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trent_n agree_v in_o this_o truth_n that_o never_o man_n be_v be_v can_v be_v miserable_a but_o for_o sin_n yea_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o so_o in_o term_n 39_o why_o be_v the_o live_a man_n sorrowful_a man_n suffer_v for_o his_o sin_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o true_a than_o that_o of_o bildad_o the_o shuhite_a 20._o behold_v god_n will_v not_o cast_v away_o a_o perfect_a man_n thy_o perdition_n be_v of_o thyself_o o_o israel_n it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o rank_a blasphemy_n to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n 4._o thou_o be_v the_o god_n that_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o wickedness_n neither_o shall_v any_o evil_a dwell_v with_o thou_o say_v the_o psalmist_n our_o sin_n be_v our_o own_o and_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n he_o that_o do_v the_o work_n yearn_v the_o wage_n so_o than_o the_o righteous_a god_n be_v clear_v both_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o our_o death_n only_o his_o justice_n pay_v we_o what_o we_o will_v needs_o deserve_v 23._o 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o_o lord_n cleanse_v thou_o i_o from_o my_o secret_a fault_n keep_v thy_o servant_n also_o from_o presumptuous_a sin_n lest_o they_o get_v the_o dominion_n over_o i_o xxxv_o we_o be_v wont_n to_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v even_o the_o devil_n his_o due_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o to_o wrong_v that_o malignant_a spirit_n in_o cast_v upon_o he_o those_o evil_n which_o be_v not_o proper_o his_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o be_v the_o tempter_n and_o both_o inject_n evil_a motion_n and_o draw_v they_o forth_o into_o act_n but_o yet_o all_o ill_a be_v not_o immediate_o he_o we_o have_v enough_o beside_o of_o our_o own_o 15._o every_o man_n say_v
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as_o that_o thou_o o_o saviour_n have_v style_v it_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a 14._o while_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v drag_v out_o of_o their_o grave_n by_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o godhead_n to_o their_o dreadful_a judgement_n already_o therefore_o o_o jesus_n be_v we_o rise_v in_o thou_o and_o as_o sure_o shall_v rise_v in_o our_o own_o person_n the_o loco-motive_n faculty_n be_v in_o the_o head_n thou_o who_o be_v our_o head_n be_v rise_v we_o who_o be_v thy_o member_n must_v and_o shall_v follow_v say_v then_o o_o my_o die_a body_n say_v bold_o unto_o death_n 8._o rejoice_v not_o over_o i_o o_o my_o enemy_n for_o though_o i_o fall_v yet_o i_o shall_v rise_v again_o yea_o lord_n the_o virtue_n of_o thy_o first_o fruit_n diffuse_v itself_o not_o to_o our_o rise_n only_o but_o to_o a_o bless_a immortality_n of_o these_o body_n of_o we_o for_o as_o thou_o do_v rise_v immortal_a and_o glorious_a so_o shall_v we_o by_o and_o with_o thou_o 21._o who_o shall_v change_v 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the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o the_o second_o death_n there_o be_v degree_n degree_n of_o blessedness_n to_o the_o glorify_a degree_n of_o torment_n to_o the_o damn_a the_o least_o whereof_o be_v unspeakable_a unconceivable_a oh_o thou_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o death_n keep_v my_o soul_n from_o those_o step_n that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o chamber_n of_o death_n and_o once_o set_v it_o for_o high_a i_o dare_v not_o sue_v to_o go_v but_o over_o the_o threshold_n of_o glory_n and_o blessedness_n xxxvii_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n i_o be_o as_o very_a a_o pilgrim_n as_o ever_o walk_v upon_o thy_o earth_n why_o shall_v i_o look_v to_o be_v in_o any_o better_a condition_n than_o my_o neighbour_n than_o my_o forefather_n even_o the_o best_a of_o they_o that_o be_v most_o fix_v upon_o their_o inheritance_n be_v no_o other_o than_o stranger_n at_o home_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o naturalize_v they_o much_o less_o to_o make_v they_o enroll_v 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