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villainy_n and_o abuse_n and_o do_v not_o thou_o remember_v something_o like_o this_o in_o thyself_o o_o my_o soul_n when_o thou_o have_v engage_v in_o a_o sin_n that_o have_v be_v heinous_a and_o dreadful_a have_v not_o that_o sin_n want_v support_n from_o other_o sin_n and_o have_v it_o not_o force_v thou_o to_o call_v in_o other_o folly_n to_o maintain_v it_o how_o have_v thou_o defend_v thy_o theft_n or_o uncleanness_n with_o a_o lie_n and_o that_o lie_v with_o another_o lie_n and_o the_o second_o lie_n with_o a_o imprecation_n and_o that_o imprecation_n with_o a_o constant_a asseveration_n of_o the_o same_o falsehood_n how_o have_v one_o ill_a word_n bring_v in_o another_o and_o how_o have_v the_o neglect_n of_o charity_n provoke_v thou_o at_o last_o to_o malice_n and_o injuriousness_n 66._o and_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v day_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o the_o scribe_n come_v together_o and_o lead_v he_o into_o their_o council_n what_o 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of_o salvation_n and_o yet_o thou_o will_v not_o believe_v he_o oh_o how_o often_o have_v it_o be_v proclaim_v in_o thy_o ear_n that_o thou_o can_v not_o love_v god_n except_o thou_o prefer_v his_o will_n before_o thy_o gain_n or_o pleasure_n and_o yet_o thou_o will_v not_o believe_v and_o who_o can_v thou_o blame_v if_o god_n shall_v condemn_v thou_o as_o a_o unbeliever_n who_o have_v resist_v the_o know_a truth_n of_o his_o most_o holy_a oracle_n 68_o and_o if_o i_o also_o ask_v you_o you_o will_v not_o answer_v i_o nor_o let_v i_o go_v thus_o have_v thou_o deal_v with_o thy_o conscience_n o_o my_o soul_n thou_o have_v neither_o permit_v it_o to_o censure_v thy_o action_n nor_o suffer_v it_o to_o ask_v thou_o any_o question_n when_o thou_o have_v do_v something_o amiss_o and_o it_o have_v check_v thou_o how_o have_v thou_o dash_v its_o reprehension_n when_o it_o have_v condemn_v thy_o pride_n and_o censoriousness_n how_o have_v thou_o bid_v it_o meddle_v with_o its_o own_o business_n how_o often_o will_v it_o have_v ask_v thou_o which_o way_n thou_o hope_v to_o be_v save_v and_o thou_o have_v turn_v away_o from_o the_o motion_n how_o often_o have_v it_o be_v ready_a to_o demand_v of_o thou_o whether_o the_o course_n thou_o take_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o thou_o have_v present_o divert_v the_o suggestion_n nay_o how_o often_o have_v it_o actual_o expostulate_v with_o thou_o why_o no_o warn_v no_o threaten_v can_v prevail_v with_o thou_o and_o thou_o have_v put_v it_o off_o like_a felix_n to_o come_v and_o discourse_n with_o thou_o another_o day_n when_o thou_o be_v more_o at_o leisure_n 69._o hereafter_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n o_o my_o soul_n thou_o have_v be_v in_o a_o manner_n as_o confident_a of_o thy_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n as_o christ_n himself_o yet_o without_o any_o solid_a ground_n oh_o how_o ready_a have_v thou_o be_v to_o apply_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n without_o regard_v whether_o thou_o do_v fulfil_v the_o require_a condition_n how_o often_o have_v thou_o flatter_v thyself_o that_o thou_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o glory_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n thou_o have_v live_v in_o sin_n which_o exclude_v man_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n see_v through_o what_o suffering_n the_o son_n of_o god_n enter_v into_o his_o glory_n and_o can_v thou_o think_v thou_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o except_o thou_o suffer_v with_o he_o before_o he_o take_v possession_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o fight_v his_o way_n through_o all_o opposition_n and_o can_v thou_o hope_v to_o be_v conformable_a to_o he_o in_o bliss_n except_o thou_o be_v content_a to_o be_v conformable_a to_o he_o in_o his_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n 70._o then_o say_v they_o all_o be_v thou_o then_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o say_v that_o i_o be_o this_o question_n which_o the_o priest_n and_o elder_n 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heart_n to_o love_v thou_o xvi_o o_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o door_n of_o thy_o sheepfold_n by_o thou_o let_v i_o have_v access_n to_o thy_o father_n love_n and_o as_o in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n thou_o open_v thy_o bosom_n to_o i_o so_o let_v i_o run_v and_o seek_v shelter_n there_o chain_v i_o to_o thyself_o by_o band_n of_o love_n and_o let_v no_o temptation_n defile_v i_o o_o keep_v i_o that_o i_o may_v never_o cowardly_a faint_a at_o any_o adversity_n xvii_o thou_o who_o have_v endure_v contradiction_n of_o sinner_n against_o thyself_o be_v thou_o ever_o in_o my_o mind_n and_o teach_v i_o to_o bear_v calumny_n and_o reproach_n with_o great_a tranquillity_n of_o mind_n let_v i_o refer_v all_o difficulty_n to_o thou_o and_o with_o silence_n expect_v thy_o grace_n and_o comfort_n and_o let_v the_o bless_a sacrament_n so_o influence_n my_o soul_n that_o i_o may_v fear_v none_o but_o thou_o xviii_o great_a captain_n of_o my_o salvation_n i_o be_o go_v to_o learn_v to_o fight_v the_o 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