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in_o he_o that_o be_v real_o unite_v to_o he_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n rom._n 8.1_o a_o virgin_n have_v no_o right_a at_o all_o to_o the_o honour_n and_o treasure_n of_o a_o man_n notwithstanding_o some_o well_o wish_n towards_o he_o till_o she_o be_v marry_v to_o he_o and_o become_v one_o flesh_n with_o he_o so_o a_o christian_n have_v no_o right_a at_o all_o to_o the_o great_a and_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v christ_n till_o he_o be_v marry_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o become_v one_o spirit_n with_o he_o union_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o communion_n probable_o when_o the_o flood_n come_v many_o hang_v about_o the_o ark_n but_o the_o wave_n quick_o wash_v they_o off_o those_o only_a that_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n be_v save_v thus_o all_o that_o hang_v only_o about_o christ_n the_o true_a ark_n by_o a_o general_a profession_n will_v be_v drown_v will_v be_v damn_v when_o the_o deluge_n of_o wrath_n come_v they_o only_o that_o be_v in_o he_o by_o a_o real_a implantation_n shall_v be_v save_v now_o say_v the_o apostle_n and_o observe_v it_o reader_n if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n he_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n 2_o cor._n 5.17_o therefore_o regeneration_n be_v require_v because_o by_o it_o the_o creature_n be_v plant_v into_o christ_n regeneration_n cut_v the_o man_n off_o from_o his_o own_o stock_n and_o graft_v he_o into_o the_o lord_n jesus_n regeneration_n trow_v the_o siner_n off_o from_o his_o own_o bottom_n and_o build_v he_o on_o the_o saviour_n as_o a_o sure_a foundation_n regeneration_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o minister_n which_o marry_v christ_n and_o the_o soul_n together_o therein_o the_o soul_n give_v itself_o unfeigned_o to_o christ_n and_o christ_n give_v himself_o real_o to_o the_o soul_n and_o thereby_o the_o sin_n and_o weakness_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o wife_n become_v the_o husband_n and_o the_o riches_n and_o righteousness_n the_o home_n and_o heaven_n of_o christ_n the_o husband_n 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man_n and_o woman_n can_v never_o attain_v salvation_n than_o it_o inform_v we_o in_o the_o first_o place_n how_o gross_a and_o how_o great_a be_v the_o delusion_n of_o graceless_a and_o irreligious_a person_n how_o exceed_o do_v most_o sinner_n cheat_v and_o cozen_v their_o own_o soul_n reader_n it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v a_o drunkard_n a_o swearer_n a_o scoffer_n at_o godliness_n a_o atheist_n in_o thy_o heart_n in_o thy_o soul_n and_o yet_o thou_o hope_v to_o get_v to_o heaven_n o_o desperate_a delusion_n i_o tell_v thou_o either_o this_o text_n which_o i_o write_v of_o and_o which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n must_v be_v false_a which_o the_o devil_n himself_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o blasphemer_n as_o to_o think_v or_o thou_o be_v a_o brand_n for_o the_o unquenchable_a fire_n do_v but_o look_v into_o the_o black_a list_n of_o those_o that_o be_v for_o utter_v darkness_n and_o thou_o may_v read_v thy_o very_a name_n write_v there_o in_o broad_a letter_n 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrightous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v o_o soul-cheater_n neither_o forn_a cator_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o effeminate_a nor_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n nor_o thief_n nor_o covetous_a nor_o drunkard_n nor_o reviler_n noâ—_n extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n â—f_n god_n see_v gal._n 5.19_o 20_o 21._o gal._n 6.7_o 8._o ephes_n 5.5_o 6._o friend_n i_o can_v name_v forty_o text_n of_o scripture_n which_o pass_v sentence_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n on_o thy_o soul_n and_o yet_o thou_o think_v in_o despite_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n to_o be_v save_v i_o assure_v thou_o profane_a wretch_n thou_o come_v short_a of_o hundred_o which_o shall_v come_v short_a of_o heaven_n