death_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o word_n judge_v you_o at_o the_o last_o day_n for_o every_o idle_a word_n and_o be_v not_o this_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n john_n 12._o 48._o consider_v therefore_o all_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n will_v not_o his_o word_n find_v you_o one_o day_n and_o accuse_v you_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o justice_n for_o all_o your_o contempt_n and_o then_o what_o answer_n will_v you_o make_v will_v you_o say_v his_o word_n be_v false_a or_o true_a will_v you_o condemn_v your_o judge_n that_o shall_v judge_v you_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o consider_v that_o you_o may_v prevent_v the_o judgement_n of_o this_o judge_n chap._n 2._o the_o reason_n wherefore_o so_o few_o believe_v and_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n in_o the_o next_o place_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v you_o the_o reason_n wherefore_o so_o few_o believe_v the_o gospel_n for_o christ_n say_v many_o be_v call_v and_o few_o be_v choose_v mat._n 22._o 14._o and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o fault_n in_o 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