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hour_n repent_v of_o hurt_v other_o and_o ask_v forgiveness_n of_o all_o the_o world_n yea_o if_o you_o be_v not_o worse_o than_o most_o heathen_n be_v we_o not_o agree_v that_o man_n soul_n be_v immortal_a and_o that_o we_o shall_v all_o be_v short_o in_o another_o world_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o we_o there_o as_o we_o live_v on_o earth_n if_o any_o doubt_n of_o this_o shall_v not_o the_o least_o probability_n of_o such_o a_o everlasting_a life_n of_o joy_n or_o misery_n prevail_v against_o the_o certain_a vanity_n of_o such_o a_o shadow_n as_o this_o world_n or_o if_o yet_o they_o believe_v not_o another_o life_n why_o shall_v they_o not_o let_v those_o live_v in_o quietness_n that_o do_v believe_v it_o and_o dare_v not_o hazard_v their_o everlasting_a hope_n for_o nothing_o as_o long_o as_o they_o do_v no_o hurt_n to_o other_o q._n 2._o do_v not_o all_o christian_n believe_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n our_o creator_n and_o redeemer_n and_o a_o holy_a heart_n and_o life_n be_v of_o necessity_n to_o our_o salvation_n do_v we_o not_o see_v that_o child_n be_v not_o bear_v with_o knowledge_n nor_o free_a from_o fleshly_a and_o worldly_a inclination_n do_v not_o the_o world_n experience_n tell_v we_o how_o hard_o and_o how_o long_o a_o work_n it_o be_v to_o make_v the_o ignorant_a understand_v the_o very_a article_n of_o faith_n and_o necessary_a duty_n to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o as_o hard_o to_o persuade_v their_o carnal_a mind_n to_o the_o hearty_a love_n and_o practice_n of_o they_o and_o to_o save_v they_o from_o the_o damn_v love_n of_o sinful_a lust_n and_o worldly_a vanity_n and_o how_o woeful_o the_o best_a teach_v be_v frustrate_a with_o the_o most_o q._n 3._o be_v we_o not_o all_o vow_a to_o god_n in_o our_o baptism_n renounce_v the_o seduction_n of_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n and_o do_v all_o understand_v and_o keep_v this_o vow_n and_o be_v not_o the_o perfidious_a violation_n of_o it_o a_o most_o damn_v sin_n and_o when_o thousand_o of_o full_a age_n be_v yet_o to_o learn_v what_o baptism_n be_v and_o what_o they_o vow_v have_v they_o not_o great_a need_n to_o be_v plain_o teach_v it_o q._n 4._o be_v a_o baptise_a infidel_n or_o ungodly_a person_n any_o better_a or_o safe_a than_o the_o turk_n or_o the_o savage_n in_o america_n will_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n save_v perfidious_a hypocrite_n or_o will_v it_o not_o be_v easy_o for_o sodom_n than_o for_o such_o q._n 5._o if_o christian_a knowledge_n and_o practice_n be_v not_o necessary_a why_o pray_v we_o for_o conversion_n of_o heathen_n and_o infidel_n and_o why_o do_v the_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n condemn_v those_o that_o hold_v that_o all_o may_v be_v save_v in_o their_o several_a religion_n and_o what_o be_v we_o better_o than_o turk_n and_o heathen_n q._n 6._o be_v not_o all_o man_n