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thy_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thy_o guide_n and_o captain_n to_o lead_v thou_o to_o god_n and_o he_o will_v encourage_v thou_o with_o invincible_a strength_n and_o confidence_n and_o give_v thou_o a_o heart_n of_o steel_n but_o trust_v to_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o it_o will_v fail_v thy_o heart_n and_o not_o be_v a_o sure_a rock_n to_o it_o but_o leave_v it_o in_o fear_n doubt_v anxiety_n go_v to_o christ_n only_o and_o he_o will_v give_v the_o leg_n to_o go_v better_o and_o strengthen_v thy_o feeble_a knee_n and_o make_v straight_a step_n to_o thy_o foot_n and_o encourage_v thy_o heart_n to_o come_v more_o to_o he_o and_o to_o god_n by_o he_o but_o go_v to_o any_o other_o and_o they_o will_v increase_v thy_o fear_n doubt_n and_o scruple_n take_v heart_n to_o go_v to_o god_n by_o christ_n &_o encourage_v thy_o heart_n and_o he_o will_v give_v thou_o more_o courage_n be_v strong_a and_o he_o shall_v strengthen_v your_o heart_n psal_n 26.14_o all_o true_a minister_n and_o christian_n boldness_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o preach_v or_o go_v to_o god_n house_n to_o appear_v before_o he_o to_o worship_v he_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o towards_o god_n as_o see_v he_o and_o in_o sincerity_n approve_v the_o heart_n to_o he_o as_o behold_v he_o in_o christ_n 1._o thess_n 2.1_o 2._o the_o hypocrite_n boldness_n be_v only_o towards_o man_n in_o blindness_n and_o darkness_n not_o see_v god_n but_o only_a man_n who_o eye_n and_o ear_n they_o can_v please_v and_o only_o satisfy_v their_o expectation_n if_o minister_n can_v manifest_v god_n face_n and_o presence_n and_o god_n will_v show_v himself_o in_o they_o as_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n only_a believer_n dare_v join_v themselves_o to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n hypocrite_n will_v either_o abhor_v or_o tremble_v or_o be_v ashamed_a to_o appear_v act._n 5.13_o 14._o 1._o cor._n 14.24_o 25._o the_o best_a and_o great_a boldness_n and_o confidence_n be_v towards_o god_n 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7.25_o that_o can_v perfect_o save_v they_o that_o come_v to_o god_n by_o he_o 7.26_o heb._n 7.26_o holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n and_o high_o than_o the_o heaven_n that_o have_v all-sufficiencie_n of_o all-saving_a good_a as_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n to_o vanquish_v and_o remove_v all_o sin_n and_o devil_n and_o to_o confer_v all_o good_a receive_v christ_n into_o thou_o by_o faith_n lay_v hold_v on_o he_o to_o lead_v thou_o renounce_v reason_n &_o sense_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v strong_a and_o confident_a without_o all_o fear_n for_o therefore_o we_o fear_v and_o be_v in_o doubt_n because_o we_o look_v to_o ourselves_o and_o to_o our_o own_o strength_n and_o righteousness_n and_o rest_v thereon_o and_o go_v not_o whole_o out_o of_o ourselves_o to_o christ_n to_o rest_v our_o heart_n on_o he_o and_o to_o receive_v he_o only_o into_o we_o to_o comfort_v and_o encourage_v we_o but_o we_o receive_v the_o world_n or_o our_o work_n into_o our_o heart_n 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