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no_o hope_n etc._n etc._n but_o mind_n it_o o_o soul_n as_o a_o caution_n though_o christ_n at_o present_a seem_v to_o reject_v thou_o yet_o conclude_v nothing_o thou_o know_v and_o oh_o that_o thou_o will_v for_o this_o purpose_n consider_v well_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n christ_n at_o first_o do_v seem_v to_o reject_v she_o i_o be_o not_o send_v say_v he_o but_o to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n nay_o he_o call_v her_o dog_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n deny_v her_o child_n bread_n yet_o you_o know_v the_o issue_n beware_v therefore_o of_o conclude_v from_o the_o present_a deal_n of_o christ_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o reject_v thou_o and_o let_v thou_o lie_v though_o he_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o mean_v not_o to_o cure_v thou_o and_o call_v thou_o dog_n as_o if_o he_o will_v not_o have_v to_o do_v with_o thou_o yet_o believe_v for_o all_o this_o may_v be_v but_o a_o show_n to_o try_v thou_o and_o thy_o faith_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o journey_n of_o christ_n disciple_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o emaus_n that_o christ_n make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v go_v further_o yet_o upon_o entreaty_n he_o go_v in_o to_o tarry_v with_o they_o luk._n 24.28_o 29._o christ_n o_o soul_n may_v seem_v to_o go_v away_o when_o he_o intend_v to_o tarry_v only_o he_o look_v for_o entreaty_n o_o therefore_o do_v not_o conclude_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o present_a visible_a seem_a rejection_n of_o christ_n he_o may_v frown_v and_o smite_v cast_v off_o and_o reject_v call_v thou_o dog_n and_o deny_v thou_o a_o crumb_n and_o yet_o he_o may_v intend_v and_o if_o thou_o believe_v and_o wait_v will_n to_o embrace_v thou_o and_o raise_v thou_o up_o and_o to_o fill_v thy_o soul_n with_o heal_v and_o rejoice_v have_v premise_v these_o thing_n by_o way_n of_o caution_n to_o be_v take_v heed_n of_o i_o shall_v now_o add_v one_o or_o two_o positive_a consideration_n for_o the_o enable_v of_o the_o soul_n to_o act_v his_o faith_n even_o then_o 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