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upon_o you_o in_o this_o world_n and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o lead_v you_o to_o repentance_n he_o will_v cast_v you_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n into_o hell_n fire_n and_o so_o for_o the_o promise_n tell_v they_o these_o great_a and_o precious_a promise_n shall_v be_v your_o portion_n if_o you_o will_v believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o live_v holy_a and_o godly_a life_n gal._n 3.22_o 1_o tim._n 4.8_o do_v the_o like_a by_o the_o threaten_n tell_v they_o that_o these_o will_v sure_o be_v execute_v on_o they_o if_o they_o live_v in_o those-sin_n against_o which_o such_o and_o such_o judgement_n be_v threaten_v for_o god_n be_v faithful_a and_o able_a to_o perform_v his_o word_n and_o be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n and_o there_o be_v no_o lie_v hide_v from_o his_o all-seeing_a eye_n nor_o any_o possibility_n to_o escape_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n when_o you_o meet_v with_o example_n of_o god_n judgement_n on_o impenitent_a sinner_n tell_v they_o those_o example_n be_v record_v 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they_o be_v young_a make_v eminent_a saint_n object_n 22_o we_o may_v teach_v our_o child_n to_o know_v and_o remember_v the_o scripture_n but_o we_o can_v teach_v they_o obedience_n that_o be_v god_n work_n and_o what_o good_a will_v it_o do_v they_o to_o know_v and_o remember_v the_o word_n if_o they_o do_v not_o obey_v it_o and_o beside_o if_o they_o shall_v whilst_o they_o be_v young_a walk_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n they_o will_v forsake_v they_o when_o they_o grow_v old_a and_o be_v the_o worse_a for_o their_o instruction_n and_o make_v good_a the_o old_a proverb_n a_o young_a saint_n and_o a_o old_a devil_n answ_n 1._o it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v god_n work_n to_o teach_v our_o child_n obedience_n but_o we_o must_v use_v the_o mean_n shall_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n forbear_v preach_v the_o word_n because_o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n be_v god_n work_n not_o they_o 2._o god_n do_v ordinary_o bless_v the_o endeavour_n of_o parent_n and_o master_n of_o 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