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to_o the_o trial_n of_o metal_n by_o the_o fire_n and_o all_o it_o say_v be_v this_o that_o he_o who_o have_v hold_v firm_a the_o foundation_n if_o he_o have_v teach_v any_o vain_a ungrounded_a doctrine_n yet_o if_o in_o the_o main_a he_o be_v find_v sincere_a he_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o as_o one_o that_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o therefore_o speak_v nothing_o of_o a_o place_n of_o purification_n after_o this_o life_n much_o less_o of_o a_o place_n of_o temporal_a punishment_n for_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o fire_n but_o so_o as_o by_o fire_n that_o be_v as_o one_o that_o have_v escape_v the_o fire_n with_o much_o difficulty_n pa._n but_o why_o do_v you_o falsify_v that_o text._n mat._n 5._o 25._o be_v at_o a_o agreement_n with_o the_o adversary_n quick_o etc._n etc._n pro._n we_o do_v not_o falsify_v it_o our_o saviour_n speak_v there_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o no_o other_o therefore_o we_o say_v there_o be_v no_o 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servant_n 232._o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v himself_o for_o there_o be_v two_o place_n and_o there_o be_v no_o third_n he_o that_o deserve_v not_o to_o reign_v with_o christ_n shall_v without_o doubt_n perish_v with_o the_o devil_n pa._n 74._o when_o christ_n preach_v to_o the_o soul_n in_o prison_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 19_o it_o be_v either_o to_o the_o damn_a or_o it_o be_v not_o pro._n we_o be_v no_o where_o tell_v that_o christ_n go_v and_o preach_v unto_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n or_o any_o spirit_n in_o a_o separate_a state._n that_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v be_v that_o there_o be_v many_o spirit_n now_o in_o prison_n to_o who_o christ_n once_o preach_v by_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o noah_n so_o this_o speak_v nothing_o as_o appear_v from_o v_o 20._o of_o christ_n preach_v to_o spirit_n already_o in_o prison_n you_o can_v draw_v no_o argument_n from_o thence_o of_o venial_a and_o mortal_a sin_n pa._n 75._o all_o kind_n of_o sin_n either_o rob_v the_o soul_n of_o justice_n and_o make_v her_o guilty_a of_o damnation_n or_o they_o do_v not_o pro._n guilty_a of_o damnation_n be_v a_o odd_a phrase_n but_o all_o kind_n of_o sin_n do_v make_v a_o soul_n deserve_v damnation_n though_o every_o sin_n do_v not_o rob_v it_o of_o justice_n or_o righteousness_n pa._n if_o they_o do_v why_o then_o do_v christ_n make_v three_o different_a sort_n of_o sin_n of_o which_o the_o least_o make_v a_o man_n guilty_a of_o damnation_n mat._n 5._o 23._o pro._n if_o the_o least_o of_o they_o make_v a_o man_n guilty_a of_o damnation_n as_o you_o phrase_n it_o than_o every_o sin_n do_v so_o and_o this_o overthrow_v you_o but_o i_o believe_v you_o mistake_v your_o own_o meaning_n however_o you_o beg_v the_o question_n for_o christ_n do_v not_o there_o make_v three_o different_a kind_n of_o sin_n but_o speak_v of_o the_o different_a degree_n of_o punishment_n allude_v to_o the_o punishment_n among_o the_o jew_n pa._n 76._o all_o sin_n be_v either_o mortal_a and_o sufficient_a to_o break_v charity_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n or_o they_o be_v not_o pro._n in_o their_o own_o nature_n all_o sin_n be_v mortal_a pa._n if_o they_o be_v than_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v not_o in_o the_o charity_n of_o god_n see_v it_o be_v say_v in_o st._n james_n 3._o 2._o we_o all_o offend_v in_o many_o thing_n pro._n it_o be_v true_a the_o apostle_n themselves_o have_v not_o be_v in_o the_o charity_n of_o god_n upon_o that_o account_n if_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o be_v strong_a than_o the_o guilt_n of_o those_o sin_n so_o that_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o there_o be_v sin_n which_o we_o call_v sin_n of_o humane_a infirmity_n which_o in_o a_o regenerate_a person_n be_v but_o venial_a because_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n forgive_v they_o though_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o be_v mortal_a pa._n 77._o all_o idle_a word_n either_o be_v mortal_a sin_n or_o they_o be_v not_o pro._n all_o idle_a sinful_a word_n be_v in_o their_o own_o 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