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scripture_n as_o may_v beat_v down_o sin_n do_v thy_o faith_n work_v thus_o 5._o gal._n 5._o true_a faith_n work_v by_o love_n and_o in_o truth_n it_o will_v work_v thou_o to_o love_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o mean_n christ_n as_o the_o meriter_fw-la and_o therefore_o thou_o must_v set_v a_o high_a price_n upon_o jesus_n christ_n then_o all_o thing_n else_o and_o the_o saint_n 3._o phil._n 3._o and_o member_n of_o christ_n as_o those_o that_o be_v in_o communion_n with_o thou_o for_o salvation_n for_o we_o must_v not_o stroke_v the_o head_n and_o strike_v the_o member_n pretend_v to_o love_n christ_n and_o hate_v those_o that_o be_v christ_n indeed_o thou_o must_v not_o so_o far_o dote_v upon_o christ_n member_n as_o therefore_o to_o suck_v in_o all_o error_n and_o miscarriage_n in_o they_o who_o do_v but_o know_v in_o part_n 13._o 1_o cor._n 13._o and_o therefore_o may_v aim_n and_o practice_v imperfect_o but_o so_o far_o as_o we_o see_v christ_n in_o they_o so_o far_o 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it_o to_o examine_v thyself_o a._n to_o commune_v with_o my_o heart_n by_o ask_v my_o soul_n question_n how_o fit_a it_o be_v q._n what_o must_v thou_o examine_v thyself_o of_o a._n whether_o i_o have_v a_o fit_a desire_n repentance_n faith_n thankfulness_n and_o charity_n q._n why_o must_v thou_o have_v desire_v a._n because_o god_n fill_v the_o hungry_a with_o good_a thing_n q._n what_o must_v thy_o desire_n be_v ground_v on_o a._n upon_o the_o knowledge_n of_o my_o god_n my_o sin_n my_o christ_n and_o the_o doctrine_n and_o use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n q._n what_o must_v thou_o desire_v a._n to_o renew_v my_o covenant_n with_o god_n q._n why_o must_v thou_o have_v repentance_n a._n because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o communion_n betwixt_o light_n and_o darkness_n q._n what_o must_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o thy_o repentance_n a._n a_o assurance_n that_o i_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n in_o baptism_n q._n how_o do_v thou_o know_v thy_o repentance_n a._n by_o sorrow_n for_o my_o sin_n 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