in_o himself_o before_o he_o presume_v to_o testify_v of_o 10._o 1_o john_n 5._o 1._o 6_o 10._o the_o most_o eminent_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o heir_n of_o heaven_n he_o have_v show_v believer_n that_o their_o right_n by_o the_o gospel_n be_v good_a in_o law_n when_o it_o be_v seal_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o heart_n blood_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n to_o they_o that_o believe_v 3_o ephes_n 1._o 13._o rom._n 9_o 1._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 20_o 27._o 1_o john_n 5._o 13._o 19_o 20._o rom._n 8._o 16_o 17._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 3_o rom._n 10._o the_o single_a testimony_n of_o a_o deceive_a heart_n be_v no_o authority_n but_o when_o the_o spirit_n have_v enlighten_v and_o renew_v a_o soul_n he_o leave_v a_o impress_n upon_o the_o heart_n and_o a_o certificate_n in_o the_o conscience_n which_o can_v deceive_v let_v the_o reader_n beg_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 28._o r._n your_o patience_n p._n 152._o l._n 8._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o cut_v beyond_o p._n 189._o l._n 5._o r._n scripture_n p._n 203._o l._n 7._o r._n all_o lay_n p._n 216._o read_v the_o whole_a sentence_n follow_v for_o although_o etc._n etc._n after_o 1._o immediate_o in_o the_o next_o page_n p._n 229._o l._n 19_o r._n to_o they_o p._n 252._o l._n 8._o r._n seal_n p._n 278._o l._n 25._o r._n measure_n p._n 289._o l._n 23._o r._n wrought_v p._n 298._o l._n 16._o r._n exercise_n p._n 339._o l._n 2_o 3._o r._n particular_a to_o p._n 343._o l._n 12._o r._n buy_v p._n 367_o l._n 6._o r._n hasitancy_n p_o 397._o l._n 15._o r._n manner_n p_o 419_o l._n 15._o for_o they_o r._n it_o p._n 438._o l._n 25_o 26._o r._n the_o real_a p._n 497_o l._n 22._o r._n accompany_v p._n 579._o mar_v r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 589._o l._n 18._o r._n wring_v i_o may_v add_v p._n 87._o l._n 8._o r._n expectation_n l._n 31._o r._n peccatur_fw-la p._n 179_o 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feel_v the_o impression_n thereof_o you_o 6._o the_o time_n of_o this_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o patient_n in_o who_o it_o be_v wrought_v imply_v in_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o the_o verse_n which_o be_v during_o the_o time_n of_o transition_n from_o nature_n to_o grace_n from_o alienation_n and_o enmity_n to_o adoption_n and_o friendship_n 1._o what_o this_o spirit_n be_v who_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o work_n have_v not_o a_o little_a perplex_a interpreter_n chrysostome_n and_o out_o of_o he_o oecumenius_n and_o augustine_n and_o divers_a modern_a writer_n both_o popish_a and_o reform_a understand_v this_o whole_a clause_n concern_v jewish_n pedagogy_n or_o discipline_n under_o which_o god_n hold_v they_o under_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o two_o spirit_n here_o receive_v say_v augustine_n be_v suit_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o two_o testament_n locum_fw-la evidentissimè_fw-la duorum_fw-la testamentorum_fw-la distinct_a a_o 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