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cord_n to_o hold_v you_o in_o the_o devil_n service_n and_o drag_v you_o down_o hâ—llwards_n prov._n 5.22_o this_o day_n give_v a_o everlasting_a farewell_o to_o sin_n say_v to_o every_o idol_n get_v thou_o hence_o what_o have_v i_o any_o more_o to_o do_v with_o â—ols_n isa_n 30.22_o hos_fw-la 14.8_o if_o you_o can_v stâ—_n up_o sin_n by_o the_o root_n yet_o be_v sure_a to_o cut_v off_o its_o iâ—ches_n its_o true_a this_o be_v not_o enough_o but_o this_o be_v something_o and_o who_o know_v what_o it_o may_v tend_v to_o â—nd_v end_n in_o depart_v from_o iniquity_n 2_o tim._n 2._o â—â—_o be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n however_o you_o can_v find_v mercy_n except_o you_o forsake_v as_o well_o as_o confess_v sin_n prov._n 28.13_o spare_v but_o one_o sin_n and_o god_n will_v not_o spare_v thou_o turn_v from_o all_o sin_n and_o you_o shall_v live_v ezek._n 18.21_o if_o you_o fall_v out_o with_o sin_n there_o be_v some_o hope_n and_o then_o away_o with_o sinner_n forsake_v the_o 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of_o saint_n be_v in_o your_o practice_n as_o well_o as_o in_o your_o creed_n new_a society_n be_v a_o sign_n and_o mean_n of_o new_a heart_n i_o despair_v of_o your_o be_v new_a creature_n in_o old_a company_n 9_o enter_v into_o a_o solemn_a covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n by_o take_v god_n as_o your_o chief_a good_a and_o utmost_a end_n and_o by_o make_v a_o deed_n of_o gift_n of_o yourselves_o entire_o to_o the_o lord_n i_o shall_v not_o much_o need_n to_o enlarge_v upon_o this_o have_v treat_v on_o it_o full_o elsewhere_o only_o as_o its_o subservient_fw-fr to_o this_o design_n enter_v into_o a_o oath_n and_o swear_v the_o lord_n live_v jer._n 4.2_o deut._n 26._o and_o avouch_v he_o to_o be_v you_o do_v this_o understand_o solemn_o resolute_o deliberate_o set_v some_o time_n apart_o set_v god_n before_o thy_o eye_n make_v he_o witness_v of_o the_o singleness_n of_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o take_v god_n the_o father_n to_o love_v he_o trust_v in_o he_o depend_v on_o he_o resign_v 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never_o be_v acceptable_a to_o thou_o profitable_a to_o man_n or_o comfortable_a to_o myself_o except_o i_o be_v renew_v and_o become_v a_o new_a creature_n i_o can_v without_o this_o live_v to_o any_o purpose_n and_o i_o can_v die_v with_o any_o comfort_n objection_n but_o god_n hear_v not_o sinner_n their_o prayer_n be_v abomination_n answ_n if_o you_o be_v resolve_v to_o go_v on_o in_o a_o course_n of_o sin_v or_o pray_v to_o gratify_v a_o lust_n as_o a_o thief_n for_o a_o prize_n you_o and_o your_o prayer_n be_v abominable_a but_o if_o you_o be_v repent_v return_v sinner_n and_o pray_v for_o grace_n pardon_v god_n will_v pity_v you_o and_o who_o know_v but_o he_o may_v meet_v you_o in_o mercy_n as_o he_o do_v the_o return_v prodigal_n luk._n 15.20_o repent_v then_o and_o pray_v god_n if_o perhaps_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v forgive_v thou_o act_v 8.22_o thou_o be_v undo_v if_o thou_o give_v over_o pray_v many_o have_v speed_v well_o at_o his_o door_n and_o so_o 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