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be_v not_o my_o god_n and_o then_o it_o be_v presumption_n to_o say_v so_o whosoever_o cast_v himself_o upon_o god_n out_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o sin_n ans._n to_o be_v rule_v by_o god_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v shall_v obtain_v mercy_n now_o do_v thou_o so_o do_v thy_o conscience_n tell_v thou_o i_o cast_v myself_o up_o on_o god_n for_o better_a direction_n i_o will_v be_v rule_v as_o god_n and_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n will_v have_v i_o hereafter_o if_o so_o thou_o have_v put_v this_o question_n out_o of_o question_n thou_o doubte_v whether_o there_o god_n be_v thy_o god_n i_o tell_v thou_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o that_o seck_fw-mi he_o and_o obey_v he_o in_o truth_n but_o thy_o conscience_n tell_v thou_o thou_o do_v this_o certain_o then_o whatsoever_o thou_o be_v before_o god_n be_v now_o before_o hand_n with_o thou_o he_o offer_v himself_o to_o be_v thy_o god_n if_o thou_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o will_v be_v rule_v by_o he_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o he_o entreat_v we_o we_o shall_v beseech_v he_o but_o he_o entreat_v we_o such_o be_v his_o love_n nay_o he_o command_v 23._o we_o to_o believe_v in_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n now_o when_o i_o join_v with_o god_n entreaty_n oh_o lord_n thou_o offere_v thyself_o thou_o invite_v i_o thou_o command_v i_o i_o yield_v obedience_n and_o submit_v to_o thy_o good_a word_n then_o the_o match_n be_v strike_v and_o make_v up_o in_o do_v so_o god_n be_v thy_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v thy_o christ_n and_o thou_o must_v improve_v this_o claim_n and_o interest_n here_o in_o all_o the_o passage_n of_o thy_o life_n long_o lord_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n therefore_o teach_v i_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n i_o have_v give_v myself_o to_o thou_o i_o have_v set_v up_o thou_o in_o my_o heart_n above_o all_o thing_n thoâ—_n art_n in_o my_o soul_n above_o all_o sin_n above_o all_o profit_n and_o pleasure_n whatsoever_o therefore_o save_v i_o and_o deliver_v i_o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o etc._n etc._n the_o 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sacrament_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o these_o outward_a performance_n they_o rest_n alas_o beloved_n what_o be_v these_o i_o tell_v you_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v but_o aggravate_v thy_o damnation_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o better_v by_o they_o for_o as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o invaluable_a privilege_n and_o even_o ravish_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o true_a child_n of_o god_n so_o when_o they_o be_v not_o entertain_v to_o purpose_n they_o make_v our_o sin_n the_o more_o heinous_a every_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o accept_v of_o christ_n but_o it_o must_v be_v upon_o their_o own_o term_n &_o what_o be_v those_o so_o they_o may_v enjoy_v their_o worldly_a delight_n so_o they_o may_v increase_v their_o estate_n by_o such_o unlawful_a mean_n and_o not_o be_v cross_v so_o long_o they_o be_v content_a that_o christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v they_o but_o otherwise_o if_o they_o can_v enjoy_v christ_n upon_o their_o own_o term_n that_o be_v if_o they_o can_v 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so_o bewitch_v many_o poor_a wretch_n that_o they_o think_v their_o case_n be_v good_a and_o all_o shall_v go_v well_o with_o they_o be_v their_o life_n never_o so_o loose_a and_o opposite_a to_o the_o way_n of_o god_n they_o bless_v themselves_o when_o god_n do_v not_o bless_v they_o but_o rather_o curse_v they_o to_o their_o face_n the_o devil_n himself_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v save_v as_o soon_o as_o such_o graceless_a person_n as_o these_o without_o repentance_n no_o no_o if_o ever_o they_o expect_v a_o pardon_n they_o must_v live_v as_o subject_n if_o they_o frame_v not_o themselves_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o christ_n and_o come_v under_o his_o government_n to_o be_v rule_v according_a to_o his_o will_n they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o mercy_n and_o salvation_n those_o my_o enemy_n that_o will_v not_o have_v i_o rule_v over_o they_o bring_v they_o hither_o and_o slay_v they_o before_o i_o 27._o etc._n etc._n we_o mock_v christ_n if_o we_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o 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