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many_o have_v suffer_v for_o own_v most_o if_o not_o all_o other_o point_v of_o faith_n and_o christianity_n yea_o divers_a have_v suffer_v even_o unto_o death_n for_o deny_v yet_o none_o that_o ever_o i_o hear_v of_o suffer_v for_o own_v infants-baptism_n yet_o though_o your_o child_n be_v dear_a to_o you_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o worship_n be_v far_o more_o dear_a and_o hence_o you_o dare_v not_o add_v to_o his_o word_n lest_o he_o reprove_v you_o and_o you_o be_v find_v liar_n you_o dare_v not_o offer_v strange_a fire_n to_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o have_v not_o command_v nor_o profane_v a_o ordinance_n you_o know_v that_o baptism_n be_v a_o part_n of_o institute_v worship_n not_o find_v in_o nature_n garden_n have_v of_o itself_o no_o virtue_n but_o what_o it_o receive_v from_o the_o iustitutor_fw-la for_o as_o one_o well_o observe_v moral_a law_n be_v good_a and_o therefore_o command_v but_o positive_a worship_n be_v command_v and_o therefore_o good_a so_o that_o your_o adversary_n clamour_v without_o ground_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v judge_v between_o we_o and_o if_o it_o be_v question_v why_o i_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o this_o subject_n i_o answer_v i_o be_v weary_a with_o forbear_v when_o i_o see_v your_o affliction_n and_o behold_v the_o reproach_n wherewith_o your_o opponent_n unmerciful_o persecute_v you_o but_o brethren_n as_o i_o have_v go_v in_o and_o out_o among_o you_o these_o six_o and_o twenty_o year_n so_o i_o have_v have_v opportunity_n to_o know_v those_o pious_a soul_n among_o you_o who_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n who_o live_v above_o the_o cloud_n who_o groan_n under_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o remain_v of_o corruption_n i_o have_v know_v your_o manner_n of_o life_n your_o faith_n patience_n long-suffering_a charity_n i_o have_v also_o see_v your_o dark_a side_n and_o observe_v your_o infirmity_n which_o your_o adversary_n view_v through_o a_o multiply_a glass_n but_o if_o 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have_v labour_v and_o have_v not_o faint_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a the_o lord_n know_v these_o thing_n in_o another_o manner_n than_o we_o do_v viz._n by_o search_v the_o heart_n we_o by_o outward_a observation_n yet_o so_o far_o as_o we_o know_v we_o judge_v and_o now_o what_o remain_v but_o that_o you_o hold_v on_o your_o way_n and_o grow_v strong_a and_o strong_a be_v like_o that_o shine_a light_n that_o shine_v more_o and_o more_o to_o the_o perfect_a day_n daily_o purge_v yourselves_o from_o all_o filthynesse_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n perfect_v holyne_v 〈◊〉_d the_o fear_n of_o god_n walk_v in_o the_o step_n of_o your_o fâ—â—â—â—_n abraham_n and_o in_o a_o little_a time_n you_o shall_v he_o receive_v into_o his_o bosom_n where_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n and_o the_o wicked_a cease_v from_o trouble_v and_o so_o i_o commend_v you_o to_o god_n and_o the_o good_a word_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v able_a to_o make_v you_o stand_v and_o give_v you_o a_o inheritance_n 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