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people_n of_o god_n judge_v of_o it_o by_o these_o evidence_n first_o the_o ventrousnesse_n of_o some_o man_n into_o gross_a sin_n for_o profit_n pleasure_n or_o honour_n sake_n second_o the_o little_a or_o no_o grief_n they_o work_v when_o they_o be_v commit_v three_o the_o less_o care_n of_o make_v peace_n with_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o â—â—_o the_o heb._n 10._o â—â—_o trample_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o mercy_n under_o our_o foot_n four_o that_o common_a abuse_n of_o it_o in_o the_o vulgar_a as_o if_o they_o think_v his_o death_n have_v purchase_v a_o indulgence_n rather_o than_o a_o pardon_n for_o sin_n but_o oh_o that_o we_o can_v learn_v to_o prize_v it_o aright_o how_o may_v we_o hope_v it_o shall_v still_o continue_v among_o we_o but_o as_o the_o base_a esteem_n of_o it_o among_o jew_n remoove_v it_o to_o gentile_n so_o è_fw-fr contrà _fw-la may_v the_o base_a esteem_n thereof_o among_o the_o gentile_n remove_v it_o back_o again_o to_o the_o jew_n see_v rom._n 11.24_o 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