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christ_n a_o saviour_n for_o how_o few_o make_v he_o their_o lord_n few_o there_o be_v that_o esteem_v this_o well-beloved_a above_o other_o welbeloved_n not_o a_o few_o be_v ashamed_a of_o he_o and_o his_o profession_n many_o whitliverd_a soldier_n be_v daunt_v with_o peter_n at_o the_o speech_n of_o silly_a and_o simple_a person_n most_o man_n never_o look_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o lord_n to_o acknowledge_v either_o receipt_n of_o talent_n or_o return_v of_o account_n few_o of_o all_o obey_v he_o in_o faith_n who_o yet_o be_v overcarry_v with_o presumption_n of_o his_o favour_n or_o in_o true_a sanctification_n though_o they_o can_v pretend_v it_o or_o in_o patience_n if_o they_o can_v get_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n if_o it_o be_v by_o fly_v to_o the_o devil_n for_o help_v well_o if_o christ_n have_v no_o more_o but_o a_o title_n of_o a_o lord_n from_o thou_o thou_o shall_v have_v but_o a_o title_n of_o salvation_n from_o he_o and_o not_o the_o thing_n itself_o and_o if_o a_o 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not_o they_o which_o can_v kill_v the_o body_n only_o but_o he_o who_o can_v cast_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n into_o hell_n the_o true_a fear_n of_o he_o will_v eat_v out_o all_o those_o false_a fear_n of_o man_n 3_o three_o if_o christ_n be_v lord_n of_o all_o than_o we_o and_o all_o believer_n be_v fellow_n servant_n lord_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o live_v and_o love_v together_o make_v no_o dissension_n or_o schism_n in_o our_o master_n house_n which_o be_v the_o apostle_n reason_n ephes._n 4.4_o persuade_v the_o ephesian_n to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o faith_n because_o there_o be_v one_o lord._n this_o shall_v be_v do_v if_o all_o of_o we_o who_o profess_v christ_n can_v learn_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o to_o follow_v his_o will_n not_o our_o own_o or_o other_o commander_n yea_o to_o follow_v his_o bless_a example_n learn_v daily_o of_o he_o to_o be_v humble_a and_o meek_a patient_a and_o tender_a heart_a one_o to_o another_o forbear_v and_o forgive_a offender_n hard_o to_o 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2._o consider_v serious_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n how_o odious_a it_o be_v in_o itself_o how_o vile_a it_o make_v thyself_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n how_o it_o keep_v away_o all_o good_a thing_n how_o it_o procure_v all_o evil_a how_o proaâ—e_v thyself_o be_v unto_o it_o yea_o even_o after_o grace_n receive_v this_o will_v bring_v thou_o to_o the_o judge_a and_o accuse_v of_o thyself_o to_o the_o confession_n and_o forsake_v of_o thy_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o highway_n to_o find_v mercy_n prov._n 28.13_o for_o the_o former_a psal._n 32._o i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n and_o thou_o forgave_v i_o the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o latter_a it_o be_v plain_o imply_v in_o christ_n reason_n joh._n 5.14_o go_v thy_o way_n now_o thou_o be_v whole_a but_o sin_n no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n follow_v the_o felon_n that_o have_v be_v in_o prison_n endure_v the_o misery_n of_o his_o iron_n have_v be_v condemn_v and_o with_o the_o rope_n about_o 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