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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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