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hand_n of_o man_n will_v cause_v we_o to_o faint_v in_o the_o way_n and_o turn_v back_o from_o follow_v the_o lord_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v when_o he_o come_v who_o fan_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o who_o will_v thorough_o purge_v his_o floor_n mat._n 3._o 12._o who_o will_v try_v every_o man_n work_n as_o by_o fire_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 13._o search_n the_o secret_n of_o all_o heart_n rom._n 2._o 16._o weigh_v every_o man_n to_o his_o ounce_n and_o drachm_n sure_o we_o can_v take_v little_a comfort_n in_o that_o which_o be_v so_o unable_a to_o bear_v the_o severe_a trial_n of_o that_o day_n that_o it_o can_v stand_v before_o the_o slight_a trial_n of_o this_o day_n 4._o four_o true_a grace_n be_v willing_a to_o be_v try_v and_o nothing_o be_v more_o desirable_a to_o a_o upright_a soul_n than_o to_o know_v his_o own_o condition_n if_o therefore_o we_o shun_v the_o trial_n and_o be_v loath_a to_o search_v ourselves_o or_o be_v search_v by_o the_o lord_n our_o condition_n be_v 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be_v abouâ—_n spiritual_a thing_n study_v preach_v praise_v &c._n &c._n conclude_v themselves_o sanctify_v person_n because_o they_o be_v versant_a about_o sacred_a employment_n as_o if_o the_o subject_n must_v be_v beâ—â—cause_fw-mi the_o object_n be_v sacred_a oh_o that_o sucâ—_n will_v serious_o ponder_v those_o two_o scriptureâ—_n mat._n 7._o 22._o many_o will_v say_v unto_o i_o in_o thaâ—_n day_n lord_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v cast_v out_o devil_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n do_v many_o wonderful_a thing_n and_o i_o cor._n 9_o 27._o lest_z that_o by_o any_o meanâ—_n when_o i_o have_v preach_v unto_o other_o i_o myself_o shoulâ—_n be_v a_o cast_v away_o 4._o last_o to_o add_v here_o no_o more_o this_o strengthâ—â—ens_n self_n deceit_n exceed_o in_o many_o vice_n their_o observation_n of_o and_o compare_v themselves_o with_o other_o thus_o the_o pharisee_n thosâ—_n gross_a self_n deceiver_n trust_v in_o themselves_o thaâ—_n 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