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not_o read_v any_o where_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o they_o which_o receive_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n do_v therein_o sin_n and_o again_o that_o the_o injunction_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n man_n may_v refuse_v without_o sin_n now_o concern_v this_o assertion_n i_o can_v choose_v but_o say_v that_o have_v i_o not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o work_n of_o that_o author_n especial_o those_o relate_n to_o religion_n i_o shall_v exceed_o wonder_v at_o it_o because_o it_o suppose_v man_n never_o to_o look_v into_o their_o bibles_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n it_o will_v persuade_v in_o the_o 21._o of_o matth._n our_o saviour_n 42_o ask_v the_o jew_n this_o question_n do_v you_o never_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n such_o a_o thing_n a_o question_n which_o i_o must_v repeat_v to_o the_o assertor_n of_o this_o doctrine_n do_v they_o never_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o sinfulness_n the_o danger_n the_o heinousness_n of_o infidelity_n sure_o he_o that_o run_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o make_v it_o oft_o time_n hard_o to_o deal_v with_o man_n of_o perverse_a mind_n than_o many_o do_v imagine_v but_o the_o more_o rare_a this_o be_v the_o more_o you_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o providence_n when_o you_o shall_v consider_v how_o accurate_o and_o how_o full_o the_o scripture_n have_v determine_v that_o which_o be_v in_o question_n in_o the_o 16._o of_o john_n v_o 8._o our_o saviour_n 8._o tell_v they_o that_o the_o spirit_n shall_v rebuke_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n of_o righteousness_n of_o judgement_n of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o on_o he_o joh._n 3._o 19_o 18._o he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v because_o he_o believe_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o rejection_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o very_a condemnation_n so_o express_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d