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for_o christ_n viz_o deny_v ourselves_o take_v up_o our_o cross_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n whosoever_o will_v have_v benefit_n by_o christ_n must_v follow_v he_o ibid._n two_o main_a impediment_n that_o hinder_v man_n from_o follow_a christ._n ibid._n whosoever_o will_v be_v save_v by_o christ_n must_v deny_v himself_o p._n 187_o what_o it_o be_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o p._n 188_o what_o ourself_o be_v ibid._n why_o corruption_n of_o nature_n be_v reckon_v a_o man_n self_n p._n 189_o in_o every_o man_n there_o be_v two_o have_v ibid._n reason_n of_o selfe-deniall_n p._n 190_o god_n will_v not_o bind_v we_o to_o that_o which_o be_v simple_o unpossible_a p._n 191_o a_o man_n may_v lawful_o love_v himself_o p._n 192_o to_o deny_v ourselves_o be_v to_o deny_v every_o sin_n stock_n and_o branch_n p._n 193_o we_o can_v follow_v god_n and_o the_o world_n both_o 194_o no_o happiness_n to_o be_v find_v out_o of_o god_n 198_o great_a equity_n in_o deny_v ourselves_o 199_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o 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therefrom_o 221_o we_o must_v make_v account_n before_o hand_n and_o prepare_v for_o trouble_n before_o they_o come_v 223_o it_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n that_o most_o man_n go_v 225_o what_o cause_v persecution_n to_o follow_v the_o gospel_n 226_o if_o we_o suffer_v not_o in_o god_n cause_n for_o well_o do_v we_o shall_v suffer_v of_o god_n for_o evil_a do_v p._n 227_o answer_v to_o they_o who_o say_v they_o can_v do_v no_o good_a in_o god_n cause_n p._n 230_o against_o discouragement_n by_o be_v a_o lone_a p._n 231_o many_o thousand_o lose_v their_o soul_n because_o they_o think_v less_o will_n serve_v the_o turn_n in_o god_n service_n than_o indeed_o be_v require_v of_o they_o p._n 232_o satan_n wile_n in_o deceive_a man_n ibid._n cold_a slight_a and_o customary_a performance_n of_o holy_a duty_n do_v no_o good_a at_o all_o p._n 233_o we_o must_v go_v through_o fighting_z till_o we_o have_v the_o victory_n p._n 236_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o bring_v our_o soul_n to_o good_a 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