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3.15_o heb._n 9.16_o 17_o 18._o &_o 12.1_o 2_o 3._o again_o as_o there_o be_v rationality_n enough_o and_o persuasion_n sufficient_a so_o there_o be_v also_o argument_n most_o prevalent_a to_o persuade_v to_o continue_v therein_o and_o that_o too_o hearty_o cheerful_o and_o unfeigned_o unto_o the_o end_n do_v not_o as_o i_o have_v say_v blindness_n madness_n deadness_n and_o wilful_a rebellion_n carry_v they_o away_o in_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o overcome_v they_o ephes._n 4.17_o 18_o 19_o for_o first_o if_o they_o can_v but_o consider_v how_o they_o have_v sin_v how_o they_o have_v provoke_v god_n etc._n etc._n if_o they_o can_v but_o consider_v what_o a_o dismal_a state_n the_o state_n of_o the_o damn_a be_v and_o also_o that_o in_o a_o moment_n their_o condition_n be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o same_o will_v they_o not_o cleave_v to_o the_o gospel_n and_o live_v second_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o saint_n and_o angel_n be_v the_o sweet_a the_o 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