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16.17_o he_o give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o revelation_n ephes_n 1.17_o whereby_o they_o perceive_v those_o mystery_n which_o be_v hide_v from_o the_o world_n matth._n 13.11_o john_n 15.15_o 3._o the_o mollify_a of_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o token_n of_o his_o favour_n rom._n 9.18_o sect._n 4_o four_o how_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n preserve_v 1._o by_o our_o esteem_n and_o prize_v his_o favour_n 2._o by_o our_o carriage_n in_o regard_n of_o relation_n to_o he_o quest_n 1_o how_o may_v i_o know_v i_o esteem_v god_n favour_n and_o prize_v it_o at_o a_o high_a rate_n answ_n 1._o by_o the_o stream_n of_o your_o thought_n for_o our_o thought_n run_v on_o that_o we_o do_v esteem_v psalm_n 119.127_o 128._o 2._o if_o we_o oppose_v god_n favour_n against_o man_n malice_n the_o one_o swallow_n the_o other_o 3._o our_o esteem_n appear_v by_o our_o desire_n canticle_n 1.1_o we_o desire_v token_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n 4._o we_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o favour_n 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sect._n 2_o second_o of_o the_o softness_n and_o pliablenesse_n of_o the_o air_n every_o wind_n move_v it_o and_o every_o substance_n cause_v it_o to_o give_v place_n it_o yield_v to_o every_o thing_n and_o seldom_o resist_v any_o thing_n conclusion_n 1._o it_o be_v excellent_a when_o purity_n and_o pliablenesse_n do_v meet_v together_o to_o be_v soft_a tender-hearted_a and_o pliable_a to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o of_o a_o yield_a disposition_n 1._o it_o be_v command_v tit._n 3.2_o ephes_n 4.32_o 2._o it_o be_v commend_v jer._n 35.14_o 3._o it_o be_v reward_v gen._n 13.14_o 15._o after_o abraham_n have_v yield_v to_o lot_n god_n come_v to_o he_o and_o give_v he_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n we_o must_v yield_v 1._o to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n psal_n 27.8_o 3.1_o titus_n 3.1_o 2._o to_o the_o command_n of_o man_n which_o cross_v not_o god_n 3._o to_o tax_n impose_v though_o we_o may_v argue_v against_o they_o matth._n 17.27_o 4._o to_o the_o weak_a 1._o thes_n 5.14_o 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to_o remember_v god_n presence_n god_n law_n the_o great_a account_n the_o mercy_n we_o enjoy_v the_o example_n of_o christ_n these_o mean_n keep_v we_o from_o sinful_a disease_n 2._o there_o purge_v physic_n true_a sorrow_n free_a confession_n humiliation_n prayer_n turn_v to_o god_n 3._o there_o be_v restore_a physic_n to_o embrace_v the_o tender_a of_o mercy_n the_o promise_n of_o grace_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o ponder_v what_o be_v god_n sweet_a nature_n what_o god_n have_v be_v to_o other_o what_o he_o have_v be_v to_o we_o former_o what_o he_o be_v to_o we_o at_o this_o present_a what_o a_o sweet_a mediator_n we_o have_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n this_o may_v restore_v we_o in_o the_o three_o place_n as_o there_o be_v a_o life_n of_o nature_n and_o a_o life_n of_o grace_n so_o there_o be_v for_o the_o soul_n a_o life_n of_o glory_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o eternal_a life_n of_o glory_n 2._o the_o felicity_n of_o that_o life_n that_o there_o be_v a_o eternal_a life_n it_o be_v plain_a mark_v 10.30_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v eternal_a life_n john_n 3.16_o whosoever_o believe_v shall_v have_v everlasting_a life_n eternal_a life_n be_v four_o and_o twenty_o time_n to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n beside_o the_o other_o name_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n heavenly_a inheritance_n etc._n etc._n the_o argument_n to_o prove_v a_o eternal_a life_n 1._o other_o way_n the_o scripture_n will_v be_v false_a which_o do_v so_o manifest_o reveal_v it_o unto_o we_o 2._o else_o we_o lose_v a_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n 3._o the_o very_a heathen_n have_v guess_v at_o it_o 4._o else_o the_o saint_n of_o all_o people_n be_v most_o miserable_a 15.19_o 1_o cor._n 15.19_o the_o felicity_n of_o that_o life_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o life_n of_o glory_n in_o a_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n with_o the_o god_n of_o glory_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o life_n of_o pleasure_n psalm_n 16.11_o there_o be_v sweetness_n with_o our_o glory_n than_o they_o 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