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say_v he_o therefore_o do_v i_o speak_v psal_n 116._o 10._o look_v to_o the_o apostle_n with_o what_o faith_n &_o assurance_n they_o speak_v of_o it_o because_o say_v paul_n 2._o cor._n 4._o 13._o we_o have_v the_o same_o spirit_n of_o faith_n according_a as_o it_o be_v write_v i_o believe_v and_o therefore_o have_v i_o speak_v we_o also_o believe_v and_o therefore_o we_o speak_v so_o when_o thou_o hear_v or_o speak_v of_o this_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n seek_v to_o have_v this_o assurance_n in_o thy_o heart_n and_o say_v lord_n give_v i_o thy_o grace_n in_o speak_v and_o hear_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n that_o i_o may_v speak_v and_o hear_v with_o assurance_n and_o if_o you_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o preface_n he_o rise_v up_o in_o commend_v of_o this_o sentence_n that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n and_o he_o say_v not_o only_o this_o be_v a_o true_a say_n that_o we_o may_v assure_o believe_v but_o likewise_o he_o say_v 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whole_a gospel_n alas_o if_o we_o take_v heed_n to_o these_o tithing_n our_o heart_n will_v not_o be_v carry_v after_o so_o many_o vanity_n the_o apostle_n 1_o timoth._n 3._o 16._o call_v this_o the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n and_o a_o great_a mystery_n that_o god_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n justify_v in_o the_o spirit_n see_v of_o the_o angel_n preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n believe_v on_o in_o the_o world_n receive_v up_o into_o glory_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o he_o set_v down_o here_o in_o a_o word_n christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o he_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v to_o save_v sinner_n that_o we_o who_o be_v sinner_n may_v have_v joy_n and_o rejoice_v at_o his_o come_n for_o we_o shall_v never_o hear_v nor_o read_v such_o sentence_n but_o with_o joy_n but_o the_o word_n will_v be_v weigh_v he_o say_v christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n what_o be_v this_o that_o he_o call_v sinner_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o sinner_n in_o the_o 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