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9.17_o and_o leave_v the_o issue_n with_o god_n 1._o consider_v that_o all_o other_o evil_a thing_n be_v in_o god_n account_n as_o very_o nothing_o very_o every_o man_n at_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n not_o only_a man_n but_o every_o man_n 39.5_o psal_n 39.5_o nor_o every_o man_n in_o his_o worst_a condition_n but_o every_o man_n at_o his_o best_a estate_n nor_o every_o man_n man_n at_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v little_a worth_n but_o every_o man_n at_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v vanity_n emptiness_n nothing_o it_o may_v be_v so_o in_o part_n nay_o but_o in_o every_o part_n he_o be_v whole_o total_o altogether_o vanity_n will_v any_o man_n think_v that_o a_o great_a rich_a honourable_a man_n who_o we_o look_v upon_o with_o such_o high_a admire_a thought_n shall_v be_v lay_v thus_o low_a in_o god_n esteem_n o_o wonder_n wonder_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o such_o wonder_n but_o one_o day_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o experience_n of_o this_o truth_n yourselves_o 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and_o power_n that_o captive_a wicked_a man_n at_o their_o pleasure_n even_o they_o must_v be_v judge_v by_o those_o who_o they_o former_o soil_v so_o then_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o they_o shall_v judge_v only_o how_o the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v together_o with_o christ_n be_v a_o very_a deep_a question_n for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v direct_o know_v ere_o it_o be_v see_v or_o do_v i_o shall_v only_o relate_v what_o other_o say_v to_o this_o point_n and_o so_o leave_v you_o to_o your_o liberty_n of_o judge_v what_o be_v right_a 1._o some_o say_v that_o the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n by_o present_v their_o person_n and_o action_n by_o compare_v their_o good_a example_n with_o the_o evil_a example_n of_o all_o the_o reprobate_n 15._o judas_n 15._o and_o so_o they_o shall_v convince_v and_o condemn_v the_o world_n behold_v the_o lord_n come_v with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o his_o saint_n to_o execute_v judgement_n 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sermon_n when_o the_o word_n come_v home_o do_v not_o thou_o deny_v we_o the_o seal_n which_o may_v have_v be_v for_o confirmation_n of_o our_o soul_n salvation_n do_v thou_o not_o estrange_v thyself_o from_o we_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o inward_a intimate_a and_o familiar_a society_n which_o thou_o afforde_o to_o other_o do_v not_o the_o event_n plain_o show_v that_o all_o thy_o tear_n prayer_n word_n and_o work_n as_o in_o reference_n to_o we_o be_v hypocrisy_n flattery_n deceit_n dissimulation_n oh_o curse_a be_v the_o day_n that_o ever_o we_o live_v under_o such_o a_o ministry_n or_o that_o ever_o we_o hear_v of_o jesus_n christ_n nay_o then_o say_v the_o minister_n it_o be_v time_n for_o we_o to_o part_v such_o be_v your_o invective_n on_o earth_n and_o now_o they_o be_v and_o will_v be_v your_o language_n in_o hell_n but_o have_v i_o not_o answer_v these_o cavil_n many_o a_o time_n have_v i_o not_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o word_n will_v harden_v some_o and_o soften_v other_o 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