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four_o prayer_n be_v confident_o to_o be_v make_v 7.7_o unto_o vers_fw-la 13._o five_o holiness_n be_v industrious_o to_o be_v follow_v 7.13_o unto_o 24._o the_o general_a tractate_n concern_v the_o law_n have_v 3._o part_n to_o wit_n the_o proposition_n which_o be_v partly_o negative_a wherein_o may_v be_v observe_v the_o phrase_n think_v not_o you_o the_o thing_n that_o i_o be_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o law_n affirmative_a wherein_o be_v two_o thing_n the_o affirmation_n not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v the_o confirmation_n where_o two_o thing_n be_v observable_a the_o phrase_n of_o asseveration_n very_o the_o certainty_n where_o be_v the_o time_n until_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n the_o universality_n not_o one_o jot_n which_o be_v mean_v of_o precept_n all_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v mean_v of_o punishment_n general_n conclusion_n unto_o all_o man_n whosoever_o shall_v break_v vers_fw-la 19_o keep_v vers_fw-la 19_o particular_a application_n unto_o the_o apostle_n 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second_o that_o he_o go_v not_o about_o to_o loose_v the_o reins_n of_o liberty_n by_o make_v void_a any_o part_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o therefore_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n shall_v so_o preach_v that_o it_o may_v appear_v they_o neither_o 1._o affect_v novelty_n for_o there_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n in_o the_o true_a observation_n of_o the_o law_n nor_o 2._o give_v any_o liberty_n or_o leave_n to_o sin_n or_o licentiousness_n at_o all_o §_o 2._o second_o we_o now_o consider_v the_o phrase_n sect._n 2_o here_o use_v by_o our_o saviour_n think_v not_o you_o with_o yourselves_o quest_n 1_o when_o do_v christ_n use_v this_o phrase_n of_o speech_n and_o why_o here_o answ_n it_o be_v not_o a_o usual_a speech_n with_o christ_n but_o use_v by_o he_o only_o when_o and_o where_o he_o condemn_v the_o opinion_n of_o other_o thus_o he_o speak_v unto_o the_o jew_n think_v not_o you_o that_o i_o will_v accuse_v you_o to_o the_o father_n 5.45_o father_n john_n 5.45_o and_o thus_o 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