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it_o remember_v that_o faith_n do_v set_v thou_o as_o those_o lamp_n under_o the_o oil_n drop_v into_o thou_o from_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o sacrament_n branch_n 2_o 2._o again_o try_v thy_o faith_n first_o in_o the_o main_a promise_n if_o thou_o find_v thou_o want_v it_o desist_v for_o a_o time_n come_v not_o in_o thy_o base_a unbelief_n rather_o make_v use_n of_o what_o i_o have_v say_v about_o faith_n and_o bless_v god_n that_o by_o such_o a_o occasion_n thou_o may_v store_v thyself_o with_o it_o for_o hereafter_o and_o be_v now_o convince_v of_o thy_o want_n perhaps_o thou_o never_o have_v know_v it_o save_v by_o such_o a_o occasion_n therefore_o ply_v it_o hard_o while_o season_n last_v but_o if_o thou_o have_v get_v it_o yet_o neglect_v not_o to_o consider_v god_n work_n in_o thy_o conversion_n bless_v he_o that_o thou_o can_v prove_v by_o what_o mean_v thou_o come_v by_o it_o what_o a_o promise_n be_v what_o the_o root_n of_o faith_n be_v what_o the_o act_n effect_n of_o it_o 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