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you_o seek_v it_o of_o god_n and_o get_v it_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n jesus_n do_v you_o get_v it_o by_o the_o word_n and_o by_o your_o truespeaking_a conscience_n and_o by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n if_o you_o get_v it_o on_o this_o wise_a than_o it_o be_v true_a peace_n of_o conscience_n indeed_o if_o you_o get_v it_o by_o your_o own_o vain_a hope_n and_o by_o your_o good_a meaning_n etc._n etc._n this_o peace_n will_v not_o hold_v always_o when_o your_o conscience_n come_v to_o be_v awake_v your_o peace_n will_v all_o vanish_v away_o and_o be_v no_o more_o this_o be_v the_o first_o note_n to_o try_v and_o examine_v yourselves_o by_o ii_o if_o our_o quiet_a and_o peace_n of_o conscience_n be_v good_a it_o be_v accompany_v with_o such_o a_o life_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n it_o avoid_v sin_n as_o the_o thing_n that_o disturb_v the_o peace_n how_o can_v any_o man_n have_v true_a peace_n of_o conscience_n when_o his_o life_n do_v not_o please_v 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that_o we_o have_v sin_v we_o must_v run_v present_o to_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o wash_v away_o our_o sin_n we_o must_v not_o let_v the_o wound_n fester_v or_o exulcerate_v but_o present_o get_v it_o heal_v as_o there_o be_v a_o fountain_n of_o sin_n in_o we_o so_o there_o be_v a_o fountain_n of_o mercy_n in_o christ_n set_v open_a for_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n 13.1_o and_o for_o every_o poor_a soul_n to_o wash_v in_o as_o we_o sin_v daily_o so_o he_o justify_v daily_o and_o we_o must_v daily_o go_v to_o he_o for_o it_o as_o every_o day_n we_o run_v into_o new_a debt_n so_o the_o lord_n prayer_n teach_v we_o every_o day_n to_o beg_v forgiveness_n we_o must_v