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world_n son_n remember_v say_v he_o than_o you_o will_v be_v make_v to_o remember_v 1._o how_o you_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o same_o 2._o remember_v how_o thou_o have_v many_o a_o time_n the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o thou_o for_o take_v away_o of_o the_o same_o by_o he_o who_o the_o gospel_n do_v hold_v forth_o 3._o remember_v that_o out_o of_o love_n to_o thy_o sin_n and_o lust_n thou_o do_v turn_v thy_o back_n on_o the_o tender_n of_o the_o same_o gospel_n of_o good_a tiding_n and_o peace_n 4._o remember_v that_o the_o reason_n why_o thou_o do_v lose_v thy_o soul_n be_v because_o thou_o do_v not_o close_a in_o with_o free_a grace_n and_o the_o tender_v of_o a_o love_a and_o freehearted_a jesus_n christ._n 5._o remember_v how_o near_o thou_o be_v to_o turn_v at_o such_o and_o such_o a_o time_n only_o thou_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v way_n to_o thy_o lust_n when_o they_o wrought_v to_o drunkard_n when_o they_o call_v to_o pleasure_n when_o they_o proffer_v 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vain_a companion_n to_o sin_n against_o he_o while_o the_o saint_n be_v a_o pray_v thou_o be_v a_o curse_v while_o they_o be_v speak_v good_a of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v speak_v evil_a of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n o_o then_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o scald_a hot_a remembrance_n of_o all_o thy_o sinful_a thought_n word_n and_o action_n from_o the_o very_a first_o to_o the_o last_o of_o they_o that_o ever_o thou_o do_v commit_v in_o all_o thy_o life_n time_n then_o thou_o will_v find_v that_o scripture_n to_o be_v a_o truth_n deut._n 28._o 65_o 66_o 67._o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o there_o a_o tremble_a heart_n and_o fail_v of_o eye_n and_o
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to_o fly_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v mat._n 3._o 7._o notwithstanding_o the_o scripture_n say_v also_o that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o rather_o than_o one_o jot_n or_o one_o tittle_n of_o the_o word_n shall_v shall_v fail_v till_o all_o be_v fulfil_v they_o be_v so_o certain_a luke_n 21._o 37._o but_o leave_v the_o threaten_n let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o promise_n and_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o they_o and_o you_o may_v see_v how_o light_a man_n make_v of_o they_o and_o how_o little_a they_o set_v by_o they_o notwithstanding_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v they_o as_o first_o turn_v you_o fool_n you_o scorner_n you_o simple_a one_o at_o my_o reproof_n and_o behâ—ld_v i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n unto_o you_o prov._n 1._o 24._o and_o yet_o person_n have_v rather_o be_v in_o their_o foolishness_n and_o scorn_v still_o and_o have_v rather_o embrace_v some_o filthy_a lust_n than_o the_o holy_a undesile_v and_o bless_a spirit_n of_o 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