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psal_n 84._o 7._o isa_n 45._o 24._o &_o 40._o 29_o 30_o 31._o phil._n 4._o 13._o ps_n 68_o 35._o my_o god_n shall_v be_v my_o strength_n isa_n 49._o 5._o that_o no_o temptation_n shall_v be_v above_o that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v and_o to_o have_v a_o good_a issue_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o james_n 1._o 12._o rom._n 6._o 20._o to_o know_v the_o truth_n joh._n 7._o 17._o &_o 16._o 13._o &_o 25._o 9_o 12._o for_o direction_n in_o all_o our_o way_n isa_n 43._o 13._o psal_n 32._o 8._o &_o 48._o 14._o to_o reprove_v other_o levit._fw-la 16._o 17._o pro._n 28._o 23._o &_o 29._o 25._o &_o 24_o 25._o to_o correct_v child_n pro._n 25._o 15._o &_o 29._o 15._o &_o 23._o 13_o 14._o for_o husband_n to_o love_v their_o wife_n eph._n 5._o 25_o 28_o 33._o for_o wife_n to_o obey_v their_o husband_n eph._n 5._o 24._o for_o child_n to_o obey_v their_o parent_n eph._n 6._o 1_o 2._o servant_n to_o obey_v their_o master_n eph._n 6._o 5_o 6_o 7._o to_o leave_v false_a worship_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 16_o 17_o 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thy_o sin_n be_v great_a this_o will_v not_o prove_v it_o consider_v what_o god_n say_v i_o have_v spread_v out_o my_o hand_n all_o the_o day_n to_o a_o rebellious_a people_n that_o provoke_v i_o to_o anger_v continual_o to_o my_o face_n isa_n 65._o 2_o 3._o i_o do_v not_o believe_v i_o be_o elect_v and_o so_o nothing_o can_v do_v i_o good_a 1._o this_o be_v a_o secret_a meddle_v not_o with_o it_o secret_a thing_n belong_v to_o god_n and_o reveal_v thing_n to_o we_o deut._n 29._o 29._o 2._o it_o be_v a_o common_a deceit_n of_o satan_n to_o tell_v a_o soul_n god_n have_v no_o mercy_n for_o he_o when_o the_o soul_n have_v obtain_v mercy_n or_o when_o it_o be_v not_o far_o from_o he_o 3._o it_o be_v certain_a these_o thought_n come_v from_o satan_n because_o they_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n in_o his_o word_n as_o gen._n 3._o 2_o 3_o 4._o 4._o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o unbelief_n to_o be_v inquisitive_a and_o curious_a to_o find_v out_o any_o pretence_n that_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o 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10._o all_o we_o be_v vanish_v in_o the_o infinite_a ocean_n of_o god_n free_a love_n it_o be_v so_o that_o god_n may_v have_v all_o the_o glory_n eph._n 1._o 6._o jer._n 9_o 24._o and_o that_o man_n may_v not_o boast_v rom._n 3._o 9_o but_o obey_v god_n free_o luk._n 1._o 74._o i_o have_v no_o work_n of_o god_n wrought_v in_o i_o the_o spirit_n shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o righteousness_n joh._n 16._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o god_n have_v begin_v his_o work_n in_o thou_o if_o he_o have_v convince_v thou_o of_o sin_n and_o of_o righteousness_n to_o be_v convince_v of_o sin_n be_v for_o the_o soul_n to_o see_v itself_o utter_o lose_v and_o undo_v by_o reason_n of_o sin_n they_o confess_v thâ—y_o be_v vile_a and_o abhor_v themselves_o job_n 42._o 6._o they_o loathe_v themselves_o for_o their_o deed_n ezek._n 20._o 43._o 2._o the_o soul_n be_v convince_v so_o as_o to_o have_v no_o hope_n in_o any_o thing_n it_o can_v do_v to_o help_v itself_o this_o be_v to_o be_v 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elect_n before_o they_o believe_v yea_o before_o they_o be_v bear_v eph._n 1._o 4._o if_o we_o be_v choose_v to_o life_n according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n than_o we_o be_v not_o choose_v to_o life_n according_a to_o our_o believe_a and_o repent_v etc._n etc._n but_o the_o first_o be_v true_a eph._n 1._o 5_o 6._o therefore_o the_o latter_a be_v true_a also_o nor_o be_v man_n choose_v to_o life_n because_o god_n foresee_v they_o will_v believe_v god_n be_v eternal_a the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v god_n he_o be_v never_o without_o his_o will_n what_o he_o now_o will_v he_o ever_o do_v therefore_o there_o can_v not_o be_v any_o cause_n to_o go_v before_o it_o to_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v or_o so_o to_o be_v man_n can_v elect_v without_o a_o act_n and_o time_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o a_o infinite_a be_v election_n be_v his_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a decree_n from_o eternity_n rom._n 9_o 11._o eph._n 1._o 4._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o it_o be_v the_o more_o 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