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that_o their_o abundance_n in_o meat_n &_o drink_v &_o other_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n come_v from_o the_o lord_n &_o not_o from_o their_o own_o power_n or_o strength_n deut._n 8._o vers_fw-la 17._o and_o shall_v we_o be_v so_o injurious_a to_o god_n so_o unthankful_a to_o christ_n so_o presumptuous_a against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o to_o say_v we_o have_v get_v to_o ourselves_o everlasting_a life_n god_n forbid_v that_o this_o foolishness_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o any_o man_n see_v then_o all_o these_o small_a thing_n come_v not_o for_o our_o own_o desert_n unto_o we_o but_o for_o his_o christ_n sake_n much_o more_o must_v we_o ascribe_v to_o his_o goodness_n this_o great_a benefit_n of_o life_n everlasting_a as_o concern_v this_o life_n to_o come_v to_o ask_v as_o many_o do_v fond_o and_o curious_o rather_o than_o godly_o whether_o we_o shall_v know_v one_o another_o or_o whether_o we_o shall_v all_o be_v alike_o in_o degree_n i_o think_v these_o question_n 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