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we_o confess_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o condition_n not_o for_o which_o but_o without_o which_o pardon_n be_v not_o obtain_v it_o do_v not_o show_v the_o cause_n but_o the_o order_n of_o grace_n work_v again_o sometime_o it_o be_v abuse_v to_o the_o neglect_v of_o circumspection_n and_o heed_n in_o we_o we_o be_v preserve_v in_o christ_n say_v they_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v be_v careless_a and_o though_o we_o cast_v ourselves_o upon_o snare_n temptation_n and_o occasion_n to_o sin_n be_v confident_a that_o god_n will_v keep_v we_o the_o devil_n set_v upon_o christ_n with_o such_o a_o temptation_n mat._n 4._o 6._o cast_v thyself_o down_o and_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o libertine_n scoff_v at_o the_o niceness_n and_o scrupulousness_n of_o former_a professor_n that_o be_v willing_a to_o keep_v at_o such_o a_o distance_n from_o a_o temptation_n as_o if_o their_o strict_a and_o exact_a walk_a be_v a_o fruit_n of_o their_o darkness_n and_o legal_a 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so_o instruct_v child_n a_o form_n though_o we_o have_v express_v command_n for_o it_o in_o scripture_n eph._n 6._o 4._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o rake_v in_o this_o puddle_n but_o this_o taste_n may_v suffice_v 1_o the_o use_n of_o all_o be_v to_o make_v we_o more_o cautious_a and_o wary_a that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o great_a sin_n it_o be_v the_o error_n of_o the_o wicked_a 2_o pet._n 3._o 16._o it_o be_v a_o black_a mark_n to_o grow_v the_o more_o wanton_a for_o mercy_n secure_a for_o patience_n sensual_a vain_a negligent_a careless_a because_o of_o the_o free_a tender_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o gospel_n there_o can_v be_v a_o more_o evident_a mark_n of_o a_o man_n in_o a_o carnal_a condition_n it_o be_v sad_a when_o our_o table_n be_v make_v a_o snare_n but_o it_o be_v worse_a when_o the_o very_a gospel_n be_v make_v a_o snare_n for_o the_o better_a thing_n be_v the_o worse_a be_v the_o abuse_n and_o more_o dangerous_a look_v as_o it_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o the_o 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