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not_o safe_a against_o god_n by_o munition_n etc._n etc._n 35_o consanguinity_n 27_o contempt_n 64_o contempt_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n 67_o contempt_n may_v be_v a_o sin_n and_o not_o 65_o covetousness_n 133_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o cross_n be_v sin_n 60_o cruelty_n 23._o 133_o cruelty_n against_o the_o dead_a 25_o cruelty_n displease_v god_n 23._o 37_o d_o darius_n 98._o 149_o the_o natural_a man_n in_o darkness_n 86_o david_n choose_a king_n 230_o david_n george_n 89_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n 134._o 371_o cruelty_n towards_o the_o dead_a 25_o burial_n of_o the_o dead_a 27_o death_n of_o 4._o sort_n 36_o death_n terrible_a 37_o death_n consider_v in_o a_o double_a respect_n 38_o death_n to_o be_v fear_v of_o who_o 39_o death_n welcome_a to_o the_o penitent_a 38._o 40_o of_o three_o thing_n no_o definition_n 112_o the_o deny_v of_o a_o contrary_n be_v sometime_o a_o affirmation_n 70_o all_o must_v once_o die_v 36._o 37_o disobedience_n 74._o 77._o 289._o 292_o 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after_o time_n as_o esay_n speak_v chap._n 42.23_o it_o be_v to_o mark_v and_o understand_v and_o remember_v and_o believe_v and_o follow_v that_o which_o you_o hear_v this_o duty_n of_o hear_v as_o we_o shall_v we_o shall_v the_o better_o perform_v if_o as_o moses_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v put_v off_o his_o shoâ—es_n the_o shoe_n from_o off_o his_o foot_n because_o the_o place_n wherein_o be_v stand_v be_v h_o lie_v ground_n exod._n 3.5_o so_o shall_v we_o as_o oft_o as_o we_o come_v to_o this_o or_o the_o like_a holy_a place_n the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o hear_v his_o word_n read_v and_o preach_v unto_o we_o put_v off_o our_o shoe_n too_o not_o our_o shoe_n from_o off_o our_o foot_n but_o our_o much_o foul_a shoe_n our_o lust_n our_o thought_n our_o care_n our_o fancy_n our_o business_n even_o all_o that_o corruption_n and_o sin_n wherewith_o in_o this_o life_n we_o be_v clog_v which_o as_o the_o dust_n to_o the_o shoe_n and_o the_o shall_z oe_v to_o the_o 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of_o actual_a sin_n sometime_o it_o be_v so_o then_o it_o be_v so_o when_o a_o man_n for_o some_o particular_a offence_n be_v more_o and_o more_o blind_v and_o deprive_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n so_o god_n punish_v the_o gentile_n with_o ignorance_n rom._n 1.24_o because_o when_o they_o know_v god_n they_o glorify_v he_o not_o as_o god_n therefore_o god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o uncleanness_n through_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n to_o dishonour_v their_o own_o body_n between_o themselves_o so_o they_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n and_o profess_v themselves_o wise_a they_o become_v fool_n and_o so_o god_n punish_v the_o wicked_a among_o the_o thessalonian_o 2_o thes_n 2.10_o because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v therefore_o god_n do_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v lie_n thus_o be_v ignorance_n the_o punishment_n also_o of_o actual_a sin_n and_o now_o be_v 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absolute_o excuse_v the_o jew_n from_o sin_n upon_o the_o condition_n that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o have_v hear_v christ_n the_o excuse_n which_o christ_n fit_v to_o they_o serve_v only_o to_o excuse_v they_o from_o the_o greatness_n and_o grievousnesse_n of_o sin_n as_o if_o he_o have_v thus_o say_v if_o i_o have_v not_o come_v and_o speak_v unto_o they_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v have_v sin_n sin_n that_o be_v so_o grievous_a sin_n as_o now_o they_o have_v since_o they_o have_v hear_v i_o and_o yet_o do_v continue_v in_o their_o obstinacy_n refuse_v to_o give_v assent_n to_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v tell_v they_o from_o my_o