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the_o sacrament_n yet_o do_v not_o find_v that_o peace_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v expect_v sol._n it_o may_v be_v so_o but_o do_v they_o withal_o rest_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o apply_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o to_o seal_v unto_o the_o soul_n the_o assurance_n of_o peace_n and_o pardon_n do_v they_o i_o say_v rest_n in_o it_o or_o do_v they_o expect_v to_o receive_v their_o assurance_n by_o some_o irradiation_n and_o immediate_a revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n this_o be_v the_o error_n of_o some_o other_o be_v careless_a in_o their_o walk_v afterward_o they_o forget_v that_o caveat_n of_o the_o psalmist_n the_o lord_n will_v speak_v peace_n to_o his_o people_n but_o let_v they_o not_o return_v again_o to_o folly_n psa._n 85._o 8._o what_o wonder_v if_o the_o readmission_n of_o sin_n into_o the_o soul_n renew_v the_o sting_n and_o terror_n of_o conscience_n satan_n re-enter_v bring_v seven_o other_o spirit_n worse_o than_o himself_o 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