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of_o god_n delight_n before_o regeneration_n page_n 30._o how_o love_v and_o hate_v before_o it_o page_n 247_o 248_o 249._o election_n the_o act_n of_o the_o father_n page_n 259_o 260._o its_o order_n and_o foundation_n ibid._n of_o christ_n to_o be_v redeemer_n page_n 262._o ad_fw-la 266._o end_v self_n be_v the_o end_n of_o natural_a man_n page_n 66._o christ_n alone_o shall_v be_v we_o page_n 66._o a_o change_n of_o it_o in_o regeneration_n a_o page_n 79_o ad_fw-la 82._o the_o soul_n not_o fit_a for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n without_o a_o change_n of_o it_o page_n 81._o envy_n the_o spring_n of_o the_o church_n calamity_n page_n 666._o how_o to_o check_v it_o page_n 667._o enemy_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v subdue_v page_n 336_o 340._o 367_o 8._o 1089._o can_v hinder_v a_o
but_o renew_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o he_o as_o a_o reward_n deliverance_n then_o come_v when_o god_n have_v separate_v the_o corn_n from_o the_o stubble_n 4._o a_o stand_a encouragement_n for_o future_a faith_n when_o the_o strait_n be_v great_a from_o whence_o god_n deliver_v we_o there_o be_v a_o strong_a foundation_n for_o a_o future_a trust_n when_o the_o distress_n be_v inconsiderable_a faith_n afterward_o will_v be_v more_o feeble_a large_a experience_n hearten_v &_o strengthen_v faith_n in_o the_o promise_n when_o gloomy_a cloud_n be_v blow_v over_o the_o bright_a and_o thin_a will_n not_o be_v much_o fear_v when_o we_o see_v the_o sun_n melt_v the_o thick_a over_o our_o head_n we_o shall_v not_o doubt_v its_o force_n to_o dissolve_v the_o lesser_a vapour_n which_o may_v afterward_o assemble_v when_o the_o ship_n have_v escape_v a_o rage_a storm_n we_o shall_v not_o doubt_v it_o in_o a_o less_o god_n often_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o deliverance_n 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punishment_n psal_n 22.1_o but_o thou_o be_v holy_a when_o he_o expostulate_v with_o god_n why_o he_o have_v forsake_v he_o justify_v god_n holiness_n howsoever_o thou_o deal_v with_o i_o thou_o be_v holy_a in_o all_o thy_o way_n thou_o do_v i_o not_o wrong_v why_o shall_v i_o complain_v when_o holiness_n and_o hatred_n of_o sin_n guide_v thou_o in_o all_o those_o act_n with_o i_o 4._o how_o earnest_n shall_v we_o be_v to_o get_v rid_v of_o sin_n by_o pardon_n by_o sanctification_n gild_n be_v the_o sting_n of_o punishment_n sin_n only_o embitter_v trouble_v the_o remission_n and_o mortification_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n if_o the_o arrow_n head_n be_v out_o of_o a_o wound_n the_o cure_n will_v be_v more_o easy_a look_v upon_o my_o affliction_n and_o my_o pain_n and_o forgive_v all_o my_o sin_n say_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 25.8_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n will_v mitigate_v the_o sharpness_n of_o his_o pain_n 5._o how_o shall_v we_o act_v faith_n on_o god_n in_o 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