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son_n that_o this_o work_n may_v be_v wrought_v in_o we_o think_v not_o that_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n can_v be_v wrought_v by_o any_o power_n which_o be_v in_o ourselves_o it_o be_v give_v to_o we_o to_o believe_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n communicate_v and_o extend_v to_o we_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o this_o be_v the_o next_o thing_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o word_n to_o be_v handle_v you_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n but_o i_o must_v leave_v that_o to_o some_o other_o time_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n look_v unto_o the_o father_n of_o light_n for_o it_o be_v his_o gift_n we_o can_v bestow_v it_o upon_o ourselves_o faith_n be_v not_o from_o ourselves_o sermon_n four_o ephes._n 2.8_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v through_o faith_n not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n faith_n be_v a_o work_n as_o difficult_a as_o it_o be_v glorious_a and_o as_o much_o beyond_o 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free_o rev._n 22.17_o he_o compare_v himself_o to_o a_o run_a river_n out_o of_o which_o every_o poor_a traveller_n may_v drink_v free_o no_o man_n demand_v or_o require_v any_o thing_n for_o what_o he_o take_v he_o do_v set_v captive_n sree_a not_o for_o price_n or_o reward_n isa_n 45.13_o not_o for_o their_o work_n though_o we_o have_v sell_v ourselves_o for_o nought_o yet_o he_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v redeem_v without_o money_n or_o price_n isa_n 52.3_o he_o have_v pay_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o price_n or_o money_n for_o our_o redemption_n and_o assure_v we_o now_o in_o his_o word_n of_o truth_n that_o there_o be_v salvation_n for_o we_o without_o our_o merit_n by_o faith_n in_o he_o therefore_o let_v