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sandy_a and_o washy_a foundation_n whereas_o the_o psalmist_n say_v he_o set_v my_o foot_n on_o a_o rock_n and_o establish_v my_o go_n psal_n 40.2_o but_o if_o man_n be_v upon_o the_o sand_n they_o must_v needs_o fall_v and_o great_a will_v be_v their_o fall_n as_o their_o profession_n be_v great_a 10._o sometime_o man_n live_v high_a and_o profess_v beyond_o that_o stock_n of_o grace_n which_o they_o have_v but_o if_o you_o will_v be_v keep_v and_o establish_v observe_v what_o the_o cause_n and_o reason_n be_v of_o the_o instability_n and_o apostasy_n of_o other_o and_o take_v heed_n thereof_o quest_n 1_o but_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v that_o i_o may_v be_v more_o settle_v in_o regard_n of_o my_o judgement_n and_o that_o i_o may_v be_v establish_v in_o the_o present_a truth_n answ_n 1_o get_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a understanding_n in_o the_o thing_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n labour_n not_o only_o to_o know_v but_o to_o get_v a_o clear_a and_o judicious_a apprehension_n and_o cleverness_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n psal_n 106._o it_o be_v saâ—d_a of_o the_o israelite_n that_o when_o they_o see_v the_o egyptian_n drown_v in_o the_o sea_n they_o sing_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o believe_v his_o word_n verse_n 12._o yet_o they_o soâ—n_o forget_v his_o work_n verse_n 13._o and_o why_o so_o but_o because_o they_o have_v no_o clear_a understanding_n in_o they_o verse_n 7._o our_o father_n understand_v not_o thy_o wonder_n in_o egypt_n and_o this_o apostle_n peter_n do_v join_v the_o un-learned_n and_o un-stable_n man_n together_o 2_o pet._n 3._o which_o they_o that_o be_v unlearned_a and_o unstable_a wrest_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n verse_n 16._o some_o will_v have_v it_o read_v thus_o loc._n graecum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprie_fw-la significâ—t_fw-la indociles_fw-la qui_fw-la nolunt_fw-la rectius_fw-la instâ—ui_fw-la et_fw-la informari_fw-la qui_fw-la monstratae_fw-la ex_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la coelesti_fw-la 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