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treipass_n be_v they_o never_o so_o heinous_a so_o that_o i_o detest_v they_o utter_o turn_v myself_o unto_o he_o with_o a_o sincere_a heart_n but_o proceed_v always_o in_o sin_n believe_v it_o well_o he_o will_v not_o abeare_v it_o yea_o he_o will_v condemn_v thou_o and_o hate_v thou_o the_o more_o who_o he_o suffer_v so_o long_o thou_o can_v not_o gainsay_v i_o that_o of_o a_o hundred_o part_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v scarce_o one_o repleat_v with_o christian_n and_o that_o of_o ninety_o and_o nine_o which_o abide_v in_o the_o world_n none_o be_v sane_v for_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o great_a flood_n none_o be_v save_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o rub_v none_o escape_v of_o those_o which_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n so_o none_o can_v be_v save_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o it_o his_o church_n even_o that_o which_o we_o call_v christianity_n behold_v in_o what_o pickle_n and_o perplexity_n it_o stand_v in_o 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eye_n brother_n a_o little_a towards_o the_o life_n that_o be_v pass_v and_o consider_v of_o what_o year_n thou_o be_v now_o for_o now_o be_v the_o time_n for_o the_o hour_n of_o entrance_n be_v pass_v and_o the_o beginning_n to_o unloade_v thyself_o from_o thy_o former_a fault_n behold_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o christian_n regenerate_v with_o the_o water_n of_o holy_a baptism_n have_v god_n for_o thy_o father_n and_o the_o church_n for_o thy_o mother_n which_o god_n form_v and_o frame_v with_o the_o law_n of_o his_o gospel_n and_o with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n and_o that_o more_o import_v with_o the_o food_n of_o angel_n and_o yet_o thou_o live_v so_o loose_o as_o thou_o be_v a_o infidel_n altogether_o and_o never_o know_v god_n but_o tell_v i_o what_o sort_n of_o sin_n what_o folly_n can_v be_v find_v wherein_o thou_o be_v not_o culpable_a what_o forbid_a tree_n be_v there_o wherein_o thou_o have_v not_o fix_v thy_o eye_n what_o green_a meadow_n 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thou_o haste_v commit_v such_o enormous_a crime_n lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n and_o regard_v the_o immeasurable_a greatness_n of_o that_o supernal_a lord_n adore_v of_o all_o the_o potentate_n of_o heaven_n before_o who_o the_o whole_a circuit_n of_o the_o world_n lie_v prostrate_a in_o who_o presence_n all_o that_o be_v create_v be_v as_o light_a chaff_n toss_v with_o every_o puff_n of_o wind_n and_o consider_v what_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v that_o such_o a_o silly_a worm_n as_o thou_o be_v have_v so_o oft_o pronoke_v the_o wrath_n of_o that_o eternal_a god_n look_v upon_o the_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o the_o sharp_a punishment_n which_o hitherto_o he_o have_v use_v in_o the_o world_n against_o sin_n not_o only_o in_o particular_a person_n but_o in_o city_n nation_n kingdom_n province_n and_o in_o the_o universal_a world_n and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o earth_n but_o in_o heaven_n and_o there_o not_o in_o sinner_n only_o but_o in_o his_o own_o innocent_a son_n then_o 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