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stroke_n of_o death_n and_o ruin_n let_v this_o make_v we_o to_o resolve_v even_o all_o of_o we_o to_o return_v and_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n god_n judge_v the_o righteous_a and_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o wicked_a every_o day_n if_o he_o turn_v not_o he_o will_v whet_v his_o sword_n he_o have_v bend_v his_o bow_n and_o make_v it_o ready_a he_o have_v also_o prepare_v for_o himself_o the_o instrument_n of_o death_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o psalmist_n have_v it_o psal_n 7.12_o 13._o so_o that_o as_o austin_n observe_v quia_fw-la illi_fw-la nolunt_fw-la converti_fw-la in_o melius_fw-la deum_fw-la convertunt_fw-la in_o pejus_fw-la in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o will_v not_o turn_v better_o they_o turn_v god_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o for_o levit._n 26.18_o if_o you_o will_v not_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o hearken_v then_o will_v i_o punish_v you_o seven_o time_n more_o for_o your_o sin_n to_o conclude_v consider_v that_o pathetical_a passage_n of_o the_o prophet_n ezek._n 33.11_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o that_o the_o wicked_a turn_n from_o his_o way_n and_o live_v turn_v you_o turn_v you_o for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v o_o house_n of_o israel_n now_o before_o i_o leave_v this_o branch_n of_o the_o use_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o add_v a_o few_o thing_n for_o direction_n unto_o this_o duty_n to_o help_v they_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o put_v it_o in_o practice_n but_o ignorant_a i_o shall_v therefore_o brief_o note_v unto_o you_o how_o we_o must_v turn_v to_o he_o that_o smite_v in_o these_o four_o ensue_a particular_n erit_fw-la corporli_fw-la conuersio_fw-la si_fw-la sola_fw-la fuerit_fw-la nulla_fw-la erit_fw-la first_o sincere_o not_o formal_o and_o alone_o in_o the_o outward_a man_n which_o let_v it_o make_v never_o so_o great_a a_o show_n yet_o it_o come_v to_o nothing_o therefore_o joel_n 2.12_o 13._o it_o must_v be_v even_o unto_o god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n second_o entire_o we_o must_v turn_v from_o sin_n not_o some_o but_o all_o not_o from_o sin_n alone_o but_o unto_o god_n and_o truth_n must_v aspire_v unto_o perfection_n three_o we_o must_v turn_v speedy_o god_n call_v for_o a_o duty_n he_o look_v that_o we_o shall_v set_v about_o it_o present_o and_o now_o that_o the_o destroy_a sword_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n every_o man_n may_v perceive_v that_o delay_n be_v dangerous_a archimedes_n draw_v line_n so_o long_o in_o the_o dust_n till_o his_o city_n be_v take_v and_o the_o soldier_n break_v in_o upon_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o many_o that_o have_v thought_n of_o repentance_n and_o return_v to_o god_n lose_v their_o precious_a soul_n by_o their_o sinful_a delay_n four_o i_o may_v add_v to_o the_o former_a in_o the_o last_o place_n turn_v sincere_o entire_o and_o speedy_o we_o may_v return_v hopeful_o not_o doubt_v of_o mercy_n which_o be_v promise_v in_o christ_n to_o all_o that_o true_o turn_v to_o god_n at_o what_o time_n soever_o it_o be_v redeamus_fw-la lam._n 3.40_o psal_n 119.59_o a_o region_fw-la nostra_fw-la superbiendo_fw-la inobediendo_fw-la visibilia_fw-la sequl_fw-la do_v cibum_fw-la vetitum_fw-la gull_n ando_fw-la discessimus_fw-la 01_o sed_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la flendo_fw-la visibilia_fw-la contemnendo_fw-la atque_fw-la appetitum_fw-la carnis_fw-la refraenando_n redeamus_fw-la see_v that_o deut._n 4.29_o 30._o and_o to_o help_v yourselves_o in_o such_o a_o purpose_n of_o turn_v let_v a_o right_a course_n be_v take_v for_o this_o end_n every_o man_n must_v search_v and_o try_v his_o way_n and_o so_o turn_v when_o a_o man_n have_v see_v how_o he_o have_v turn_v from_o god_n to_o sin_n he_o must_v the_o contrary_a way_n return_v from_o sin_n to_o god_n thus_o david_n think_v on_o his_o way_n and_o turn_v his_o foot_n unto_o god_n testimony_n as_o we_o go_v from_o god_n by_o pride_n disobedience_n follow_v after_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v and_o taste_v the_o 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