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of_o christ_n it_o be_v bad_a be_v at_o peace_n till_o christ_n speak_v peace_n nothing_o can_v true_o pacify_v conscience_n less_o than_o that_o which_o pacify_v god_n and_o that_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n now_o the_o almost_o christian_a quiet_n conscience_n but_o not_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v not_o a_o peace_n flow_v from_o christ_n propitiation_n but_o a_o peace_n rise_v from_o a_o formal_a profession_n not_o a_o peace_n of_o christ_n give_v but_o a_o peace_n of_o his_o own_o make_n he_o silence_n and_o bribe_n conscience_n with_o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n and_o so_o make_v it_o give_v way_n to_o a_o undo_n foul_a destroy_a peace_n he_o rock_n it_o asleep_o in_o the_o cradle_n of_o duty_n and_o then_o it_o be_v a_o thousand_o to_o one_o it_o never_o awake_v more_o till_o death_n or_o judgement_n ah_o my_o brethren_n it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v conscience_n never_o quiet_a than_o quiet_v any_o way_n but_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o 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deique_fw-la gloriam_fw-la oprugnat_fw-la luc._n brugens_n in_o mat._n 12._o in_o resolve_a malice_n now_o you_o shall_v find_v all_o these_o ingredient_n into_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o pharisee_n mat._n 12.22_o christ_n heal_v one_o that_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o devil_n a_o great_a work_n which_o all_o the_o people_n wonder_v at_o v._o 23._o but_o what_o say_v the_o pharisee_n see_v v._o 24._o this_o fellow_n cast_v out_o devil_n by_o the_o prince_n of_o devil_n now_o that_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v clear_a for_o it_o be_v both_o wilful_a and_o malicious_a and_o against_o clear_a conviction_n they_o can_v not_o but_o see_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o this_o work_n be_v a_o peculiar_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o yet_o they_o say_v he_o wrought_v by_o the_o devil_n whereupon_o christ_n charge_v they_o with_o this_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n v._o 31.32_o now_o these_o pharisee_n be_v a_o 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