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as_o well_o as_o in_o carnal_a self_n in_o thy_o very_a grace_n and_o not_o rest_n upon_o they_o that_o so_o thou_o may_v account_v all_o thy_o righteousness_n as_o filthy_a rag_n 64._o isa_n 64._o and_o be_v for_o ever_o keep_v from_o boast_v 3.27_o rom._n 3.27_o fear_n the_o seven_o ground_n of_o fear_n 7._o thou_o complain_v thou_o can_v not_o attain_v to_o something_o that_o thou_o see_v in_o other_o man_n that_o peradventure_o be_v in_o christ_n after_o thou_o and_o be_v inferior_a in_o gift_n not_o to_o that_o humility_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o thou_o fear_v thy_o state_n that_o thou_o be_v not_o true_o convert_v and_o have_v no_o grace_n i_o answer_v that_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o therefore_o thou_o have_v no_o grace_n do_v not_o elihu_n pass_v the_o three_o ancient_n speak_v of_o in_o job_n in_o understanding_n and_o wisdom_n 42.7,8_o job_n 42.7,8_o and_o yet_o i_o conceive_v they_o have_v grace_n for_o god_n call_v for_o their_o sacrifice_n which_o he_o will_v not_o 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of_o wisdom_n to_o another_o prophecy_n etc._n etc._n now_o because_o thou_o have_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o gift_n or_o measure_n of_o gift_n or_o enjoyment_n that_o other_o have_v will_v thou_o say_v thou_o have_v no_o grace_n fear_n the_o eight_o ground_n of_o fear_n 8._o thou_o complain_v thou_o enjoy_v god_n lest_o many_o time_n when_o thou_o set_v thyself_o the_o best_a about_o it_o and_o go_v about_o to_o fit_v thy_o soul_n to_o entertain_v christ_n or_o get_v down_o corruption_n as_o in_o fast_v etc._n etc._n i_o answ_n it_o may_v be_v so_o and_o yet_o thou_o may_v be_v one_o that_o haste_n grace_n too_o sometime_o god_n delay_v to_o come_v in_o to_o his_o people_n and_o put_v off_o for_o divers_a end_n know_v to_o himself_o hab._n 1.2_o o_o lord_n say_v he_o how_o long_o shall_v i_o cry_v and_o thou_o will_v not_o hear_v yea_o cry_v out_o of_o violence_n and_o thou_o will_v not_o save_v and_o yet_o this_o man_n be_v go_n so_o job_n cry_v out_o in_o the_o same_o word_n job_n 19.7_o behold_v i_o cry_v out_o of_o wrong_n but_o i_o be_o not_o hear_v i_o cry_v aloud_o but_o there_o be_v no_o judgement_n so_o david_n also_o psal_n 69.3_o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o cry_n my_o heart_n be_v dry_v my_o eye_n fail_v while_o i_o wait_v for_o my_o god_n and_o job_n 23.8,9_o behold_v i_o go_v forward_o but_o he_o be_v not_o there_o and_o backward_o but_o i_o can_v perceive_v he_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n where_o he_o work_v but_o i_o can_v behold_v he_o he_o hide_v himself_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n that_o i_o can_v see_v he_o here_o you_o see_v he_o set_v himself_o about_o it_o but_o can_v not_o