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as_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o without_o render_v a_o account_n to_o any_o which_o can_v just_o be_v require_v of_o he_o to_o give_v unto_o the_o last_o that_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o he_o though_o they_o do_v he_o but_o little_a service_n as_o he_o give_v to_o the_o first_o who_o have_v be_v labour_v all_o the_o day_n yea_o to_o set_v the_o last_o before_o the_o first_o and_o the_o first_o after_o the_o last_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v it_o be_v not_o as_o have_v be_v before_o say_v for_o the_o work_v sake_n which_o the_o jealous_a god_n do_v much_o disdain_n that_o his_o goodness_n be_v more_o enlarge_v to_o some_o few_o but_o that_o whatsoever_o favour_n be_v show_v either_o to_o one_o or_o other_o it_o be_v grace_n and_o grace_n alone_o that_o they_o have_v it_o vouchsase_v unto_o they_o for_o why_o god_n will_v never_o endure_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v in_o his_o presence_n to_o which_o we_o be_v all_o for_o the_o most_o part_n very_o apt_a upon_o this_o account_n st._n paul_n express_o disavow_v it_o not_o of_o work_n say_v he_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v eph._n 2.9_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o this_o scripture_n and_o so_o be_v it_o of_o the_o other_o where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v mat._n 22.14_o the_o sixth_o and_o last_o caution_n that_o shall_v be_v here_o put_v in_o be_v this_o viz._n whereas_o it_o be_v write_v wide_o be_v the_o gate_n and_o broad_n be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o destruction_n and_o many_o there_o be_v that_o go_v in_o thereat_o but_o straight_o be_v the_o gate_n and_o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v unto_o life_n and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o sin_v it_o the_o meaning_n whereof_o have_v certain_o be_v much_o mistake_v yet_o i_o say_v not_o but_o that_o these_o word_n carry_v in_o they_o such_o a_o sense_n which_o may_v and_o will_v be_v right_o consider_v rouse_v we_o all_o up_o out_o of_o our_o carnal_a security_n and_o make_v we_o fall_v to_o our_o work_n viz._n the_o work_n out_o of_o our_o own_o salvation_n as_o with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a so_o with_o all_o care_n and_o diligence_n and_o to_o strive_v according_a to_o our_o saviour_n warn_v luk._n 13.24_o with_o all_o our_o might_n to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o straight_a gate_n for_o without_o doubt_n though_o they_o find_v terrible_o yet_o be_v there_o a_o evangelical_n truth_n in_o they_o such_o as_o have_v be_v before_o declare_v but_o to_o hold_v that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v they_o dogmatical_o as_o if_o it_o be_v so_o decree_v of_o the_o father_n from_o eternity_n that_o few_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n consent_n unto_o it_o for_o what_o will_v that_o signify_v but_o that_o he_o do_v preach_v condemnation_n to_o the_o major_a part_n of_o mankind_n which_o doctrine_n certain_o can_v not_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o anoint_v which_o he_o have_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n luk._n 4.18_o nor_o with_o the_o 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