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he_o who_o love_v we_o so_o to_o wash_v we_o in_o his_o blood_n and_o make_v we_o king_n and_o priest_n unto_o his_o father_n and_o his_o god_n to_o he_o dominion_n therefore_o by_o we_o be_v give_v when_o this_o present_a world_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o to_o which_o we_o say_v amen_n errata_fw-la page_n 6._o line_n 17._o for_o dead_a read_v deathbed_n p._n 36._o l._n 4._o for_o wrap_v r._n rapt_v p._n 46._o l._n 14._o for_o effect_n r._n affect_v p._n 55._o l._n 15._o add_v be_v the_o spoil_n p._n 64._o l._n 16._o for_o ground_v r._n ungrounded_a p._n 99_o l._n 26._o for_o hollow_a r._n hallow_a p._n 128._o l._n 24._o for_o arâ—…_n r._n be_v p._n 135._o l._n 29._o for_o and_o make_v r._n that_o make_v p._n 140._o l._n 11._o for_o your_o r._n their_o p._n 141._o l._n 6._o for_o any_o r._n my_o p._n 152._o l._n 3._o blot_v out_o may_v p._n 171._o l._n 25._o r._n applying_z p._n 185._o l._n 26._o r._n fâ—…ast_o p._n 206._o l._n 19_o r._n shower_n p._n 214._o l._n 2._o blot_n out_o all_o 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dishonour_n god_n and_o thus_o wrong_v yourselves_o 2._o doct._n that_o the_o remain_v of_o unbelief_n in_o gracious_a heart_n do_v cost_v they_o many_o tear_n and_o sorrow_n doct._n there_o be_v many_o thing_n that_o afflict_v and_o grieve_v the_o people_n of_o god_n from_o without_o but_o all_o their_o outward_a trouble_n be_v nothing_o to_o these_o trouble_n that_o come_v from_o within_o there_o be_v many_o inward_a trouble_n that_o make_v they_o groan_v but_o none_o more_o than_o this_o the_o unbelief_n they_o find_v in_o their_o own_o heart_n this_o sin_n just_o cost_v they_o more_o trouble_n than_o other_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v the_o root_n from_o which_o other_o sin_n do_v spring_n a_o root_n of_o bitterness_n bear_v wormwood_n and_o gall_n to_o the_o embitter_a of_o their_o soul_n for_o first_o the_o remain_v of_o unbelief_n in_o the_o saint_n great_o dishonour_n god_n and_o what_o be_v a_o great_a dishonour_n to_o god_n can_v but_o be_v a_o great_a grief_n and_o burden_n 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