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his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n be_v promise_v as_o also_o remission_n of_o sin_n mark_v 1.4_o yea_o salvation_n also_o tit._n 3.4_o by_o this_o ordinance_n we_o give_v up_o ourselves_o unto_o christ_n rom._n 6.34_o now_o what_o be_v the_o end_v thou_o aim_v at_o in_o this_o ordinance_n when_o thou_o present_v thy_o child_n to_o be_v baptise_a be_v it_o the_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o the_o privilege_n thou_o regard_v do_v thou_o enter_v he_o into_o the_o covenant_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o dedicate_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n and_z train_z he_o up_o in_o his_o fear_n to_o bring_v he_o into_o god_n family_n and_o make_v he_o a_o member_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n 1_o cor._n 1â—_n 13_o for_o by_o one_o spirit_n we_o be_v all_o baptise_a into_o one_o body_n to_o make_v he_o a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n gal._n 3.27_o that_o he_o may_v be_v holy_a to_o marry_v he_o unto_o christ_n &_o c_o it_o be_v well_o if_o only_a custom_n not_o conscience_n move_v thou_o thy_o end_n be_v bad_a 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of_o thy_o youth_n and_o of_o thy_o ripe_a age_n the_o sin_n of_o thy_o call_v general_a and_o particular_a thy_o relation_n sin_n and_o how_o thou_o have_v fail_v in_o every_o relation_n thou_o have_v be_v in_o thy_o sin_n of_o omission_n commission_n and_o participation_n thy_o sin_n of_o knowledge_n and_o ignorance_n of_o weakness_n and_o wilfulness_n against_o the_o law_n and_o against_o the_o gospel_n against_o god_n and_o against_o man_n with_o the_o several_a aggravation_n of_o they_o as_o against_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o love_n and_o light_n against_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n promise_n and_o resolution_n vow_n and_o covenant_n mean_n and_o help_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o only_o thy_o own_o sin_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o thy_o family_n the_o sin_n of_o thy_o relation_n ought_v to_o be_v consider_v yea_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o superior_n and_o inferior_n of_o prince_n and_o governor_n for_o these_o shall_v be_v confess_v as_o daniel_n do_v dan._n 9.2,3_o etc._n etc._n the_o sin_n of_o superior_n inferior_n and_o equal_n for_o from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v the_o abuse_n of_o mercy_n which_o we_o have_v have_v in_o general_a in_o the_o nation_n or_o in_o particular_a ourselves_o david_n can_v mourn_v in_o secret_a when_o man_n keep_v not_o god_n law_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v mourning_n in_o zion_n and_o be_v sure_o come_v not_o before_o the_o lord_n to_o confess_v or_o bewail_v any_o one_o sin_n that_o thou_o do_v not_o repent_v of_o and_o resolve_v to_o leave_v nor_o to_o bewail_v the_o omission_n of_o any_o one_o duty_n which_o thou_o be_v not_o resolve_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v to_o practice_n nor_o to_o beg_v for_o one_o mercy_n that_o thou_o be_v not_o resolve_v to_o labour_v for_o as_o well_o as_o to_o pray_v for_o for_o if_o thou_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o thy_o heart_n god_n will_v not_o hear_v thy_o prayer_n psal_n 66.18_o shall_v thou_o 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