many_o bid_v fair_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n by_o civility_n morality_n and_o common_a grace_n but_o come_v not_o up_o to_o the_o price_n to_o regeneration_n and_o so_o miss_v of_o that_o place_n thou_o be_v every_o day_n add_v sin_n to_o sin_n drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n post_v in_o the_o road_n to_o hell_n and_o yet_o say_v that_o thou_o shall_v arrive_v at_o heaven_n well_o within_o a_o few_o day_n it_o shall_v be_v try_v who_o word_n be_v true_a god_n or_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o may_v be_v convince_v of_o thy_o soul-flattery_n before_o it_o bring_v thou_o into_o endless_a misery_n i_o shall_v show_v thou_o the_o utter_a impossibility_n of_o thy_o salvation_n while_o thou_o remain_v in_o this_o condition_n there_o be_v four_o gate_n through_o which_o all_o must_v go_v that_o get_v into_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n every_o one_o of_o which_o be_v shut_v lock_v bar_v and_o bolt_v against_o thou_o 1._o they_o that_o get_v to_o heaven_n must_v go_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o election_n as_o all_o that_o be_v not_o reckon_v by_o genealogy_n be_v put_v by_o the_o priesthood_n as_o be_v pollute_v ezra_n 2.62_o so_o all_o be_v exclude_v eternal_a life_n who_o name_n be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o lamb_n book_n of_o life_n rev._n 20._o ult_n whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n now_o this_o gate_n of_o election_n be_v shut_v against_o profaneness_n thou_o have_v not_o the_o least_o ground_n to_o imagine_v that_o thou_o be_v elect_v whilst_o thou_o be_v unconvert_v because_o god_n decree_v all_o they_o to_o be_v sanctify_v who_o he_o decree_v to_o be_v save_v mark_v that_o 2_o thess_n 2.13_o 14._o who_o have_v choose_v we_o to_o salvation_n through_o sanctification_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n the_o end_n and_o the_o way_n be_v both_o in_o god_n thought_n together_o those_o who_o name_n be_v register_v in_o heaven_n their_o nature_n be_v regenerate_v on_o earth_n who_o he_o do_v predestinate_a they_o he_o also_o call_v rom._n 8.30_o the_o first_o rise_v say_v one_o and_o spring_v of_o mercy_n be_v election_n which_o break_v out_o by_o effectual_a call_v and_o so_o flow_v down_o in_o the_o channel_n of_o faith_n and_o holiness_n till_o it_o lose_v itself_o in_o the_o ocean_n of_o glory_n vocation_n be_v the_o outward_a expression_n of_o god_n inward_a intention_n to_o save_v a_o sinner_n or_o the_o first_o impression_n of_o the_o seal_n upon_o the_o wax_n therefore_o election_n and_o vocation_n be_v both_o conjoin_v rev._n 17.14_o nay_o the_o one_o be_v put_v for_o the_o other_o 1_o cor._n 1.26_o 27._o because_o they_o be_v inseparable_a companion_n so_o that_o if_o thy_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n thy_o nature_n will_v be_v renew_v to_o live_v a_o spiritual_a life_n 2_o tim._n 1.9_o 1_o pet._n 1.2_o therefore_o reader_n if_o ever_o thou_o reach_v heaven_n in_o this_o estate_n of_o unholiness_n thou_o must_v make_v a_o blot_n not_o only_o in_o the_o bible_n but_o in_o the_o very_a book_n of_o life_n 2._o all_o that_o get_v to_o heaven_n must_v go_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o christ_n passion_n there_o be_v no_o name_n under_o heaven_n give_v among_o man_n by_o which_o we_o may_v be_v save_v but_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n act_v 4.12_o and_o it_o be_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o purchase_v eternal_a life_n for_o christian_n as_o the_o sow_o seed_n by_o die_v bring_v forth_o a_o plentiful_a increase_n so_o christ_n by_o die_v bring_v many_o son_n to_o glory_n joh._n 12.24_o heb._n 2.10_o but_o this_o gate_n be_v shut_v against_o thou_o for_o those_o for_o who_o christ_n purchase_v glory_n for_o they_o he_o purchase_v grace_n the_o son_n of_o god_n lay_v down_o the_o same_o price_n for_o both_o so_o that_o if_o ever_o he_o deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o condemn_a power_n of_o sin_n he_o will_v deliver_v thou_o from_o
