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will_v thou_o not_o to_o thy_o power_n have_v do_v they_o that_o thou_o may_v enjoy_v the_o bless_a son_n of_o god_n for_o thou_o how_o much_o more_o then_o when_o he_o only_o say_v take_v jesus_n christ_n as_o thy_o lord_n and_o saviour_n prize_n and_o love_v he_o as_o thy_o saviour_n obey_v and_o honour_v he_o as_o thy_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v thou_o for_o ever_o do_v but_o as_o much_o for_o he_o as_o the_o covetous_a man_n do_v for_o his_o wealth_n as_o the_o ambitious_a man_n for_o his_o honour_n as_o the_o voluptuous_a man_n for_o his_o belly_n they_o give_v their_o high_a esteem_n their_o choice_a affection_n and_o their_o great_a service_n to_o that_o which_o they_o take_v for_o their_o god_n their_o chief_a good_a and_o sure_o christ_n be_v more_o worthy_a hereof_o and_o will_v requite_v thou_o best_a for_o they_o 4._o consider_v how_o god_n offer_v this_o gift_n to_o thou_o his_o manner_n of_o deal_n with_o thou_o in_o this_o be_v wonderful_a he_o offer_v christ_n 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55.2_o and_o add_v protestation_n of_o his_o loathness_n that_o any_o soul_n shall_v perish_v why_o will_v you_o die_v anger_n be_v not_o in_o i_o why_o shall_v the_o flame_n consume_v the_o stubble_n what_o can_v i_o do_v more_o what_o iniquity_n have_v you_o find_v in_o i_o &_o c_o he_o complain_v and_o lament_v most_o sad_o when_o man_n neglect_v and_o slight_a this_o offer_a gift_n why_o will_v you_o not_o come_v to_o i_o that_o you_o may_v have_v life_n he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o and_o they_o receive_v he_o not_o john_n 1.11_o o_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n thou_o that_o kill_v the_o prophet_n and_o stone_v they_o that_o be_v send_v unto_o thou_o how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n together_o even_o as_o a_o hen_n gather_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n and_o you_o will_v not_o matt._n 23.37_o yea_o with_o very_o vehement_a passion_n he_o bewail_v and_o weep_v over_o they_o that_o pity_v not_o themselves_o luke_n 19.42_o if_o thou_o have_v know_v even_o 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fit_v and_o dress_v christ_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v for_o sinner_n use_v and_o advantage_n what_o if_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v say_v so_o christ_n shall_v be_v a_o saviour_n and_o save_v none_o a_o redeemer_n and_o ransom_n none_o at_o all_o a_o advocate_n and_o plead_v for_o none_o for_o all_o be_v sinner_n all_o be_v captive_n all_o be_v at_o enmity_n with_o god_n natural_o we_o have_v the_o more_o need_n to_o use_v he_o because_o such_o now_o for_o direction_n how_o we_o must_v make_v use_n of_o christ_n 1._o as_o for_o the_o manner_n 2._o the_o particular_a case_n wherein_n 1._o how_o or_o in_o what_o
3._o remove_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n and_o restore_a peace_n and_o joy_n to_o the_o soul_n he_o give_v they_o peace_n with_o he_o john_n 14.27_o peace_n i_o leave_v with_o you_o my_o peace_n i_o give_v unto_o you_o not_o as_o the_o world_n give_v give_v i_o unto_o you_o let_v not_o your_o heart_n be_v trouble_v neither_o let_v it_o be_v afraid_a and_o job._n 16.33_o he_o give_v they_o a_o free_a spirit_n a_o enlarge_a heart_n a_o sound_a mind_n the_o spirit_n of_o power_n and_o love_n 2_o tim._n 1.7_o 5._o he_o show_v his_o lordship_n towards_o his_o peculiar_a people_n in_o maintain_v they_o in_o his_o service_n and_o supply_v they_o in_o all_o their_o want_n from_o this_o head_n wherein_o dwell_v all_o fullness_n all_o the_o body_n by_o joint_n and_o band_n have_v nourishment_n minister_v increase_v with_o the_o increase_n of_o god_n col_n 2.19_o the_o lord_n be_v their_o shepherd_n they_o shall_v not_o want_v psal._n 23.1_o and_o 84.11_o very_o his_o household_n shall_v be_v 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that_o deliver_v he_o be_v call_v his_o lord_n so_o when_o we_o be_v mancipia_fw-la peccati_fw-la &_o diaboli_fw-la the_o devil_n captive_n and_o slave_n of_o sin_n in_o which_o condition_n if_o we_o have_v live_v and_o die_v after_o a_o hard_a and_o toilsome_a service_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n our_o wage_n in_o the_o end_n shall_v have_v be_v eternal_a death_n christ_n by_o his_o death_n have_v conquer_v sin_n and_o satan_n and_o free_v we_o from_o that_o wretched_a thraldom_n to_o this_o end_n that_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o our_o enemy_n we_o may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n luke_n 1.74_o 75_o thus_o the_o israelite_n be_v deliver_v from_o egypt_n the_o house_n of_o bondage_n to_o serve_v god_n hence_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o david_n confess_v psal._n 116.16_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n thou_o have_v loose_v my_o 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