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and_o sermon_n 24_o while_n you_o thus_o embark_v with_o christ_n 24._o he_o will_v steer_v you_o safe_a between_o presumption_n and_o despair_n those_o rock_n upon_o one_o of_o which_o most_o perish_v hereby_o also_o 25._o you_o will_v make_v your_o port_n with_o the_o cheer_v joy_n of_o a_o sermon_n 25_o heroic_a faith_n 26._o and_o keep_v above_o all_o vex_v discontent_n with_o your_o sermon_n 26_o worldly_a condition_n 27._o and_o what_o affliction_n god_n wise_a love_n shall_v sermon_n 27_o inflict_v you_o will_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v they_o with_o more_o than_o a_o roman_a courage_n 28._o and_o though_o reproachful_a reproof_n may_v bear_v hard_a upon_o you_o you_o will_v not_o sermon_n 28_o fret_v but_o welcome_v they_o as_o a_o precious_a balm_n but_o when_o you_o have_v do_v your_o best_a yet_o through_o the_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n gild_n will_v be_v contract_v 29._o you_o can_v but_o be_v restless_a till_o it_o be_v remove_v 30._o then_o you_o sermon_n 29_o 30._o may_v rather_o hope_v for_o than_o
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10.11_o but_o he_o lay_v this_o charge_n also_o upon_o every_o parent_n to_o teach_v the_o child_n the_o meaning_n of_o every_o law_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n exod._n 12.26_o 27._o and_o 13_o 14._o dent._n 6.20_o if_o god_n require_v this_o under_o the_o law_n much_o more_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n 3_o isa_n 11.9_o neh._n 8.2_o 3_o when_o it_o be_v promise_v that_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o only_a service_n that_o be_v now_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n be_v our_o reasonable_a service_n rom._n 12.1_o i_o e._n such_o service_n as_o be_v do_v unto_o he_o with_o reason_n and_o understanding_n 8.30_o act._n 8.30_o the_o word_n read_v profit_v not_o unless_o understand_v understand_v thou_o what_o thou_o read_v say_v
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