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further_o it_o the_o rule_n be_v 1_o john_n 2.1_o my_o little_a child_n these_o thing_n i_o write_v that_o you_o sin_v not_o and_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n we_o have_v a_o christ_n to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o shall_v keep_v we_o in_o from_o sin_n and_o not_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o occasion_n to_o sin_n and_o in_o rom._n 6.1_o say_v paul_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o shall_v we_o sin_v that_o grace_n may_v abound_v god_n forbid_v god_n forbid_v that_o the_o kindness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o further_o we_o in_o any_o provocation_n that_o be_v a_o dreadful_a evil_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o guise_n of_o some_o poor_a creature_n because_o god_n have_v find_v out_o a_o way_n for_o pardon_n and_o reconciliation_n therefore_o some_o poor_a soul_n venture_v upon_o sin_n the_o more_o bold_o and_o what_o will_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o this_o oh_o such_o shall_v smart_v and_o 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christ_n but_o real_o have_v their_o heart_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o christ_n such_o as_o paul_n wish_v the_o galathian_o may_v never_o prove_v gal._n 3.3_o be_v you_o so_o foolish_a have_v begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n be_v you_o now_o make_v perfect_a by_o the_o flesh_n such_o soul_n as_o shall_v do_v thus_o they_o will_v find_v their_o case_n sad_a at_o last_o such_o as_o paul_n speak_v of_o 1_o tim._n 1.19_o that_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o have_v profess_v the_o faith_n and_o have_v have_v some_o light_n and_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n but_o have_v throw_v off_o all_o how_o will_v it_o be_v with_o such_o heb._n 10.23_o hold_v fast_o the_o profession_n of_o your_o faith_n without_o waver_v etc._n etc._n and_o 25._o vers_fw-la forsake_v not_o the_o assemble_v yourselves_o together_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o some_o be_v for_o if_o you_o sin_n after_o the_o receive_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n it_o will_v be_v sad_a for_o 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