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answer_v it_o at_o the_o dreadful_a day_n of_o judgement_n take_v heed_n of_o those_o evil_n and_o sinful_a practice_n that_o heretofore_o you_o have_v commit_v lest_o you_o damn_v your_o soul_n for_o ever_o and_o you_o must_v know_v that_o conscience_n come_v not_o without_o a_o commission_n but_o he_o have_v a_o commission_n in_o his_o pocket_n and_o he_o show_v it_o also_o pro._n 29.1_o there_o be_v one_o part_n of_o conscience_n commission_n there_o say_v the_o text_n he_o that_o be_v often_o reprooved_a harden_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n if_o you_o be_v often_o reprooved_a &_o will_v not_o be_v better_v nor_o inform_v than_o the_o lord_n say_v &_o conscience_n from_o the_o lord_n tell_v you_o be_v it_o at_o your_o own_o peril_n you_o shall_v sure_o perish_v &_o that_o without_o remedy_n and_o in_o the_o 2._o of_o the_o thess_n 3.14_o there_o be_v another_o part_n of_o his_o commission_n if_o any_o man_n obey_v not_o our_o word_n by_o this_o epistle_n note_v that_o man_n and_o have_v no_o company_n with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v ashamed_a he_o that_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n he_o that_o will_v not_o stoop_v thereto_o nor_o be_v frame_v thereby_o why_o conscience_n he_o show_v his_o commission_n and_o charge_n man_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o &_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n will_v take_v the_o part_n of_o conscience_n and_o will_v come_v in_o flame_a fire_n to_o render_v vengeance_n to_o that_o soul_n that_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n but_o you_o will_v say_v can_v a_o man_n shift_n and_o free_v himself_o from_o the_o terror_n of_o conscience_n i_o answer_v no_o conscience_n have_v now_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o aid_n from_o heaven_n because_o he_o have_v be_v in_o former_a time_n so_o bad_o deal_v withal_o therefore_o he_o will_v go_v no_o more_o so_o slender_o guard_v deut._n 29.19_o there_o say_v the_o text_n if_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o this_o curse_n shall_v bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o spare_v he_o but_o then_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v against_o that_o man_n and_o all_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n shall_v lie_v upon_o he_o &_o the_o lord_n shall_v blot_v out_o his_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o you_o that_o say_v conscience_n may_v command_v what_o he_o please_v yet_o you_o will_v do_v what_o you_o listen_v and_o though_o you_o add_v dunkennesse_n unto_o thirst_n yet_o you_o shall_v have_v peace_n and_o it_o shall_v go_v well_o with_o you_o tell_v you_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v smok_v against_o your_o soul_n &_o he_o shall_v blot_v your_o name_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v follow_v thou_o into_o all_o place_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n whatever_o thou_o do_v or_o whithersoever_o thou_o go_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v follow_v thou_o god_n wrath_n shall_v follow_v thou_o to_o the_o ale_n house_n and_o the_o brothel-house_n and_o to_o the_o tavern_n god_n shall_v follow_v thou_o and_o pluck_v thou_o out_o to_o thy_o shame_n here_o &_o to_o thy_o confusion_n hereafter_o and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o work_n of_o conscience_n he_o have_v be_v snub_v in_o former_a time_n and_o no_o man_n care_v for_o he_o but_o now_o he_o be_v a_o waken_v and_o back_v with_o power_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o give_v a_o peremptory_a command_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v it_o at_o your_o own_o peril_n if_o you_o meddle_v with_o sin_n and_o this_o make_v sinful_a wretch_n lie_n snug_a for_o a_o while_n they_o dare_v not_o show_v themselves_o but_o shut_v themselves_o under_o hatch_n conscience_n perke_n then_o upon_o the_o crown_n and_o this_o make_v they_o hang_v the_o wing_n a_o little_a and_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o their_o base_a course_n and_o abstain_v from_o the_o alehouse_n awhile_o but_o now_o when_o wicked_a person_n see_v that_o their_o companion_n be_v go_v and_o that_o they_o have_v lose_v one_o of_o their_o company_n they_o