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faith_n also_o that_o do_v not_o raise_v the_o soul_n up_o to_o he_o be_v a_o feign_a faith_n but_o what_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o presence_n how_o shall_v a_o man_n know_v whether_o he_o be_v present_a or_o no_o these_o three_o thing_n be_v premise_v you_o may_v try_v whether_o you_o have_v ever_o find_v he_o thus_o present_a etc._n etc._n first_o the_o lord_n be_v present_a unto_o no_o unregenerat_a man_n in_o their_o duty_n they_o that_o live_v without_o god_n do_v pray_v without_o god_n and_o they_o fast_o without_o god_n therefore_o they_o must_v first_o desire_v his_o presence_n unto_o their_o conversion_n for_o as_o i_o have_v often_o tell_v you_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n service_n be_v no_o more_o accept_v by_o god_n then_o when_o he_o swear_v or_o lie_v etc._n etc._n for_o his_o service_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o principle_n that_o his_o sin_n do_v etc._n etc._n second_o god_n be_v not_o always_o present_a unto_o the_o saint_n but_o he_o do_v sometime_o withdraw_v 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that_o day_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o will_v afflict_v the_o soul_n like_v to_o sin_n it_o be_v of_o all_o evil_n the_o great_a when_o it_o be_v feel_v and_o by_o the_o lively_a come_n of_o the_o commandment_n it_o revive_v and_o the_o man_n die_v answerable_a unto_o the_o reformation_n such_o must_v be_v the_o humiliation_n now_o there_o be_v a_o double_a reformation_n that_o we_o do_v profess_v to_o endeavour_v personal_a and_o national_a there_o can_v be_v no_o expectation_n of_o the_o latter_a without_o the_o former_a therefore_o both_o must_v be_v lay_v to_o heart_n and_o that_o chief_o in_o your_o own_o particular_n by_o you_o who_o the_o lord_n we_o hope_v will_v use_v in_o this_o great_a work_n he_o that_o will_v be_v a_o vessel_n of_o honour_n for_o the_o master_n use_n must_v be_v purge_v and_o when_o joshuah_n be_v to_o negotiate_v a_o public_a reformation_n and_o to_o administer_v a_o public_a 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that_o be_v in_o scripture_n say_v not_o to_o be_v know_v which_o be_v not_o know_v with_o a_o affect_a knowledge_n and_o so_o that_o be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v remember_v which_o be_v not_o remember_v with_o a_o answerable_a affection_n and_o impression_n of_o spirit_n the_o lord_n look_v what_o impression_n ordinance_n leave_v upon_o we_o and_o what_o impression_n mercy_n also_o leave_v upon_o we_o and_o how_o the_o heart_n be_v mould_v and_o fashion_v by_o the_o one_o and_o by_o the_o other_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o heb._n 2.1_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v the_o more_o earnest_a heed_n to_o the_o thing_n we_o have_v learn_v lest_o we_o shall_v let_v they_o slip_v etc._n etc._n the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o we_o be_v to_o do_v so_o in_o the_o ordinance_n that_o we_o partake_v in_o so_o also_o we_o have_v need_n of_o the_o same_o mercy_n that_o we_o receive_v and_o to_o remember_v the_o affection_n that_o be_v stir_v up_o in_o we_o when_o we_o do_v 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