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the_o case_n be_v not_o so_o hard_a but_o a_o man_n may_v make_v some_o shift_n i_o be_o but_o low_a of_o stature_n i_o will_v couch_v down_o and_o hide_v i_o and_o how_o then_o can_v i_o be_v see_v or_o miss_v in_o such_o a_o throng_n and_o multitude_n and_o in_o so_o busy_a a_o time_n yet_o consider_v thou_o god_n word_n in_o psal._n 139._o 1_o 6_o 7._o jerem._n 23._o 24._o obad._n 6._o 3._o 4._o amos_n 9_o 1._o 2._o 3._o revel_v 6._o 15._o 16._o 17._o and_o 20._o 13._o ecclus_n 16._o 17._o and_o thou_o shall_v find_v this_o fancy_n unpossible_a and_o that_o nothing_o will_v nor_o can_v hide_v thou_o from_o the_o all-seeing_a eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o see_v nothing_o work_v thou_o this_o day_n shame_n and_o sorrow_n but_o thy_o sin_n then_o amend_v now_o while_o thou_o be_v here_o in_o this_o life_n by_o true_a repentance_n faith_n and_o new_a obedience_n and_o he_o will_v both_o cure_v &_o cover_v all_o thy_o sin_n for_o christ_n alone_o be_v the_o place_n to_o hide_v thou_o 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reprobate_n john_n he_o mourn_v for_o death_n and_o cry_v lord_n iâ—su_n come_v quick_o he_o will_v not_o contribute_v one_o penny_n to_o this_o pardon_n if_o otherwise_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o awake_v from_o this_o sleep_n a_o godly_a matron_n desire_v the_o return_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o rejoice_v to_o hear_v he_o be_v at_o hand_n but_o a_o strumpet_n be_v contrary_o affect_v and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n between_o the_o elect_a and_o reprobate_n but_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v to_o answer_v this_o impious_a request_n thy_o money_n perish_v with_o thou_o no_o money_n will_v alter_v the_o free_a counsel_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n for_o his_o elect_n the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n will_v not_o be_v bow_v at_o any_o man_n petition_n to_o deal_v unrighteous_o no_o though_o noah_n job_n moses_n and_o daniel_n entreat_v he_o ezâ—_n 14._o 14._o to_o 20._o for_o god_n be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o he_o 24._o shall_v speak_v and_o not_o do_v he_o abhor_v thy_o 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