make_v after_o he_o amain_o and_o then_o conscience_n pluck_v one_o way_n and_o they_o pluck_v another_o way_n they_o lay_v siege_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o poor_a sinner_n conscience_n bid_v he_o look_v to_o himself_o and_o take_v heed_n what_o he_o do_v perhaps_o conscience_n see_v he_o half_o persuade_v to_o yield_v to_o his_o old_a companion_n and_o then_o conscience_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o take_v heed_n unto_o himself_o and_o say_v i_o command_v and_o charge_v you_o as_o you_o will_v answer_v it_o at_o the_o dreadful_a day_n of_o judgement_n before_o the_o tribunal_n seat_n of_o god_n that_o you_o run_v not_o into_o your_o former_a wicked_a course_n but_o then_o his_o curse_a companion_n they_o draw_v backward_o and_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o now_o you_o begin_v to_o sever_v yourself_o from_o we_o he_o tell_v they_o his_o conscience_n have_v trouble_v he_o and_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o hear_v the_o commission_n of_o conscience_n read_v that_o whosoever_o be_v often_o reprove_v and_o not_o better_v thereby_o shall_v perish_v and_o that_o he_o which_o obey_v not_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v accurse_v and_o this_o make_v he_o do_v as_o he_o do_v when_o his_o companion_n hear_v this_o they_o begin_v to_o blind_v his_o judgement_n as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v and_o take_v off_o the_o command_n of_o conscience_n you_o have_v hear_v say_v they_o many_o threaten_n from_o god_n and_o conscience_n have_v tell_v you_o that_o you_o shall_v perish_v and_o be_v damn_v if_o you_o continue_v in_o your_o old_a course_n but_o threaten_v man_n live_v long_o these_o word_n break_v no_o bone_n and_o this_o breath_n 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be_v certain_a there_o must_v be_v a_o draw_v before_o there_o can_v or_o will_v be_v a_o come_n gal._n 3.22_o it_o be_v say_v that_o all_o man_n be_v shut_v up_o under_o sin_n etc._n etc._n joh._n 1.12_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o he_o give_v power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n now_o before_o the_o lord_n jesus_n can_v be_v receive_v the_o bond_n of_o sin_n must_v be_v remove_v and_o the_o lock_n must_v be_v open_v before_o the_o lord_n jesus_n can_v come_v in_o and_o be_v entertain_v but_o god_n do_v loose_v these_o lock_n divers_a way_n as_o sometime_o
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it_o be_v thou_o content_v thy_o wife_n shall_v take_v up_o her_o loose_a adulterous_a course_n and_o go_v to_o the_o devil_n and_o not_o take_v up_o a_o good_a course_n and_o go_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n when_o god_n be_v work_v upon_o man_n he_o be_v draw_v of_o they_o to_o himself_o that_o they_o may_v go_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o receive_v mercy_n from_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v the_o lord_n to_o show_v man_n this_o sottish_a conceit_n and_o reform_v the_o same_o when_o thou_o see_v god_n work_n upon_o a_o poor_a soul_n then_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o same_o be_v thy_o wife_n that_o be_v a_o adulteress_n before_o now_o humble_v do_v she_o now_o see_v her_o sin_n then_o go_v into_o a_o corner_n and_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o same_o and_o say_v i_o have_v have_v a_o untoward_a wife_n but_o now_o the_o lord_n bless_v be_v his_o name_n have_v humble_v she_o i_o have_v a_o loose_a servant_n that_o be_v give_v to_o drunkenness_n prophannesse_n but_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v open_v his_o eye_n and_o awaken_v his_o conscience_n and_o humble_v his_o soul_n and_o be_v draw_v of_o he_o to_o himself_o why_o bless_v god_n for_o this_o his_o glorious_a comfort_n be_v comfort_v herein_o and_o encourage_v hereby_o and_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o same_o finis_fw-la the_o table_n john_n 6.44_o no_o man_n can_v come_v unto_o i_o except_o the_o father_n which_o have_v send_v i_o draw_v he_o doctrine_n i._o that_o every_o man_n in_o his_o natural_a condition_n be_v fasten_v and_o settle_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o corruption_n page_n 3_o this_o appear_v in_o the_o dominion_n that_o sin_n and_o satan_n have_v over_o the_o soul_n p._n 