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appear_v and_o be_v bright_o manifest_v as_o in_o former_a time_n it_o be_v not_o it_o be_v witness_v in_o former_a time_n in_o the_o law_n and_o by_o the_o prophet_n but_o in_o this_o be_v manifest_v the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o god_n send_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n that_o we_o may_v live_v through_o he_o tit._n 2._o 11._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 9_o 10._o and_o answerable_o sin_n be_v now_o render_v more_o odious_a than_o it_o be_v in_o former_a time_n especial_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o a_o new_a account_n the_o holy_a spirit_n say_v our_o saviour_n shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o on_o i_o joh._n 16._o 8_o 9_o as_o also_o now_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v pour_v forth_o upon_o all_o flesh_n to_o wither_v it_o and_o to_o stain_v the_o glory_n and_o goodliness_n of_o it_o act_n 2._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 23-25_a 1_o cor._n 1._o 17-20-29_a yea_o now_o there_o be_v a_o more_o plain_a declaration_n and_o discovery_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o christ_n redemption_n and_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n therein_o then_o former_o be_v give_v forth_o to_o wit_n that_o it_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n sinner_n indefinite_o without_o exception_n or_o exclusion_n of_o any_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 15._o that_o christ_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n taste_v death_n for_o every_o man_n and_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o and_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n heb._n 2._o 9_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 6_o 7_o joh._n 4._o 42._o &_o 12._o 47._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 14._o and_o on_o this_o ground_n christ_n by_o his_o servant_n do_v beseech_v man_n and_o persuade_v