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and_o answerable_a to_o thy_o temptation_n and_o need_n 11._o god_n divide_v to_o every_o one_o his_o grace_n â—nd_a gift_n several_o as_o he_o will_v and_o yet_o he_o give_v grace_n that_o shall_v be_v enough_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o 9_o say_v god_n to_o paul_n sufficient_a to_o quell_v corruption_n sufficient_a to_o repel_v temptation_n sufficient_a to_o make_v thou_o wait_v upon_o i_o â—ill_v i_o give_v thou_o deliverance_n 5._o be_v exhort_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o jesus_n christ_n for_o supply_v of_o grace_n go_v to_o jesus_n and_o by_o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n approach_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n and_o beg_v grace_n to_o help_v thou_o in_o time_n of_o need_n go_v unto_o god_n by_o christ_n and_o god_n through_o christ_n will_v supply_v all_o your_o want_n 〈◊〉_d my_o god_n say_v paul_n to_o the_o philippian_n shall_v supply_v all_o your_o need_n according_a to_o his_o riches_n in_o glory_n by_o jesus_n christ_n go_v to_o this_o god_n and_o 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of_o give_v grace_n shall_v rather_o quicken_v and_o greaten_v than_o any_o way_n slacken_v our_o endeavour_n after_o grace_n see_v how_o the_o apostle_n make_v god_n work_v grace_n in_o we_o a_o ground_n why_o we_o shall_v work_v work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a 13._o for_o it_o be_v god_n which_o work_v in_o you_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o again_o i_o know_v the_o thought_n that_o i_o think_v towards_o you_o say_v the_o lord_n thought_n of_o peace_n and_o not_o of_o evil_a to_o give_v you_o a_o expect_a end_n but_o see_v also_o how_o god_n join_v their_o duty_n with_o his_o promise_n the_o mean_n unto_o the_o end_n 12._o then_o shall_v you_o call_v upon_o i_o and_o you_o shall_v go_v and_o pray_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v hearken_v unto_o you_o so_o also_o in_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o ezekiel_n the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o do_v great_a thing_n for_o they_o 37._o and_o then_o add_v thus_o say_v the_o 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