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unto_o they_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n you_o shall_v certain_o drink_v it_o jer._n 25.15_o 28._o so_o as_o this_o cross_n must_v in_o some_o acceptation_n come_v upon_o all_o but_o vast_o different_a for_o to_o the_o righteous_a it_o be_v the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n and_o to_o the_o wicked_a of_o perdition_n for_o it_o take_v they_o in_o the_o vigour_n of_o their_o day_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o ford_n over_o to_o the_o new_a birth_n but_o shall_v perish_v in_o the_o way_n if_o it_o do_v not_o come_v then_o it_o shall_v not_o fail_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n when_o the_o desperate_a unbelieve_a soul_n shall_v be_v rend_v from_o the_o body_n and_o hurry_v away_o in_o the_o burn_a tempest_n to_o the_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n prepare_v for_o they_o yet_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_n any_o man_n for_o the_o god_n of_o mercy_n can_v yea_o and_o do_v in_o this_o hour_n show_v mercy_n to_o some_o as_o brand_v pluck_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o indeed_o the_o last_o blow_n of_o this_o warfare_n be_v in_o the_o choice_a one_o of_o god_n ofttimes_o reserve_v to_o the_o account_n make_v upon_o their_o deathbed_n and_o bless_v be_v those_o that_o be_v prepare_v watch_v for_o it_o with_o oil_n in_o their_o lamp_n and_o indeed_o thus_o it_o befall_v our_o lord_n for_o though_o he_o carry_v his_o cross_n daily_o yet_o not_o until_o then_o do_v the_o pang_n thereof_o fall_v upon_o he_o for_o then_o though_o without_o sin_n he_o suffer_v as_o a_o transgressor_n and_o though_o ever_o bless_v he_o then_o bear_v the_o curse_n for_o we_o as_o it_o be_v write_v curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o hang_v upon_o a_o tree_n so_o as_o though_o a_o lamb_n spotless_a and_o without_o guile_n yet_o die_v he_o as_o a_o sinner_n of_o sinner_n and_o great_a be_v his_o tribulation_n and_o the_o like_a we_o must_v expect_v for_o if_o any_o murmur_n selfwisdom_n merit_n or_o idolatry_n remain_v in_o this_o crisis_n all_o that_o will_v have_v christ_n must_v cast_v they_o 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