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as_o jacob_n for_o his_o lord_n esau_n but_o this_o in_o thou_o be_v pride_n as_o in_o he_o it_o be_v policy_n thou_o call_v it_o humility_n but_o god_n call_v it_o pride_n rom._n 10.3_o they_o have_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n a_o sad_a word_n it_o be_v mere_a pride_n and_o stoutness_n and_o high-spiritednesse_a the_o wretched_a remainder_n of_o unbroken-heartednesse_n what_o ever_o satan_n tell_v thou_o that_o only_o be_v humility_n that_o make_v thou_o entire_o close_a with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n with_o christ_n righteousness_n upon_o christ_n own_o term_n scripture_n 8_o guidance_n mistake_v or_o wrest_a scripture_n the_o eight_o and_o last_o that_o i_o shall_v speak_v to_o be_v satan_n bewildr_v we_o by_o the_o false_a guidance_n of_o mistaken_a scripture_n and_o this_o be_v now_o much_o in_o fashion_n and_o prevail_v in_o the_o world_n time_n be_v when_o ignorance_n be_v in_o fashion_n and_o for_o man_n to_o walk_v in_o blind_a pursuance_n 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say_v whosoever_o believe_v shall_v not_o perish_v and_o whosoever_o come_v will_v he_o by_o no_o mean_n cast_v forth_o and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v never_o dissuade_v we_o from_o believe_v or_o keep_v we_o from_o incomming_a do_v you_o ask_v we_o how_o we_o dare_v take_v such_o hold_n of_o christ_n why_o have_v not_o yourself_o say_v that_o he_o invite_v sinner_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o his_o strength_n isai_n 27.5_o that_o they_o may_v have_v peace_n it_o be_v true_a friend_n but_o still_o upon_o his_o own_o term_n you_o must_v lay_v down_o your_o brier_n and_o thorn_n that_o be_v your_o war_a wicked_a conversation_n you_o must_v forsake_v the_o one_o if_o you_o will_v hold_v to_o the_o other_o but_o and_o if_o you_o resolve_v as_o yet_o to_o hold_v your_o sin_n at_o least_o wise_a if_o you_o do_v not_o resolve_v to_o lay_v they_o down_o for_o christ_n god_n knock_v off_o their_o finger_n from_o lean_v on_o christ_n who_o will_v set_v they_o up_o but_o he_o shall_v be_v burn_v 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