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and_o live_v count_v upon_o it_o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n with_o you_o every_o one_o of_o you_o either_o turn_n or_o die_v 3._o exercise_v yourselves_o to_o the_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n act_n 24.26_o herein_o do_v i_o exercise_v myself_o this_o be_v a_o hard_a exercise_n and_o will_v hold_v we_o in_o continual_a work_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n require_v to_o the_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n all_o which_o must_v be_v well_o look_v to_o among_o other_o 1._o get_v a_o good_a conscience_n or_o get_v conscience_n recover_v from_o those_o evil_n it_o labour_v under_o there_o be_v two_o special_a evil_n in_o and_z
have_v be_v asleep_o and_o let_v thou_o alone_o to_o run_v thy_o course_n without_o its_o keep_v a_o account_n yet_o god_n have_v write_v down_o all_o though_o thou_o have_v forget_v what_o thou_o have_v be_v though_o thou_o have_v forget_v or_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v yet_o god_n have_v his_o book_n of_o remembrance_n against_o thou_o thy_o iniquity_n be_v all_o mark_v before_o he_o these_o thing_n thou_o have_v do_v and_o i_o keep_v silence_n but_o i_o will_v reprove_v thou_o and_o set_v thy_o sin_n in_o order_n before_o thou_o psal_n 50.21_o the_o lord_n stand_v by_o and_o see_v thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o cup_n the_o lord_n hearken_v and_o hear_v all_o thy_o oath_n &_o thy_o lie_n and_o though_o he_o keep_v silence_n and_o let_v thou_o alone_o for_o the_o time_n and_o say_v little_a to_o reprove_v or_o affright_v thou_o yet_o thou_o shall_v see_v and_o know_v that_o he_o see_v thou_o where_o ever_o thou_o be_v and_o mark_v what_o ever_o thou_o 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they_o may_v be_v blind_a and_o ignorant_a soul_n and_o never_o hear_v one_o word_n of_o instruction_n or_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o their_o ignorance_n they_o may_v be_v without_o christ_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o may_v continue_v to_o their_o die_a day_n and_o never_o hear_v one_o word_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n or_o turn_v they_o to_o god_n they_o may_v be_v liar_n drunkard_n swearer_n sabbath-breaker_n or_o what_o they_o will_v and_o whatever_o they_o be_v they_o never_o hear_v a_o word_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n they_o may_v live_v without_o prayer_n read_v or_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o god_n or_o their_o everlasting_a state_n and_o not_o a_o word_n speak_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o these_o necessary_a duty_n and_o just_o thus_o sad_o it_o fare_v with_o people_n that_o be_v under_o dumb_a conscience_n they_o may_v do_v what_o they_o will_v be_v as_o wicked_a as_o they_o will_v and_o conscience_n let_v they_o alone_o sinner_n 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