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and_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n in_o my_o wander_n without_o any_o care_n of_o return_v and_o therefore_o now_o i_o fear_v that_o my_o case_n be_v desperate_a and_o that_o i_o have_v commit_v the_o unpardonable_a sin_n this_o argument_n must_v be_v likewise_o cast_v into_o this_o form_n whosoever_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o long_a and_o grievous_a defection_n and_o backslide_n have_v his_o sin_n unpardoned_a and_o have_v commit_v the_o unpardonable_a trespass_n nor_o can_v be_v pardon_v now_o so_o i_o have_v do_v as_o my_o own_o heart_n be_v too_o sure_a a_o witness_n against_o i_o therefore_o i_o neither_o be_o nor_o can_v be_v pardon_v my_o answer_n to_o this_o reason_n be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o the_o former_a the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o must_v be_v deny_v as_o be_v evident_o false_a and_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o david_n in_o my_o text_n do_v thus_o backslide_v in_o some_o degree_n but_o solomon_n who_o birth_n be_v here_o mention_v and_o who_o be_v 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