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long_o live_v than_o thou_o believe_v 17._o verse_n 17._o therefore_o go_v thy_o way_n on_o from_o faith_n to_o faith_n in_o the_o mount_a step_n of_o abraham_n faith_n as_o one_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n 6.10_o rom._n 4.12_o gal._n 6.10_o take_v heed_n of_o hymeneus_n sin_n 1.19_o sin_n 1_o tim._n 1.19_o and_o let_v paul_n exercise_n be_v thou_o act._n 24.16_o o_o beware_v of_o man_n that_o will_v yield_v thou_o shall_v learn_v it_o but_o not_o practice_v it_o as_o for_o baptism_n if_o ever_o thou_o be_v bury_v with_o christ_n in_o it_o 6.4_o rom._n 6.4_o one_o burial_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o be_v once_o baptize_v or_o wash_v need_v not_o save_v to_o wash_v his_o foot_n 10.22_o foot_n joh._n 13.10_o compare_v with_o 2_o king_n 5.10_o &_o 14._o &_o heb._n 10.22_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v daily_a need_n of_o mortification_n col._n 3.5_o this_o thou_o must_v be_v practise_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o pilgrimage_n thou_o do_v 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have_v but_o bestow_v so_o much_o wisdom_n upon_o thy_o obedience_n as_o to_o wait_v with_o faith_n and_o patience_n for_o full_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o then_o i_o be_o sure_a thou_o have_v not_o find_v this_o ordinance_n empty_a the_o five_o principle_n if_o thou_o be_v true_o spiritual_a must_v be_v thy_o daily_a practice_n it_o be_v a_o duty_n incumbent_n upon_o thou_o and_o bear_v a_o date_n as_o ancient_a as_o thy_o visible_a profession_n and_o real_a subjection_n to_o christ_n command_n 6.4_o rom._n 6.4_o for_o in_o thy_o burial_n with_o thy_o redeemer_n in_o the_o baptismal_a sountain_n 10.20_o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o heb._n 10.20_o thou_o do_v begin_v thy_o case_n in_o the_o similitude_n of_o his_o resurrection_n with_o a_o engagement_n so_o to_o run_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n in_o that_o new_a and_o live_a way_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n thou_o be_v a_o miserable_a pollute_a creature_n 2.1_o ephes_n 2.1_o before_o he_o meet_v with_o thou_o 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with_o christ_n seek_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o and_o last_o let_v the_o eternal_a judgement_n be_v thy_o exercise_n continual_o thou_o have_v no_o other_o way_n in_o this_o world_n to_o avoid_v the_o horror_n and_o terror_n of_o it_o and_o this_o way_n whatever_o man_n talk_v to_o keep_v thou_o in_o idleness_n thou_o may_v escape_v it_o 11.31_o 1_o cor._n 11.31_o for_o if_o we_o will_v judge_v curselve_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v cheer_v up_o thy_o droop_a spirit_n take_v courage_n and_o resolution_n and_o be_v as_o lively_a as_o possible_a in_o the_o practice_n and_o exercise_v of_o all_o thy_o principle_n the_o more_o lively_a the_o more_o like_a christ_n who_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o more_o like_a christ_n the_o more_o boldness_n thou_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 4.17_o judgement_n 1_o joh._n 4.17_o wherefore_o labour_n diligent_o to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o will_n of_o thy_o 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