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against_o this_o evil_a consider_v that_o such_o a_o present_a denial_n or_o be_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n shall_v be_v thus_o repay_v hereafter_o they_o that_o disow_v he_o now_o before_o man_n in_o a_o adulterous_a and_o sinful_a generation_n shall_v be_v shameful_o reject_v by_o he_o before_o the_o holy_a angel_n he_o that_o will_v be_v invest_v with_o infinite_a glory_n and_o majesty_n will_v for_o this_o be_v then_o ashamed_a of_o they_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o these_o pure_a and_o immaculate_a being_n and_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o solemn_a circumstance_n be_v a_o most_o dismal_a aggravation_n of_o that_o future_a condemnation_n and_o punishment_n reserve_v for_o they_o against_o the_o great_a day_n of_o judgement_n consider_v in_o the_o four_o place_n that_o this_o be_v in_o man_n great_a strait_n and_o necessity_n of_o he_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v ashamed_a when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o the_o holy_a angel_n a_o time_n of_o the_o great_a distress_n and_o danger_n for_o the_o future_a day_n of_o account_n or_o judgement_n whereof_o this_o be_v such_o a_o lively_a representation_n will_v be_v the_o season_n when_o we_o shall_v stand_v in_o most_o need_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n our_o redeemer_n then_o to_o have_v a_o share_n and_o interest_n in_o heaven_n and_o to_o have_v favour_n with_o the_o great_a judge_n of_o the_o world_n will_v be_v our_o great_a and_o indeed_o our_o only_a comfort_n nothing_o will_v then_o stand_v we_o in_o stead_n or_o avail_v we_o but_o such_o a_o happy_a provision_n as_o this_o but_o oh_o how_o miserable_a now_o must_v the_o contrary_a case_n of_o such_o man_n be_v who_o have_v provoke_v he_o to_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o render_v he_o their_o utter_a and_o implacable_a enemy_n to_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o that_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o can_v to_o affront_v and_o abuse_v our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n as_o be_v too_o much_o the_o case_n of_o these_o sinner_n must_v strike_v the_o deep_a melancholy_n to_o our_o soul_n then_o when_o we_o have_v most_o need_n of_o comfort_n we_o shall_v have_v the_o the_o least_o of_o it_o and_o instead_o of_o acceptance_n with_o god_n have_v a_o shameful_a and_o bitter_a sentence_n from_o he_o so_o that_o what_o solomon_n say_v prov._n 1.24_o may_v be_v fit_o apply_v to_o the_o case_n before_o we_o because_o i_o have_v call_v and_o you_o refuse_v i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n and_o no_o man_n regard_v but_o you_o have_v set_v at_o nought_o all_o my_o counsel_n and_o will_v none_o of_o my_o reproof_n i_o also_o will_v laugh_v at_o your_o calamity_n i_o will_v mock_v when_o your_o fear_n come_v when_o your_o fear_n come_v as_o desolation_n and_o destruction_n come_v as_o a_o whirlwind_n when_o distress_n and_o anguish_n come_v upon_o you_o then_o shall_v they_o
errata_fw-la epist_n to_o the_o reader_n line_n 6._o for_o that_o of_o rebellion_n read_v that_o sin_n of_o rebellion_n l._n 37._o for_o where_o i_o be_v thus_o catch_v r._n where_o i_o have_v be_v thus_o catch_v l._n 46._o for_o do_v lever_n see_v or_o hear_v r._n have_v i_o see_v or_o hear_v serm._n p._n 4._o l._n 3._o for_o some_o r._n such_o â—_o 10._o put_v out_o either_o l._n 29._o for_o have_v r._n have_v p._n 20._o l._n 19_o for_o son_n r._n season_n p._n 24._o l._n 36._o for_o necessary_a r._n necessary_o p._n 26._o l._n 37._o for_o the_o ruler_n against_o r._n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n against_o ibid._n put_v out_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n p._n 27._o l._n 1._o put_v out_o world_n ibid._n for_o on_o high_a place_n r._n in_o high_a place_n p._n 27._o l._n 14._o for_o favour_n r._n honour_n a_o exhortation_n to_o firmness_n and_o constancy_n in_o true_a religion_n in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n mary_n islington_n feb._n 2._o 1689_o 1690._o by_o shadrach_n cook_n m._n a._n lecturer_n there_o quemcunque_fw-la fortem_fw-la videris_fw-la miserum_fw-la neges_fw-la sen._n tr._n do_v well_o o_o lord_n unto_o those_o that_o be_v good_a and_o true_a of_o heart_n ps_n 125._o imprimatur_fw-la guil._n needham_n r._n r._n in_o christo_n p._n ac_fw-la d._n d._n wilhelmo_n archiep._n cant._n à _fw-la sacer._n dome_v may_v 12._o 1688._o london_n print_v by_o j._n redmayne_n 1689._o st._n mark_n 8.38_o whosoever_o therefore_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o word_n in_o this_o adulterous_a and_o sinful_a generation_n of_o he_o also_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v ashamed_a when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o the_o holy_a angel_n at_o the_o 27_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n we_o find_v our_o saviour_n put_v this_o question_n to_o his_o disciple_n say_v unto_o they_o who_o do_v man_n say_v that_o i_o be_o which_o inquiry_n he_o do_v not_o make_v for_o his_o own_o better_a information_n or_o satisfaction_n in_o this_o case_n because_o he_o know_v all_o man_n 25._o john_n 2.24_o 25._o and_o need_v not_o that_o any_o shall_v testify_v of_o man_n for_o he_o know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n but_o it_o be_v