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the_o holiness_n of_o christ_n sermon_n shall_v be_v manifest_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v advance_v over_o all_o the_o discourse_n of_o man_n and_o wisdom_n shall_v be_v justify_v by_o all_o her_o child_n then_o shall_v be_v hear_v those_o word_n of_o a_o evil_a and_o tardy_a repentance_n and_o the_o just_a reward_n of_o folly_n we_o fool_n think_v their_o life_n madness_n but_o behold_v they_o be_v justify_v before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o we_o be_v miserable_a for_o ever_o here_o man_n think_v it_o strange_a if_o other_o will_v not_o run_v into_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n but_o there_o they_o will_v wonder_v how_o themselves_o shall_v be_v so_o mad_a and_o infinite_o unsafe_a by_o be_v strange_o and_o inexcusable_o unreasonable_a the_o sum_n be_v this_o the_o judge_n shall_v appear_v clothe_v with_o wisdom_n and_o power_n and_o justice_n and_o knowledge_n and_o a_o impartial_a spirit_n make_v no_o separation_n by_o the_o proportion_n of_o this_o world_n but_o by_o the_o measure_n of_o god_n not_o give_v sentence_n by_o the_o principle_n of_o our_o folly_n and_o evil_a custom_n but_o by_o the_o severity_n of_o his_o own_o law_n and_o measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr judicium_fw-la dei_fw-la sicut_fw-la hominum_fw-la god_n do_v not_o judge_v as_o man_n judge_n 6._o now_o that_o the_o judge_n be_v come_v thus_o array_v thus_o prepare_v so_o instruct_v let_v we_o next_o consider_v the_o circumstance_n of_o our_o appear_v and_o his_o sentence_n and_o first_o i_o consider_v that_o man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n that_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o portion_n of_o life_n shall_v have_v three_o sort_n of_o accuser_n 1._o christ_n himself_o who_o be_v their_o judge_n 2._o their_o own_o conscience_n who_o they_o have_v injure_v and_o blot_v with_o character_n of_o death_n and_o foul_a dishonour_n 3._o the_o devil_n their_o enemy_n who_o they_o serve_v 1._o christ_n shall_v be_v their_o accuser_n not_o only_o upon_o the_o stock_n of_o those_o direct_a injury_n which_o i_o before_o reckon_v of_o crucify_a the_o lord_n of_o life_n once_o and_o again_o etc._n etc._n but_o upon_o the_o title_n of_o contempt_n and_o unworthiness_n of_o unkindness_n and_o ingratitude_n and_o the_o accusation_n will_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o plain_a representation_n of_o those_o artifices_fw-la and_o assistance_n those_o bond_n and_o invitation_n those_o constraining_n and_o importunity_n which_o our_o dear_a lord_n use_v to_o we_o to_o make_v it_o almost_o impossible_a to_o lie_v in_o sin_n and_o necessary_a to_o be_v save_v for_o it_o will_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o fearful_a exprobration_n of_o our_o unworthiness_n when_o the_o judge_n himself_o shall_v bear_v witness_n against_o we_o that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n himself_o be_v strange_o employ_v in_o bring_v we_o safe_o to_o felicity_n i_o shall_v draw_v a_o short_a scheme_n which_o although_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v 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issue_n for_o though_o no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o much_o speak_n be_v a_o sin_n yet_o the_o scripture_n say_v in_o multiloquio_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la deerit_fw-la sin_n go_v along_o with_o it_o and_o be_v a_o ingredient_n in_o the_o whole_a composition_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o a_o long_a and_o frequent_a discourse_n must_v be_v serve_v with_o many_o passion_n and_o they_o be_v not_o always_o innocent_a for_o he_o that_o love_v to_o talk_v much_o must_v rem_fw-la corradere_fw-la scrape_v material_n together_o to_o furnish_v out_o the_o scene_n and_o long_a oration_n and_o some_o talk_n themselves_o into_o anger_n and_o some_o furnish_v out_o their_o dialogue_n with_o the_o life_n of_o other_o either_o they_o detract_v or_o censure_n or_o they_o flatter_v themselves_o and_o tell_v their_o own_o story_n with_o friendly_a circumstance_n and_o pride_n creep_v up_o the_o side_n of_o the_o discourse_n and_o the_o man_n entertain_v his_o friend_n with_o his_o own_o 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