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16.20_o the_o sun_n will_v shine_v and_o the_o light_n thereof_o discover_v your_o deformity_n whether_o you_o will_v or_o not_o and_o if_o adulterer_n or_o thief_n that_o love_v the_o work_n of_o darkness_n will_v do_v theit_fw-ge worst_a by_o force_n or_o flattery_n they_o can_v make_v it_o cease_v its_o shine_a though_o they_o may_v shut_v their_o eye_n or_o hide_v themselves_o in_o darkness_n from_o it_o light_n faithful_a teacher_n be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 5.14_o they_o be_v not_o light_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v put_v under_o a_o bushel_n but_o on_o a_o candlestick_n that_o
damnation_n of_o hell_n you_o may_v see_v in_o mat._n 23._o paul_n think_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o tell_v elymas_n act_v 13.10_o that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o all_o subtlety_n and_o mischief_n the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o enemy_n of_o all_o righteousness_n a_o perverter_n of_o the_o right_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o peter_n think_v meet_v to_o tell_v simon_n magus_n that_o he_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o lot_n in_o that_o matter_n that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n and_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n act_v 8.21.23_o the_o charge_n of_o paul_n to_o timothy_n be_v plain_a and_o urgent_a 2_o tim._n 4.1_o 2._o i_o charge_v thou_o before_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o shall_v judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a at_o his_o appear_v and_o his_o kingdom_n preach_v the_o word_n be_v instant_a in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n reprove_v rebuke_n exhort_v and_o to_o 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your_o condition_n than_o it_o be_v know_v but_o the_o very_a truth_n what_o case_n you_o be_v in_o and_o we_o desire_v no_o more_o and_o so_o far_o be_v we_o by_o this_o from_o drive_v you_o to_o desperation_n that_o it_o be_v your_o desperation_n that_o we_o will_v prevent_v by_o it_o which_o can_v no_o other_o way_n be_v prevent_v when_o you_o be_v past_a remedy_n desperation_n can_v be_v avoid_v and_o this_o be_v necessary_a to_o your_o remedy_n there_o be_v a_o conditional_a despair_n and_o a_o absolute_a despair_n the_o former_a be_v necessary_a to_o prevent_v the_o latter_a and_o to_o bring_v you_o to_o a_o state_n of_o hope_n a_o man_n that_o have_v the_o toothache_n may_v perhaps_o despair_v of_o be_v ease_v without_o draw_v the_o tooth_n or_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o gangren_a foot_n may_v despair_v of_o life_n unless_o it_o be_v cut_v off_o that_o so_o by_o the_o cure_n he_o may_v not_o be_v leave_v to_o a_o absolute_a despair_n of_o life_n so_o you_o must_v despair_v 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humiliation_n do_v theâ—_n think_v in_o their_o dejection_n that_o it_o be_v in_o theâ—_n heart_n so_o much_o to_o exalt_v themselves_o i_o coâ—â—fess_v many_o of_o they_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o pride_n even_o to_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o humiliâ—ty_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o hezekiah_n do_v humbâ—â—_n themselves_o for_o the_o pride_n of_o their_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n wrath_n do_v not_o come_v upon_o they_o 2_o chr._n 32.26_o but_o yet_o too_o few_o be_v so_o weâ—_n acquaint_v with_o the_o power_n and_o rootedness_n oâ—_n this_o sin_n at_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o work_n oâ—_n it_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o temptation_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v observe_v it_o but_o at_o such_o timeâ—_n as_o these_o and_o you_o will_v see_v that_o break_v forth_o that_o before_o appear_v not_o 1._o when_o 〈◊〉_d be_v undervalue_v and_o slight_v and_o meaneâ—_n person_n prefer_v before_o we_o and_o when_o our_o word_n and_o judgement_n be_v make_v light_n of_o and_o our_o part_n 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