with_o design_n as_o we_o may_v see_v afterward_o to_o set_v his_o own_o disciple_n right_o and_o orthodox_n in_o the_o opinion_n or_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o for_o upon_o their_o answer_n ver._n 28._o john_n the_o baptist_n but_o some_o say_v elias_n and_o other_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n he_o say_v unto_o they_o ver._n 29._o who_o say_v you_o that_o i_o be_o which_o occasion_v that_o confession_n of_o peter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o they_o all_o thou_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o messiah_n the_o true_a saviour_n or_o redeemer_n of_o mankind_n whereupon_o our_o saviour_n proceed_v to_o give_v they_o a_o more_o full_a account_n of_o the_o end_n of_o his_o come_v and_o of_o the_o thing_n concern_v himself_o particular_o of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n ver._n 31._o and_o he_o begin_v to_o teach_v they_o that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n must_v suffer_v and_o be_v reject_v of_o the_o elder_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_z scribes_z and_o be_v kill_v now_o peter_n notwithstanding_o the_o soundness_n of_o his_o late_a profession_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v then_o infallible_a that_o he_o run_v upon_o the_o most_o gross_a error_n and_o mistake_n for_o he_o be_v so_o scandalize_v at_o the_o news_n of_o a_o suffer_a and_o crucify_a saviour_n that_o upon_o this_o account_n of_o himself_o peter_n take_v he_o and_o begin_v to_o rebuke_v he_o ver._n 32._o whereupon_o our_o saviour_n take_v occasion_n to_o reprove_v he_o and_o he_o do_v it_o smart_o ver._n 33._o but_o when_o he_o have_v turn_v about_o and_o look_v on_o his_o disciple_n he_o rebuke_v peter_n say_v get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n for_o thou_o savory_a not_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n but_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o man_n which_o seem_v to_o imply_v 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call_v the_o people_n unto_o he_o with_o his_o disciple_n also_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o whosoever_o will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o as_o christ_n be_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o acquaint_v with_o grief_n do_v meet_v with_o wonderful_a difficulty_n and_o affliction_n so_o his_o disciple_n also_o must_v through_o much_o tribulation_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o endure_a this_o to_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n even_o to_o death_n itself_o though_o it_o be_v our_o present_a loss_n or_o disadvantage_n be_v the_o certain_a way_n to_o provide_v for_o and_o secure_v our_o future_a interest_n for_o whosoever_o will_v save_v his_o life_n shall_v lose_v it_o but_o whosoever_o shall_v lose_v his_o life_n for_o my_o sake_n or_o the_o gospel_n the_o same_o shall_v save_v it_o ver._n 35._o and_o thus_o to_o procure_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o to_o make_v a_o provision_n for_o our_o immortal_a 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and_o his_o doctrine_n with_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o contrary_a faintness_n or_o cowardice_n in_o those_o who_o yet_o real_o own_o and_o profess_v his_o religion_n 43._o st._n john_n 19_o 38_o 39_o c._n 12._o v._n 42_o 43._o and_o of_o this_o nature_n be_v that_o sin_n which_o the_o scripture_n itself_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n be_v a_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n but_o secret_o for_o fear_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o in_o nicodemus_n which_o at_o the_o first_o come_v to_o jesus_n by_o night_n among_o the_o chief_a rulers-also_a many_o believe_v on_o he_o but_o because_o of_o the_o pharisee_n they_o do_v not_o confess_v he_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n for_o they_o love_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n more_o than_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n where_o we_o see_v plain_o there_o may_v be_v a_o inward_a belief_n in_o christ_n or_o a_o full_a and_o thorough_a persuasion_n of_o he_o and_o his_o doctrine_n when_o yet_o in_o show_n and_o 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doctrine_n we_o be_v now_o upon_o for_o as_o it_o plain_o appear_v by_o the_o context_n from_o this_o duty_n or_o principle_n lay_v down_o ver._n 34._o whosoever_o will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o i_o say_v upon_o this_o he_o infer_v whosoever_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v he_o that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o i_o or_o accept_v of_o i_o on_o such_o term_n and_o condition_n how_o hard_o soever_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o he_o be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o and_o shall_v fare_v according_o and_o he_o that_o take_v not_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v after_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o matth._n 10.38_o our_o most_o eminent_a and_o proper_a own_v of_o christ_n and_o profession_n of_o his_o faith_n be_v when_o we_o be_v call_v by_o he_o to_o the_o great_a strait_n and_o hard_a duty_n do_v job_n fear_n god_n for_o nought_o have_v thou_o not_o make_v a_o hedge_n about_o he_o 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