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the_o end_n if_o you_o continue_v he_o that_o overcome_v and_o keep_v my_o word_n and_o work_n to_o the_o end_n then_o be_v you_o his_o house_n then_o will_v he_o approve_v of_o you_o then_o shall_v you_o be_v save_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o that_o look_v behind_o he_o he_o that_o endure_v not_o if_o any_o draw_v back_o or_o fall_v away_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o meet_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n my_o soul_n shall_v have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o he_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n the_o drift_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v to_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o different_a estate_n and_o condition_n of_o christian_n of_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o one_o estate_n and_o of_o the_o well_o be_v and_o safety_n of_o the_o other_o that_o so_o we_o see_v the_o difference_n and_o be_v forewarn_v thereof_o may_v not_o depend_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v so_o dangerous_a but_o strive_v unto_o that_o wherein_o there_o be_v safety_n and_o where_o it_o say_v of_o 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he_o and_o of_o he_o and_o sever_v they_o with_o he_o from_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n 15._o in_o these_o word_n and_o i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o seed_n and_o her_o seed_n and_o afterward_o again_o to_o abraham_n in_o these_o word_n 3._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v mean_v by_o thy_o seed_n christ_n and_o by_o the_o nation_n those_o child_n which_o god_n make_v abraham_n the_o father_n of_o as_o he_o say_v 5._o i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n even_o they_o that_o be_v to_o have_v the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n the_o seed_n that_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o that_o one_o seed_n christ_n and_o again_o in_o these_o word_n 12._o in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o christ_n be_v promise_v and_o sever_v from_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n so_o all_o the_o seed_n between_o who_o and_o the_o seed_n 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