sunshine_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o thou_o the_o table_n of_o devil_n the_o leaven_n of_o thy_o unregeneracy_n turn_v that_o passover_n into_o pollution_n christ_n himself_o be_v a_o stone_n of_o stumble_v and_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n 1_o peter_n 2.8_o this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n which_o the_o sound_a eye_n of_o the_o regenerate_a behold_v with_o much_o pleasure_n be_v not_o behold_v by_o thy_o sore_a eye_n without_o much_o pain_n the_o red-sea_n of_o his_o blood_n through_o which_o the_o true_a israelite_n pass_v safe_o into_o the_o celestial_a canaan_n be_v destruction_n to_o thou_o be_v a_o uncircumcised_a egyptian_a the_o very_a grace_n of_o god_n be_v turn_v by_o thou_o into_o wantonness_n judas_n vers_fw-la 4._o thou_o make_v sour_a vinegar_n of_o that_o sweet_a wine_n and_o make_v use_v of_o those_o gale_n to_o help_v thou_o to_o hell_n which_o be_v send_v to_o help_v thou_o to_o heaven_n unto_o thou_o who_o be_v unbelieving_a and_o defile_v be_v nothing_o pure_a tit._n 1.15_o as_o the_o earth_n have_v the_o great_a cold_a in_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o when_o the_o sun_n shine_v on_o it_o with_o the_o great_a heat_n to_o qualify_v it_o so_o be_v thy_o heart_n dead_a and_o cold_a under_o all_o the_o warm_a influence_n of_o ordinance_n what_o a_o dreadful_a condition_n be_v thou_o in_o that_o those_o privilege_n which_o be_v choice_a blessing_n to_o other_o shall_v be_v curse_v to_o thou_o and_o greaten_v both_o thy_o sin_n and_o suffering_n the_o fruit_n of_o those_o tree_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o sun_n grow_v great_a then_o of_o those_o which_o grow_v in_o the_o shade_n so_o do_v thy_o sin_n under_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n wax_v great_a then_o of_o those_o which_o want_v it_o matth._n 11.21_o 22_o 23._o hebr._n 10.28_o 29._o and_o as_o these_o sacred_a advantage_n increase_v thy_o corruption_n so_o also_o thy_o destruction_n when_o the_o physic_n which_o shall_v remove_v the_o distemper_n cooperate_v with_o it_o it_o bring_v death_n with_o the_o more_o speed_n and_o pain_n no_o creature_n more_o terrible_a than_o fire_n and_o no_o fire_n so_o terrible_a as_o that_o which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o altar_n take_v fire_n from_o the_o altar_n and_o scatter_v it_o over_o the_o city_n ezek._n 10.2_o they_o think_v the_o fire_n of_o the_o altar_n have_v be_v only_o for_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n loc_n calv._n in_o loc_n but_o god_n make_v they_o know_v that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o desolation_n of_o their_o city_n but_o thou_o be_v not_o only_o curse_v in_o what_o thou_o have_v but_o also_o in_o what_o thou_o do_v all_o thy_o action_n whether_o inward_a or_o outward_a whether_o worldly_a or_o religious_a be_v all_o sinful_a and_o curse_a like_o the_o leper_n under_o the_o law_n thou_o tainte_v what_o ever_n thou_o touch_v and_o make_v it_o unclean_a thy_o thought_n the_o first-born_a of_o thy_o soul_n and_o thy_o pure_a offspring_n be_v all_o vain_a thy_o heart_n be_v a_o sink_n of_o sin_n a_o ocean_n of_o corruption_n and_o therefore_o be_v ever_o send_v forth_o and_o bubble_v up_o mire_n and_o dirt_n the_o imagination_n and_o thought_n of_o thy_o heart_n be_v evil_a only_o evil_a and_o that_o continual_o gen._n 6.9_o thy_o word_n be_v wicked_a the_o inward_a wheel_n of_o thy_o spirit_n be_v disorder_v the_o clock_n of_o thy_o tongue_n can_v strike_v true_a the_o inward_a dunghill_n reak_v and_o send_v forth_o its_o stench_n much_o this_o way_n rom._n 3.13_o 14._o thy_o mouth_n be_v full_a of_o curse_v and_o bitterness_n the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v under_o thy_o lip_n thy_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n like_o a_o grave_n when_o open_v send_v forth_o noisome_a and_o stink_a exhalation_n thy_o calling_n be_v not_o without_o its_o corruption_n the_o plough_v of_o the_o wicked_a be_v sin_n prov._n 21.4_o thy_o very_a eat_n drink_v sleep_a buy_v sell_v what_o ever_o thou_o do_v be_v evil_n though_o such_o action_n be_v indifferent_a in_o themselves_o for_o all_o indifferency_n lie_v in_o general_n yet_o as_o do_v by_o thou_o from_o wicked_a principle_n