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make_v he_o deny_v his_o master_n for_o say_v christ_n i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o but_o he_o must_v be_v convert_v again_o and_o therefore_o christ_n say_v to_o he_o when_o thou_o be_v convert_v strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n luk._n 22.32_o though_o the_o relative_a charge_n of_o state_n in_o believer_n be_v but_o once_o wrought_v it_o be_v wrought_v at_o once_o and_o continue_v for_o ever_o and_o the_o real_a change_n in_o their_o person_n by_o sanctification_n be_v perfect_a in_o its_o part_n yet_o this_o latter_a admit_v of_o degree_n it_o be_v so_o wrought_v in_o the_o believer_n as_o that_o it_o needs_o constant_a carry_v on_o in_o this_o life_n and_o it_o may_v so_o decay_v as_o to_o need_v to_o be_v do_v over_o again_o and_o so_o the_o christian_n to_o pass_v under_o the_o work_n of_o conversion_n again_o a_o second_o time_n hence_o david_n pray_v when_o he_o have_v as_o it_o be_v lose_v the_o work_n or_o effect_v of_o former_a conversion_n 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