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this_o fruit_n those_o professor_n bear_v that_o have_v many_o fair_a beginning_n or_o blossom_n that_o make_v many_o fair_a offer_n of_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n that_o begin_v to_o pray_v to_o resolve_v and_o to_o break_v off_o their_o sin_n by_o righteousness_n but_o stop_v at_o those_o beginning_n and_o bring_v no_o fruit_n forth_o to_o perfection_n this_o man_n fruit_n be_v wither_v wrinkle_a smite_a fruit_n and_o be_v in_o effect_n no_o fruit_n at_o all_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o hasty_a fruit_n such_o as_o be_v the_o corn_n upon_o the_o house_n top_n psal._n 129._o or_o that_o which_o spring_v up_o on_o the_o dunghill_n that_o run_v up_o sudden_o violent_o with_o great_a stalk_n and_o big_a show_n and_o yet_o at_o last_o prove_v
my_o brethren_n god_n heart_n can_v stand_v towards_o a_o barren_a figtree_n you_o know_v thus_o it_o be_v with_o yourselves_o if_o you_o have_v a_o tree_n in_o your_o orchard_n or_o vineyard_n that_o do_v only_o cumber_v the_o ground_n you_o can_v look_v upon_o that_o tree_n with_o pleasure_n with_o complacency_n and_o delight_n no_o if_o you_o do_v but_o go_v by_o it_o if_o you_o do_v but_o cast_v your_o eye_n upon_o it_o yea_o if_o you_o do_v but_o think_v of_o that_o tree_n you_o threaten_v it_o in_o your_o heart_n say_v i_o will_v hew_v thou_o down_o short_o i_o will_v to_o the_o fire_n with_o thou_o short_o and_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o any_o to_o think_v of_o persuade_v of_o you_o to_o show_v favour_n to_o the_o barren_a figtree_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v persuade_v your_o answer_n be_v irresistible_a it_o yield_v i_o no_o profit_n it_o take_v up_o room_n and_o do_v no_o good_a a_o better_a may_v grow_v in_o its_o room_n cut_v it_o down_o thus_o when_o the_o godly_a among_o 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