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and_o so_o in_o psal_n 104._o now_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o excellency_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o shall_v lay_v a_o charge_n upon_o they_o that_o they_o do_v honour_n god_n and_o serve_v god_n what_o a_o sad_a charge_n will_v this_o be_v to_o many_o a_o man_n at_o the_o great_a day_n when_o god_n shall_v say_v have_v thou_o be_v make_v a_o dog_n i_o never_o have_v have_v so_o much_o dishonour_n as_o i_o have_v have_v i_o shall_v have_v have_v more_o honour_n if_o i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o dog_n there_o i_o shall_v have_v have_v my_o honour_n passive_o and_o no_o dishonour_n from_o thou_o but_o now_o thou_o be_v make_v a_o immortal_a soul_n as_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o honour_v i_o so_o of_o sin_v against_o i_o the_o more_o excellent_a a_o thing_n be_v the_o more_o capable_a of_o evil_n it_o be_v as_o well_o as_o of_o good_a no_o creature_n but_o angel_n and_o man_n be_v able_a to_o sin_n against_o god_n oh_o it_o be_v pity_n that_o god_n 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deprive_v of_o all_o that_o good_a in_o which_o it_o be_v create_v and_o second_o as_o it_o do_v wander_v from_o and_o be_v at_o enmity_n against_o god_n so_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v lose_v eternal_o than_o it_o be_v perfect_o against_o god_n and_o do_v hate_n and_o blaspheme_v god_n for_o ever_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n thou_o will_v sin_v but_o when_o god_n have_v cast_v thou_o away_o from_o he_o eternal_o then_o as_o i_o may_v say_v thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o belly_n full_a of_o sin_n thou_o then_o shall_v be_v full_o
give_v up_o unto_o sin_n rev._n 16.11_o and_o they_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n because_o of_o their_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n now_o that_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o beast_n of_o antichrist_n but_o if_o man_n here_o blaspheme_v god_n because_o of_o pain_n what_o shall_v they_o do_v that_o be_v damn_v in_o hell_n they_o that_o shall_v have_v the_o vial_n of_o god_n wrath_n pour_v out_o upon_o they_o but_o you_o will_v ask_v how_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o for_o the_o wicked_a to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o sin_n be_v such_o a_o evil_a unto_o they_o whereas_o here_o it_o be_v their_o delight_n to_o commit_v sin_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v though_o they_o love_v sin_n and_o though_o sin_n be_v their_o delight_n here_o yet_o hereafter_o when_o they_o be_v cast_v off_o from_o god_n for_o ever_o than_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v that_o delight_n in_o sin_n as_o now_o they_o do_v as_o to_o give_v you_o it_o in_o a_o example_n put_v a_o fish_n into_o a_o pot_n of_o water_n and_o the_o 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if_o man_n have_v but_o enlighten_v and_o stir_a conscience_n how_o easy_a will_v it_o be_v for_o man_n and_o woman_n to_o see_v themselves_o in_o a_o restless_a condition_n and_o to_o conclude_v that_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n than_o i_o be_o in_o such_o a_o condition_n and_o though_o i_o do_v not_o know_v what_o god_n may_v work_v for_o time_n to_o come_v yet_o if_o i_o shall_v now_o die_v my_o soul_n will_v be_v lose_v eternal_o and_o so_o that_o other_o place_n in_o rom._n 8._o they_o that_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n shall_v die_v that_o be_v perish_v eternal_o if_o your_o heart_n be_v after_o the_o flesh_n after_o fleshly_a thing_n and_o they_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o you_o mind_n and_o if_o you_o will_v speak_v as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n you_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v the_o thing_n that_o do_v take_v up_o your_o heart_n that_o be_v the_o adequate_a object_n of_o your_o spirit_n and_o you_o 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