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and_o sense_n into_o nonsense_a by_o mispointing_a any_o place_n of_o scripture_n or_o any_o other_o book_n and_o when_o man_n make_v so_o bold_a with_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n we_o may_v fit_o call_v they_o to_o account_v for_o it_o and_o censure_v their_o presumption_n and_o perverseness_n which_o in_o this_o case_n seem_v very_o plain_a for_o first_o they_o show_v we_o no_o good_a reason_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v i_o say_v unto_o thou_o this_o day_n nor_o be_v there_o need_v that_o christ_n shall_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o say_v so_o in_o that_o day_n nor_o do_v we_o find_v he_o use_v such_o a_o expression_n in_o any_o place_n or_o on_o any_o great_a occasion_n for_o when_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o the_o necessity_n of_o conversion_n he_o say_v not_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o this_o day_n but_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o except_o you_o be_v convert_v you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o like_a of_o his_o be_v own_v by_o the_o 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than_o in_o this_o mortal_a life_n they_o can_v ever_o bear_v death_n eternal_a be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n rom_n 6.23_o i_o say_v beside_o these_o and_o the_o like_a consideration_n that_o may_v be_v urge_v the_o shortness_n of_o their_o trouble_n and_o the_o certainty_n of_o their_o soul_n happiness_n after_o death_n may_v abundant_o satisfy_v they_o and_o be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a to_o countervail_v the_o sad_a suffering_n of_o this_o mortal_a state_n as_o will_n far_o be_v evince_v by_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o that_o felicity_n which_o in_o its_o place_n with_o god_n assistance_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o explicate_v sect_n x._o be_v a_o persuasive_a to_o several_a great_a duty_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o present_a point_n may_v be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o true_a and_o just_a ground_n for_o christian_a practice_n and_o it_o be_v great_a pity_n but_o people_n shall_v be_v somewhat_o the_o better_a for_o a_o point_n of_o so_o much_o comfort_n and_o encouragement_n 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