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grant_v all_o behooveful_a request_n to_o his_o child_n now_o follow_v the_o second_o part_n whether_o justifyinge_v faith_n do_v effect_v that_o work_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v it_o do_v if_o you_o meaâ—e_v it_o effect_v by_o obtain_v for_o what_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v by_o justify_v faith_n so_o long_o as_o it_o crave_v nothing_o but_o that_o be_v warant_v by_o the_o word_n it_o be_v our_o faith_n that_o overcom_v the_o wâ—rld_n 32._o 1_o john_n 5_o 4_o &_o 2.14_o rom._n 8_o 32._o yea_o by_o which_o we_o overcome_v that_o wicked_a one_o that_o be_v the_o devil_n he_o that_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o give_v he_o for_o we_o all_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n also_o do_v not_o our_o saviour_n ascribe_v many_o of_o his_o great_a work_n he_o do_v