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dis-own_a all_o that_o ever_o they_o have_v do_v they_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o it_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v it_o it_o be_v not_o that_o whereon_o they_o build_v their_o consolation_n they_o look_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o there_o they_o lay_v their_o salvation_n and_o note_v again_o christ_n remember_v the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o saint_n when_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v it_o themselves_o o_o it_o be_v a_o sweet_a thing_n to_o be_v above_o these_o thing_n than_o christ_n will_v remember_v they_o but_o when_o man_n live_v upon_o these_o thing_n and_o come_v to_o remember_v duty_n as_o a_o ground_n of_o comfort_n than_o christ_n will_v not_o remember_v they_o see_v mat._n 22.23_o christ_n will_v profess_v i_o never_o know_v you_o now_o the_o want_n of_o this_o grace_n in_o this_o particular_a it_o occasion_n two_o evil_n the_o first_o and_o best_a of_o they_o be_v and_o that_o even_o to_o the_o saint_n it_o deprive_v they_o of_o much_o comfort_n and_o 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deprive_v you_o of_o it_o and_o just_o it_o be_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o nay_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n that_o it_o be_v so_o for_o if_o god_n shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o desire_n in_o duty_n thou_o will_v then_o live_v upon_o they_o and_o undo_v thyself_o for_o ever_o the_o second_o evil_n that_o flow_v from_o hence_o be_v that_o man_n do_v indeed_o destroy_v themselves_o by_o this_o mean_n that_o be_v it_o be_v a_o instrumental_a mean_n by_o which_o they_o destroy_v themselves_o as_o all_o man_n be_v destroy_v by_o some_o mean_n and_o that_o be_v sin_n and_o by_o this_o sin_n self_n righteous_a man_n destroy_v themselves_o man_n live_v and_o die_v trust_v upon_o their_o duty_n destroy_v themselves_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v man_n spiritual_o proud_a lift_v up_o man_n when_o they_o have_v least_o cause_n when_o they_o live_v upon_o their_o own_o righteousness_n but_o christ_n teach_v he_o to_o deny_v themselves_o 3_o there_o be_v self_n wisdom_n in_o every_o man_n 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