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and_o put_v away_o thy_o distrust_n from_o thou_o but_o have_v thou_o believe_v for_o so_o thou_o do_v pretend_v then_o trust_v the_o lord_n still_o and_o say_v with_o he_o why_o do_v thou_o thus_o fret_v o_o my_o soul_n in_o my_o breast_n and_o recoil_v against_o that_o which_o have_v former_o satisfy_v thou_o turn_v rather_o thy_o vexation_n into_o prayer_n and_o say_v remove_v these_o unpleasing_a chain_n lord_n at_o last_o and_o set_v i_o at_o liberty_n show_v i_o this_o wisdom_n from_o above_o not_o only_o bare_o to_o cling_v to_o it_o but_o also_o to_o improve_v it_o so_o as_o to_o feel_v the_o power_n of_o it_o to_o shut_v out_o my_o base_a distemper_n out_o of_o door_n and_o there_o to_o hold_v
former_a obey_n 14._o it_o be_v obedient_a in_o her_o particular_a condition_n of_o life_n 15._o it_o seek_v after_o no_o dispensation_n ibid._n to_o 548._o truth_n of_o god_n must_v not_o be_v take_v by_o tradition_n and_o prejudice_n but_o from_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o truth_n believe_v as_o god_n pag._n 576_o terror_n to_o all_o popish_a and_o blind_a maintainer_n of_o truth_n upon_o false_a ground_n pag._n 577_o terror_n to_o all_o such_o as_o nourish_v in_o themselves_o most_o open_a and_o odious_a disease_n seek_v no_o cure_n pag._n 866_o trial_n of_o the_o true_a spirit_n of_o grace_n be_v from_o herself_o pag._n 878_o v._n unbelief_n of_o the_o word_n so_o much_o the_o more_o damnable_a by_o how_o much_o it_o have_v be_v confirm_v so_o by_o miracle_n pag._n 5_o vnconditionall_a call_n of_o god_n what_o 10._o why_o and_o how_o it_o be_v free_a ibid._n unfaithful_a servant_n terrify_v 301._o wherein_o it_o consist_v sundry_a particular_n ibid._n vower_n first_o what_o they_o will_v do_v and_o then_o enquirer_n of_o the_o minister_n for_o counsel_n be_v dissembler_n pag._n 401_o it_o betray_v great_a vnfaithfulnesse_n to_o be_v very_o forward_o in_o great_a duty_n and_o backward_o in_o small_a pag._n 430_o unequal_a and_o unsound_a person_n in_o their_o course_n not_o to_o be_v trust_v pag._n 436_o to_o be_v at_o a_o utter_a strait_n and_o bring_v to_o a_o forlorn_a hopeless_a condition_n be_v one_o step_n to_o faith_n pag._n 499_o unapt_a applier_n of_o promise_n or_o of_o other_o part_n of_o the_o word_n reprove_v pag._n 582_o vnproportioned_a mean_n use_v by_o man_n without_o a_o word_n to_o effect_v supernatural_a thing_n be_v evil_a and_o just_o suspect_v pag._n 590_o unbelief_n bind_v the_o arm_n of_o god_n from_o perform_v promise_n pag._n 613_o unbelief_n can_v beteame_n herself_o that_o bounty_n in_o performance_n which_o be_v in_o god_n 616._o with_o amplification_n of_o the_o point_n ibid._n w._n word_n and_o voice_n of_o god_n own_o mouth_n 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project_n wise_o for_o god_n 4._o be_v watchful_a against_o all_o enemy_n especial_o spiritual_a 5._o meddle_v with_o thy_o own_o business_n 6._o in_o all_o doubtful_a case_n look_v to_o that_o which_o be_v pure_a comely_a and_o of_o best_a report_n 7._o of_o 2._o moral_a evil_n choose_v neither_o but_o of_o a_o moral_a sin_n and_o a_o penalty_n choose_v the_o latter_a 8._o let_v thing_n profitable_a or_o please_a yield_v to_o thing_n honest_a 9_o try_v man_n or_o thing_n ere_o thou_o trust_v 10._o be_v neither_o too_o credulous_a nor_o too_o obstinate_a ibid._n wrathful_a and_o habitual_o peevish_a and_o froward_a person_n reprove_v 269._o much_o more_o if_o defeat_v ibid._n wait_v upon_o god_n necessary_a for_o such_o as_o look_v to_o speed_v of_o grace_n pag._n 274_o wisdom_n be_v needful_a to_o judge_v aright_o of_o the_o ease_n of_o grace_n pag._n 376_o weak_a believer_n must_v not_o quite_o quail_v and_o give_v over_o pag._n 514_o z._n zeal_n of_o first_o convert_v describe_v 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