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child_n in_o their_o infancy_n no_o such_o thing_n be_v require_v express_o because_o they_o have_v not_o know_v etc._n etc._n deut._n 1_o â—_o 2._o etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v any_o blame_v for_o not_o know_v to_o do_v good_a till_o they_o be_v wise_a to_o do_v evil_a and_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o they_o know_v not_o to_o choose_v the_o good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_a and_o no_o such_o knowledge_n be_v give_v they_o nothing_o of_o that_o nature_n be_v require_v of_o they_o though_o the_o declaration_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o christ_n be_v affirm_v true_a concern_v they_o and_o his_o free_a promise_n in_o christ_n to_o they_o and_o so_o to_o be_v witness_v by_o his_o servant_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o god_n require_v any_o hear_n know_v or_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o grace_n of_o any_o he_o prevent_v they_o with_o his_o grace_n bring_v salvation_n to_o they_o even_o by_o his_o spirit_n to_o their_o spirit_n as_o before_o sow_v his_o word_n in_o their_o heart_n as_o mat._n 13._o 19_o and_o further_o we_o say_v that_o when_o the_o light_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n come_v to_o they_o it_o shine_v in_o darkness_n it_o find_v they_o in_o darkness_n yea_o dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n john_n 1._o 5._o and_o 5._o 25._o ephes_n 2._o 1._o 4._o else_o no_o need_n of_o shine_a light_n into_o they_o from_o without_o they_o at_o least_o not_o of_o such_o light_n as_o in_o which_o be_v both_o discovery_n of_o the_o object_n or_o thing_n to_o be_v know_v as_o also_o give_v of_o understanding_n or_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o perceive_v what_o be_v discover_v as_o psal_n 119._o 130._o with_o psal_n 19_o 7._o act_n 26._o 18._o again_o we_o say_v that_o if_o when_o light_n come_v man_n love_v darkness_n and_o like_v not_o to_o retain_v god_n in_o their_o knowledge_n they_o be_v still_o darkness_n and_o have_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n so_o the_o ephesian_n be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o now_o say_v the_o apostle_n you_o be_v light_n yet_o he_o say_v not_o in_o themselves_o but_o in_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o original_a of_o their_o light_n ephes_n 5._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 34._o but_o if_o any_o persist_v in_o their_o choose_n darkness_n when_o light_n come_v or_o on_o hear_v reject_v or_o after_o receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n put_v it_o away_o from_o they_o till_o his_o holy_a spirit_n have_v do_v shine_v with_o they_o and_o he_o take_v it_o away_o from_o they_o then_o they_o be_v leave_v to_o hardness_n and_o blindness_n and_o have_v no_o true_a or_o morning_n light_a in_o they_o but_o a_o mind_n void_a of_o judgement_n rom._n 1._o 28._o with_o psal_n 8._o 12._o 2_o thes_n 2._o 11._o with_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2._o judas_n 12._o and_o so_o we_o read_v of_o many_o that_o under_o one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o consideration_n that_o be_v either_o not_o have_v hearty_o receive_v or_o not_o retain_v or_o have_v reject_v to_o the_o utmost_a be_v true_o say_v to_o have_v no_o 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2._o 22._o 36._o and_o so_o in_o that_o col._n 1._o 23._o the_o word_n be_v as_o in_o our_o read_n the_o gospel_n which_o they_o the_o collosian_o have_v hear_v and_o of_o which_o he_o be_v make_v a_o minister_n be_v or_o have_v be_v preach_v to_o every_o creature_n and_o that_o read_n agree_v with_o vers_fw-la 6._o where_o he_o say_v it_o be_v now_o come_v unto_o they_o as_o in_o all_o the_o world_n and_o do_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n it_o be_v now_o come_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o preach_a of_o it_o it_o appear_v it_o be_v not_o in_o they_o before_o for_o than_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v unto_o they_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n bring_v salvation_n unto_o man_n it_o find_v it_o not_o in_o they_o before_o and_o though_o in_o its_o be_v bring_v to_o they_o by_o the_o preach_n and_o witness_n of_o it_o in_o the_o light_n and_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n accompany_v they_o it_o come_v into_o many_o of_o they_o such_o as_o be_v capable_a of_o hear_v and_o so_o be_v manifest_v in_o they_o as_o rom._n 19_o yet_o still_o the_o thing_n manifest_v be_v not_o any_o thing_n essential_o in_o they_o but_o that_o which_o may_v be_v know_v in_o god_n and_o of_o his_o grace_n and_o truth_n in_o and_o through_o christ_n repentance_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o name_n of_o that_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n and_o not_o in_o any_o other_o name_n luke_n 24._o 47._o with_o act_n 4._o 10_o 11_o 12._o that_o christ_n have_v now_o once_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o that_o he_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a in_o that_o body_n in_o which_o he_o bear_v our_o sin_n on_o the_o tree_n and_o be_v now_o become_v therein_o god_n light_n to_o the_o gentile_n and_o his_o salvation_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n act_v 26._o 22_o 23._o with_o chap._n 2._o 22._o 36._o and_o 13._o 23._o 38._o 4â—_n and_o 17._o 3._o this_o be_v the_o thing_n bring_v to_o they_o in_o the_o witness_n of_o it_o which_o be_v also_o evidence_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o their_o spirit_n and_o so_o manifest_v in_o they_o yea_o further_o he_o only_o that_o believe_v on_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v this_o witness_n in_o himself_o and_o neither_o be_v he_o say_v to_o have_v the_o thing_n witness_v in_o himself_o otherwise_o then_o by_o faith_n receive_v the_o testimony_n god_n have_v give_v of_o christ_n which_o witness_n he_o have_v in_o he_o but_o such_o as_o like_v not_o to_o retain_v god_n in_o their_o knowledge_n but_o on_o hear_v reject_v be_v not_o yet_o say_v to_o have_v it_o though_o it_o be_v still_o manifest_v by_o his_o spirit_n to_o their_o spirit_n and_o so_o in_o they_o work_v and_o strive_v for_o reception_n and_o entertainment_n as_o be_v foreshow_v yea_o neither_o be_v it_o so_o manifest_v in_o or_o to_o the_o mind_n or_o spirit_n of_o all_o to_o who_o they_o witness_v it_o to_o a_o open_n of_o their_o eye_n and_o move_v to_o repentance_n for_o they_o witness_v to_o small_a and_o great_a to_o every_o creature_n of_o mankind_n and_o so_o unto_o such_o as_o yet_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o hear_v or_o attend_v to_o the_o thing_n speak_v by_o they_o and_o so_o of_o who_o therefore_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v require_v yet_o they_o witness_v it_o unto_o such_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o so_o preach_v it_o as_o all_o their_o hearer_n may_v understand_v the_o latitude_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o it_o that_o it_o reach_v to_o and_o include_v their_o child_n as_o well_o as_o themselves_o and_o be_v tiding_n of_o great_a joy_n to_o all_o people_n act_v 2._o 39_o