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etc._n propos_fw-fr 3._o all_o be_v concern_v to_o see_v that_o their_o confession_n of_o christ_n be_v special_a and_o discriminate_a and_o not_o only_o such_o as_o sort_n with_o hypocrite_n and_o holy_a man_n and_o woman_n their_o salvation_n be_v concern_v in_o it_o eternity_n be_v at_o the_o yonder_o end_n and_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v but_o contract_v guilt_n and_o shame_n to_o themselves_o incur_v the_o loss_n of_o whatsoever_o they_o declare_v do_v or_o suffer_v miss_v the_o reward_n promise_v to_o the_o sincere_a confessor_n and_o meet_v with_o the_o recompense_n threaten_v to_o the_o unsound_a hypocrite_n and_o unbeliever_n gal._n 3.4_o rom_n 10.10,11_o mat._n 24.51_o hence_o emerge_v this_o case_n which_o i_o shall_v brief_o answer_v quest_n how_o may_v we_o know_v whether_o our_o confession_n of_o christ_n be_v save_v yea_o or_o no_o though_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o confession_n may_v be_v and_o many_o time_n be_v the_o same_o in_o that_o general_a or_o common_a and_o 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the_o same_o true_a but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v a_o copy_n within_o of_o what_o he_o confess_v without_o psal_n 37.30,31_o his_o outward_a expression_n be_v answer_v by_o and_o with_o inward_a impression_n the_o spirit_n have_v transcribe_v those_o truth_n upon_o his_o heart_n inward_o which_o he_o utter_v by_o the_o instrument_n of_o speech_n outward_o 2_o cor._n 3.3_o jer._n 31.33_o heb._n 8.9_o sir_n it_o be_v not_o the_o confession_n of_o christ_n without_o you_o but_o christ_n confess_v within_o you_o that_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o glory_n behold_v he_o desire_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n col._n 1.27_o psal_n 51.6_o second_o how_o be_v your_o heart_n in_o it_o he_o be_v not_o a_o confessor_n that_o be_v one_o outward_o only_a neither_o be_v that_o confession_n which_o be_v outward_a in_o the_o flesh_n but_o he_o be_v the_o