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faith_n oh_o thou_o believe_a man_n or_o woman_n whatsoever_o thou_o be_v labour_n and_o strive_v thou_o to_o get_v this_o persuasion_n into_o thy_o heart_n and_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o get_v this_o full_a persuasion_n which_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n yet_o labour_v to_o be_v a_o true_a believer_n make_v sure_a work_n for_o that_o and_o then_o paul_n do_v here_o assure_v thou_o as_o himself_o that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n &c_n &c_n shall_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o separate_v thou_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o paul_n do_v not_o speak_v this_o only_a in_o particular_a of_o himself_o but_o of_o we_o put_v it_o the_o case_n of_o every_o believe_a man_n and_o woman_n he_o say_v not_o nothing_o can_v separate_v i_o but_o we_o that_o be_v all_o the_o faithful_a and_o sure_o he_o have_v the_o spirit_n and_o can_v not_o be_v deceive_v and_o therefore_o what_o be_v his_o case_n be_v we_o i_o be_o sure_a not_o any_o thing_n can_v separate_v i_o and_o i_o 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or_o i_o be_o sure_a etc._n etc._n seaventh_o he_o bear_v up_o himself_o bold_o upon_o this_o assurance_n against_o all_o affliction_n and_o danger_n that_o ever_o do_v or_o ever_o can_v befall_v he_o for_o this_o be_v the_o main_a drift_n of_o this_o whole_a discourse_n be_v propound_v by_o way_n of_o a_o reason_n for_o i_o be_o sure_a why_o do_v he_o insult_v over_o all_o these_o because_o he_o be_v sure_a and_o bold_a against_o they_o all_o now_o to_o the_o particular_n doct._n doct._n and_o first_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o implication_n the_o doctrine_n be_v this_o all_o true_a believer_n be_v join_v to_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o have_v a_o gracious_a and_o a_o holy_a and_o spiritual_a communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o he_o the_o point_n be_v but_o employ_v here_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v not_o be_v very_o large_a in_o it_o but_o yet_o because_o it_o be_v so_o employ_v as_o be_v one_o special_a mean_n of_o our_o stand_n fast_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n it_o must_v 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