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that_o keep_v they_o from_o he_o matth._n 18._o 6_o psal._n 119._o 9_o the_o law_n be_v not_o only_o give_v for_o those_o of_o ripe_a year_n but_o even_o for_o young_a man_n to_o cleanse_v their_o way_n the_o jew_n note_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o child_n three_o time_n in_o the_o decalogue_n and_o though_o the_o rest_n may_v seem_v to_o admit_v some_o doubt_n yet_o in_o catechise_n which_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o sabbath_n day_n exercise_n our_o son_n and_o our_o daughter_n be_v bind_v to_o less_o than_o we_o exod._n 12._o 6._o if_o child_n be_v so_o busy_a as_o to_o note_n ask_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o passeover_n the_o lord_n be_v so_o far_o from_o
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14._o 1â—_n 2._o chro._n 35._o 6._o 1._o sam._n 21._o 4._o 2._o sam._n 6._o 6._o 7._o exod._n 40._o 10._o 11._o 12._o &_o 27._o 3._o 4._o 5._o etc._n etc._n john_n 19_o 38._o 39_o 40._o simile_n 1._o cor._n 11._o 27._o matth._n 16._o 3._o matth._n 15._o 17._o we_o can_v never_o end_v when_o we_o prepare_v to_o feast_v with_o man_n we_o can_v never_o begin_v well_o any_o preparation_n to_o feast_v with_o god_n our_o own_o profit_n must_v move_v we_o to_o examination_n gen_n 3._o 22._o matth._n 9_o 20._o 21._o 22._o john_n 20_o 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o â—_o hag._n 2._o 13._o 14_o the_o pollute_a perâ—on_n pollute_v all_o thing_n tit._n 1._o 15._o 16._o simile_n 1._o cor._n 11._o 30_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 29._o exo._n 4._o 24._o 25._o 2._o chro._n 20._o â—â—_o mark_n 15._o 42._o preparation_n for_o the_o sabbath_n 1_o four_o sort_n bar_v from_o the_o lord_n supper_n child_n fool_n ignorant_a person_n &_o impenitent_a person_n 2_o 3_o 4_o the_o subject_n of_o examination_n be_v ourselves_o simile_n 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the_o hammer_n but_o our_o sin_n zach._n 12._o 10._o 11._o of_o examination_n of_o ourselves_o after_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n simile_n objection_n answer_n we_o must_v be_v grieve_v that_o we_o can_v be_v no_o more_o grieve_v 2._o chron._n 30._o 18._o â—9_n few_o fear_n god_n we_o have_v no_o time_n to_o do_v good_a how_o we_o shall_v fear_v and_o why_o we_o do_v not_o fear_v docta_fw-la inscitia_fw-la knowledge_n without_o practice_n be_v no_o knowledge_n unprofitable_a hear_v how_o dangerous_a why_o we_o profit_v not_o by_o our_o knowledge_n simile_n how_o we_o must_v behave_v ourselves_o under_o the_o cross_n siâ—â—alâ—_n two_o cause_n of_o our_o blindness_n in_o affliction_n note_n how_o great_a god_n prattle_n be_v of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o why_o man_n do_v not_o fear_v love_n without_o fear_n sin_n breed_v fear_n &_o how_o much_o there_o be_v more_o require_v in_o religion_n than_o a_o outward_a shoâ—w_n why_o &_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v sometime_o 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