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as_o you_o will_v make_v i_o answ._n yet_o god_n abhor_v they_o psal._n 10.3_o and_o though_o all_o thy_o fellow-prisoner_n praise_v thou_o yet_o if_o the_o judge_n condemn_v thou_o thou_o be_v undo_v for_o it_o be_v not_o he_o who_o man_n commend_v that_o be_v commendable_a but_o he_o who_o the_o lord_n commend_v rom._n 2.29_o he_o that_o will_v see_v any_o more_o plura_fw-la let_v he_o peruse_v m._n capel_n on_o tentat_fw-la part._n 3._o sect._n 8._o p._n 329._o edit_fw-la ult_n quest._n but_o what_o mean_n must_v i_o use_v to_o overcome_v this_o sin_n answ._n you_o must_v first_o remove_v the_o cause_n as_o physician_n use_v to_o do_v and_o then_o the_o effect_n wâ—ll_n cease_v now_o the_o
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than_o a_o book_n of_o martyr_n oh_o foolish_a ungrateful_a england_n do_v thou_o thus_o requite_v the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o cost_n and_o care_n over_o thou_o be_v this_o the_o fruit_n thou_o give_v he_o for_o above_o a_o hundred_o year_n preach_v he_o come_v now_o to_o look_v for_o grape_n and_o do_v thou_o give_v he_o such_o wild_a grape_n be_v this_o the_o thanks_o thou_o give_v he_o for_o answer_v all_o thy_o prayer_n for_o break_v the_o plot_n and_o power_n of_o so_o many_o potent_a enemy_n for_o give_v thou_o so_o many_o glorious_a victory_n and_o such_o undeserved_a success_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n he_o have_v blessed_v we_o with_o peace_n plenty_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n for_o which_o of_o these_o mercy_n do_v we_o thus_o dishonour_v he_o jerusalem_n apostasy_n be_v jerusalem_n ruin_n isaiah_n 1.4_o 7_o 8._o and_o if_o england_n go_v on_o thus_o to_o render_v evil_a to_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o kindness_n unto_o we_o a_o man_n that_o be_v no_o prophet_n may_v see_v and_o say_v that_o england_n ingratitude_n and_o apostasy_n will_v be_v england_n ruin_n when_o bethel_n become_v bethaven_n god_n will_v makâ—_n it_o a_o beth-any_a a_o place_n of_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n god_n may_v bear_v with_o other_o sin_n but_o he_o can_v he_o will_v not_o bear_v long_o with_o this_o jer._n 5.7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o ezek._n 9.9_o against_o apostasy_n see_v dr._n prideaux_n on_o rev._n 2.4_o mr._n baine_n on_o rev._n 2.4_o mr._n venning_n on_o rev._n 2.4_o barlow_n on_o 2_o tim._n 1.15_o pag._n 210_o 211._o gataker_n ser._n on_o watch_v p._n 69._o folio_n burrough_n hos._n 2.7_o lect._n 5.6_o church_n his_o treasury_n pag._n 73._o trapp's_n common_a place_n on_o apostasy_n at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o commentary_n on_o n._n t._n fol._n pag._n 1076._o pembles_fw-fr ser._n on_o heb._n 3.12_o 13._o pag._n 563._o folio_n observation_n 4._o the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o this_o present_a world_n be_v the_o high_a way_n to_o apostasy_n it_o be_v 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head_n of_o gold_n but_o foot_n of_o clay_n dan._n 2.32_o 33._o in_o 488._o youth_n they_o be_v gild_a christian_n and_o seem_o full_a of_o spirit_n and_o life_n but_o now_o they_o be_v old_a and_o liveless_a the_o reason_n be_v the_o world_n and_o these_o present_a enjoiment_n have_v besot_v they_o this_o will_v keep_v man_n either_o from_o profess_v religion_n as_o the_o young_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n or_o from_o the_o power_n of_o it_o as_o judas_n or_o else_o it_o will_v draw_v we_o from_o the_o profession_n and_o power_n of_o it_o as_o apostate_n so_o that_o this_o may_v be_v the_o backsliders_n epitaph_n here_o lie_v one_o that_o forsake_v christ_n to_o follow_v the_o world_n that_o have_v part_v with_o spiritual_n for_o temporal_n gold_n for_o dross_n
no_o room_n for_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n matth._n 25.41_o he_o must_v walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n who_o desire_v happiness_n without_o it_o there_o be_v no_o see_v god_n to_o our_o comfort_n heb._n 12.24_o grace_n be_v the_o suburb_n of_o glory_n 2_o pet._n 1.10_o we_o must_v begin_v our_o heaven_n here_o before_o we_o come_v to_o heaven_n phil._n 3.20_o he_o that_o hope_v to_o come_v there_o must_v purify_v himself_o here_o 1_o john_n 3.2_o 3._o we_o must_v deny_v ourselves_o universal_o and_o sell_v all_o for_o this_o heavenly_a inheritance_n you_o may_v buy_v gold_n too_o dear_a but_o you_o can_v buy_v heaven_n too_o dear_a what_o ever_o you_o part_v withal_o for_o it_o you_o have_v make_v a_o good_a bargain_n and_o with_o the_o wise_a merchant_n you_o may_v go_v away_o rejoice_v matth._n 13.44_o to_o who_o be_v glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n 8._o observation_n 8._o christ_n be_v god_n he_o to_o who_o divine_a glory_n worship_n and_o praise_n be_v due_a 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dear_a for_o assume_v god_n glory_n to_o himself_o act_v 12._o we_o never_o loose_v ourselves_o more_o than_o we_o seek_v ourselves_o most_o in_o this_o kind_n which_o have_v make_v the_o saint_n and_o angel_n so_o sharp_o to_o rebuke_v those_o that_o have_v go_v about_o to_o give_v god_n honour_n to_o they_o act_v 3.12_o rev._n 19.10_o and_o 22.9_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 10._o observation_n 10._o gracious_a man_n desire_v that_o god_n may_v have_v glory_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n even_o to_o eternity_n they_o think_v it_o not_o sufficient_a that_o they_o praise_v he_o themselves_o but_o they_o desire_v he_o may_v be_v praise_v in_o the_o church_n throughout_o all_o age_n for_o ever_o ephes._n 3.21_o jude_n 25._o grace_n enlarge_v the_o heart_n towards_o god_n as_o his_o thought_n be_v thought_n of_o love_n to_o his_o people_n and_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o do_v they_o good_a for_o ever_o so_o they_o desire_v that_o god_n may_v have_v glory_n for_o ever_o not_o only_o 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