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3_o 4_o 5._o positive_a rule_n for_o the_o right_a application_n of_o the_o promise_n rule_n 2._o how_o the_o promise_n be_v in_o their_o performance_n conditional_a p._n 66_o rule_n 3._o there_o be_v a_o dependency_n of_o one_o promise_n on_o another_o which_o must_v not_o be_v break_v nor_o invert_v p._n 73_o rule_n 4._o a_o serious_a and_o frequent_a meditation_n on_o the_o promise_n p._n 77_o rule_n 5._o to_o be_v much_o in_o the_o application_n of_o the_o promise_n p._n 81_o chap._n viii_o contain_v five_o other_o positive_a rule_n rule_n 6._o continue_v in_o holy_a wait_v upon_o god_n p._n 86_o rule_v 7._o make_v choice_n of_o some_o special_a promise_n to_o resort_v unto_o in_o extremity_n p._n 90_o rule_v 8._o to_o eye_v such_o example_n to_o who_o promise_n have_v be_v fulfil_v p._n 96_o kule_n 9_o to_o preserve_v our_o communion_n with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n entire_a who_o be_v the_o great_a apply_o of_o promise_n p._n 101_o rule_v 10._o be_v true_o thankful_a for_o the_o 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the_o danger_n show_v in_o several_a particular_n p._n 162_o chap._n xii_o in_o which_o divers_a query_n be_v resolve_v sect._n 1_o faith_n be_v not_o assurance_n prove_v by_o sundry_a demonstration_n p._n 170_o chap._n xiii_o what_o use_v a_o believer_n may_v make_v of_o the_o promise_n of_o pardon_n after_o relapse_n p._n 18_o sect._n 1._o how_o far_o a_o believer_n may_v charge_v upon_o himself_o atrocious_a sin_n p._n 181_o sect._n 2._o how_o far_o a_o believer_n ought_v not_o to_o charge_v upon_o himself_o atrocious_a sin_n and_o backslide_n p._n 188_o chap._n fourteen_o page_n 196._o show_v what_o use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o such_o promise_n as_o we_o can_v expect_v to_o see_v the_o performance_n of_o 1._o they_o be_v useful_a to_o support_v under_o present_a trouble_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 168_o 2._o they_o be_v useful_a as_o a_o firm_a rock_n to_o bottom_n prayer_n upon_o 3._o they_o be_v useful_a to_o try_v the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o believer_n affection_n and_o love_n to_o god_n glory_n p._n 202_o 4._o they_o be_v useful_a to_o comfort_v believer_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o posterity_n p._n 204_o chap._n xv._o page_n 205._o whether_o a_o believer_n always_o enjoy_v the_o comfort_n of_o assurance_n in_o death_n who_o be_v diligent_a in_o make_v use_n of_o the_o promise_n in_o answer_v four_o conclusion_n set_v down_o 1._o a_o believer_n may_v meet_v with_o many_o conflict_n in_o his_o death_n p._n 206_o 2._o that_o our_o diligence_n to_o clear_v up_o our_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n be_v the_o ordinary_a and_o regular_a way_n to_o obtain_v comfort_n p._n 207_o 3._o that_o the_o improvement_n of_o promise_n do_v usual_o procure_v comfort_n in_o death_n unless_o in_o four_o case_n first_o when_o siknesse_n and_o distemper_n be_v violent_a second_o when_o temptation_n and_o assault_n of_o satan_n be_v vehement_a three_o when_o christian_n have_v intermit_v their_o want_a care_n and_o circumspection_n four_o when_o their_o grace_n and_o comfort_n have_v be_v manifest_v to_o themselves_o and_o other_o in_o their_o life_n god_n may_v withdraw_v 1._o to_o manifest_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o faith_n 2._o to_o show_v that_o comfort_n in_o death_n be_v not_o so_o necessary_a as_o grace_n 3._o in_o judgement_n to_o other_o who_o get_v no_o good_a by_o their_o life_n shall_v not_o be_v gainer_n by_o their_o death_n chap._n xvi_o page_n 216._o show_v what_o use_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o temporal_a promise_n sect._n 1_o why_o god_n have_v make_v such_o various_a promimise_n of_o temporal_a mercy_n to_o his_o people_n under_o the_o law_n p._n 218_o sect._n 2._o four_o benefit_n come_v to_o believer_n by_o look_v to_o temporal_a promise_n p._n 220_o sect._n 3_o five_o assertion_n direct_v to_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o temporal_a promise_n p._n 226_o 1._o god_n declaration_n of_o give_v temporal_a blessing_n be_v not_o absolute_a 2._o the_o fulfil_n of_o temporal_a promise_n be_v disjunctive_a 3._o temporal_a promise_n 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