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against_o which_o a_o man_n have_v a_o indignation_n he_o must_v needs_o put_v it_o and_o cast_v it_o away_o from_o he_o see_v isay_n 30._o 22._o thou_o shall_v cast_v they_o away_o namely_o their_o idol_n and_o why_o so_o because_o they_o loathe_v they_o they_o be_v as_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n and_o because_o they_o have_v indignation_n against_o they_o thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o it_o get_v thou_o hence_o so_o that_o let_v there_o once_o be_v abomination_n and_o indignation_n and_o there_o will_v be_v a_o cast_v away_o try_v thy_o repentance_n by_o this_o consider_v what_o have_v thy_o sin_n thy_o belove_a sin_n be_v be_v thy_o drunkenness_n with_o loathe_v and_o indignation_n forsake_v be_v thy_o oath_n uncleanness_n covetous_a course_n &c_n &c_n with_o loathe_v and_o indignation_n vivendi_fw-la nam_fw-la qui_fw-la plangit_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o iterum_fw-la facit_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quasi_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la lavet_fw-la laterem_fw-la crudum_fw-la qui_fw-la qui_fw-la quanto_fw-la amplius_fw-la laverit_fw-la tam_fw-la amplius_fw-la faciet_fw-la lutum_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la bene_fw-la vivendi_fw-la abandon_v it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n but_o how_o idle_o talk_v they_o of_o repentance_n who_o because_o they_o have_v blubber_v out_o a_o few_o tear_n think_v all_o be_v well_o when_o yet_o they_o still_o live_v and_o lie_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o hold_v they_o as_o fast_o as_o ever_o the_o mariner_n when_o they_o find_v out_o jonas_n yet_o fain_o they_o will_v have_v save_v he_o wondrous_a loath_a to_o cast_v he_o overboard_o many_o see_v their_o sin_n and_o know_v they_o to_o be_v dangerous_a sin_n but_o yet_o exceed_o loath_a to_o shake_v hand_n with_o they_o loath_a to_o throw_v they_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o will_v rather_o adventure_v their_o own_o cast_v away_o than_o cast_v they_o overboard_o never_o deceive_v thyself_o though_o thou_o have_v sigh_v cry_v pray_v beg_v mercy_n yet_o if_o still_o thou_o live_v and_o go_v on_o in_o thy_o 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change_n and_o renovation_n be_v there_o in_o repentance_n it_o make_v a_o man_n a_o new_a man_n walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n ephes_n 4._o 23_o 24._o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n how_o shall_v it_o appear_v that_o this_o be_v do_v among_o other_o thing_n by_o that_o verse_n 28._o let_v he_o that_o steal_v steal_v no_o more_o there_o be_v the_o former_a thing_n in_o the_o forsake_v of_o sin_n but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o there_o be_v yet_o more_o to_o be_v do_v but_o rather_o let_v he_o labour_n work_v with_o his_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a that_o he_o may_v have_v to_o give_v to_o he_o that_o needs_o so_o that_o repentance_n not_o only_o bind_v the_o hand_n from_o thieve_v but_o open_v they_o to_o give_v it_o make_v a_o thief_n become_v a_o merciful_a man_n it_o be_v the_o church_n sin_n cant._n 5._o 3._o that_o when_o christ_n knock_v and_o will_v have_v have_v she_o open_v unto_o he_o she_o neglect_v he_o 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mat._n 21._o 28_o 29._o he_o repent_v because_o he_o be_v not_o only_o grieve_v for_o his_o former_a disobedience_n but_o also_o because_o he_o go_v &_o do_v his_o father_n work_n in_o the_o vineyard_n if_o thou_o do_v the_o like_a if_o thou_o so_o grieve_v for_o former_a disobedience_n as_o that_o now_o thou_o fall_v to_o thy_o father_n work_n and_o fall_v hard_a and_o close_o to_o it_o than_o thou_o repente_v the_o contrary_n convince_v man_n of_o impenitency_n it_o be_v