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and_o â—nâ—ses_n and_o ribbald_a or_o rail_a speech_n in_o their_o family_n then_o gracious_a word_n that_o tend_v to_o edification_n how_o few_o be_v the_o family_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o inquire_v at_o his_o word_n and_o minister_n how_o they_o shall_v live_v and_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v and_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v teach_v and_o rule_v and_o that_o hearty_o look_v after_o everlasting_a life_n and_o those_o few_o that_o god_n have_v make_v so_o happy_a be_v common_o the_o byword_n of_o their_o neighbour_n when_o we_o see_v some_o live_v in_o drunkenness_n and_o some_o in_o pride_n and_o worldliness_n and_o most_o of_o they_o have_v little_a care_n of_o their_o salvation_n though_o the_o cause_n be_v gross_a and_o past_a all_o controversy_n yet_o will_v they_o hardly_o be_v convince_v of_o their_o misery_n and_o more_o hardly_o recover_v and_o reform_v but_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o save_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n we_o leave_v the_o 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but_o turn_v that_o be_v unfeigned_o and_o thorough_o turn_v p._n 70._o prove_v p._n 77._o doct._n 3._o god_n take_v pleasure_n in_o man_n conversion_n and_o salvation_n but_o not_o 〈◊〉_d their_o death_n or_o damnation_n he_o have_v rather_o they_o will_v turn_v and_o live_v then_o go_v on_o and_o die_v p_o 85._o expound_v to_o p._n 93._o prove_v p._n 93._o to_o p._n 103._o doct._n 4._o the_o lord_n have_v confirm_v it_o to_o we_o by_o his_o oath_n that_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o that_o he_o turn_v and_o live_v that_o he_o may_v leave_v man_n no_o pretence_n to_o doubt_v of_o it_o p._n 103._o use_v who_o be_v it_o then_o that_o take_v pleasure_n in_o man_n sin_n and_o death_n not_o god_n nor_o minister_n nor_o any_o good_a man_n p._n 106._o doct._n 5._o so_o earnest_n be_v god_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n that_o he_o double_v his_o command_n and_o exhortation_n with_o vehemency_n turn_v you_o turn_v you_o apply_v p._n 120._o 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