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work_n thou_o shall_v utter_o overthrow_v they_o and_o quite_o break_v down_o their_o image_n judgement_n for_o serve_v strange_a go_n i._o on_o the_o earth_n deut._n 11.17_o i_o will_v shut_v up_o heaven_n and_o the_o land_n shall_v not_o give_v her_o fruit_n 1_o king_n 17.1_o this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o ahab_n ii_o on_o the_o people_n or_o nation_n deut._n 8.19_o you_o shall_v perish_v as_o the_o nation_n god_n destroy_v before_o your_o face_n iii_o on_o particular_a person_n numb_a 25.3_o those_o join_v to_o baal-peor_a vers_fw-la 4._o be_v hang_v by_o the_o head_n against_o the_o sun_n dent._n 4.3_o exod._n 22.20_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v to_o any_o god_n save_v to_o the_o lord_n alone_o he_o shall_v be_v utter_o destroy_v deut._n 17.2_o lf_n a_o man_n or_o woman_n have_v transgress_v the_o covenant_n and_o have_v serve_v other_o god_n and_o worship_v they_o either_o the_o sun_n or_o moon_n or_o any_o of_o the_o host_n of_o beaven_n which_o i_o have_v not_o command_v 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christ_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o and_o he_o that_o will_v save_v his_o life_n shall_v lose_v it_o mat._n 10.27_o 38_o 39_o and_o true_o if_o mr._n baxter_n make_v so_o much_o of_o follow_v christ_n into_o the_o water_n how_o will_v he_o follow_v he_o through_o the_o fire_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v to_o it_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o will_v write_v as_o big_a a_o book_n against_o suffer_v with_o christ_n as_o he_o have_v now_o do_v against_o obey_v of_o christ_n in_o this_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n of_o which_o christ_n say_v thus_o it_o become_v not_o only_o he_o but_o also_o we_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n matth._n 3.15_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o it_o be_v mr._n baxters_n judgement_n that_o self-preservation_n do_v become_v we_o better_o than_o fulfil_v of_o righteousness_n in_o obey_v this_o command_n or_o follow_v this_o example_n of_o christ_n as_o aforesaid_a last_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n may_v diligent_o and_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 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