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judgement_n and_o conscience_n ephes._n 2._o 12._o chap._n 4._o 18._o 2._o he_o be_v far_o from_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o only_a deliverer_n of_o man_n from_o hellfire_n psal._n 73._o 27._o 3._o he_o be_v far_o from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n and_o a_o second_o creation_n without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n joh._n 3._o 3_o 4._o he_o be_v far_o from_o righteousness_n from_o that_o righteousness_n that_o shall_v make_v he_o acceptable_a in_o god_n sight_n isa._n 46._o 14._o 5._o he_o be_v under_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n sin_n reign_v in_o and_o over_o he_o it_o dwell_v in_o every_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o member_n of_o his_o body_n so_o that_o from_o head_n to_o foot_n there_o be_v no_o place_n clean_o isa._n 1._o 6._o rom._n 3._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o 6._o he_o be_v in_o the_o pest-house_n with_o uzziah_n and_o exclude_v the_o camp_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o leper_n 2_o chron._n 26._o 21._o numb_a 5._o 2._o 7._o his_o life_n be_v among_o the_o unclean_a he_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n job_n 36._o 14._o act._n 8._o 23._o 8._o he_o be_v in_o sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n in_o death_n in_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o be_v take_v captive_a by_o he_o at_o his_o will_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 17._o rom._n 8._o 8._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 14._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 26._o 9_o he_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o devil_n dwell_v in_o he_o and_o have_v the_o mastery_n of_o he_o gal._n 3._o 13._o eph._n 2._o 2_o 3._o act_n 36._o 18_o 10._o he_o be_v in_o darkness_n and_o walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o know_v not_o whither_o he_o go_v for_o darkness_n have_v blind_v his_o eye_n 11._o he_o be_v in_o the_o broad-way_n that_o lead_v to_o destruction_n and_o hold_v on_o he_o will_v assure_o go_v in_o at_o the_o broad-gate_n and_o so_o down_o the_o stair_n to_o hell_n second_o what_o be_v he_o that_o come_v not_o to_o jesus_n christ_n 1._o he_o be_v count_v one_o of_o god_n enemy_n luk._n 19_o 14._o rom._n 8._o 7._o 2._o he_o be_v a_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o of_o hell_n for_o the_o devil_n beget_v he_o as_o to_o his_o sinful_a nature_n and_o hell_n must_v swallow_v he_o at_o last_o because_o he_o come_v not_o to_o jesus_n christ_n joh._n 8._o 44._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 8._o mat._n 23._o 15._o psal._n 9_o 17._o 3._o he_o be_v a_o child_n of_o wrath_n a_o heir_n of_o it_o it_o be_v his_o portion_n and_o god_n will_v repay_v it_o he_o to_o his_o face_n ephes._n 2._o 1_o 2_o 3._o job_n 21._o 29_o 30_o 31._o 4._o he_o be_v a_o self-murder_n he_o wrong_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o be_v one_o that_o love_v death_n prov._n 1._o 18._o chap._n 8._o 35_o 36._o 5._o he_o be_v a_o companion_n for_o devil_n and_o damn_a man_n prov._n 21._o 16._o mat._n 25._o 41._o three_o whither_o be_v he_o like_v to_o go_v that_o come_v not_o to_o jesus_n christ_n 1._o he_o that_o come_v not_o to_o he_o be_v like_a to_o go_v further_o from_o he_o for_o every_o sin_n be_v a_o step_v further_o from_o jesus_n christ_n hos._n 11._o 2._o as_o he_o be_v in_o darkness_n so_o he_o be_v like_a to_o go_v on_o in_o it_o for_o christ_n be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n and_o he_o that_o come_v not_o to_o he_o walk_v in_o darkness_n joh._n 8._o 12._o 3._o he_o be_v like_a to_o be_v remove_v at_o last_o as_o far_o from_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o heaven_n and_o all_o felicity_n as_o a_o infinitie_o
