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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v too_o god_n by_o man_n but_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o low_a prison_n from_o a_o hell_n of_o misery_n sin_n and_o its_o attendant_n and_o keep_v we_o upright_o and_o entire_a it_o be_v only_a god-man_n can_v do_v it_o that_o be_v god_n peculiar_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o wonderful_a salvation_n he_o by_o propriety_n it_o have_v no_o other_o power_n but_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o own_o right_a arm_n to_o bring_v this_o mighty_a thing_n to_o pass_v it_o have_v no_o other_o motive_n than_o his_o own_o immense_a love_n and_o goodness_n to_o effect_v it_o we_o be_v in_o no_o case_n to_o deserve_v it_o profess_a enemy_n we_o have_v nothing_o in_o we_o to_o make_v it_o we_o but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v whole_o he_o thy_o salvation_n yet_o thy_o salvation_n why_o so_o what_o can_v god_n be_v save_v thy_o salvation_n our_o salvation_n rather_o yes_o both_o thou_o active_o we_o passive_o thou_o save_v we_o save_v and_o may_v it_o not_o be_v his_o passive_o 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a_o hiss_a and_o a_o reproach_n to_o all_o nation_n jer._n xxix_o 18._o and_o a_o shameful_a spew_v shall_v be_v on_o your_o glory_n hab._n two_o 16._o to_o this_o our_o ill_a course_n will_v bring_v we_o at_o the_o last_o and_o yet_o to_o worse_o even_o to_o death_n too_o for_o the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n that_o be_v the_o three_o particular_a the_o three_o argument_n against_o sin_n the_o mischief_n and_o damage_n of_o it_o in_o the_o end_n and_o come_v next_o to_o be_v consider_v iii_o a_o sad_a end_n true_o and_o but_o sorry_a wage_n for_o all_o the_o pain_n and_o drudgery_n that_o sin_v put_v we_o to_o st._n paul_n here_o think_v it_o not_o worth_a the_o name_n of_o fruit_n yet_o what_o fruit_n sin_n bring_v if_o you_o will_v call_v it_o fruit_n it_o be_v unto_o death_n rom._n seven_o 5._o but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o death_n so_o nigh_o at_o heel_n will_v devour_v it_o all_o sin_z when_o it_o be_v finish_v when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o height_n complete_a 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