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self_n christ_n do_v much_o for_o profess_a enemy_n he_o leave_v not_o himself_o without_o some_o testimony_n of_o much_o kindness_n even_o to_o they_o what_o will_n he_o do_v much_o for_o stranger_n much_o for_o enemy_n and_o nothing_o for_o believer_n for_o his_o own_o member_n for_o his_o own_o spouse_n will_v he_o heal_v the_o ear_n of_o one_o who_o come_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o will_v he_o not_o think_v you_o heal_v the_o heart_n of_o he_o who_o have_v accept_v of_o he_o unto_o life_n will_v he_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o nail_v his_o hand_n and_o pierce_v his_o heart_n father_n forgive_v they_o and_o will_v he_o not_o do_v much_o more_o for_o thou_o who_o grieve_v for_o thy_o sin_n prize_v he_o in_o thy_o judgement_n embrace_v he_o with_o all_o thy_o heart_n will_v serve_v he_o with_o all_o thy_o might_n for_o thou_o who_o be_v bone_n of_o his_o bone_n will_v he_o not_o pray_v for_o thou_o father_n forgive_v he_o father_n supply_v he_o father_n comfort_v he_o 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13._o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v in_o my_o name_n that_o will_v i_o do_v that_o your_o father_n may_v be_v glorify_v in_o the_o same_o there_o be_v four_o thing_n by_o which_o we_o may_v be_v persuade_v that_o christ_n will_v do_v we_o good_a if_o that_o we_o will_v live_v upon_o he_o by_o faith_n first_o his_o express_a promise_n which_o you_o see_v in_o that_o place_n allege_v john_n 14._o 13._o whatsoever_o you_o ask_v in_o my_o name_n that_o i_o will_v do_v observe_v it_o well_o he_o say_v not_o ask_v one_o particular_a only_a but_o whatsâ—ever_v you_o ask_v in_o my_o name_n be_v it_o mercy_n or_o be_v it_o justification_n or_o be_v it_o holiness_n etc._n etc._n again_o i_o will_v do_v it_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v you_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o trouble_v yourselves_o and_o do_v not_o you_o fear_v by_o reason_n of_o your_o unworthiness_n i_o will_v take_v the_o matter_n upon_o myself_o i_o will_v see_v it_o do_v now_o brethren_n when_o he_o that_o can_v help_v say_v i_o 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