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the_o devil_n sin_n not_o our_o sin_n they_o be_v our_o sorrow_n affliction_n and_o misery_n but_o not_o our_o sin_n a_o upright_a heart_n be_v no_o more_o guilty_a of_o they_o than_o benjamin_n of_o joseph_n cup_n put_v into_o his_o sack_n fearful_a thought_n not_o consent_v to_o by_o we_o be_v not_o our_o sin_n but_o the_o devil_n and_o satan_n must_v answer_v for_o that_o himself_o ix_o the_o nine_o stumble_v block_n be_v this_o sure_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v love_v i_o and_o intend_v mercy_n to_o i_o he_o will_v not_o continual_o follow_v i_o with_o affliction_n wrath_n and_o misery_n for_o so_o it_o have_v be_v with_o i_o for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o one_o hour_n pass_v away_o and_o another_o come_v so_o do_v one_o cross_a after_o another_o come_v upon_o i_o like_o hail_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v intend_v good_a to_o i_o why_o be_v it_o thus_o and_o thus_o with_o i_o be_v any_o sorrow_n like_o my_o sorrow_n answ_n thou_o may_v be_v dear_o belove_v although_o sore_o afflict_v 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i_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o xviii_o the_o next_o stumble_v block_n be_v or_o may_v be_v this_o i_o fear_v say_v another_o poor_a stammer_a soul_n that_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v save_v for_o christ_n tell_v i_o plain_o mat._n 5._o 20._o that_o except_o my_o righteousness_n do_v exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v save_v and_o i_o have_v examine_v myself_o and_o do_v find_v that_o my_o righteousness_n be_v so_o far_o from_o exceed_v they_o that_o they_o do_v much_o exceed_v i_o answ_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n seek_v righteousness_n only_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n which_o make_v none_o perfect_a in_o that_o the_o scripture_n say_v it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8._o 3._o none_n be_v able_a to_o fulfil_v it_o therefore_o israel_n attain_v not_o to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 9_o 31._o our_o righteousness_n must_v exceed_v this_o as_o do_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o faith_n in_o jesus_n who_o perfect_o fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o we_o or_o you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n there_o shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v rom._n 3._o 20._o and_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n now_o if_o by_o righteousness_n be_v mean_v work_n of_o man_n own_o act_n as_o temperance_n obedience_n mercy_n and_o justice_n and_o upright_o deal_n than_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n that_o heathen_n have_v outstrip_v many_o if_o not_o most_o of_o we_o 1._o for_o temperance_n king_n ahasuerus_n hester_n 1._o 8._o a_o heathen_a king_n make_v a_o law_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o drink_v and_o yet_o many_o that_o call_v themselves_o christian_n can_v hardly_o lay_v aside_o their_o drink_n of_o health_n 2._o for_o obedience_n when_o king_n abimelech_n 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the_o three_o ruler_n in_o my_o kingdom_n daniel_n tell_v he_o that_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o ruine_n of_o he_o and_o all_o his_o house_n and_o notwithstanding_o this_o heathen_a king_n keep_v promise_n with_o he_o and_o make_v he_o the_o three_o ruler_n in_o the_o land_n dan._n the_o 5._o from_o the_o 16._o to_o the_o 29._o vers_fw-la again_o consider_v well_o this_o scripture_n ezek._n 5._o from_o the_o 6._o verse_n to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o chapter_n the_o lord_n do_v send_v heavy_a judgement_n upon_o his_o people_n for_o be_v out_o strip_v by_o heathen_n verse_n 6._o she_o have_v change_v my_o judgement_n into_o wickedness_n more_o thâ—n_v the_o nation_n and_o my_o statute_n more_o than_o the_o country_n round_o about_o therefore_o verse_n 7._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n because_o you_o multiply_v more_o than_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v round_o about_o you_o and_o have_v not_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n neither_o have_v keep_v my_o judgement_n verse_n 8._o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n behold_v i_o even_o i_o be_o against_o thou_o and_o will_v execute_v judgement_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o i_o will_v do_v in_o thou_o that_o which_o i_o have_v not_o do_v and_o whereunto_o i_o will_v not_o do_v any_o more_o the_o like_a because_o of_o all_o thy_o abomination_n verse_n 12._o therefore_o a_o three_o part_n of_o thou_o shall_v die_v with_o the_o pestilence_n and_o with_o famine_n shall_v they_o be_v consume_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o and_o a_o three_o part_n shall_v fall_v by_o the_o sword_n round_o about_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v scatter_v a_o three_o part_n into_o all_o the_o world_n and_o i_o will_v draw_v out_o a_o sword_n after_o they_o verâ—_n 13._o thus_o shall_v my_o anger_n be_v accomplish_v and_o i_o will_v cause_v my_o fury_n to_o rest_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o in_o my_o zeal_n when_o i_o have_v accomplish_v my_o fury_n in_o they_o etc._n etc._n from_o all_o which_o we_o may_v clear_o learn_v that_o god_n will_v not_o spare_v a_o sinful_a people_n but_o let_v out_o his_o fury_n to_o the_o full_a to_o the_o high_a degree_n stir_v up_o all_o his_o wrath_n pour_v out_o his_o full_a vial_n upon_o a_o disobedient_a people_n although_o they_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n own_o inheritance_n if_o their_o righteousness_n do_v not_o exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o their_o wickedness_n do_v exceed_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o heathen_a then_o there_o be_v no_o escape_v from_o god_n judgement_n one_o or_o other_o will_v overtake_v they_o 1_o king_n 19_o 15._o the_o lord_n will_v scatter_v they_o into_o babylon_n moab_n ammon_n egypt_n psal_n 44._o 12._o so_o that_o if_o we_o look_v only_o upon_o the_o external_a performance_n and_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o outward_a appearance_n you_o shall_v find_v many_o 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