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and_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o christ_n excellency_n phil._n 3._o 8._o four_o such_o will_v employ_v their_o great_a care_n to_o imitate_v god_n eph._n 5._o 1._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 22._o five_o such_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n rom._n 8._o 15_o 16._o gal._n 4._o 6._o because_o you_o be_v son_n god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o your_o heart_n cry_v abba_n father_n not_o part_n not_o light_n not_o the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n only_o but_o such_o a_o soul_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n very_o strong_a strain_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n run_v through_o all_o his_o duty_n he_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o boldness_n whereby_o he_o come_v to_o god_n as_o to_o a_o father_n o_o how_o earnest_a and_o unwearied_a be_v his_o breathe_n after_o god_n what_o wrestle_n with_o god_n in_o secret_n have_v he_o what_o pouring_n out_o of_o strong_a cry_n to_o he_o as_o christ_n do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n heb._n 5._o 7._o o_o 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we_o do_v to_o obtain_v this_o adoption-grace_n answ_n this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o sovereign_a pleasure_n and_o freegrace_n rom._n 9_o 15_o 16_o 18._o it_o can_v be_v purchase_v by_o any_o thing_n in_o or_o do_v by_o the_o creature_n you_o can_v with_o simon_n magus_n buy_v this_o relation_n act._n 8._o 18_o 19_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o way_n in_o which_o adoption_n grace_n may_v be_v obtain_v as_o first_o get_v your_o soul_n separate_v from_o sin_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 17._o second_o get_v justify_v faith_n eph._n 2._o 13_o 19_o three_o beg_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n gal._n 4._o 6._o last_o open_v the_o door_n of_o thy_o heart_n to_o the_o spirit_n psa_n 24._o 7._o rev_n 3._o 20._o chap._n xx._n the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n purchase_n prove_v by_o several_a argument_n another_o glorious_a fruit_n of_o christ_n blood_n and_o purchase_v treasure_n for_o save_v soul_n be_v the_o establishment_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n to_o 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