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action_n it_o make_v no_o difficulty_n of_o commit_v all_o sort_n of_o venial_a sin_n with_o deliberation_n it_o perform_v with_o reluctancy_n and_o uneasiness_n those_o devotion_n which_o it_o can_v avoid_v it_o enterrain_n a_o aversion_n for_o pious_a christian_n because_o their_o virtue_n be_v a_o uneasy_a reproach_n to_o it_o it_o take_v pleasure_n only_o in_o the_o imperfect_a because_o their_o action_n countenance_v its_o carelessness_n hence_o proceed_v those_o pernicious_a friendehip_n to_o which_o so_o many_o pretend_a friend_n owe_v their_o ruin_n those_o insipid_a rallery_n on_o christian_a exactness_n whereby_o they_o stifle_v the_o small_a remainder_n of_o their_o fervour_n they_o be_v no_o soon_o in_o this_o wretched_a state_n of_o lukewarmness_n but_o they_o frame_v to_o themselves_o a_o false_a conscience_n
under_o the_o shelter_n of_o which_o they_o frequent_v the_o sacrement_n and_o do_v some_o good_a wock_n yet_o still_o indulge_v themselves_o in_o secret_a aversion_n in_o envious_a jealousy_n in_o criminal_a and_o dangerous_a engagement_n in_o uneasiness_n &_o murmur_v against_o their_o superior_n in_o self_n love_n and_o in_o pride_n which_o influence_n almost_o all_o their_o action_n and_o in_o a_o hundred_o other_o fault_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o they_o live_v unconcern_v they_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a crime_n in_o all_o this_o and_o seek_v for_o excuse_n to_o palliate_v those_o fault_n which_o god_n condemn_v as_o heinous_a sin_n and_o which_o they_o themselves_o will_v condemn_v as_o such_o when_o they_o come_v to_o die_v for_o then_o their_o passion_n will_v be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o hinder_v they_o from_o see_v thing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o sure_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o discover_v that_o the_o salvation_n of_o a_o man_n in_o such_o a_o state_n as_o this_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n the_o state_n of_o a_o soul_n in_o mortal_a sin_n be_v very_o dangerous_a but_o our_o saviour_n judge_v a_o lukewarm_a state_n to_o be_v yet_o worse_o for_o he_o tell_v the_o angel_n or_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n i_o will_v '_o thou_o be_v either_o cold_a or_o hot_a for_o because_o thou_o be_v lukewarm_a and_o neither_o col_fw-fr nor_o hot_a i_o will_v cast_v thou_o out_o of_o my_o mouth_n as_o taint_v &_o offensive_a do_v jesus-christ_n who_o bear_v with_o the_o great_a sinner_n who_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o pardon_v they_o who_o do_v not_o abhor_v even_o judas_n himself_o do_v he_o abhor_v a_o lukewarm_a soul_n have_v he_o who_o be_v so_o tender_a towards_o sinner_n no_o tenderness_n no_o love_n for_o a_o soul_n that_o be_v neither_o cold_a nor_o hot_a what_o hope_v then_o can_v such_o a_o soul_n have_v of_o be_v save_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o despair_v of_o 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than_o the_o fault_n of_o other_o this_o odious_a mixture_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a which_o compose_v the_o character_n of_o a_o lukewdarm_a soul_n discover_v clear_o how_o injurious_a such_o a_o conduct_n be_v to_o god_n the_o seem_a good_a work_n that_o it_o do_v be_v a_o convince_a proof_n that_o it_o have_v not_o forget_v god_n but_o its_o careless_a and_o imperfect_a way_n of_o do_v they_o show_v how_o little_a it_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o that_o god_n who_o it_o serve_v with_o so_o much_o indifference_n and_o disgust_n and_o indeed_o this_o disgust_n be_v mutual_a it_o have_v a_o aversion_n to_o christ_n and_o christ_n have_v a_o aversion_n to_o it_o no_o wonder_n that_o such_o man_n immediate_o after_o their_o communion_n be_v ready_a to_o return_v again_o to_o and_o renew_v their_o sin_n as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o opinion_n of_o their_o pretend_a good_a work_n tender_v they_o proof_n against_o all_o wholesome_a advice_n they_o can_v hear_v it_o with_o all_o 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wise_a man_n admire_v no_o thing_n that_o weak_a man_n do_v admire_v what_o deserve_v it_o most_o because_o it_o be_v above_o their_o reach_n and_o they_o be_v incapable_a of_o judge_v those_o quality_n which_o you_o think_v deserve_v most_o admiration_n seem_v very_o indifferent_a to_o other_o they_o have_v as_o great_a a_o opinion_n of_o their_o own_o wisdom_n virtue_n and_o capacity_n as_o we_o have_v of_o we_o we_o think_v they_o be_v partial_a to_o themselves_o and_o they_o judge_v the_o same_o of_o we_o yet_o the_o world_n be_v some_o rhyme_n very_o free_a of_o its_o praise_n because_o it_o see_v every_o body_n desirous_a of_o they_o but_o if_o we_o reflect_v a_o little_a we_o shall_v find_v that_o those_o great_a mark_n of_o esteem_n those_o extraordinary_a praise_n be_v the_o very_a same_o word_n of_o course_n which_o we_o use_v every_o day_n to_o those_o who_o we_o esteem_v least_o have_v we_o not_o observe_v that_o they_o who_o be_v most_o lavish_a of_o their_o praise_n to_o 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