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you_o may_v call_v he_o lord_n lord_n till_o the_o last_o mat._n 7._o 21_o 22._o but_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o he_o do_v not_o know_v you_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o something_o of_o the_o image_n of_o that_o spirit_n that_o holy_a nature_n whatsoever_o thou_o may_v think_v of_o thyself_o he_o will_v never_o take_v thou_o for_o his_o child_n thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o the_o wicked_a as_o psal_n 9_o 17._o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o hell_n and_o all_o they_o that_o forget_v god_n and_o sure_o god_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o curse_n do_v the_o sinner_n no_o wrong_n nay_o he_o shall_v do_v wrong_a unto_o himself_o and_o with_o reverence_n so_o to_o speak_v be_v unjust_a if_o he_o shall_v not_o execute_v justice_n upon_o the_o sinner_n either_o in_o himself_o or_o in_o his_o surety_n there_o be_v four_o strong_a reason_n for_o it_o viz._n 1._o to_o manifest_v the_o majesty_n of_o he_o who_o be_v offend_v 2._o and_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o command_n that_o be_v transgress_v 3._o 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greediness_n glory_v in_o their_o shame_n and_o so_o make_v themselves_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v sevenfold_a more_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n than_o they_o be_v before_o guilty_a of_o original_a sin_n but_o now_o they_o be_v become_v guilty_a of_o original_n and_o actual_a transgression_n have_v be_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n and_o fit_v themselves_o for_o the_o day_n of_o slaughter_n matth._n 23._o 32_o 33._o compare_v with_o james_n 5._o 5._o 2._o other_o walk_v more_o even_o and_o useful_o be_v in_o a_o measure_n civilise_a by_o education_n custom_n fear_v of_o punishment_n good_a example_n wholesome_a counsel_n so_o be_v the_o young_a man_n matth._n 19_o 20._o all_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o keep_v from_o my_o youth_n up_o what_o lack_v i_o yet_o etc._n etc._n so_o be_v the_o scribe_n we_o read_v of_o mark_v 12._o 32_o 33_o 34_o he_o answer_v discreet_o and_o christ_n tell_v he_o he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n let_v the_o 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