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small_a sin_n commit_v every_o moment_n forgive_v till_o after_o actual_a repentance_n for_o all_o sin_n deserve_v condemnation_n as_o well_o the_o least_o as_o the_o great_a though_o some_o deserve_v a_o great_a degree_n of_o torment_n gal._n 3._o 10._o rom._n 6._o ult_n &_o second_o there_o be_v the_o same_o way_n appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o the_o small_a sin_n as_o of_o the_o great_a viz._n faith_n and_o repentance_n but_o it_o can_v be_v true_a of_o the_o small_a sin_n because_o then_o a_o believer_n shall_v never_o be_v justify_v a_o minute_n together_o for_o as_o for_o idle_a thought_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v continual_o act_v and_o so_o a_o believer_n shall_v almost_o every_o minute_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o death_n and_o then_o they_o see_v not_o but_o in_o ictu_fw-la mortis_fw-la he_o may_v perish_v except_o the_o last_o operation_n of_o his_o spirit_n be_v actual_a repentance_n yea_o if_o lesser_a sin_n peccata_fw-la quotidianae_fw-la incursionis_fw-la need_v daily_a repentance_n sure_o that_o daily_a repentance_n be_v actual_a repentance_n and_o then_o even_o those_o sin_n be_v not_o forgive_v till_o actual_a repentance_n 7._o then_o it_o be_v certain_a a_o believer_n after_o his_o fall_n into_o some_o gross_a sin_n shall_v live_v so_o long_o by_o god_n decree_n till_o he_o actual_o repent_v as_o the_o elect_n shall_v till_o they_o believe_v but_o they_o conceive_v this_o have_v no_o warrant_n from_o scripture_n that_o a_o believer_n shall_v not_o die_v in_o the_o act_n of_o a_o gross_a sin_n as_o adultery_n self-murder_n bitter_a and_o malicious_a speech_n when_o perhaps_o the_o provoke_v party_n may_v immediate_o run_v he_o through_o &_o kill_v he_o yea_o this_o they_o say_v seem_v to_o judge_v too_o rigid_o of_o those_o that_o die_v by_o self-murder_n as_o drown_v hang_a stab_a themselves_o etc._n