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thou_o shall_v certain_o be_v save_v but_o as_o for_o wicked_a and_o profane_a man_n and_o woman_n that_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o sin_n they_o shall_v in_o spite_n of_o their_o tooth_n upon_o this_o examination_n sing_v the_o doleful_a tune_n i_o be_o a_o damn_a sinner_n i_o know_v not_o what_o will_v become_v of_o my_o poor_a soul_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n try_v ourselves_o and_o judge_v whether_o we_o be_v in_o this_o book_n and_o so_o shall_v be_v save_v let_v we_o search_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n some_o certain_a mark_n of_o god_n child_n the_o first_o mark_n whereby_o we_o may_v know_v whether_o we_o be_v elect_v or_o not_o be_v the_o inward_a testimony_n and_o witness_n of_o god_n spirit_n 8.15_o rom._n 8.15_o you_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n to_o fear_v again_o but_o you_o have_v etc._n etc._n whereby_o saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a 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the_o child_n of_o god_n it_o will_v make_v he_o cry_v to_o god_n and_o even_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o cry_v and_o tear_n with_o sob_n and_o sigh_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o he_o which_o have_v not_o this_o in_o he_o that_o he_o can_v cry_v unto_o god_n for_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n this_o man_n can_v not_o true_o assure_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o though_o man_n say_v they_o hope_v to_o be_v save_v yet_o alas_o they_o seldom_o or_o never_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n second_o if_o we_o find_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n it_o will_v make_v we_o not_o only_o to_o be_v earnest_n with_o god_n for_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o it_o will_v make_v we_o cry_v abba_n father_n that_o be_v it_o will_v make_v we_o bear_v the_o tender_a affection_n of_o a_o dutiful_a child_n so_o as_o we_o shall_v be_v afraid_a to_o offend_v so_o love_v a_o 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