16._o thirteen_o faith_n purify_v the_o heart_n but_o unbelief_n keep_v it_o pollute_v and_o impure_a act_v 15._o 9_o tit._n 1._o 15_o 16._o fourteen_o by_o faith_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o but_o by_o unbelief_n we_o be_v shut_v up_o under_o the_o law_n to_o perish_v rom._n 4._o 23_o 24._o chap._n 11._o 32._o gal._n 3._o 23._o fifteenth_o faith_n make_v our_o work_n acceptable_a to_o god_n through_o christ_n but_o whatsoever_o be_v of_o unbelief_n be_v sin_n for_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v he_o heb._n 11._o 4._o rom._n 14._o 23._o heb._n 11._o 6._o sixteenth_o faith_n give_v we_o peace_n and_o comfort_n in_o our_o soul_n but_o unbelief_n work_v trouble_n and_o toss_n like_o the_o restless_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n rom._n 5._o 1._o jam._n 1._o 6._o seventeenth_o faith_n make_v we_o see_v preciousness_n in_o christ_n but_o unbelief_n see_v no_o form_n beauty_n or_o comlyness_n in_o he_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 7._o isa._n 53._o 1_o 2_o 3._o eighteenth_o by_o faith_n we_o have_v our_o life_n in_o christ_n fullness_n but_o by_o unbelief_n we_o starve_v and_o pine_v away_o gal._n 2._o 20._o nineteenth_o faith_n give_v we_o the_o victory_n over_o the_o law_n sin_n death_n the_o devil_n and_o all_o evil_n but_o unbelief_n lay_v we_o obnoxious_a to_o they_o all_o 1_o joh._n 5._o 4_o 5._o luk._n 12._o 46._o twenty_v faith_n will_v show_v we_o more_o excellency_n in_o thing_n not_o see_v than_o in_o they_o that_o be_v but_o unbelief_n see_v more_o in_o thing_n that_o be_v here_o than_o in_o thing_n that_o will_v be_v hereafter_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 18._o heb._n 11._o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 32._o twenty-first_a faith_n make_v the_o way_n of_o god_n pleasant_a and_o amiable_a but_o unbelief_n make_v they_o heavy_a and_o hard_o gal._n 5._o 6._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 10_o 11._o joh._n 6._o 60._o psal._n 2._o 3._o twenty-second_a by_o faith_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n possess_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n but_o 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leave_v we_o of_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n any_o of_o we_o by_o unbelief_n shall_v indeed_o come_v short_a of_o it_o the_o second_o use_n a_o use_v of_o examination_n we_o come_v now_o to_o a_o use_n of_o examination_n sinner_n thou_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o come_v to_o christ_n also_o of_o the_o willingness_n of_o christ_n to_o receive_v the_o coming-soul_n together_o with_o the_o benefit_n that_o they_o by_o he_o shall_v have_v that_o indeed_o come_v to_o he_o put_v thyself_o now_o upon_o this_o serious_a enquiry_n be_o i_o indeed_o come_v to_o jesus_n christ_n motive_n plenty_n i_o may_v here_o urge_v to_o prevail_v with_o thou_o to_o a_o conscientious_a performance_n of_o this_o duty_n as_o 1._o thou_o be_v in_o sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n in_o death_n in_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o come_v to_o jesus_n christ._n 2._o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o these_o but_o by_o come_v to_o jesus_n christ._n 3._o if_o thou_o come_v jesus_n christ_n will_v receive_v thou_o and_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v thou_o out_o 4._o thou_o will_v not_o repent_v it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n if_o now_o thou_o come_v to_o jesus_n christ._n 5._o but_o thou_o will_v sure_o mourn_v at_o last_o if_o now_o thou_o shall_v refuse_v to_o come_v and_o 6._o last_o now_o thou_o have_v be_v invite_v to_o come_v now_o will_v thy_o judgement_n be_v great_a and_o thy_o damnation_n more_o fearful_a if_o thou_o shall_v yet_o refuse_v than_o if_o thou_o have_v never_o hear_v of_o come_v to_o christ._n object_n but_o we_o hope_v we_o be_v come_v to_o jesus_n christ_n answ._n it_o be_v well_o if_o it_o prove_v so_o but_o lest_o thou_o shall_v speak_v without_o ground_n and_o so_o fall_v unaware_o into_o hell_n fire_n let_v we_o examine_v a_o little_a first_o be_v thou_o indeed_o come_v to_o jesus_n christ_n what_o have_v thou_o leave_v behind_o thou_o what_o do_v thou_o come_v 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