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sustentation_n by_o it_o the_o fear_n of_o guilt_n and_o damnation_n may_v be_v apply_v for_o the_o press_a man_n to_o preparation_n but_o not_o to_o keep_v any_o from_o his_o duty_n a_o person_n famous_a for_o wit_n be_v condemn_v have_v his_o life_n promise_v he_o on_o condition_n he_o can_v make_v a_o fat_a lamb_n become_v lean_a within_o such_o a_o time_n and_o yet_o allow_v he_o his_o ordinary_a meat_n this_o he_o undertake_v prepare_v two_o grate_n in_o the_o one_o he_o put_v the_o lamb_n and_o give_v he_o the_o food_n require_v in_o the_o other_o he_o put_v a_o wolf_n and_o give_v he_o no_o meat_n as_o the_o wolf_n grow_v hungry_a he_o bait_v at_o the_o lamb_n with_o his_o head_n and_o paw_n rave_v at_o he_o the_o poor_a lamb_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o so_o much_o terror_n though_o he_o cate_z his_o meat_n pine_v sudden_o away_o and_o become_v as_o lean_a as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v quite_o famish_v for_o want_n of_o it_o i_o be_o afraid_a it_o fare_v thus_o with_o many_o of_o the_o tender_a lamb_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o while_o they_o doubt_v of_o their_o regeneration_n and_o man_n set_v damnation_n to_o rave_v at_o and_o bark_v they_o away_o if_o unregenerate_a not_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o grate_n that_o protect_v they_o they_o feed_v at_o the_o bless_a table_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o so_o much_o fear_n and_o doubtfulness_n that_o their_o spiritual_a meat_n hardly_o do_v they_o good_a or_o their_o poor_a soul_n thrive_v by_o it_o it_o be_v even_o as_o when_o a_o hungry_a man_n dream_v and_o behold_v he_o eat_v but_o he_o awake_v and_o his_o soul_n be_v empty_a or_o as_o when_o a_o thirsty_a man_n dream_v and_o he_o drink_v but_o he_o awake_v and_o behold_v he_o be_v faint_a sect._n 9_o the_o nine_o objection_n be_v the_o ordinance_n be_v pollute_v if_o all_o be_v admit_v my_o answer_n be_v unto_o the_o unworthy_a receiver_n it_o may_v be_v say_v defile_v as_o all_o thing_n be_v to_o the_o unbelieved_a tit._n 1.15_o but_o not_o no_v other_o if_o 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194._o he_o accuse_v i_o again_o for_o exclude_v infant_n which_o be_v nineteen_o time_n and_o because_o i_o do_v not_o exclude_v other_o also_o as_o he_o will_v have_v i_o he_o bid_v i_o take_v heed_n there_o be_v not_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi and_o hypocrite_n in_o my_o heart_n etc._n etc._n answ_n his_o advice_n may_v be_v good_a bless_a be_v he_o that_o fear_v always_o for_o though_o if_o i_o belie_v not_o my_o own_o temper_n i_o think_v it_o be_v free_a and_o open_a a_o lover_n of_o truth_n and_o reality_n yet_o when_o i_o come_v to_o the_o close_a inter-views_a between_o god_n and_o my_o soul_n it_o make_v my_o heart_n bleed_v to_o see_v what_o a_o deal_n of_o infidelity_n and_o spiritual_a unsoundnesse_n there_o be_v in_o