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a_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n and_o a_o spirit_n of_o comsort_n employment_n put_v spiritual_a thing_n to_o base_a employment_n 4._o when_o man_n put_v spiritual_a thing_n to_o base_a employment_n as_o when_o we_o use_v our_o knowledge_n or_o any_o gift_n of_o ability_n spiritual_o to_o pride_n covetousness_n fraud_n or_o any_o worldly_a end_n 4.68_o end_n lucernam_fw-la sur_fw-fr accrndit_fw-la ex_fw-la ara_fw-la sovis_fw-la etc._n etc._n repentè_fw-fr vocem_fw-la sancta_fw-la misit_fw-la rebgio_fw-la sceleste_v spiritu_fw-la culpam_fw-la lues_fw-la in_o phaedr_n fab_n l._n 4.68_o this_o be_v as_o if_o the_o sacred_a vessel_n in_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o common_a employment_n or_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v use_v the_o royal_a robe_n of_o a_o king_n to_o act_v a_o play_n this_o be_v simon_n magus_n his_o sin_n act_v 8._o who_o will_v glad_o have_v purchase_v those_o rare_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n them_o themistocles_n graecum_fw-la a_o put_fw-mi persas_fw-la 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his_o master_n his_o livery_n and_o service_n this_o be_v great_o threaten_v whosoever_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o word_n in_o this_o adulterous_a and_o sinful_a generation_n of_o he_o also_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v ashamed_a when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o the_o holy_a angel_n mark_v 8.38_o 2._o as_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v thus_o dishonour_v direct_o he_o the_o spirit_n dishonour_v indirect_o when_o we_o occasion_n other_o todishonor_v he_o so_o also_o he_o may_v be_v dishonour_v by_o we_o when_o we_o do_v such_o thing_n as_o occasion_v it_o as_o when_o by_o our_o faulty_a and_o unholy_a conversation_n we_o occasion_n man_n to_o think_v and_o speak_v evil_o of_o god_n thus_o do_v they_o who_o god_n tax_v ezech._n 36.20_o 23._o rom._n 2.23_o 24._o these_o thing_n seldom_o go_v unpunished_a if_o blasphemy_n
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many_o thing_n in_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v very_o repugnant_a to_o that_o filial_a state_n in_o which_o they_o be_v set_v by_o grace_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o god_n take_v such_o course_n wherein_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v a_o father_n to_o they_o that_o be_v not_o as_o child_n to_o he_o i_o will_v instance_n in_o some_o particular_a evil_n which_o god_n will_v not_o bear_v with_o but_o do_v visit_v in_o his_o people_n with_o this_o and_o other_o rod_n 1._o deadness_n and_o dulness_n of_o heart_n sometime_o live_v man_n be_v in_o a_o liveless_a state_n their_o heart_n be_v so_o benumb_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o lie_v among_o the_o dead_a the_o former_a vigour_n and_o activity_n of_o their_o grace_n be_v go_v and_o they_o be_v become_v barren_a and_o unfruitful_a now_o as_o in_o a_o lethargy_n or_o apoplexy_n physician_n use_v strong_a and_o sharp_a medicine_n so_o god_n cast_v the_o soul_n into_o a_o fever_n to_o get_v off_o this_o stupidity_n and_o hang_v their_o 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fire_n blackness_n and_o darkness_n and_o tempest_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o terrible_a be_v the_o sight_n that_o moses_n say_v i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o quake_v heb._n 12.18_o 19_o 21._o yea_o and_o in_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v foretell_v that_o god_n will_v show_v wonder_n in_o heaven_n above_o and_o sign_n in_o the_o earth_n beneath_o blood_n fire_n and_o vapour_n of_o smoke_n the_o sun_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o darkness_n and_o the_o moon_n into_o blood_n before_o the_o great_a and_o terrible_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v joel._n 2.31_o rom._n 10.13_o act_n 2.19_o 20_o 21._o when_o he_o come_v to_o publish_v peace_n to_o the_o gentile_n he_o come_v with_o great_a terror_n in_o judgement_n upon_o the_o jew_n and_o strike_v off_o the_o branch_n natural_a that_o the_o gentile_n may_v not_o be_v high_o mind_v but_o fear_n rom._n 11.20_o and_o in_o particular_a person_n he_o so_o work_v by_o intermixture_n of_o frown_n and_o favour_n 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