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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o foret_fw-la fast_o of_o that_o marriage-supper_n of_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 19_o 9_o which_o make_v damascen_n pray_v lord_n let_v i_o receive_v this_o supper_n as_o a_o earnest_a of_o my_o future_a heaven_n but_o into_o what_o a_o degenerate_a age_n be_v we_o fall_v when_o the_o most_o weighty_a tremendous_a point_n of_o religion_n be_v call_v in_o question_n to_o such_o a_o climax_n of_o impudence_n be_v some_o rise_v as_o to_o vilify_v ordinance_n oppugn_v christ_n divinity_n deride_z the_o in-habitation_n of_o god_n spirit_n 9_o and_o deny_v pray_v by_o the_o spirit_n these_o be_v they_o who_o will_v cause_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n to_o cease_v from_o before_o they_o isa._n 30._o 11._o they_o will_v turn_v all_o religion_n into_o a_o romance_n and_o leaven_n the_o world_n with_o atheism_n i_o wish_v they_o have_v not_o sin_v the_o sin_n unto_o death_n 17._o if_o once_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n jose_z their_o authority_n in_o people_n heart_n 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from_o they_o act._n 13._o 46._o pagan_n perish_v in_o the_o want_n of_o a_o brazen_a serpent_n and_o christian_n in_o the_o contempt_n brugens_fw-la jesus_n christ_n say_v come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o sinner_n who_o be_v sting_v with_o guilt_n i_o will_v heal_v you_o i_o conflict_v with_o my_o father_n wrath_n i_o be_v wound_v and_o out_o of_o these_o bleed_a wound_n come_v forth_o a_o sovereign_a medicine_n to_o cure_v you_o but_o desperate_a sinner_n love_v their_o disease_n better_o than_o their_o remedy_n they_o have_v rather_o die_v then_o look_v up_o to_o christ_n for_o life_n psal._n 81._o 11._o israel_n will_v none_o of_o i_o oh_o strange_a delirium_fw-la the_o old_a serpent_n after_o he_o have_v sting_v man_n have_v bewitch_v they_o that_o they_o mind_v not_o a_o cure_n who_o will_v pity_v such_o as_o wilful_o cast_v away_o themselves_o how_o will_v mercy_n slight_v their_o tear_n at_o last_o and_o god_n justice_n triumph_n in_o their_o deserve_a ruin_n use_v 2._o let_v we_o 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guilt_n rom._n 3_o 19_o 2._o with_o horror_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v limen_n inferni_fw-la judas_n and_o spira_n feel_v this_o all_o the_o rack_n strappado_n and_o torture_n in_o the_o world_n be_v but_o ludibria_fw-la &_o risus_fw-la a_o sport_n in_o comparison_n of_o this_o deadly_a sting_n no_o outward_a comfort_n can_v ease_v a_o conscience_n sting_v with_o sin_n no_o more_o than_o a_o crown_n of_o gold_n can_v cure_v the_o headache_n 3._o sin_n sting_v with_o death_n rom._n 5._o 12._o and_o death_n by_o sin_n sin_n be_v the_o wild_a gourd_n that_o adam_n gather_v and_o eat_v and_o the_o next_o news_n be_v there_o be_v death_n in_o the_o 40._o pot_n 4._o sin_n without_o repentance_n sting_v the_o soul_n with_o damnation_n this_o fiery_a serpent_n bring_v to_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n i_o have_v rcad_v of_o the_o city_n amycle_n in_o italy_n destroy_v by_o serpent_n pliny_n such_o a_o destroy_a serpent_n be_v sin_n use_v 1_o see_v the_o sad_a condition_n of_o wicked_a man_n they_o make_v light_n of_o sin_n but_o sin_n be_v a_o fiery_a serpent_n creep_v into_o their_o bosom_n when_o the_o serpent_n have_v bite_v one_o say_v pliny_n the_o venom_n and_o contagion_n of_o it_o spread_v all_o over_o his_o body_n sin_n have_v invenomed_a man_n all_o over_o their_o heart_n be_v full_a of_o poison_n rom._n 1._o 29._o be_v fill_v with_o all_o unrighteousness_n their_o tongue_n spit_v forth_o the_o poison_n of_o the_o serpent_n in_o oath_n and_o curse_n psal._n 58._o 2._o the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v under_o their_o tongue_n this_o may_v serve_v to_o humble_a god_n own_o people_n though_o they_o have_v the_o meekness_n of_o the_o dove_n yet_o they_o have_v aliquid_fw-la serpentis_fw-la something_o of_o the_o evil_a evil_n of_o serpent_n in_o they_o though_o the_o curse_n due_a to_o sin_n be_v take_v away_o yet_o the_o venom_n of_o this_o serpent_n do_v in_o part_n remain_v they_o have_v much_o love_n of_o the_o world_n much_o unbelief_n much_o unmortified_a passion_n among_o christ_n disciple_n there_o be_v pride_n and_o emulation_n though_o christian_n have_v something_o of_o god_n spirit_n in_o they_o yet_o they_o have_v something_o which_o be_v serpentine_a this_o viper_n of_o sin_n will_v not_o be_v shake_v off_o till_o death_n oh_o how_o may_v this_o humble_a the_o best_a of_o god_n saint_n the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n when_o egypt_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n destroy_v all_o their_o idol_n but_o one_o that_o so_o look_v upon_o that_o they_o may_v see_v their_o folly_n and_o abhor_v themselves_o for_o their_o idolatry_n so_o god_n suffer_v not_o sin_n to_o be_v perfect_o abolish_v in_o this_o life_n he_o leave_v some_o corruption_n in_o the_o heart_n something_o of_o the_o serpent_n that_o his_o people_n may_v loathe_v themselves_o in_o the_o dust_n what_o need_n have_v believer_n to_o drink_v christ_n blood_n in_o the_o sacrament_n which_o be_v the_o best_a antidote_n against_o the_o poison_n of_o the_o soul_n 3._o see_v that_o which_o may_v raise_v in_o we_o abhor_v thought_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o venomous_a fiery_a serpent_n will_v any_o man_n hug_v a_o serpent_n oh_o look_v not_o on_o the_o sine_fw-la coat_n of_o the_o serpent_n but_o the_o sting_n it_o sting_v with_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n pursue_v sin_n with_o a_o holy_a malice_n mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8._o 13._o it_o be_v a_o happy_a thing_n when_o a_o christian_a can_v say_v though_o the_o serpent_n be_v not_o dead_a yet_o iâ—…_n be_v die_v kill_v this_o serpent_n or_o it_o will_v kill_v you_o 4._o if_o sin_n be_v a_o fiery_a serpent_n then_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o malignity_n and_o virulency_n of_o this_o serpent_n feel_v yourselves_o sting_v feel_v your_o hypocrisy_n