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not_o this_o day_n give_v a_o divorce_n to_o all_o thy_o wickedness_n shake_v hand_n with_o all_o thy_o companion_n and_o forthwith_o become_v a_o new_a man_n why_o not_o now_o o_o i_o can_v bring_v my_o heart_n to_o it_o and_o do_v thou_o in_o good_a earnest_n think_v that_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a hereafter_o have_v the_o lord_n be_v persuade_v thou_o to_o a_o change_n all_o thy_o life_n long_o and_o thou_o see_v his_o word_n can_v prevail_v thou_o see_v it_o do_v not_o after_o all_o thy_o conviction_n and_o fear_n and_o threaten_n of_o the_o word_n and_o check_n of_o thy_o conscience_n hitherto_o thou_o go_v on_o thy_o lust_n be_v too_o hard_a for_o thy_o conscience_n or_o conviction_n and_o do_v thou_o think_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v it_o easy_a to_o repent_v to_o continue_v long_o in_o thy_o sin_n a_o course_n of_o sin_n harden_v thou_o sinner_n thy_o heart_n be_v not_o so_o harden_v against_o repentance_n this_o year_n but_o look_v for_o it_o thou_o be_v like_a to_o find_v it_o hard_o the_o next_o year_n the_o far_a thou_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n the_o far_o off_o be_v thou_o from_o repentance_n 2._o there_o be_v other_o who_o way_n be_v right_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n which_o consideration_n will_v make_v appear_v to_o be_v the_o way_n of_o death_n and_o not_o of_o life_n i_o shall_v instance_n in_o two_o sort_n 1._o the_o way_n of_o moral_a unbeliever_n these_o be_v they_o that_o be_v sober_a and_o temperate_a and_o harmless_a and_o just_a in_o their_o deal_n with_o man_n and_o courteous_a and_o good_a nature_a this_o be_v their_o way_n and_o this_o way_n seem_v right_a unto_o they_o in_o this_o way_n they_o hope_v to_o come_v to_o heaven_n though_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v of_o morality_n they_o have_v nothing_o of_o christianity_n in_o they_o conversion_n or_o regeneration_n be_v as_o strange_a thing_n to_o they_o as_o they_o be_v to_o nicodemus_n jo._n 3.3_o who_o when_o christ_n tell_v he_o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n he_o answer_v how_o can_v these_o thing_n be_v and_o they_o have_v need_v to_o ask_v as_o pilate_n do_v what_o be_v truth_n so_o they_o what_o be_v this_o new_a birth_n what_o be_v this_o new_a creature_n what_o be_v this_o conversion_n consider_v man_n what_o do_v thou_o think_v of_o this_o plea_n at_o last_o when_o this_o be_v all_o thou_o can_v say_v i_o be_o a_o honest_a man_n but_o god_n help_v i_o no_o good_a christian_n i_o be_o no_o drunkard_n but_o yet_o a_o unbeliever_n i_o be_o no_o liar_n nor_o swearer_n but_o yet_o no_o convert_n to_o christ_n consider_v those_o scripture_n jo._n 3.3_o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n use_v mat._n 18.3_o except_o a_o man_n be_v convert_v he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o do_v thou_o bless_v thyself_o in_o thy_o harmless_a and_o less_o vicious_a way_n when_o thou_o have_v never_o feel_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o regeneration_n upon_o thou_o this_o thy_o way_n be_v thy_o folly_n and_o though_o it_o be_v right_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n yet_o it_o be_v and_o thou_o will_v find_v it_o to_o be_v the_o way_n of_o death_n 2._o the_o way_n of_o hypocritical_a professor_n some_o hypocrite_n know_v themselves_o hypocrite_n and_o the_o way_n seem_v not_o right_a to_o they_o other_o be_v hypocrite_n and_o yet_o take_v themselves_o to_o be_v sincere_a and_o the_o deceit_n of_o their_o heart_n may_v be_v so_o deep_a that_o there_o be_v need_n of_o deep_a consideration_n to_o discover_v it_o they_o pray_v and_o they_o hear_v and_o have_v some_o face_n of_o religion_n upon_o their_o way_n they_o will_v speak_v of_o god_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n with_o some_o affection_n and_o live_v in_o the_o visible_a communion_n of_o the_o church_n with_o good_a approbation_n they_o be_v it_o may_v be_v well_o repute_v and_o well_o report_v among_o all_o man_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o the_o root_n of_o the_o matter_n may_v not_o be_v in_o they_o they_o may_v be_v unsound_a and_o rot_a at_o heart_n and_o neither_o themselves_o know_v it_o and_o other_o suspect_v it_o there_o may_v be_v some_o secret_a reign_a lust_n in_o their_o heart_n they_o may_v be_v lover_n of_o the_o world_n lover_n of_o their_o ease_n or_o their_o pleasure_n more_o than_o lover_n of_o god_n whatever_o they_o have_v there_o may_v be_v one_o thing_n lack_v as_o it_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o young_a man_n mar._n 10.21_o who_o life_n be_v commendable_a in_o many_o thing_n yet_o say_v christ_n one_o thing_n lack_v thou_o and_o that_o one_o lack_n be_v loss_n of_o heaven_n and_o have_v we_o not_o all_o need_n to_o consider_v ourselves_o and_o to_o consider_v deep_o how_o it_o be_v with_o we_o a_o sincere_a christian_a be_v a_o entire_a christian_n psal_n 119.1_o bless_a be_v the_o undefiled_a that_o be_v the_o entire_a in_o their_o way_n that_o labour_n to_o be_v entire_a lack_v nothing_o and_o sure_o we_o have_v 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and_o every_o abomination_n dwell_v christ_n have_v come_v and_o call_v to_o thou_o open_a to_o i_o let_v i_o come_v and_o dwell_v there_o and_o cast_v the_o devil_n out_o how_o many_o knock_n have_v he_o give_v at_o thy_o door_n how_o many_o messenger_n have_v he_o send_v to_o thou_o with_o this_o word_n open_v those_o wretched_a heart_n open_v the_o everlasting_a door_n and_o the_o king_n of_o glory_n shall_v come_v in_o and_o have_v not_o thou_o slight_v all_o this_o and_o put_v a_o contempt_n and_o a_o scorn_n upon_o a_o offer_a jesus_n who_o i_o god_n forbid_v i_o adore_v and_o honour_v that_o worthy_a name_n i_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n ay_o but_o have_v thou_o accept_v have_v thou_o open_v unto_o he_o have_v thou_o receive_v christ_n jesus_n the_o lord_n be_v christ_n within_o thou_o be_v the_o light_n of_o christ_n the_o love_n of_o christ_n the_o holiness_n 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