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old_a man_n shall_v have_v change_v with_o the_o newman_n worldly_a wisdom_n with_o heavenly_a wisdom_n carnal_a love_n with_o spiritual_a love_n servile_a fear_n for_o christian_a and_o filial_a fear_n idle_a thought_n for_o holy_a thought_n vain_a word_n for_o holy_a and_o wholesome_a word_n fleshly_a work_n for_o work_n of_o righteousness_n even_o hate_v what_o i_o former_o love_v and_o love_v what_o i_o former_o hate_v but_o alas_o i_o have_v hear_v the_o gospel_n day_n after_o day_n and_o year_n after_o year_n which_o be_v the_o strong_a arm_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n that_o be_v quick_a and_o powerful_a and_o sharp_a than_o any_o two_o edge_v sword_n and_o yet_o stand_v it_o out_o and_o resist_v instead_o of_o submit_v to_o christ_n call_n even_o refuse_v the_o free_a offer_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n i_o have_v hear_v the_o word_n faithful_o and_o powerful_o preach_v for_o forty_o year_n yet_o remain_v in_o my_o natural_a 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right_a end_n as_o out_o of_o duty_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n and_o my_o redeemer_n and_o out_o of_o love_n to_o my_o fellow_n member_n without_o which_o the_o most_o glorious_a performance_n and_o the_o rare_a virtue_n be_v but_o shine_a sin_n or_o beautiful_a abomination_n god_n glory_n be_v not_o my_o principal_a end_n nor_o to_o be_v save_v my_o great_a care_n i_o be_v a_o good_a civil_a moral_a honest_a hypocrite_n or_o infidel_n but_o none_o of_o these_o grace_n grow_v in_o the_o garden_n of_o my_o heart_n i_o do_v not_o shine_v out_o as_o a_o light_n by_o a_o holy_a conversation_n to_o glorify_v god_n and_o win_v other_o now_o only_o to_o refrain_v evil_a except_o
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dog_n be_v the_o mad_a for_o his_o chain_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o this_o that_o man_n spurn_v at_o the_o mean_n and_o be_v harden_v with_o the_o word_n as_o steel_n be_v harden_v with_o stroke_n or_o as_o bull_n grow_v mad_a with_o bait_v the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o leave_v they_o to_o their_o judge_n who_o have_v messenger_n of_o wrath_n for_o they_o that_o despise_v the_o messenger_n of_o his_o love_n psal._n 81.11_o 12._o see_v luke_n 10.10_o 11._o prov._n 29_o &_o 1.24_o 25_o 26_o to_o 33._o 2_o chron._n 25.16_o 20._o 1_o sam._n 2.25_o and_o in_o reason_n herb_n that_o be_v worse_o for_o water_v tree_n that_o be_v less_o fruitful_a for_o dig_v dung_v prune_v be_v to_o be_v root_v out_o or_o hew_v down_o and_o to_o admonish_v they_o be_v to_o no_o more_o purpose_n than_o if_o one_o shall_v speak_v to_o lifeless_a stone_n or_o senseless_a plant_n or_o witless_a beast_n for_o they_o will_v never_o fear_v any_o thing_n till_o they_o be_v in_o hell-fire_n wherefore_o god_n leave_v they_o to_o be_v confute_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n since_o nothing_o else_o will_v do_v it_o sect._n 4._o thus_o you_o see_v what_o a_o wonderful_a difference_n there_o be_v in_o hearer_n only_o herein_o they_o agree_v all_o man_n good_a and_o bad_a love_v the_o light_n as_o it_o shine_v but_o the_o most_o of_o man_n hate_v it_o as_o it_o discover_v and_o direct_v but_o the_o difference_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o be_v admirable_a to_o think_v how_o some_o man_n will_v not_o be_v prevail_v withal_o though_o a_o angel_n shall_v be_v send_v unto_o they_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o yet_o with_o what_o small_a mean_n some_o other_o have_v be_v convert_v as_o be_v justin_n the_o philosopher_n cyprian_n the_o nicromancer_n saint_n austin_n fulgentius_n francisco_n junius_n malancton_n adrianus_n latimer_n and_o many_o other_o one_o treat_v upon_o the_o prodigal_a son_n and_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n mention_n two_o famous_a strumpet_n that_o be_v sudden_o 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much_o of_o the_o kind_n of_o hearer_n only_o a_o question_n or_o scruple_n may_v hereupon_o arise_v the_o minister_n or_o author_n out_o of_o compassion_n to_o their_o precious_a soul_n will_v show_v they_o from_o god_n word_n the_o very_a face_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o like_o peter_n to_o cornelius_n act_v 11._o tell_v they_o that_o whereby_o with_o blessing_n from_o above_o they_o may_v be_v save_v vers_fw-la 14._o the_o which_o some_o do_v kind_o entertain_v as_o lot_n do_v those_o angel_n that_o come_v to_o fetch_v he_o out_o of_o sodom_n gen._n 19_o other_o as_o churlish_o reject_v and_o as_o villainous_o entreat_v and_o handle_v they_o as_o the_o ammonite_n do_v david_n messenger_n 2_o sam._n 10.4_o wherein_o may_n some_o say_v lie_v the_o difference_n answ._n i_o can_v give_v you_o sundry_a reason_n of_o it_o i_o will_v only_o name_v a_o few_o be_v enjoin_v to_o contract_v all_o my_o matter_n into_o two_o sheet_n first_o will_n make_v the_o difference_n and_o who_o make_v the_o difference_n of_o will_n but_o he_o that_o make_v they_o he_o that_o create_v the_o new_a heart_n leave_v a_o stone_n in_o one_o bosom_n put_v flesh_n into_o another_o and_o yet_o if_o god_n deny_v his_o grace_n it_o be_v only_o when_o he_o see_v it_o contemn_v as_o god_n oftentimes_o be_v so_o provoke_v by_o their_o obstinate_a hardness_n and_o impenitency_n that_o he_o give_v they_o over_o to_o satan_n and_o up_o to_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n to_o be_v lead_v by_o their_o lust_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n as_o it_o be_v psal._n 81.12_o rom._n 1.24_o 26._o so_o that_o not_o god_n but_o ourselves_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o our_o own_o damnation_n as_o it_o be_v hos._n 13.9_o of_o which_o more_o in_o its_o due_a place_n second_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v spirit_n and_o life_n be_v so_o quick_a powerful_a and_o operative_a that_o it_o will_v have_v its_o effect_n where_o it_o do_v not_o quicken_v it_o kill_v 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in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o seed_n mat._n 13.3_o to_o 24._o as_o first_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a heart_n will_v not_o return_v from_o hear_v the_o word_n unbetter_v yea_o he_o will_v so_o note_v what_o be_v speak_v to_o his_o own_o sin_n that_o it_o shall_v increase_v his_o knowledge_n and_o lessen_v his_o vice_n as_o who_o by_o look_v in_o a_o glass_n shall_v spy_v spot_n in_o his_o face_n and_o will_v not_o forthwith_o wipe_v they_o out_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v not_o have_v one_o sin_n twice_o repeat_v unto_o he_o yea_o he_o more_o rejoice_v in_o be_v overcome_v with_o a_o wise_a and_o gracious_a advice_n than_o he_o will_v have_v rejoice_v in_o a_o revengeful_a victory_n of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o rare_a example_n 1_o sam._n 25.32_o 33._o a_o true_a argument_n of_o a_o ingenuous_a nature_n whereas_o those_o that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o nor_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o christ_n but_o rage_n and_o storm_n be_v more_o stubborn_a than_o the_o wind_n and_o sea_n luke_n 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