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must_v needs_o provoke_v the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o anger_n that_o man_n so_o light_o esteem_v the_o son_n of_o his_o love_n as_o to_o prefer_v lie_n before_o he_o who_o be_v the_o truth_n and_o empty_a appearance_n before_o the_o substance_n yea_o they_o shall_v all_o be_v damn_v persist_v herein_o who_o believe_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n 2_o thes_n 2._o 10-12_a how_o shall_v they_o escape_v who_o neglect_n so_o great_a salvation_n heb._n 2._o 3._o they_o that_o honour_v he_o who_o give_v unto_o he_o the_o precedency_n and_o preeminence_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o who_o the_o father_n have_v give_v it_o he_o will_v honour_v but_o those_o that_o despise_v he_o who_o preser_fw-ge wives_n or_o child_n or_o their_o own_o wisdom_n or_o righteousness_n or_o life_n before_o he_o shall_v be_v light_o esteem_v mark_v 10._o 29_o 30._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o o_o lord_n the_o hope_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o prophet_n all_o that_o for_o sake_n thou_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a and_o they_o that_o depart_v from_o i_o shall_v be_v write_v in_o the_o earth_n not_o in_o heaven_n because_o they_o have_v for_o saken_a the_o lord_n the_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n jer._n 2._o 10-13_a &_o 17._o 13._o &_o 18._o 14_o 15._o oh_o that_o this_o may_v be_v so_o consider_v by_o we_o that_o we_o may_v not_o render_v ourselves_o so_o foolish_a and_o demean_v ourselves_o so_o unworthy_o as_o to_o love_v other_o thing_n rather_o than_o he_o which_o be_v hatred_n of_o he_o joh._n 3._o 19_o 20._o but_o that_o we_o may_v so_o consider_v his_o infinite_a and_o incomparable_a worthiness_n that_o we_o may_v hate_v all_o for_o his_o sake_n that_o we_o may_v gain_v he_o and_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o he_o and_o may_v abide_v in_o he_o that_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v we_o may_v have_v confidence_n and_o not_o be_v ashamed_a before_o he_o at_o his_o come_n 3._o yea_o it_o be_v needful_a this_o gold_n and_o white_a 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ready_a go_v in_o with_o he_o and_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v and_o these_o foolish_a one_o be_v exclude_v matt._n 25._o 6-12_a what_o cause_n have_v we_o therefore_o to_o watch_v and_o redeem_v the_o time_n for_o we_o know_v neither_o the_o day_n nor_o the_o hour_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v matt._n 25._o 13._o certain_o our_o life-time_n be_v the_o only_a time_n allot_v we_o for_o buy_v in_o the_o grave_n whither_o we_o be_v go_v there_o be_v no_o work_n nor_o device_n nor_o wisdom_n nor_o knowledge_n eccles_n 9_o 10._o the_o night_n be_v then_o come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v and_o our_o time_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o in_o our_o own_o there_o be_v no_o man_n have_v power_n over_o the_o spirit_n to_o retain_v the_o spirit_n and_o there_o be_v no_o discharge_n in_o that_o war_n but_o when_o he_o please_v he_o can_v take_v away_o our_o breath_n and_o then_o we_o return_v to_o our_o dust_n and_o in_o that_o day_n all_o our_o thought_n perish_v 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