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in_o his_o person_n and_o office_n and_o that_o the_o father_n be_v in_o he_o and_o he_o his_o ambassador_n reconcile_a the_o world_n for_o they_o have_v know_v that_o i_o come_v out_o from_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o do_v send_v i_o of_o which_o chap._n 16.27_o 11._o believer_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o root_v in_o their_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n his_o person_n and_o office_n consider_v the_o many_o tentation_n and_o assault_n they_o will_v meet_v with_o to_o shake_v they_o in_o this_o particular_a for_o they_o have_v sure_o or_o true_o know_v etc._n etc._n 12._o for_o settle_v of_o believer_n in_o the_o point_n of_o know_v christ_n they_o must_v not_o expect_v such_o evidence_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o natural_a thing_n but_o must_v submit_v and_o be_v content_a with_o the_o evidence_n of_o faith_n which_o how_o obscure_a soever_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o sure_a knowledge_n in_o its_o own_o kind_n for_o they_o have_v sure_o know_v be_v expound_v they_o have_v believe_v that_o thou_o do_v 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