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and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n be_v yet_o again_o entangle_v therein_o and_o overcome_v 2_o pet._n 2._o 20._o or_o beyond_o those_o degree_n of_o conviction_n and_o common_a illumination_n that_o may_v even_o have_v some_o transient_a taste_n of_o the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v heb._n 6._o 5_o 6._o to_o which_o the_o apostle_n show_v some_o may_v come_v even_o that_o length_n by_o a_o temporary_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n who_o have_v yet_o fall_v into_o a_o most_o dreadful_a apostasy_n from_o the_o truth_n and_o opposition_n thereto_o with_o the_o great_a height_n of_o malice_n in_o both_o which_o scripture_n may_v be_v see_v that_o it_o be_v such_o a_o apostasy_n there_o mean_v as_o follow_v upon_o the_o prevalence_n of_o error_n and_o delusion_n 3._o with_o what_o marvellous_a plainness_n do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o word_n speak_v to_o this_o case_n that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o it_o mean_v and_o have_v no_o cause_n for_o stumble_v when_o it_o shall_v become_v the_o church_n trial_n as_o we_o see_v mat._n 13._o 5._o in_o that_o seed_n which_o fall_v upon_o stony_a place_n where_o it_o have_v not_o much_o earth_n and_o forthwith_o spring_v up_o because_o it_o have_v no_o depthness_n of_o earth_n but_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v up_o be_v scorch_v and_o because_o they_o have_v no_o root_n wither_v a_o truth_n i_o may_v say_v be_v not_o more_o express_v in_o the_o scripture_n when_o we_o read_v it_o with_o our_o eye_n than_o its_o ratification_n in_o aftertime_n in_o the_o church_n have_v oft_o be_v on_o many_o a_o sad_a instance_n such_o as_o after_o their_o be_v enlighten_v have_v spring_v up_o yea_o forthwith_o with_o a_o hasty_a growth_n and_o too_o early_a appearance_n but_o no_o solid_a grow_v to_o the_o root_n yet_o such_o as_o for_o a_o time_n have_v most_o remarkable_o seem_v to_o outrun_v those_o who_o have_v in_o truth_n receive_v the_o engraft_a word_n by_o a_o more_o forward_a 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