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a_o river_n with_o the_o breath_n of_o your_o mouth_n as_o to_o stop_v they_o in_o a_o accustom_a course_n of_o sin_v that_o be_v the_o four_o bar_n to_o christ._n five_o bar._n the_o five_o bar_n oppose_v and_o resist_v christ_n entrance_n into_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o presumption_n this_o be_v the_o sin_n that_o part_v christ_n and_o thousand_o of_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n presume_v they_o hope_v and_o hope_v they_o perish_v when_o man_n presume_v their_o condition_n be_v safe_a already_o their_o soul_n never_o make_v out_o after_o a_o saviour_n this_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o laodicea_n rev._n 3._o 17._o because_o thou_o say_v i_o be_o rich_a and_o increase_v with_o good_n and_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o and_o know_v not_o that_o thou_o be_v wretched_a and_o miserable_a and_o poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a this_o damn_v presumption_n be_v discover_v in_o three_o thing_n 1_o many_o think_v they_o have_v that_o grace_n which_o they_o have_v not_o mistake_v the_o 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of_o christianity_n the_o world_n be_v scare_v and_o drive_v off_o from_o religion_n by_o the_o common_a prejudices_fw-la that_o lay_n upon_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o act_n 28._o 22._o as_o concern_v this_o sect_n we_o know_v that_o every_o where_o it_o be_v speak_v against_o thus_o justin_n martyr_n complain_v that_o christian_n be_v every_o where_o condemn_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o common_a same_o and_o upon_o this_o account_n christ_n pronounce_v a_o woe_n upon_o the_o world_n because_o of_o offence_n matth._n 18._o 7._o alas_o it_o will_v be_v the_o ruin_n of_o thousand_o some_o have_v suck_v in_o such_o prejudicate_a opinion_n and_o vile_a notion_n of_o religion_n and_o its_o professor_n as_o make_v they_o irreconcilable_a enemy_n to_o it_o satan_n have_v dress_v it_o up_o in_o their_o fancy_n in_o such_o a_o odious_a form_n and_o representation_n that_o make_v they_o loathe_v both_o name_n and_o thing_n these_o prejudices_fw-la be_v draw_v from_o various_a thing_n 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