_o word_n but_o do_v not_o meditate_v on_o it_o i_o do_v not_o chew_v the_o end_n i_o smite_v but_o thrice_o and_o i_o shall_v have_v smite_v six_o time_n have_v i_o take_v a_o little_a more_o pain_n i_o have_v be_v happy_a but_o i_o have_v lose_v the_o kingdom_n 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the_o serpent_n for_o fraud_n and_o collusion_n jer._n 17.9_o the_o heart_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n 1._o deceit_n towards_o man_n 1._o to_o dissemble_v friendship_n to_o cover_v malice_n with_o pretence_n of_o love_n to_o commend_v and_o censure_v to_o flatter_v and_o hate_v a_o judas-kiss_a and_o a_o ioab_n sword_n mell_o in_o ore_n fel_n in_o cord_n 2._o to_o dissemble_v honesty_n to_o pretend_v just_a deal_n yet_o use_v false_a weight_n 2._o deceit_n towards_o god_n to_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n with_o the_o lip_n and_o the_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o he_o to_o serve_v god_n and_o seek_v ourselves_o to_o pretend_v to_o love_n god_n and_o yet_o be_v in_o league_n with_o sin_n we_o shall_v not_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v like_o the_o serpent_n deceitful_a and_o give_v to_o shâ—fts_n o_o be_v upright_o be_v what_o you_o seem_v to_o be_v god_n love_v plainness_n of_o heart_n psal._n 51.6_o the_o plain_a the_o diamond_n be_v the_o more_o it_o sparkle_v the_o plain_a the_o heart_n be_v the_o more_o it_o sparkle_v in_o god_n eye_n what_o a_o commendation_n do_v christ_n give_v nathanael_n joh._n 1.47_o behold_v a_o israelite_n indeed_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o guile_n 3._o the_o serpent_n cast_v the_o coat_n but_o another_o new_a coat_n come_v in_o the_o room_n in_o this_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v like_o the_o serpent_n to_o cast_v the_o coat_n to_o cast_v off_o one_o sin_n and_o another_o sin_n as_o bad_a come_v in_o the_o room_n the_o drunkard_n leave_v his_o drunkenness_n because_o it_o impair_v his_o health_n his_o credit_n his_o purse_n and_o fall_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o cozenage_n the_o prodigal_n leave_v his_o prodigality_n and_o turn_v usurer_n this_o be_v as_o if_o one_o disease_n shall_v leave_v a_o man_n and_o he_o shall_v fall_v into_o another_o as_o bad_a his_o ague_n leave_v he_o and_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o consumption_n o_o be_v not_o like_o the_o serpent_n that_o cast_v one_o coat_n and_o another_o come_v this_o be_v like_o he_o in_o 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