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misery_n begin_v to_o creep_v towards_o you_o and_o you_o be_v very_o sensible_a of_o this_o blood_n and_o wound_n be_v like_a to_o be_v common_a to_o catch_v hold_n of_o every_o one_o and_o every_o one_o flesh_n shake_v o_o what_o misery_n be_v we_o in_o say_v one_o and_o what_o misery_n be_v we_o in_o say_v another_o yea_o but_o what_o misery_n be_v thy_o soul_n in_o be_v thou_o sensible_a of_o that_o do_v thou_o feel_v that_o plague_n of_o plague_n that_o misery_n within_o which_o have_v make_v all_o so_o miserable_a without_o bodily_a misery_n be_v but_o to_o make_v sensible_a of_o soul-misery_n it_o be_v god_n pull_v the_o rope_n without_o to_o make_v the_o bell_n speak_v within_o and_o it_o be_v many_o thousand_o man_n unhappiness_n that_o they_o consider_v not_o this_o and_o it_o come_v as_o the_o last_o mean_n to_o do_v this_o the_o sun_n shine_v a_o great_a while_n as_o the_o only_a kind_a mean_n to_o open_a man_n eye_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o see_v their_o state_n 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be_v still_o but_o i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o general_a in_o the_o application_n of_o this_o point_n i_o will_v speak_v particular_o to_o you_o in_o the_o night_n owl_n eye_n be_v open_a and_o they_o see_v it_o be_v night_n now_o in_o england_n and_o very_o dark_a you_o blind_a creature_n be_v your_o eye_n open_a do_v you_o yet_o see_v any_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o your_o soul_n do_v sin_n revive_v now_o thing_n without_o be_v kill_v your_o iniquity_n have_v find_v you_o out_o have_v you_o find_v out_o it_o can_v you_o lay_v your_o hand_n on_o your_o heart_n and_o say_v here_o be_v that_o iniquity_n that_o have_v make_v a_o kingdom_n bleed_v my_o family_n desolate_a undo_v i_o and_o i_o paul_n when_o the_o law_n be_v preach_v to_o he_o sin_n revive_v and_o he_o die_v in_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o wretched_a condition_n god_n preach_v law_n now_o all_o the_o kingdom_n over_o because_o gospel_n will_v do_v no_o good_a do_v sin_n revive_v now_o and_o can_v you_o see_v the_o 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and_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o redemption_n note_v satisfaction_n power_n hold_v and_o lose_v itself_o as_o have_v find_v a_o ransom_n redemption_n be_v no_o free_a thing_n simple_o though_o so_o in_o order_n to_o we_o what_o be_v free_a to_o we_o be_v not_o to_o christ_n satisfaction_n be_v make_v to_o justice_n and_o so_o the_o prisoner_n set_v free_a we_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o prize_n power_n command_v propose_v its_o will_n will_n propose_v its_o justice_n justice_n propose_v its_o violation_n to_o the_o delinquent_n and_o demand_v it_o recompense_n according_a to_o this_o violation_n of_o truth_n of_o the_o least_o truth_n be_v the_o death_n of_o god_n will_n and_o so_o the_o death_n of_o himself_o the_o death_n of_o one_o thing_n in_o justice_n call_v for_o the_o death_n of_o another_o and_o without_o delay_n will_v have_v it_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n of_o god_n be_v more_o than_o the_o death_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n 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