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of_o the_o law_n that_o he_o do_v with_o much_o vehemency_n affirm_v the_o contrary_a 3.31_o rom._n 3.31_o do_v we_o then_o make_v void_a the_o law_n through_o faith_n god_n forbid_v say_v he_o yea_o we_o establish_v the_o law_n 2._o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o preach_v every_o where_o press_v obedience_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o urge_v the_o duty_n thereof_o and_o in_o particular_a his_o most_o divine_a and_o excellent_a sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n do_v in_o great_a part_n consist_v of_o that_o subject_n 3._o in_o that_o sermon_n he_o do_v not_o only_o press_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n but_o vindicate_v the_o law_n itself_o in_o many_o particular_n and_o more_o strict_o enforce_v obedience_n thereunto_o and_o severe_o threaten_v the_o disobedient_a 4_o he_o declare_v 5.20_o mat._n 5.20_o that_o if_o our_o righteousness_n exceed_v not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n who_o yet_o go_v very_o far_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o shall_v never_o 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work_n and_o last_o on_o who_o be_v the_o injunction_n of_o walk_v circumspect_o here_o in_o the_o text_n impose_v be_v it_o not_o on_o believer_n and_o this_o may_v suffice_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o that_o objection_n obj._n 5._o if_o so_o much_o heedfulness_n and_o circumspection_n be_v require_v of_o christian_n what_o will_v become_v of_o many_o that_o profess_v the_o christian_a religion_n we_o see_v no_o great_a number_n of_o they_o that_o be_v so_o strict_a and_o circumspect_a shall_v they_o all_o perish_v notwithstanding_o all_o the_o privilege_n which_o they_o enjoy_v in_o the_o visible_a church_n who_o attain_v not_o to_o this_o circumspection_n a._n our_o saviour_n have_v plain_o declare_v 22.14_o mat._n 20.16_o mat._n 22.14_o that_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v and_o again_o that_o wide_o be_v the_o gate_n and_o broad_a be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o destruction_n and_o many_o there_o be_v that_o go_v in_o thereat_o and_o that_o straight_o be_v the_o gate_n and_o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v unto_o life_n 14._o mat._n 7.13_o 14._o and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o find_v it_o what_o can_v we_o say_v against_o such_o plain_a express_a and_o absolute_a passage_n of_o scripture_n deliver_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o he_o that_o be_v truth_n itself_o and_o can_v neither_o deceive_v nor_o be_v deceive_v a_o very_a weighty_a and_o dreadful_a truth_n it_o be_v that_o call_v upon_o we_o all_o to_o give_v all_o diligence_n that_o we_o may_v be_v find_v in_o that_o small_a number_n which_o we_o be_v never_o likely_a to_o be_v unless_o we_o walk_v circumspect_o if_o to_o walk_v circumspect_o be_v a_o duty_n incumbent_n on_o all_o christian_n who_o be_v there_o among_o we_o all_o that_o may_v think_v himself_o exempt_v from_o it_o who_o can_v plead_v for_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v a_o particular_a dispensation_n to_o lead_v his_o life_n in_o another_o manner_n and_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n upon_o easy_a term_n than_o other_o 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that_o shall_v open_v man_n eye_n shall_v shut_v they_o and_o when_o those_o mean_n that_o shall_v soften_v man_n heart_n shall_v harden_v they_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o case_n of_o any_o of_o we_o if_o what_o shall_v convince_v humble_a and_o reform_v we_o take_v no_o other_o effect_n upon_o we_o but_o that_o we_o be_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o the_o more_o remote_a from_o repentance_n the_o more_o obstinate_o and_o resolute_o bend_v after_o our_o sinful_a course_n the_o more_o incorrigible_a and_o irreclaimable_a our_o charge_n will_v be_v heavy_a when_o the_o day_n of_o reckon_n come_v how_o dreadful_a and_o intolerable_a will_v the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n to_o be_v pronounce_v against_o we_o be_v when_o the_o mean_v we_o have_v enjoy_v shall_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o we_o and_o our_o mercy_n shall_v condemn_v we_o 4._o as_o the_o most_o necessary_a and_o important_a work_n that_o we_o have_v to_o dispatch_v be_v limit_v to_o 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