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who_o be_v baptize_v for_o in_o that_o number_n we_o shall_v find_v abundance_n of_o heretic_n no_o few_o hypocrite_n and_o innumerable_a ungodly_a person_n some_o not_o inform_v in_o their_o judgement_n the_o rest_n not_o reform_v in_o their_o life_n neither_o be_v it_o enough_o that_o we_o be_v civil_a honest_a man_n who_o none_o can_v just_o accuse_v for_o we_o be_v command_v 1_o pet._n 3.11_o to_o eschew_v evil_a and_o to_o do_v good_a to_o eschew_v evil_a be_v the_o first_o lesson_n of_o christianity_n but_o not_o all_o to_o do_v good_a be_v the_o second_o and_o great_a half_n 2_o â—im_n 2.19_o let_v every_o one_o that_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n that_o be_v one_o step_n but_o not_o high_a enough_o we_o must_v also_o do_v the_o will_n of_o our_o father_n john_n 7.17_o every_o tree_n that_o bring_v not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n for_o all_o it_o bring_v forth_o no_o bad_a shall_v be_v cut_v down_o for_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o servant_n that_o do_v not_o employ_v and_o increase_v his_o talon_n for_o all_o he_o return_v it_o safe_a and_o whole_a to_o his_o master_n shall_v be_v bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n matth._n 25.30_o thou_o have_v a_o servant_n who_o be_v neither_o thief_n nor_o drunkard_n nor_o swearer_n no_o none_o be_v able_a to_o tax_v he_o with_o any_o vice_n or_o unthriftiness_n yet_o bacause_n he_o sit_v all_o day_n with_o his_o hand_n in_o his_o bosom_n and_o do_v nothing_o thou_o correct_a he_o why_o what_o harm_n have_v he_o do_v thou_o can_v not_o charge_v he_o with_o any_o thing_n but_o his_o not_o do_v of_o something_o yet_o he_o deserve_v chastisement_n so_o in_o this_o case_n there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o prove_v thou_o wicked_a and_o to_o make_v thou_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o goat_n which_o shall_v be_v place_v at_o christ_n left_a hand_n and_o to_o who_o he_o shall_v say_v depart_v you_o curse_v then_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o do_v these_o work_n 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god_n matth._n 5.8_o they_o must_v lead_v virtuous_a life_n on_o earth_n that_o ever_o expect_v in_o heaven_n to_o see_v the_o lord_n jesus_n now_o the_o inward_a disposition_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v outward_o engrave_v in_o the_o life_n show_v i_o thy_o faith_n by_o thy_o work_n say_v james_n jam._n 2.18_o that_o be_v by_o thy_o active_a obedience_n which_o consist_v in_o do_v god_n commandment_n and_o passive_a obedience_n in_o suffer_v his_o chastisement_n though_o faith_n be_v alone_o in_o justification_n yet_o not_o in_o the_o justify_v as_o the_o eye_n though_o alone_o in_o see_v yet_o not_o in_o he_o that_o see_v but_o join_v with_o the_o ear_n nose_n hand_n and_o many_o other_o member_n of_o the_o body_n i'faith_o the_o queen_n of_o grace_n have_v her_o gentleman-usher_n before_o and_o her_o servant_n follow_v after_o if_o you_o see_v not_o repentance_n go_v before_o faith_n nor_o work_v attend_v on_o she_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o she_o there_o be_v a_o zeal_n without_o knowledge_n and_o there_o be_v a_o knowledge_n without_o zeal_n there_o be_v a_o faith_n without_o obedience_n and_o there_o be_v a_o obedience_n without_o faith_n there_o be_v a_o love_n without_o fear_n &_o there_o be_v a_o fear_n without_o love_n &_o both_o be_v hypocrite_n we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n say_v paul_n rom._n 4.3_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n say_v james_n jam._n 2.21_o st._n james_n deal_v with_o they_o that_o stand_v too_o much_o upon_o faith_n without_o work_n s._n paul_n deal_v with_o they_o that_o stand_v too_o much_o upon_o work_n without_o faith_n wicked_a man_n if_o we_o mark_v it_o be_v all_o for_o extreme_n and_o extreme_n only_o bear_v rule_v in_o this_o world_n because_o there_o be_v still_o but_o one_o virtue_n for_o two_o vice_n which_o couch_n so_o close_o beside_o she_o that_o the_o natural_a man_n can_v scarce_o see_v she_o as_o for_o instance_n you_o shall_v ever_o see_v pride_n on_o the_o one_o side_n rusticity_n on_o the_o other_o side_n 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blind_a and_o do_v not_o choose_v to_o follow_v the_o deceitfulness_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n rather_o than_o believe_v god_n word_n it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v ever_o hope_v for_o mercy_n without_o filial_a obedience_n since_o the_o scripture_n throughout_o continual_o call_v for_o practice_n as_o to_o add_v some_o instance_n to_o the_o former_a if_o you_o ask_v god_n who_o shall_v dwell_v in_o his_o holy_a mountain_n he_o say_v the_o man_n which_o walk_v upright_o psal._n 15.2_o if_o you_o ask_v christ_n who_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n he_o say_v not_o they_o which_o cry_v lord_n lord_n though_o they_o cry_v twice_o lord_n but_o they_o which_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n mat._n 7.22_o if_o you_o ask_v he_o again_o how_o
