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as_o these_o the_o hallow_v dagger_n for_o the_o cut_n off_o prince_n that_o be_v not_o for_o their_o turn_n the_o sacrifice_v all_o they_o please_v to_o call_v heretic_n the_o deny_v the_o scripture_n in_o a_o tongue_n understand_v by_o the_o vulgar_a and_o several_a other_o which_o may_v be_v name_v concern_v which_o they_o may_v indeed_o be_v ask_v who_o have_v require_v these_o thing_n at_o your_o hand_n but_o we_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n know_v of_o nothing_o to_o be_v do_v more_o than_o what_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v we_o know_v the_o preacher_n doctrine_n be_v whatsoever_o thy_o hand_n find_v for_o thou_o to_o do_v do_v it_o with_o thy_o might_n eccl._n 9_o 10._o and_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n advice_n be_v when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o can_v to_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o but_o unprofitable_a servant_n have_v do_v only_o what_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v luk._n 17._o 10._o for_o no_o man_n life_n and_o sin_n not_o if_o therefore_o we_o say_v that_o we_o 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quere_z if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o overdo_v his_o duty_n i_o will_v ask_v any_o reasonable_a man_n whether_o when_o he_o have_v do_v more_o than_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v he_o will_v not_o commit_v a_o great_a sin_n in_o think_v so_o and_o a_o great_a in_o say_v so_o if_o the_o affirmative_a hold_v good_a than_o the_o poor_a man_n have_v still_o some_o part_n of_o his_o duty_n to_o perform_v viz._n to_o repent_v of_o that_o sin_n and_o so_o in_o infinitum_fw-la ii_o the_o second_o enquiry_n propose_v be_v whether_o a_o man_n by_o his_o own_o work_n can_v merit_v heaven_n here_o madam_n be_v please_v to_o consider_v with_o i_o these_o few_o follow_a text_n deut._n 9_o 4._o speak_v not_o thou_o in_o thy_o heart_n after_o that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v cast_v they_o out_o from_o before_o thou_o say_v for_o my_o righteousness_n the_o lord_n have_v bring_v i_o in_o to_o possess_v this_o land_n but_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o these_o nation_n etc._n 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