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8._o 15._o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n yea_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n enable_v they_o thus_o to_o act_v faith_n in_o consideration_n of_o this_o relation_n not_o only_o in_o time_n of_o outward_a favour_n when_o the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n shine_v upon_o their_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o thing_n go_v well_o with_o they_o but_o also_o in_o the_o most_o cloudy_a time_n of_o dark_a dispensation_n when_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o they_o and_o carry_v it_o towards_o they_o as_o if_o he_o be_v their_o enemy_n hence_o that_o challenge_n of_o faith_n at_o such_o a_o hour_n isai_n 63._o 17._o doubtless_o thou_o be_v our_o father_n 4._o the_o powerful_a preservation_n of_o they_o in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 5._o who_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n believer_n be_v weak_a in_o themselves_o and_o lie_v open_a to_o many_o strong_a temptation_n and_o if_o 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possible_o seem_v to_o wink_v and_o keep_v silence_n for_o the_o present_a and_o man_n may_v take_v encouragement_n therefrom_o to_o vent_v their_o spite_n and_o malice_n but_o he_o will_v not_o do_v so_o always_o but_o a_o time_n shall_v come_v and_o that_o quick_o when_o he_o will_v call_v they_o to_o a_o account_n for_o all_o and_o a_o dreadful_a account_n it_o will_v be_v when_o it_o come_v god_n do_v many_o time_n in_o this_o world_n testify_v to_o his_o displeasure_n upon_o this_o very_a account_n and_o there_o be_v several_a remarkable_a instance_n in_o scripture_n of_o his_o severity_n upon_o the_o malicious_a adversary_n of_o his_o saint_n enough_o to_o put_v a_o dread_n upon_o any_o such_o will_v they_o but_o consider_v of_o it_o do_v korah_n and_o his_o accomplice_n arise_v up_o against_o moses_n and_o adronâ—_n they_o shall_v not_o die_v as_o other_o man_n but_o a_o new_a work_n shall_v be_v do_v the_o earth_n with_o her_o open_a mouth_n shall_v swallow_v they_o up_o 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the_o great_a felicity_n but_o this_o discover_v their_o mistake_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o when_o we_o shall_v attain_v the_o high_a pitch_n of_o create_a felicity_n our_o happiness_n will_v receive_v its_o denomination_n from_o hence_o viz._n that_o we_o shall_v be_v like_o christ_n then_o certain_o the_o more_o any_o be_v like_o christ_n in_o this_o world_n the_o more_o of_o true_a happiness_n they_o now_o possess_v it_o be_v true_a conformity_n to_o christ_n in_o this_o evil_a world_n procure_v man_n hatred_n and_o persecution_n and_o that_o make_v man_n who_o judge_n according_a to_o outward_a appearance_n vote_v they_o miserable_a but_o still_o their_o inward_a unseen_a glory_n which_o proceed_v from_o their_o consimilitude_n to_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o preponderate_a blessedness_n and_o as_o it_o be_v itself_o a_o man_n good_a estate_n so_o also_o it_o derive_v those_o solid_a joy_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o that_o be_v so_o that_o render_v it_o full_a of_o 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