instead_o of_o all_o their_o posterity_n before_o they_o have_v issue_n and_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o they_o as_o public_a person_n not_o for_o themselves_o only_o but_o for_o their_o posterity_n who_o be_v to_o stand_v or_o fall_v with_o they_o they_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o freedom_n of_o their_o own_o will_n in_o transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n by_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n through_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n have_v make_v we_o and_o all_o mankind_n descend_v from_o they_o by_o ordinary_a generation_n as_o guilty_a of_o their_o sin_n as_o any_o heir_n be_v liable_a to_o his_o father_n debt_n their_o act_n be_v we_o as_o the_o act_n of_o a_o knight_n or_o burgess_n in_o the_o parliament_n house_n be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o whole_a county_n in_o who_o name_n and_o room_n they_o sit_v and_o who_o they_o represent_v by_o which_o mean_v our_o nature_n be_v so_o corrupt_v that_o we_o be_v utter_o indispose_v and_o make_v opposite_a unto_o all_o that_o 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who_o all_o have_v sin_v rom._n 5.12_o to_o 21._o who_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a not_o one_o job_n 14.4_o see_v chap._n 15.14_o 15_o 16._o we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o filthy_a rag_n isa._n 64_o 6._o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n there_o shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n rom._n 3.20_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n for_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n rom._n 3.21_o 22_o 23._o and_o god_n see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o and_o it_o repent_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n gen._n 6_o 5_o 6._o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v all_o under_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v write_v there_o be_v none_o righteous_a no_o not_o one_o there_o be_v none_o that_o understand_v there_o be_v none_o that_o seek_v after_o god_n they_o be_v all_o go_v on_o it_o of_o the_o way_n they_o be_v altogether_o become_v unprofitable_a there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v under_o their_o lip_n there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o their_o eye_n rom._n 3.9_o to_o 20._o out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v evil_a thought_n murder_n adultery_n fornication_n theft_n false_a witness_n blasphemy_n mat._n 15.19_o see_v gal._n 5.19_o 20_o 21._o whence_o come_v war_n and_o sighting_n among_o you_o come_v they_o not_o hence_o even_o of_o your_o lust_n that_o war_n in_o your_o member_n james_n 4.1_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v unbelieving_a be_v nothing_o pure_a but_o even_o their_o mind_n and_o conscience_n be_v defile_v tit._n 1.15_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n &_o c_o rom._n 7.14_o to_o 25._o where_o the_o apostle_n speak_v all_o this_o and_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o of_o himself_o see_v ephes._n 2.2_o 3._o gal._n 3.10_o yet_o how_o many_o that_o grieve_v for_o their_o other_o sin_n which_o be_v never_o trouble_v for_o their_o original_a corruption_n which_o shall_v above_o all_o be_v bewail_v even_o as_o the_o mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o think_v worthy_a not_o of_o our_o sigh_n alone_o but_o of_o our_o tear_n for_o this_o be_v the_o great_a wheel_n of_o the_o clock_n that_o set_v all_o the_o other_o wheel_v a_o move_a while_o it_o seem_v to_o move_v slow_a and_o never_o do_v any_o true_o and_o orderly_o repent_v that_o begin_v not_o here_o esteem_v it_o the_o most_o foul_a and_o hateful_a of_o all_o as_o david_n psal._n 51.5_o and_o paul_n cry_v out_o of_o it_o as_o the_o most_o secret_a 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