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which_o saint_n peter_n give_v in_o answer_n to_o those_o jew_n who_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n ask_v the_o like_a question_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v act._n 2.38_o repent_v or_o amend_v your_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o testimony_n hereof_o be_v baptize_v every_o one_o of_o you_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n three_o for_o obedience_n how_o true_o may_v that_o be_v speak_v as_o of_o a_o way_n which_o be_v false_o expound_v by_o the_o papist_n as_o of_o a_o cause_n or_o merit_n math._n 19.17_o if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n since_o rev._n 22.14_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o do_v his_o commandment_n that_o they_o may_v have_v interest_n in_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o may_v enter_v in_o through_o the_o gate_n unto_o the_o city_n final_o for_o patience_n that_o by_o it_o we_o must_v necessary_o follow_v christ_n in_o suffering_n if_o we_o will_v also_o be_v glorify_v 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i_o in_o that_o day_n lord_n lord_n have_v not_o we_o by_o thy_o name_n prophesy_v and_o by_o thy_o name_n cast_v out_o devil_n and_o do_v many_o great_a work_n through_o thy_o name_n and_o than_o will_v i_o profess_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n parallel_n whereto_o be_v the_o second_o place_n in_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v upon_o our_o text_n as_o a_o exposition_n and_o confirmation_n thereof_o 25._o verse_n 25._o when_o â—he_v good_a man_n of_o the_o house_n be_v rise_v up_o and_o have_v shut_v the_o door_n and_o you_o begin_v to_o stand_v without_o and_o to_o knock_v say_v lord_n lord_n open_a unto_o we_o and_o he_o shall_v answer_v and_o say_v unto_o you_o i_o know_v you_o not_o whence_o you_o be_v then_o lo_o what_o plead_v of_o old_a acquaintance_n not_o as_o if_o after_o death_n before_o god_n tribunal_n there_o shall_v be_v any_o such_o parley_n but_o to_o note_v what_o it_o be_v that_o many_o in_o this_o 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