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day_n or_o in_o regard_n of_o immortality_n and_o that_o long_o age_a life_n that_o we_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o immortal_a seed_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o be_v it_o i_o say_v in_o regard_n thereof_o any_o more_o than_o yesterday_o so_o that_o it_o appear_v hereby_o that_o the_o strong_a christian_a and_o the_o perfect_a man_n in_o god_n be_v scarce_o a_o child_n of_o one_o day_n age_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o sit_o call_v by_o peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o now_o not_o only_o new_a bear_v babe_n as_o it_o be_v in_o their_o blood_n the_o full_a persuasion_n whereof_o may_v breed_v in_o we_o a_o lively_a hope_n of_o the_o mercy_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o we_o ward_n know_v that_o our_o parent_n after_o the_o flesh_n can_v even_o then_o when_o we_o play_v the_o wanton_n defile_v our_o bed_n and_o our_o garment_n miscall_v our_o parent_n yea_o disquiet_v they_o with_o our_o cry_n in_o the_o night_n season_n be_v content_v not_o only_o to_o 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his_o art_n so_o increase_v our_o sin_n that_o he_o decrease_v our_o faith_n and_o make_v they_o to_o be_v so_o great_a that_o our_o faith_n be_v little_a or_o none_o at_o all_o he_o so_o fill_v our_o lord_n with_o sin_n that_o he_o empti_v the_o heart_n of_o hope_n and_o make_v we_o ready_a to_o think_v indeed_o with_o cain_n that_o our_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o that_o they_o can_v be_v forgive_v thus_o as_o satan_n reason_v from_o sin_n in_o the_o first_o place_n from_o the_o greatness_n thereof_o to_o dissuade_v the_o forgiveness_n thereof_o so_o in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o reason_v from_o the_o presence_n thereof_o which_o by_o the_o force_n &_o work_v of_o satan_n even_o after_o the_o forgiveness_n thereof_o and_o the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n give_v unto_o the_o soul_n be_v put_v in_o the_o memory_n and_o represent_v unto_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o in_o such_o a_o lively_a shape_n idea_n and_o form_n as_o they_o be_v and_o be_v 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