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other_o benefit_n of_o his_o bestow_v and_o to_o be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o â—s_v the_o apostle_n say_v 8.32_o rom._n 8.32_o god_n that_o spare_v â—ot_n his_o own_o son_n but_o give_v he_o â—r_n we_o all_o to_o death_n how_o shall_v he_o not_o â—ith_n he_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n also_o and_o 〈◊〉_d he_o there_o be_v purchase_v and_o prepare_v for_o we_o everlasting_a joy_n in_o the_o â—â—ngdome_n of_o heaven_n and_o though_o we_o â—â—ant_v many_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n yet_o god_n give_v we_o patience_n and_o mind_n well_o content_v with_o our_o estate_n as_o a_o token_n that_o he_o love_v us._n so_o
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in_o our_o sin_n and_o do_v not_o see_v and_o feel_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o in_o ourselves_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n go_v on_o and_o be_v harden_v in_o our_o sin_n and_o so_o that_o be_v verify_v in_o we_o as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o which_o the_o lord_n complain_v â—f_n by_o his_o prophet_n 50.21_o psal_n 50.21_o these_o thing_n have_v â—hou_n do_v and_o i_o hold_v my_o tongue_n â—herefore_o thou_o think_v that_o i_o be_v â—â—ke_v thou_o but_o i_o will_v reproove_v thou_o â—nd_v set_v they_o in_o order_n before_o thou_o and_o thus_o not_o only_o before_o our_o calâ—â—ng_n infidelity_n do_v whole_o bear_v â—â—e_z sway_n in_o we_o but_o also_o since_o that_o time_n great_a remnant_n of_o it_o still_o remain_v 〈◊〉_d we_o so_o that_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o will_v â—eleeve_v no_o further_o than_o we_o see_v and_o â—ele_n especial_o in_o the_o time_n of_o temptation_n for_o if_o we_o be_v in_o any_o great_a trouâ—â—e_n job_n job_n and_o then_o if_o there_o be_v a_o messenger_n god_n 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