and_o for_o wicked_a end_n they_o be_v stark_o naught_o nay_o thy_o very_a religious_a action_n be_v sinful_a and_o unacceptable_a to_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n prov._n 15.8_o thy_o incense_n stink_v of_o the_o hand_n that_o offer_v it_o therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n can_v away_o with_o it_o isa_n 1.13_o 14_o 15._o &_o 66.3_o the_o vessel_n of_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o clean_o and_o god_n will_v not_o taste_v of_o the_o liquor_n which_o come_v out_o of_o it_o because_o thy_o person_n be_v not_o accept_v thy_o performance_n be_v all_o reject_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o please_v god_n rom._n 8.8_o thy_o duty_n be_v do_v without_o heart_n or_o heat_n and_o be_v dead_a carcase_n without_o spiritual_a life_n must_v needs_o be_v unsavoury_a thus_o man_n be_v thou_o miserable_a who_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n thy_o unregenerate_a heart_n be_v like_o some_o filthy_a fen_n or_o as_o some_o write_v of_o the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n which_o continual_o send_v up_o poisonous_a vapour_n o_o into_o what_o dangerous_a dilemma_n do_v thy_o unregeneracy_n bring_v thou_o if_o thou_o enjoy_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n by_o abuse_v they_o thou_o increase_v thy_o misery_n hebr._n 10.28_o if_o thou_o neglecte_v they_o thou_o leave_v thyself_o without_o remedy_n and_o perish_v avoidable_a prov._n 29.18_o rom._n 10.15_o if_o thou_o be_v in_o prosperity_n the_o sunshine_n thereof_o do_v but_o ripen_v thou_o for_o ruin_n as_o the_o sun_n the_o grape_n for_o the_o wine-press_n of_o the_o lord_n wrath_n prov._n 1.31_o psal_n 69.22_o if_o thou_o be_v in_o adversity_n the_o fire_n thereof_o do_v but_o harden_v thy_o heart_n of_o clay_n 2_o chron_n 28.22_o thy_o misery_n as_o plutarch_n write_v of_o drum_n to_o tiger_n make_v thou_o mad_a sit_v plutarch_n lib._n de_fw-fr uper_fw-fr sit_v thou_o fret_v like_o one_o in_o a_o frenzy_n 2_o king_n 6.33_o against_o the_o lord_n if_o thou_o rejoic_a thy_o laughter_n be_v from_o the_o tooth_n outward_a be_v not_o thy_o heart_n many_o a_o time_n heavy_a when_o thy_o look_n be_v lively_a prov._n 14.13_o do_v not_o conscience_n when_o thou_o like_o belshazar_n be_v carouse_v in_o thy_o cup_n spread_v forth_o a_o hand-writing_n before_o thou_o a_o black_a list_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o god_n wrath_n which_o turn_v all_o thy_o mirth_n into_o mourning_n at_o best_o thy_o laughter_n be_v but_o like_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n under_o a_o pot_n which_o make_v a_o short_a blaze_n and_o bustle_a noise_n and_o then_o vanish_v into_o smoke_n and_o ash_n dan._n 5.5_o 6._o isa_n 57.21_o if_o thou_o weep_v thy_o tear_n be_v puddle-water_n and_o so_o thy_o worldly_a sorrow_n here_o but_o a_o pledge_n and_o earnest_n of_o thy_o suffering_n hereafter_o if_o thou_o live_v long_a thou_o heate_v hell_n the_o hot_a every_o day_n treasure_v up_o 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i_o mean_v improve_v opportunity_n for_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o outward_a estate_n when_o the_o heaven_n offer_v thou_o their_o help_n than_o thou_o will_v cut_v thy_o corn_n or_o hay_n and_o make_v it_o and_o carry_v it_o in_o for_o thy_o soul_n sake_n do_v not_o neglect_v the_o spirit_n when_o he_o offer_v thou_o his_o help_n for_o a_o spiritual_a harvest_n when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n move_v like_o the_o angel_n upon_o the_o water_n then_o at_o that_o nick_n of_o time_n if_o thou_o steppe_v down_o be_v pliable_a to_o its_o motion_n thou_o may_v be_v heal_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v a_o tender_a thing_n say_v one_o grieve_v it_o once_o and_o you_o may_v drive_v it_o away_o for_o ever_o grieve_v not_o the_o spirit_n ephes_n 4.30_o much_o less_o quench_v it_o least_o of_o all_o resist_v it_o master_n of_o a_o call_n will_v not_o be_v check_v 1_o thes_n 5.19_o act_n 7.51_o the_o client_n by_o lose_v a_o term_n have_v lose_v his_o suit_n saul_n by_o lose_v his_o opportunity_n lose_v 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