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Fifthly, all duties of Religion that now thou performest ¹out of a suffering condition, are not now accepted of God; thou must not think now, having avoided suffering for Gods truth, that because thou art willing to perform duties, to be diligent in some service for God, that God now accepts of thee; No, it was another work that God called thee unto, a work of suffering; seeing thou hast refused this, do what thou canst, God casts it as dung in thy face and regards it not; this is a sad condition, What joy ⟨p. 90⟩can such a man have of his life, if he hath an enlightened conscience?

Fifthly, all duties of Religion that now thou performest ¹out of a suffering condition, are not now accepted of God; thou must not think now, having avoided suffering for Gods truth, that because thou art willing to perform duties, to be diligent in some service for God, that God now accepts of thee; No, it was another work that God called thee unto, a work of suffering; seeing thou hast refused this, do what thou canst, God casts it as dung in thy face and regards it not; this is a sad condition, What joy ⟨p. 90⟩can such a man have of his life, if he hath an enlightned conscience?

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Sixthly, what intolerable pride, and delicacy is this in thee, that thou wilt not venture the loss of ¹any thing, the enduring of any thing for God, and his truth? the least truth of God is worth more then ²