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spend_v all_o his_o life_n past_o loud_o and_o wicked_o 29_o but_o this_o trust_n ought_v not_o to_o encourage_v any_o man_n to_o maintain_v and_o continue_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o ungodliness_n for_o i_o speak_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o consider_v in_o other_o for_o the_o example_n of_o such_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v very_o rare_a neither_o any_o man_n that_o be_v wise_a will_v promise_v to_o himself_o through_o a_o vain_a security_n and_o trust_n that_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o in_o his_o own_o power_n 30._o it_o be_v therefore_o sufficient_a if_o we_o can_v understand_v general_o that_o there_o be_v vessel_n prepare_v to_o perdition_n 31_o the_o which_o see_v god_n do_v not_o reveal_v unto_o we_o who_o they_o be_v we_o ought_v both_o in_o example_n of_o life_n and_o prayer_n diligent_o endeavour_v to_o win_v and_o recover_v to_o man_n their_o salvation_n yea_o even_o very_a such_o of_o who_o by_o see_v their_o horrible_a vice_n we_o almost_o despair_v 32._o 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