not_o weep_v but_o work_v that_o must_v evidence_n repentance_n we_o may_v see_v many_o weep_v but_o we_o can_v see_v they_o work_v and_o all_o that_o repent_v must_v turn_v to_o god_n and_o do_v work_n meet_v for_o repentance_n act_v 26._o 20._o where_o no_o such_o work_n of_o holiness_n and_o obedience_n there_o be_v no_o turn_n to_o god_n nor_o truth_n of_o repentance_n chap._n 13._o the_o examination_n of_o love_n come_v we_o now_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o the_o examination_n of_o love_n there_o be_v 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dispense_v in_o the_o most_o powerful_a manner_n that_o can_v be_v work_v not_o upon_o a_o unbelieved_a heart_n because_o the_o heart_n be_v dead_a without_o faith_n but_o if_o any_o faith_n in_o the_o heart_n it_o make_v the_o word_n work_v effectual_o try_v thyself_o by_o this_o work_v the_o word_n upon_o thy_o soul_n work_v it_o thou_o to_o a_o conformity_n to_o itself_o so_o as_o thou_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o mould_n of_o it_o such_o efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n argue_v a_o presence_n of_o faith_n in_o thy_o heart_n but_o how_o many_o discover_v this_o to_o be_v void_a of_o faith_n how_o many_o have_v live_v all_o their_o day_n and_o be_v even_o grow_v gray_a under_o the_o gospel_n and_o yet_o what_o grace_n or_o goodness_n have_v all_o the_o sermon_n that_o ever_o they_o have_v hear_v wrought_v in_o they_o more_o than_o in_o such_o as_o scarce_o in_o all_o their_o day_n ever_o hear_v sermon_n nay_o what_o be_v wrought_v in_o many_o but_o scorn_v rebellion_n resolution_n of_o 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with_o a_o bloody_a issue_n who_o be_v heal_v but_o how_o come_v she_o to_o be_v heal_v she_o touch_v the_o garment_n of_o christ_n touch_v but_o the_o hem_n and_o yet_o straightway_o the_o fountain_n of_o her_o blood_n be_v dry_v up_o mark_v 5._o 29._o it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o heal_v she_o it_o be_v virtue_n that_o go_v out_o of_o christ_n that_o heal_v she_o verse_n 30._o and_o yet_o verse_n 34._o thy_o faith_n have_v make_v thou_o whole_a i'faith_o than_o fetch_v heal_v virtue_n from_o christ_n and_o heal_v disease_n the_o faith_n that_o be_v true_a faith_n fetch_v heal_v virtue_n from_o christ_n every_o man_n heart_n natural_o have_v such_o a_o spiritual_a disease_n as_o she_o have_v a_o bodily_a that_o disease_n which_o the_o woman_n have_v do_v typify_v under_o the_o law_n the_o natural_a filthiness_n of_o our_o heart_n prov._n 4._o 24._o observe_v the_o heart_n from_o thence_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o life_n every_o action_n issue_v from_o the_o heart_n 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brotherly_a fellowship_n brotherhood_n imply_v sometime_o fellowship_n as_o zech._n 11._o 14._o i_o will_v break_v the_o brotherhood_n between_o judah_n and_o israel_n the_o natural_a relation_n between_o they_o can_v not_o be_v break_v but_o their_o mutual_a society_n and_o fellowship_n shall_v be_v break_v they_o shall_v be_v divide_v and_o disperse_v each_o from_o other_o so_o then_o they_o that_o love_v the_o godly_a love_v their_o brotherhood_n their_o company_n their_o conference_n and_o communion_n with_o they_o this_o evidenceâ—_n tâ—â—_n truth_n of_o david_n love_n psal_n 1â—_n 3._o all_o my_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n my_o delight_n be_v in_o their_o company_n and_o conference_n many_o in_o the_o world_n magnify_v the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n yea_o some_o over_o magnify_v they_o while_o they_o will_v give_v divine_a worship_n to_o they_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n make_v little_a account_n of_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n nay_o hate_v they_o imprison_v 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