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that_o as_o to_o actual_a collation_n or_o bestow_n he_o send_v he_o himself_o chap._n 15._o v._n 26._o i_o will_v send_v the_o comforter_n to_o you_o from_o the_o father_n he_o receive_v he_o from_o his_o father_n and_o actual_o send_v he_o unto_o his_o saint_n so_o chapt._n 16._o 7._o i_o will_v send_v he_o and_o v_o 14_o 15._o he_o manifest_v how_o he_o will_v send_v he_o he_o will_v furnish_v he_o with_o that_o which_o be_v he_o to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o he_o shall_v take_v of_o i_o of_o that_o which_o be_v proper_o and_o peculiar_o so_o i_o as_o mediator_n the_o fruit_n of_o my_o life_n and_o death_n unto_o holiness_n and_o give_v it_o unto_o you_o but_o of_o these_o thing_n more_o afterward_o this_o then_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n that_o the_o lord_n christ_n do_v and_o which_o be_v to_o be_v eye_v in_o he_o he_o send_v his_o holy_a spirit_n into_o our_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n 56._o of_o all_o holiness_n and_o sanctification_n quicken_a enlighten_v 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choose_v we_o before_o the_o foundation_n §_o 19_o of_o the_o world_n but_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o that_o love_n he_o bless_v we_o with_o all_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o heavenly_a place_n in_o christ._n ephes._n chap._n 1_o v._n 3_o 4._o from_o his_o love_n he_o shed_v or_o power_n out_o the_o holy_a spirit_n rich_o upon_o we_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n titus_n chap._n 3._o v._n 6._o in_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o his_o love_n there_o be_v not_o one_o drop_n fall_v beside_o the_o lord_n christ._n the_o holy_a anoint_v oil_n be_v all_o pour_v on_o the_o head_n of_o aaron_n psal._n 133._o v_o 2._o and_o thence_o go_v down_o to_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o clothing_n love_n be_v first_o pour_v out_o on_o christ_n &_o from_o he_o it_o drop_v as_o the_o dew_n of_o hermon_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o saint_n the_o father_n will_v have_v he_o to_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n in_o all_o thing_n col._n 1._o 18._o it_o please_v he_o that_o in_o he_o all_o fullness_n 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love_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o saint_n wherein_o they_o hold_v communion_n §_o 20_o 2._o there_o be_v sundry_a thing_n wherein_o they_o differ_v 1._o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v a_o love_n of_o bounty_n our_o love_n unto_o he_o be_v a_o love_n of_o duty_n 1._o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v a_o love_n of_o bounty_n a_o descend_v love_n such_o a_o love_n as_o carry_v he_o out_o to_o do_v good_a thing_n to_o we_o great_a thing_n for_o we_o his_o love_n lie_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o all_o dispensation_n towards_o we_o and_o we_o scarce_o any_o where_o find_v any_o mention_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v hold_v out_o as_o the_o cause_n and_o fountain_n of_o some_o free_a gift_n flow_v from_o it_o 19_o he_o love_v we_o &_o send_v his_o son_n to_o die_v for_o we_o he_o love_v we_o and_o bless_v we_o with_o all_o spiritual_a blessing_n love_v be_v choose_v rom._n 9_o 11_o 12._o he_o love_v we_o and_o chastize_v we_o eurip._n a_o love_n like_o that_o of_o the_o heaven_n to_o the_o 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communion_n with_o christ_n in_o §_o 14_o these_o thing_n and_o that_o in_o the_o order_n lay_v down_o as_o 1._o how_o we_o hold_v communion_n with_o he_o in_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o life_n and_o merit_n of_o his_o death_n as_o to_o acceptance_n with_o god_n the_o father_n 2._o how_o we_o hold_v communion_n with_o christ_n in_o his_o blood_n as_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n the_o habit_n and_o act_n of_o grace_n 3._o how_o we_o hold_v communion_n with_o he_o as_o to_o the_o privilege_n we_o enjoy_v of_o which_o in_o the_o ensue_a chapter_n chap._n viii_o how_o the_o saint_n hold_v communion_n with_o christ_n as_o to_o their_o acceptation_n with_o god_n what_o be_v require_v on_o the_o part_n of_o christ_n hereunto_o in_o his_o intention_n in_o the_o declaration_n thereof_o the_o sum_n of_o our_o acceptation_n with_o god_n wherein_o it_o consist_v what_o be_v require_v on_o the_o part_n of_o believer_n to_o this_o communion_n and_o how_o they_o hold_v it_o with_o 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