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thou_o do_v receive_v it_o why_o do_v thou_o glory_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o 7._o who_o but_o a_o proud_a fool_n will_v magnify_v himself_o in_o that_o which_o either_o another_o give_v he_o or_o another_o have_v do_v for_o he_o we_o count_v it_o a_o odious_a pride_n and_o folly_n in_o a_o man_n to_o boast_v himself_o of_o that_o which_o another_o have_v do_v and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n profess_v that_o he_o do_v not_o carry_v himself_o as_o those_o false_a teacher_n have_v do_v who_o be_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n say_v the_o apostle_n 16._o we_o do_v not_o boast_v of_o thing_n beyond_o our_o measure_n that_o be_v of_o other_o man_n labour_n nor_o boast_v in_o another_o man_n line_n of_o thing_n make_v ready_a to_o our_o hand_n now_o all_o grace_n be_v make_v ready_a to_o our_o hand_n and_o be_v only_o the_o work_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o we_o who_o work_v all_o our_o work_n for_o we_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o 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grace_n jesus_n christ_n receive_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n the_o father_n to_o bestow_v grace_n upon_o his_o people_n and_o will_v you_o see_v how_o that_o commission_n run_v you_o shall_v find_v it_o in_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v upon_o i_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v anoint_v i_o to_o preach_v good_a tiding_n unto_o the_o meek_a he_o have_v send_v i_o to_o bind_v up_o the_o breken_fw-mi heart_v to_o proclaim_v liberty_n to_o the_o captive_n and_o the_o open_n of_o the_o prison_n to_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v christ_n have_v a_o commission_n under_o his_o father_n hand_n and_o seal_n 27._o for_o he_o have_v the_o father_n seal_v joseph_n receive_v authority_n from_o pharaoh_n and_o it_o be_v no_o dishonour_n to_o pharaoh_n that_o jeseph_n be_v commissionated_a to_o issue_v out_o all_o the_o store_v of_o corn_n to_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o famine_n no_o more_o be_v it_o any_o dishonour_n to_o the_o 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likewise_o and_o those_o thing_n also_o do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o work_n of_o sanctification_n be_v equal_o ascribe_v unto_o all_o the_o person_n 1._o god_n the_o father_n sanctify_v his_o people_n god_n the_o son_n do_v sanctify_v his_o member_n 30._o for_o he_o be_v their_o sanctification_n he_o love_v the_o church_n and_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v it_o with_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n through_o the_o word_n 26._o and_o yet_o the_o work_n of_o sanctification_n be_v most_o frequent_o ascribe_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n goodness_n righteousness_n and_o truth_n 9_o and_o indeed_o all_o grace_n be_v call_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n and_o sanctification_n 22._o so_o our_o regeneration_n be_v ascribe_v unto_o god_n the_o father_n bless_a be_v the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n which_o 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and_o yet_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n come_v upon_o the_o gentile_n through_o christ_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o all_o which_o instance_n it_o do_v appear_v 14._o that_o though_o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o gift_n yet_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o though_o there_o be_v difference_n of_o administration_n yet_o the_o same_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o author_n of_o all_o grace_n through_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 2._o the_o reason_n and_o ground_n of_o this_o why_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o author_n purchaser_n and_o conveyer_n of_o grace_n to_o his_o people_n be_v 1._o because_o god_n the_o father_n have_v appoint_v jesus_n christ_n as_o mediator_n to_o transact_v the_o great_a work_n of_o sanctify_v and_o save_v his_o elect_n 2._o because_o by_o this_o shall_v the_o reproach_n be_v roll_v away_o from_o christ_n who_o in_o his_o life_n time_n be_v repute_v the_o great_a of_o all_o malefactor_n and_o according_o suffer_v death_n 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