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will_v be_v ready_a to_o lay_v hold_n on_o it_o to_o who_o it_o do_v not_o yet_o belong_v when_o therefore_o you_o apply_v this_o comfort_n take_v with_o you_o the_o condition_n if_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o lâ—ght_n as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o light_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n cleanse_v from_o all_o sin_n and_o remember_v that_o this_o hypotheticall_a proposition_n be_v equivalent_a to_o a_o exceptive_a unless_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o light_a the_o blood_n of_o christ_n will_v not_o cleanse_v we_o hence_o then_o impenitent_a presumptuous_a sinner_n here_o be_v bread_n indeed_o but_o not_o for_o dog_n a_o pearl_n but_o not_o for_o swine_n the_o comfort_n of_o this_o text_n be_v precious_a but_o not_o common_a and_o though_o that_o his_o blood_n be_v able_a to_o cleanse_v all_o yet_o it_o only_o will_v cleanse_v they_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n it_o be_v the_o strange_a conceit_n of_o many_o that_o all_o be_v so_o do_v for_o they_o that_o nothing_o needs_o to_o be_v do_v by_o 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any_o sin_n so_o great_a which_o he_o may_v not_o commit_v it_o be_v true_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n it_o be_v possible_a for_o he_o to_o live_v without_o but_o on_o the_o other_o it_o be_v as_o well_o possible_a for_o he_o to_o fall_v into_o even_o a_o scandalous_a crime_n doubtless_o what_o have_v be_v may_v be_v &_o therefore_o when_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n eminent_a saint_n mark_v with_o notorious_a spot_n we_o may_v just_o conceive_v they_o incident_a to_o any_o as_o well_o as_o they_o while_o grace_n be_v defective_a and_o temptation_n be_v strong_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o sometime_o corruption_n get_v the_o mastery_n and_o we_o not_o only_o step_v aside_o but_o fall_v foul_o very_o needful_a in_o this_o respect_n be_v those_o counsel_n of_o s._n paul_n 1._o brethren_n if_o a_o man_n be_v overtake_v with_o a_o fault_n you_o that_o be_v spiritual_a 6.1_o restore_v such_o a_o one_o in_o the_o spâ—râ—t_n of_o meekness_n consider_v thyself_o lest_o thou_o also_o be_v 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