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it_o call_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o faith_n repent_v say_v he_o etc._n etc._n so_o when_o the_o jailor_n in_o like_a distress_n and_o strait_n cry_v out_o sir_n what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o besaved_n paul_n deliver_v he_o out_o of_o his_o strait_n believe_v on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o thy_o house_n thus_o faithful_a minister_n as_o send_v of_o god_n afford_v succour_n and_o as_o it_o be_v reach_v out_o the_o hand_n to_o draw_v distress_a soul_n out_o of_o the_o pit_n and_o gulf_n of_o danger_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n to_o throw_v a_o stone_n a_o jewel_n or_o a_o man_n self_n into_o a_o pit_n but_o the_o great_a difficulty_n be_v how_o to_o get_v it_o or_o he_o out_o again_o this_o in_o the_o case_n of_o sinner_n require_v help_v from_o heaven_n and_o such_o be_v the_o estate_n of_o all_o mankind_n through_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n which_o be_v so_o easy_o and_o with_o delight_n commit_v that_o unless_o god_n have_v become_v man_n adam_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n to_o destroy_v a_o man_n self_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n man_n can_v never_o have_v know_v what_o to_o have_v do_v no_o more_o than_o the_o devil_n now_o who_o be_v leave_v to_o themselves_o perish_v without_o hope_n now_o ourselves_o and_o in_o ourselves_o our_o case_n be_v for_o any_o help_n we_o can_v make_v ourselves_o alike_o desperate_a we_o yet_o come_v not_o through_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o our_o insensibleness_n condition_n god_n only_o must_v save_v we_o by_o convince_a we_o of_o our_o ill_a condition_n of_o wrath_n due_a to_o it_o and_o of_o our_o own_o impotency_n and_o inability_n to_o help_v ourselves_o and_o god_n course_n be_v before_o he_o save_v from_o sin_n and_o wrath_n his_o elect_a to_o let_v they_o see_v their_o own_o case_n and_o helpless_a condition_n only_o in_o that_o and_o in_o all_o other_o temptation_n afterward_o he_o be_v please_v to_o make_v a_o way_n to_o escape_v 1_o cor._n 10.13_o by_o open_v some_o door_n of_o hope_n to_o they_o but_o that_o whole_o out_o of_o themselves_o as_o here_o they_o be_v at_o their_o wit_n end_n in_o themselves_o helpless_a only_a god_n let_v they_o apprehend_v some_o possibility_n of_o help_n in_o and_o from_o he_o and_o move_v they_o to_o seek_v direction_n from_o his_o minister_n which_o follow_v they_o be_v deliver_v from_o their_o strait_n and_o fear_n and_o bring_v into_o a_o bless_a condition_n man_n use_v see_v what_o we_o get_v by_o sin_n and_o sinful_a course_n and_o evil_a man_n but_o see_v hence_o and_o learn_v what_o we_o get_v by_o sin_n by_o such_o course_n suppose_v of_o unlawful_a gain_n rapine_n and_o wrong_n as_o in_o king_n ahab_n and_o judas_n of_o intemperance_n and_o pleasure_n as_o in_o esau_n so_o greedy_a after_o pottage_n and_o baltazzar_n in_o his_o cup_n of_o revenge_n hatred_n and_o violence_n as_o in_o cain_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o such_o companion_n as_o tempt_v we_o and_o draw_v we_o into_o sin_n it_o and_o these_o course_n other_o man_n temptation_n and_o allurement_n with_o our_o own_o corruption_n and_o lust_n bring_v we_o into_o a_o snare_n into_o strait_n into_o a_o state_n of_o perdition_n we_o they_o bring_v we_o into_o strait_n and_o there_o leave_v we_o and_o there_o leave_v we_o to_o wrestle_v with_o the_o wrath_n of_o a_o angry_a god_n with_o the_o terror_n of_o hell_n with_o million_o of_o devil_n ready_a to_o accuse_v we_o and_o with_o the_o hellish_a affrightment_n of_o a_o convict_a and_o torment_a conscience_n this_o be_v the_o best_a that_o sin_n can_v or_o will_v bring_v we_o unto_o only_o if_o god_n help_v we_o out_o of_o who_o help_n yet_o sin_v we_o be_v not_o neither_o can_v presume_v his_o mercy_n
themselves_o whole_o in_o their_o name_n and_o respect_n with_o man_n in_o their_o office_n and_o liberty_n ashamed_a to_o make_v open_a profession_n of_o he_o as_o nicodemus_n a_o pharisee_n joh._n 3.2_o who_o in_o himself_o approve_v well_o of_o christ_n and_o his_o doctrine_n yet_o loath_a to_o be_v know_v to_o favour_v one_o who_o be_v so_o much_o hate_v and_o account_v a_o ringleader_n to_o a_o faction_n come_v steal_v to_o christ_n by_o night_n lest_o other_o shall_v perceive_v it_o and_o discover_v he_o 39_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n john_n 19.38_o 39_o such_o a_o one_o be_v joseph_n of_o arimathea_n a_o while_n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n but_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o jew_n yea_o what_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d say_v of_o peter_n who_o so_o confident_o brag_v what_o he_o will_v do_v while_o he_o trust_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o own_o resolution_n matth._n 26.44_o though_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v offend_v because_o of_o thou_o i_o 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thou_o then_o thy_o own_o soul_n and_o if_o need_n be_v then_o the_o salvation_n of_o it_o sect_n 12._o show_v we_o be_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o second_o for_o christ_n in_o his_o excellency_n and_o all_o sufficiency_n by_o make_v he_o all_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o we_o christ_n 2._o all_o must_v be_v subordinate_v to_o christ_n 2._o but_o god_n the_o father_n chief_o seek_v his_o own_o glory_n by_o honour_v christ_n his_o son_n in_o our_o nature_n john_n 8.54_o in_o who_o all_o the_o attribute_n of_o glory_n which_o immediate_o look_v upon_o will_v overwhelm_v we_o do_v so_o shine_v out_o as_o that_o with_o safety_n and_o to_o our_o comfort_n we_o may_v behold_v the_o same_o these_o especial_o his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n his_o justice_n and_o his_o wisdom_n glorify_v in_o who_o the_o father_n will_v be_v glorify_v reconcile_a infinite_a justice_n with_o infinite_a mercy_n thou_o be_v my_o servant_n say_v god_n to_o christ_n under_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n in_o who_o i_o 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