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that_o he_o do_v not_o sin_n with_o his_o whole_a will_n for_o if_o a_o man_n will_n be_v absolute_o set_v upon_o wicked_a course_n than_o he_o will_v have_v a_o purpose_n and_o resolution_n to_o live_v in_o they_o but_o a_o child_n of_o god_n have_v always_o a_o purpose_n to_o do_v the_o contrary_a and_o to_o walk_v in_o god_n way_n second_o because_o a_o child_n of_o god_n never_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v against_o the_o study_n and_o composure_n of_o his_o heart_n it_o be_v against_o his_o course_n against_o the_o frame_n he_o compose_v to_o himself_o
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i_o live_v as_o david_n though_o he_o say_v god_n have_v forsake_v he_o in_o regard_n of_o sense_n and_o feeling_n yet_o he_o hold_v this_o principle_n still_o my_o god_n my_o god_n psal_n 22._o 1._o again_o this_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n against_o all_o persecution_n we_o know_v not_o what_o persecution_n and_o what_o trouble_v we_o may_v come_v to_o and_o what_o may_v become_v of_o we_o before_o we_o go_v hence_o now_o it_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n to_o hear_v this_o that_o come_v prosperity_n come_v adversity_n come_v what_o can_v come_v come_v temptation_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n come_v fire_n and_o faggot_n come_v prison_n come_v banishment_n i_o tell_v you_o a_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v never_o be_v a_o bankrupt_a he_o shall_v never_o be_v void_a of_o all_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v have_v something_o in_o he_o still_o remain_v it_o be_v true_a a_o child_n of_o god_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o that_o pass_n that_o persecution_n may_v be_v heavy_a to_o he_o and_o may_v be_v a_o grievous_a cut_n and_o he_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o put_v off_o this_o and_o ready_a to_o consult_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o put_v it_o off_o and_o unless_o a_o child_n of_o god_n provide_v for_o persecution_n it_o shall_v be_v hard_a for_o he_o to_o bear_v it_o but_o yet_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n will_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v heb._n 13._o 5._o though_o the_o cross_n and_o affliction_n be_v never_o so_o bitter_a and_o irksome_a to_o thou_o yet_o thou_o shall_v have_v something_o or_o other_o that_o shall_v make_v thou_o able_a to_o bear_v it_o and_o to_o go_v on_o in_o it_o though_o thou_o do_v but_o hang_v by_o the_o finger_n end_n yet_o something_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o so_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o fall_v last_o labour_v to_o make_v it_o sure_a to_o our_o soul_n that_o we_o be_v godly_a for_o we_o see_v 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promise_n and_o then_o believe_v as_o you_o may_v see_v psal_n 119._o 49._o it_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o prophet_n david_n remember_v thy_o word_n o_o lord_n wherein_o thou_o have_v cause_v thy_o servant_n to_o trust_v the_o lord_n let_v in_o a_o word_n of_o promise_n into_o david_n heart_n than_o cause_v he_o to_o hope_v in_o it_o and_o make_v he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n tender_v and_o propound_v to_o he_o and_o so_o make_v he_o relic_n upon_o it_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o this_o call_n of_o god_n who_o be_v able_a to_o believe_v for_o without_o this_o call_n the_o soul_n when_o it_o see_v its_o dulness_n and_o deadness_n and_o untowardness_n and_o unworthiness_n it_o will_v go_v away_o it_o will_v say_v i_o can_v look_v to_o the_o promise_n i_o can_v do_v this_o and_o that_o and_o i_o have_v no_o faith_n and_o what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o the_o promise_n therefore_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o effectual_o call_v a_o man_n he_o let_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o promise_n he_o hold_v forth_o his_o free_a and_o gracious_a promise_n so_o that_o now_o the_o soul_n can_v say_v the_o lord_n call_v i_o by_o his_o grace_n and_o though_o i_o be_v never_o so_o wretched_a and_o my_o heart_n be_v stark_o naught_o though_o i_o be_v as_o reprobate_a to_o every_o good_a word_n and_o work_n as_o the_o vile_a in_o the_o world_n yet_o here_o be_v a_o free_a offer_n and_o i_o will_v rely_v upon_o it_o it_o be_v tender_v unto_o i_o otherwise_o why_o shall_v god_n propound_v it_o so_o free_o why_o shall_v he_o hold_v it_o forth_o