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by_o suffer_v a_o sinful_a love_n thereof_o to_o enter_v into_o his_o soul_n his_o soul_n shall_v never_o enter_v into_o the_o paradise_n of_o heaven_n 70._o he_o that_o have_v a_o save_a interest_n in_o christ_n shall_v be_v full_a and_o rich_a even_o when_o he_o be_v empty_a wantful_a and_o deprive_v of_o all_o creature-comfort_n but_o he_o that_o want_v a_o save_a interest_n in_o christ_n will_v be_v poor_a and_o empty_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o full_a enjoyment_n and_o great_a plenty_n 71._o his_o soul_n be_v sick_a to_o death_n that_o neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o yet_o be_v heartsick_a with_o grief_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o life_n which_o will_v be_v without_o true_a repentance_n the_o death_n of_o his_o soul_n nor_o love_v sick_a for_o the_o great_a and_o good_a physician_n of_o the_o soul_n jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v both_o lovely_a and_o love_a to_o those_o only_a that_o be_v sick_a of_o love_n for_o he_o 72._o his_o sin_n be_v most_o both_o odious_a and_o heinous_a 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son_n the_o sin_n of_o god_n child_n do_v grieve_v and_o offend_v christ_n more_o than_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o enemy_n because_o a_o contempt_n or_o a_o injury_n from_o a_o friend_n do_v both_o dishonour_n he_o more_o high_o and_o wound_v he_o more_o deep_o than_o a_o affront_n or_o a_o abuse_n from_o a_o profess_a adversary_n 74._o he_o be_v a_o bad_a magistrate_n that_o be_v not_o good_a for_o nothing_o and_o as_o pious_a governor_n do_v clothe_v a_o nation_n with_o the_o robâ—â—_n of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n so_o wicked_a ruler_n do_v put_v it_o into_o sackcloth_n and_o mourning_n 75._o he_o that_o undermine_v the_o church_n of_o god_n do_v at_o once_o labour_n sweat_n and_o weary_a himself_o to_o dig_v a_o hole_n down_o to_o hell_n for_o his_o soul_n to_o fall_v irrecoverable_o into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o he_o that_o persecute_v the_o people_n of_o god_n by_o shed_v their_o innocent_a cry_v blood_n pull_v up_o a_o sluice_n to_o let_v in_o a_o crimson_a deluge_n to_o drown_v he_o 76._o never_o do_v any_o wicked_a man_n attempt_v to_o pull_v down_o god_n from_o his_o throne_n by_o set_v up_o themselves_o their_o lust_n interest_n and_o idol_n above_o he_o or_o his_o glory_n but_o the_o god_n of_o glory_n pull_v or_o rather_o tumble_v they_o down_o headlong_o for_o that_o wicked_a attempt_n either_o by_o humble_v their_o proud_a presumptuous_a heart_n or_o else_o by_o destroy_v their_o person_n or_o blast_v their_o curse_a design_n or_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o dreadful_a by_o damn_v their_o rebellious_a soul_n it_o be_v then_o a_o fearful_a thing_n not_o to_o fear_v fall_v into_o the_o omnipotent_a arm_n and_o the_o angry_a hand_n of_o that_o terrible_a god_n who_o both_o can_v and_o will_v with_o one_o irresistible_a blow_n kill_v and_o confound_v the_o offender_n and_o with_o one_o frown_n or_o stroke_n send_v he_o at_o once_o both_o to_o his_o grave_a and_o hâ—ll_a 77._o a_o pious_a christian_a though_o he_o hate_v no_o man_n person_n be_v yet_o 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p._n 632._o like_o homer_n thersites_n its_o ugly_a without_o as_o well_o as_o within_o have_v like_o the_o subtle_a cruel_a panther_n a_o deform_a head_n as_o well_o as_o a_o destructive_a deadly_a paw_n like_a judas_n it_o kiss_v and_o betray_v we_o like_a joab_n it_o embrace_n stabâ—_n and_o kill_v at_o once_o deadly_a once_o quint_n curtius_n lib._n 8._o p._n 154._o sin_n be_v like_a to_o the_o river_n nilus_n who_o stream_n do_v cause_n and_o produce_v a_o fruitfulness_n even_o to_o wonder_v but_o yet_o it_o abound_v with_o crocodile_n wickedness_n be_v sometime_o prosperous_a but_o it_o be_v always_o dangerous_a and_o without_o repentance_n deadly_a it_o be_v like_o the_o caspian_a sea_n which_o afford_v the_o sweet_a water_n but_o breed_v the_o great_a serpent_n the_o preface_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v pleasure_n its_o exordium_n delight_n but_o the_o finis_fw-la thereof_o will_v be_v punishment_n at_o sin_n table_n the_o first_o course_n may_v be_v contentment_n but_o the_o 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