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worthy_a of_o great_a woe_n so_o the_o gospel_n tender_v thou_o a_o pardon_n thou_o contemn_v it_o and_o for_o contempt_n deserve_v the_o sore_a punishment_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o necessary_a for_o god_n to_o give_v every_o man_n power_n to_o believe_v but_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o every_o man_n to_o be_v careful_a he_o abuse_v not_o the_o power_n he_o have_v and_o so_o double_a his_o terment_n and_o punishment_n in_o â—eâ—l_n conviction_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o father_n give_v over_o the_o administration_n to_o his_o son_n the_o son_n to_o the_o spirit_n and_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o argue_v and_o dispute_v with_o man_n of_o mercy_n and_o salvation_n in_o his_o hand_n be_v now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o this_o kingdom_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reggum_fw-la violentiae_fw-la the_o kingdom_n that_o suffer_v violence_n mat._n 11.12_o 13._o luke_n 16.16_o in_o this_o kingdom_n the_o saint_n in_o suffering_n 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bring_v home_o the_o conviction_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v not_o with_o these_o stubborn_a jew_n disobey_v thy_o gospel_n and_o bring_v upon_o we_o and_o our_o habitation_n their_o end_n and_o misery_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o their_o first_o sin_n i_o will_v speed_v on_o in_o the_o rest_n and_o spend_v less_o time_n in_o my_o discourse_n it_o be_v needful_a to_o beat_v this_o sin_n home_o and_o make_v the_o great_a stay_n because_o the_o great_a stir_n have_v be_v make_v about_o it_o the_o denial_n of_o righteousness_n moral_a and_o civil_a man_n never_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o evangelicall_n and_o christian_a righteousness_n what_o law_n acknowledge_v a_o man_n just_a by_o another_o man_n justice_n or_o wise_a by_o another_o man_n wisdom_n papist_n deride_v it_o and_o the_o world_n have_v not_o learned_a how_o to_o conceive_v of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n to_o live_v in_o this_o ignorance_n and_o a_o assurance_n to_o a_o man_n he_o want_v wisdom_n to_o know_v his_o 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and_o be_v hold_v by_o satan_n in_o strong_a condemnation_n it_o be_v a_o lie_n at_o the_o first_o that_o murder_v himself_o and_o all_o mankind_n john_n 8.44_o he_o stand_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v that_o which_o he_o oppose_v from_o the_o beginning_n first_o by_o a_o question_n have_v god_n say_v etc._n etc._n second_o by_o a_o contradiction_n you_o shall_v not_o die_v at_o all_o etc._n etc._n three_o by_o disputation_n god_n know_v and_o you_o may_v know_v that_o to_o eat_v and_o fear_v no_o death_n will_v make_v you_o wise_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v like_o god_n himself_o etc._n etc._n thus_o be_v man_n murder_v and_o by_o a_o lie_n delude_v of_o his_o happiness_n and_o become_v a_o loser_n of_o that_o righteousness_n that_o god_n imprint_v in_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o first_o breathe_v it_o into_o his_o body_n this_o loss_n can_v never_o be_v repair_v by_o another_o of_o the_o same_o stamp_n and_o therefore_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n beginning_n with_o fear_n to_o 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