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conviction_n second_o it_o may_v respect_v the_o earliness_n of_o be_v and_o that_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n vatablus_n render_v it_o from_o his_o youth_n take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d early_a impression_n upon_o the_o conscience_n by_o the_o conviction_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o great_a good_a to_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v good_a to_o bear_v this_o yoke_n betimes_o for_o three_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o soon_o it_o be_v do_v the_o easy_a it_o be_v do_v the_o long_o we_o be_v before_o we_o come_v under_o it_o the_o hard_a it_o will_v be_v to_o bear_v it_o the_o long_o thou_o continue_v in_o sin_n the_o hard_a it_o will_v be_v to_o bear_v repentance_n if_o thy_o conscience_n be_v so_o charge_v with_o guilt_n that_o thou_o dare_v not_o look_v into_o it_o at_o ten_o or_o twenty_o year_n old_a what_o will_v it_o come_v to_o if_o thou_o let_v it_o run_v on_o till_o fifty_o or_o sixty_o the_o long_a the_o 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duty_n which_o have_v glory_n and_o blessedness_n annex_v to_o it_o therefore_o his_o blood_n be_v say_v to_o purge_v the_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n heb._n 9_o 14._o and_o this_o be_v make_v a_o reason_n of_o his_o bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o body_n on_o the_o tree_n that_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n may_v live_v to_o righteousnss_n 1_o pet._n 2.24_o and_o who_o do_v he_o redeem_v be_v it_o not_o young_a one_o as_o well_o as_o other_o do_v he_o not_o shed_v as_o much_o blood_n and_o pay_v as_o great_a a_o price_n for_o they_o as_o other_o four_o it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v purchase_v unto_o himself_o a_o fullness_n of_o grace_n to_o be_v give_v forth_o for_o the_o inablement_n of_o thou_o for_o the_o susception_n of_o this_o yoke_n and_o the_o perform_v all_o the_o duty_n belong_v thereto_o so_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v nothing_o want_v if_o there_o be_v but_o a_o willing_a mind_n the_o lord_n christ_n know_v thy_o case_n and_o the_o 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