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world_n do_v you_o hate_v your_o salvation_n that_o you_o so_o love_v the_o hinderer_n of_o it_o either_o live_v as_o you_o profess_v or_o profess_v as_o you_o live_v quest._n 11._o yet_o further_o i_o demand_v whether_o indeed_o you_o do_v intend_v to_o renounce_v your_o christianity_n and_o all_o your_o hope_n of_o heaven_n or_o not_o if_o you_o do_v you_o know_v who_o to_o blame_v when_o you_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o and_o i_o can_v wish_v you_o will_v first_o find_v out_o some_o better_a way_n or_o something_o that_o may_v be_v of_o valuable_a consideration_n to_o repair_v your_o loss_n but_o if_o you_o say_v you_o have_v no_o such_o intent_n i_o further_o ask_v why_o then_o do_v you_o do_v it_o and_o do_v it_o after_o so_o much_o warning_n do_v you_o disclaim_v your_o christianity_n in_o the_o open_a light_n and_o yet_o say_v that_o you_o intend_v no_o such_o thing_n you_o can_v do_v it_o against_o your_o will_n and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o effect_n a_o renounce_v or_o deny_v your_o christianity_n yea_o and_o your_o salvation_n be_v plain_a for_o your_o christianity_n contain_v a_o renounce_v of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v part_n of_o our_o baptismal_a covenant_n if_o then_o you_o return_v to_o the_o world_n which_o you_o renounce_v you_o forsake_v your_o christianity_n have_v you_o rather_o forsake_v the_o world_n or_o christ_n one_o of_o they_o you_o must_v forsake_v for_o he_o have_v tell_v you_o that_o except_o you_o forsake_v all_o that_o you_o have_v you_o can_v be_v his_o disciple_n luke_n 14._o and_o that_o you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n have_v you_o rather_o renounce_v the_o world_n or_o your_o salvation_n one_o of_o they_o you_o must_v let_v go_v for_o god_n have_v say_v that_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n â—nd_v that_o if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o if_o therefore_o you_o will_v still_o say_v you_o hope_v you_o may_v keep_v both_o what_o do_v you_o less_o than_o give_v god_n the_o lie_n if_o you_o will_v still_o adhere_v to_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o say_v that_o you_o do_v not_o renounce_v your_o christianity_n or_o salvation_n you_o may_v as_o well_o say_v that_o though_o you_o join_v in_o arm_n with_o open_a rebel_n yet_o do_v you_o not_o forsake_v your_o loyalty_n to_o your_o prince_n or_o though_o you_o live_v in_o adultery_n yet_o you_o do_v not_o forsake_v your_o conjugal_a fidelity_n and_o chastity_n and_o that_o you_o do_v not_o cast_v away_o your_o life_n though_o you_o take_v poison_n when_o you_o know_v it_o to_o be_v such_o or_o though_o you_o commit_v those_o crime_n which_o must_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n i_o beseech_v you_o consider_v well_o why_o you_o forsake_v christ_n and_o why_o you_o will_v destroy_v yourselves_o before_o you_o do_v it_o past_a remedy_n quest._n 12._o my_o last_o question_n which_o i_o desire_v your_o answer_n to_o be_v this_o do_v you_o indeed_o think_v that_o 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