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the_o spirit_n show_v thou_o sin_n and_o wrath_n in_o their_o colour_n make_v thou_o see_v the_o former_a more_o frightful_a than_o a_o devil_n and_o feel_v the_o latter_a more_o painful_a at_o thy_o heart_n then_o a_o dagger_n possible_o he_o take_v thou_o and_o hold_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v over_o hell_n make_v thou_o see_v the_o smoke_n of_o that_o bottomless_a pit_n smell_v the_o brimstone_n and_o feel_v the_o scorching_n of_o that_o eternal_a fire_n that_o thou_o begin_v to_o sink_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o thy_o wickedness_n and_o to_o cry_v out_o my_o iniquity_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n 38.1_o psal_n 38.1_o and_o they_o be_v a_o burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o i_o to_o bear_v those_o sin_n which_o be_v as_o sweet_a as_o honey_n in_o thy_o mouth_n be_v now_o take_v down_o into_o thy_o belly_n and_o they_o be_v there_o more_o bitter_a than_o gall_n the_o law_n charge_v thou_o home_o with_o its_o great_a gun_n that_o thou_o fear_v and_o tremble_v and_o know_v not_o whither_o 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thou_o do_v and_o how_o thou_o carry_v thyself_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o thy_o life_n be_v worth_a for_o thy_o direction_n i_o shall_v tell_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v not_o do_v and_o what_o thou_o shall_v do_v be_v sure_a that_o thou_o do_v not_o run_v to_o creature_n for_o comfort_n foolish_a people_n when_o sometime_o a_o able_a chirurgeon_n have_v lay_v some_o sharp_a medicine_n to_o their_o fester_a wound_n which_o put_v they_o to_o much_o pain_n though_o unless_o by_o such_o mean_v the_o rottenness_n of_o they_o be_v eat_v up_o and_o the_o corruption_n in_o they_o force_v out_o they_o can_v never_o be_v cure_v yet_o they_o be_v ordinary_o so_o impatient_a that_o they_o will_v not_o endure_v it_o but_o as_o this_o good_a woman_n and_o that_o neighbour_n if_o they_o do_v not_o know_v a_o mild_a medicine_n for_o such_o a_o sore_a sure_o say_v they_o this_o medicine_n which_o the_o doctor_n use_v will_v never_o do_v it_o we_o find_v the_o member_n or_o part_n very_o angry_a 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objection_n answer_v namely_o man_n weakness_n and_o inability_n to_o turn_v unto_o god_n thou_o may_v probable_o object_v against_o this_o exhortation_n to_o mind_n regeneration_n that_o thou_o have_v no_o power_n to_o leave_v and_o loath_a sin_n to_o believe_v in_o and_o submit_v to_o jesus_n christ_n therefore_o why_o do_v i_o call_v upon_o thou_o so_o earnest_o to_o what_o purpose_n do_v i_o bid_v thou_o make_v thou_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n turn_v unto_o god_n and_o embrace_v his_o only_a son_n as_o thy_o lord_n to_o this_o and_o the_o other_o subsequent_a objection_n concern_v election_n and_o thy_o sinfulness_n in_o perform_v duty_n i_o may_v answer_v only_o with_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v against_o god_n rom._n 9.20_o or_o with_o eliphaz_n shall_v mortal_a man_n be_v more_o just_a than_o god_n shall_v a_o man_n be_v more_o pure_a than_o his_o maker_n job_n 4.17_o but_o i_o will_v answer_v with_o elihu_n suffer_v i_o a_o little_a and_o 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