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the_o word_n be_v otherwise_o ib._n 5_o he_o begin_v to_o listen_v to_o thing_n that_o be_v against_o the_o word_n 112_o 6_o he_o will_v not_o search_v thorough_o into_o truth_n ib._n 7_o a_o engagement_n in_o some_o unlawful_a practice_n ib._n 8_o weighty_a argument_n now_o become_v weak_a ib._n 9_o he_o violent_o reject_v the_o word_n ib._n obs_n 8_o that_o which_o man_n corrupt_a heart_n will_v not_o close_v withal_o they_o put_v it_o upon_o christ_n as_o if_o christ_n have_v deliver_v they_o from_o it_o 113_o verse_n xiii_o obs_n 1_o man_n may_v continue_v in_o outward_a profession_n and_o yet_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o god_n law_n may_v be_v strange_a to_o they_o 115_o ob_n 2_o most_n man_n offer_v up_o nothing_o to_o god_n in_o sacrifice_n but_o flesh_n 116_o ob_n 3_o to_o aim_n at_o self_n in_o serve_v god_n eat_v out_o true_a devotion_n 117_o ob_n 4_o if_o self_n be_v regard_v all_o be_v reject_v 119_o ob_n 5_o man_n may_v be_v much_o in_o holy_a service_n and_o yet_o their_o 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spirit_n and_o cast_v down_o the_o money_n and_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v in_o that_o i_o have_v betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n what_o be_v that_o to_o we_o say_v they_o see_v thou_o to_o that_o therefore_o the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o cast_v off_o our_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n first_o but_o god_n will_v not_o do_v thus_o god_n will_v not_o cast_v off_o his_o people_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o when_o our_o unbelieved_a heart_n do_v think_v that_o god_n will_v cast_v we_o off_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n we_o make_v god_n a_o idol_n as_o if_o god_n will_v do_v as_o the_o idol_n do_v cast_v we_o off_o we_o may_v in_o god_n cause_n be_v bring_v into_o straits_n but_o god_n will_v never_o cast_v we_o off_o in_o they_o when_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o think_v ourselves_o to_o be_v utter_o forsake_v in_o straits_n than_o god_n may_v be_v work_v the_o great_a good_a for_o we_o we_o have_v a_o most_o notable_a scripture_n for_o that_o in_o isa_n 49._o 13_o and_o 14._o verse_n 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