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deny_v see_v matth._n 10._o 32_o 33._o and_o mark_v 8._o 38._o in_o a_o age_n when_o man_n prove_v disloyal_a in_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o covenant_n call_v there_o a_o adulterous_a generation_n some_o be_v ashamed_a for_o fear_n of_o disgrace_n as_o well_o as_o afraid_a for_o fear_v of_o danger_n to_o own_o christ_n and_o the_o way_n best_o please_v to_o he_o this_o be_v to_o deny_v he_o 3._o man_n deny_v christ_n when_o they_o profess_v he_o and_o walk_v unworthy_o and_o dishonourable_o to_o their_o profession_n action_n be_v the_o best_a image_n of_o man_n thought_n now_o their_o action_n give_v their_o profession_n the_o lie_n titus_n 1._o 16._o they_o profess_v they_o know_v god_n and_o in_o work_n they_o deny_v he_o
ourselves_o to_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n as_o david_n do_v 2_o sam._n 15._o 26_o 27._o and_o to_o keep_v our_o desire_n low_a till_o god_n will_v be_v declare_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o add_v then_o to_o subtract_v and_o to_o ascend_v with_o providence_n when_o the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n bid_v we_o to_o sit_v high_o then_o to_o be_v compel_v to_o descend_v and_o lie_v in_o the_o dust_n 4._o if_o it_o be_v bad_a it_o may_v have_v be_v worse_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n absolute_a power_n and_o our_o desert_n your_o suffering_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o your_o sin_n ezra_n 9_o 13._o thou_o have_v punish_v we_o less_o than_o we_o have_v deserve_v god_n be_v too_o just_a to_o do_v we_o wrong_n if_o he_o will_v exchange_v hell_n for_o babylon_n there_o be_v much_o of_o mercy_n in_o it_o nothing_o of_o injustice_n if_o you_o do_v not_o deserve_v this_o usage_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n you_o have_v deserve_v this_o and_o much_o more_o from_o god_n it_o be_v deserve_v 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