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be_v convert_v and_o become_v as_o little_a child_n you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o again_o matth._n 19_o 1â—_n he_o say_v suffer_v little_a child_n to_o come_v unto_o i_o and_o forbid_v they_o not_o for_o of_o such_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n eleven_o do_v not_o the_o apostle_n paul_n remove_v not_o only_o from_o child_n malice_n but_o all_o evil_n of_o iniquity_n when_o he_o will_v have_v the_o corinthian_n in_o that_o behalf_n conform_v unto_o they_o 1_o cor._n 14.20_o say_n brethren_n be_v not_o child_n in_o understanding_n howbeit_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o malice_n or_o iniquity_n be_v child_n but_o in_o understanding_n be_v perfect_a or_o of_o a_o ripe_a age_n last_o to_o omit_v many_o other_o scripture_n which_o may_v be_v produce_v upon_o this_o account_n the_o apostle_n james_n affirm_v that_o man_n be_v still_o create_v after_o god_n image_n chap._n 39_o saying_n therewith_o to_o wit_n with_o the_o tongue_n bless_v 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the_o seek_n of_o they_o rom._n 10.14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n a_o second_o let_v be_v a_o deprave_a judgement_n act._n 26.9_o for_o i_o very_o think_v with_o myself_o thâ—t_o i_o ought_v to_o do_v many_o thing_n against_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n a_o three_o impediment_n be_v the_o want_n of_o due_a remembrance_n and_o serious_a consideration_n of_o what_o we_o know_v in_o general_a lam._n 1.9_o he_o filthiness_n be_v in_o her_o skirt_n she_o remember_v not_o her_o latter_a end_n a_o four_o bar_n be_v the_o power_n of_o temptation_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n complain_v 2_o cor._n 12.7.8_o a_o filth_n and_o a_o powerful_a obstacle_n be_v habit_n and_o custom_n in_o sin_n of_o which_o that_o be_v verify_v qui_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la hoâ—iè_fw-la erà s_o minùs_fw-la aptus_fw-la erat_fw-la last_o god_n final_a desertion_n one_o of_o the_o heavy_a of_o judgement_n be_v a_o unremoveable_a obstacle_n to_o the_o willing_a of_o good_a because_o second_v with_o satan_n power_n hence_o we_o 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