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man_n thou_o do_v too_o much_o undervalue_v his_o highness_n and_o if_o thou_o conceive_v of_o he_o as_o only_a god_n thou_o can_v not_o draw_v then_o near_o unto_o he_o without_o dread_n and_o terror_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o majesty_n and_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o thy_o pollution_n and_o defilement_n if_o christ_n be_v only_a man_n he_o can_v not_o have_v satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o a_o infinite_a god_n neither_o have_v his_o blood_n be_v a_o sufficient_a price_n for_o man_n redemption_n and_o if_o only_a god_n he_o can_v not_o have_v suffer_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n by_o his_o death_n but_o if_o thou_o do_v meditate_v on_o he_o and_o apply_v thyself_o to_o he_o by_o a_o true_a and_o a_o lively_a faith_n as_o he_o be_v thy_o only_a saviour_n both_o god_n and_o man_n 16._o man_n heb._n 4._o 16._o than_o thou_o may_v come_v bold_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n where_o thou_o shall_v receive_v and_o find_v grace_n to_o help_v in_o time_n of_o need_n and_o thy_o meditation_n of_o he_o will_v be_v exceed_o comfortable_a to_o thy_o soul_n thou_o may_v safe_o fix_v thy_o faith_n upon_o he_o and_o ground_n thy_o hope_n in_o he_o for_o thy_o salvation_n 12_o salvation_n act._n 4._o 12_o for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n whereby_o thou_o must_v be_v save_v but_o by_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n and_o according_a to_o the_o esteem_n thou_o have_v in_o thy_o heart_n of_o that_o name_n such_o be_v thy_o faith_n and_o such_o be_v thy_o hope_n and_o confidence_n in_o he_o for_o if_o thy_o thought_n concern_v he_o be_v low_a it_o be_v a_o manifest_a sign_n that_o thy_o faith_n in_o he_o be_v weak_a but_o if_o they_o be_v true_o raise_v up_o to_o contemplate_v and_o acknowledge_v his_o deity_n through_o his_o humanity_n it_o be_v a_o good_a evidence_n that_o thy_o faith_n be_v strong_a in_o he_o wherefore_o renounce_v all_o that_o be_v in_o nature_n or_o in_o humane_a learning_n and_o trust_v not_o to_o thy_o own_o ability_n or_o 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then_o we_o be_v the_o branch_n 5._o branch_n joh._n 15._o 5._o i_o be_o the_o vine_n say_v christ_n you_o be_v the_o branch_n he_o that_o abide_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o the_o same_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n for_o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o if_o we_o be_v ingraft_v by_o faith_n into_o this_o true_a vine_n we_o be_v then_o so_o firm_o knit_v and_o unite_v unto_o christ_n that_o no_o power_n nor_o policy_n can_v separate_v we_o from_o he_o for_o 5._o for_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 5._o we_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n we_o shall_v be_v purge_v and_o prune_v from_o the_o guilt_n and_o from_o the_o pollution_n of_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v dress_v and_o adorn_v with_o grace_n and_o virtue_n that_o we_o may_v bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n in_o a_o pious_a life_n and_o holy_a conversation_n second_o christ_n be_v resemble_v to_o a_o head_n 18._o head_n col._n 1._o 18._o for_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o 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