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do_v to_o judge_v they_o that_o be_v without_o they_o must_v stand_v or_o fall_v to_o their_o own_o master_n but_o we_o pity_v they_o as_o not_o know_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n who_o he_o have_v send_v though_o their_o negative_a insidelity_n and_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v not_o damn_v they_o yet_o they_o have_v sin_n more_o than_o enough_o to_o answer_v for_o against_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o very_a law_n that_o be_v write_v in_o their_o heart_n but_o above_o all_o thing_n let_v we_o praise_v god_n that_o we_o ourselves_o be_v bear_v within_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o salvation_n and_o year_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o be_v plant_v by_o the_o river_n of_o water_n and_o live_v under_o the_o sunshine_n of_o the_o gospel_n o_o that_o we_o can_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n according_o that_o we_o may_v walk_v worthy_a of_o that_o vocation_n wherein_o 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a_o conclusion_n of_o all_o that_o we_o may_v not_o speak_v of_o grace_n by_o road_n or_o by_o hear-say_n ut_fw-la psittacus_fw-la suum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o bird_n be_v teach_v to_o prattle_n they_o know_v not_o what_o let_v we_o put_v the_o sermon_n into_o practice_n and_o turn_v our_o discourse_n into_o supplication_n 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o pray_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n for_o that_o grace_n concern_v which_o we_o have_v be_v speak_v all_o this_o while_n o_o most_o gracious_a father_n thou_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n without_o whole_a special_a assistance_n we_o be_v able_a to_o do_v nothing_o that_o be_v spiritual_o good_a by_o nature_n we_o be_v child_n of_o wrath_n a_o seed_n of_o evil_a deer_n and_o heir_n of_o eternal_a death_n we_o beseech_v thou_o change_v our_o nature_n make_v thy_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o we_o in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n put_v a_o new_a frame_n of_o spirit_n within_o we_o as_o our_o body_n be_v decay_n 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