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in_o the_o offender_n upon_o the_o whole_a than_o you_o see_v what_o this_o conclude_v sin_n be_v and_o consequent_o how_o little_a reason_n many_o poor_a deject_a soul_n have_v to_o be_v affright_v with_o the_o thought_n of_o have_v commit_v it_o and_o to_o sink_v and_o despond_v upon_o mere_a doubt_n conjecture_n and_o suspicion_n chap._n x._o no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o good_a christian_a indeed_o that_o have_v not_o a_o special_a regard_n to_o his_o thought_n and_o do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o have_v they_o pure_a holy_a and_o conformable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o thought_n be_v a_o happiness_n never_o to_o be_v attain_v without_o the_o most_o deep_a and_o serious_a consideration_n and_o a_o ready_a and_o willing_a application_n of_o ourselves_o to_o proper_a mean_n the_o which_o i_o have_v in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n endeavour_v to_o lay_v before_o you_o and_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o it_o be_v altogether_o impossible_a to_o 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