4._o and_o second_o in_o the_o amity_n that_o the_o soul_n have_v to_o sin_n p._n 6_o use_v i._o instruction_n to_o inform_v our_o mind_n of_o the_o woeful_a servitude_n and_o daily_a slavery_n that_o all_o man_n be_v in_o by_o nature_n p._n 7_o use_v ii_o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o exhortation_n to_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n to_o pity_v poor_a natural_a creature_n p._n 11_o doctrine_n ii_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o holy_a kind_n of_o violence_n do_v pluck_v the_o heart_n of_o sinner_n from_o sin_n unto_o himself_o p._n 18_o what_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o draw_v vid._n p._n 20_o the_o mean_n whereby_o god_n draw_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o poor_a sinner_n unto_o himself_o be_v four_o mean_v i._o the_o lord_n let_v in_o a_o light_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o poor_a sinner_n and_o discover_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o wrong_a way_n p._n 26_o mean_n ii_o the_o lord_n do_v draw_v poor_a sinner_n unto_o himself_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o his_o mercy_n p._n 30_o this_o cable_n rope_n of_o god_n mercy_n be_v make_v up_o of_o four_o cord_n the_o first_o cord_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n reveal_v himself_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v poor_a sinner_n p._n 31_o the_o second_o cord_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n do_v call_v and_o command_v sinner_n for_o to_o come_v p._n 32_o the_o three_o cord_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n entreat_v and_o beseech_v poor_a sinner_n to_o come_v to_o receive_v mercy_n p._n 34_o the_o four_o cord_n be_v this_o the_o lord_n do_v wait_v and_o stay_v in_o long_a patience_n and_o suffer_v to_o see_v if_o at_o any_o time_n a_o sinner_n will_v turn_v unto_o he_o p._n 38_o mean_n iii_o the_o lord_n draw_v poor_a sinner_n unto_o himself_o by_o the_o iron_n cord_n of_o conscience_n p._n 40_o these_o iron_n cord_n of_o conscience_n have_v three_o main_a hâ—â—kes_n to_o pull_v sinner_n to_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v there_o be_v three_o great_a work_n of_o conscience_n which_o god_n use_v to_o work_v upon_o man_n to_o draw_v they_o from_o sin_n to_o himself_o p._n 41._o the_o first_o hook_n of_o conscience_n be_v this_o conscience_n be_v a_o warner_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o admonish_v it_o of_o sin_n and_o to_o come_v from_o sin_n upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n p._n 41_o the_o second_o hook_n be_v this_o conscience_n accuse_v the_o creature_n before_o god_n and_o witness_v against_o he_o p._n 47_o the_o three_o hook_n be_v this_o conscience_n at_o the_o last_o condemn_v the_o soul_n p._n 13_o mean_n iv_o the_o lord_n draw_v poor_a sinner_n unto_o himself_o by_o the_o cord_n of_o his_o spirit_n p._n 61_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n do_v thus_o draw_v a_o sinner_n from_o sin_n to_o himself_o be_v three_o p._n 62._o reason_n i._o because_o the_o strong_a man_n must_v first_o be_v cast_v out_o p._n 63_o reason_n ii_o because_o of_o that_o natural_a union_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o corruption_n p._n 64_o reason_n iii_o because_o of_o that_o sovereign_a kind_n of_o power_n that_o sin_n have_v over_o the_o soul_n and_o prevail_v within_o the_o soul_n p._n 67._o use_v i._n it_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o instruction_n to_o teach_v all_o people_n to_o admire_v the_o inconceiveable_a goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o poor_a miserable_a damn_a creature_n p._n 70_o use_v ii_o it_o be_v a_o word_n of_o terror_n to_o discover_v the_o woeful_a estate_n of_o all_o those_o that_o do_v set_v themselves_o against_o the_o work_n of_o preparation_n p._n 74_o use_v iii_o it_o be_v a_o use_n of_o comfort_n and_o consolation_n to_o all_o poor_a soul_n that_o be_v oppress_v with_o their_o sin_n p._n 95_o use_v iu._n it_o be_v a_o use_n of_o exhortation_n to_o all_o god_n people_n to_o endeavour_v to_o pluche_v other_o from_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o course_n god_n take_v p._n 103_o use_n v._o of_o examination_n to_o try_v yourselves_o how_o you_o have_v be_v draw_v to_o god_n p._n 114_o finis_fw-la