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hand_n of_o god_n be_v so_o heavy_a upon_o he_o for_o when_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v remove_v he_o return_v to_o his_o former_a obstinacy_n wherein_o he_o persist_v until_o he_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o this_o judgement_n of_o god_n of_o hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v the_o more_o fearful_a because_o when_o a_o man_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o misery_n he_o feel_v no_o misery_n 2._o god_n confound_v his_o enemy_n as_o by_o hardness_n of_o heart_n so_o by_o final_a desperation_n i_o say_v final_a because_o all_o kind_n of_o desperation_n be_v not_o evil_a for_o a_o man_n may_v despair_v of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o own_o power_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o salvation_n which_o tend_v to_o his_o everlasting_a comfort_n but_o final_a desperation_n be_v when_o a_o man_n utter_o despair_v of_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o of_o everlasting_a life_n example_n we_o have_v in_o saul_n that_o slay_v himself_o in_o achitophel_n and_o judas_n that_o hang_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n this_o sin_n of_o desperation_n be_v cause_v thus_o so_o many_o sin_n as_o thou_o commit_v without_o repentance_n so_o many_o wound_n thou_o give_v to_o thy_o own_o soul_n and_o in_o life_n or_o death_n god_n will_v make_v thou_o to_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o it_o and_o the_o weight_n of_o they_o all_o whereby_o the_o soul_n sink_v down_o to_o the_o gulf_n of_o despair_n without_o recovery_n the_o sin_n which_o thou_o commit_v lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o thy_o heart_n though_o thou_o feel_v they_o not_o as_o god_n say_v unto_o cain_n 7._o gen._n 4._o 7._o sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o prevent_v they_o by_o speedy_a and_o timely_a repentance_n god_n will_v make_v thou_o to_o feel_v they_o once_o before_o thou_o die_v and_o raise_v up_o such_o terror_n in_o thy_o conscience_n that_o thou_o shall_v think_v thyself_o to_o be_v in_o hell_n before_o thou_o be_v there_o they_o that_o be_v send_v from_o the_o chief_a priest_n etc._n etc._n to_o apprehend_v christ_n though_o he_o have_v acknowledge_v i_o be_o he_o and_o they_o be_v astonish_v and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o he_o have_v miraculous_o heal_v 12._o joh._n 18._o 12._o malchus_n his_o ear_n yet_o for_o all_o though_o they_o have_v see_v his_o wonderful_a power_n both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n they_o proceed_v in_o malice_n against_o he_o and_o bound_v he_o as_o a_o malefactor_n in_o this_o we_o note_v what_o a_o fearful_a sin_n hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v the_o danger_n whereof_o appear_v in_o this_o that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v possess_v with_o it_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o can_v stay_v or_o daunt_v he_o in_o his_o wicked_a proceed_n no_o not_o the_o powerful_a word_n and_o deed_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o indeed_o among_o all_o god_n judgement_n there_o be_v none_o more_o fearful_a than_o this_o of_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o yet_o how_o rife_o be_v it_o among_o we_o even_o in_o these_o our_o day_n for_o it_o be_v very_o 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