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say_v our_o saviour_n matth._n 19.28_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o 19.28_o matth._n 19.28_o that_o you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n you_o also_o shall_v sit_v upon_o twelve_o throne_n judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n we_o speak_v not_o of_o this_o regeneration_n but_o of_o that_o which_o bring_v to_o this_o for_o we_o must_v be_v regenerate_v here_o or_o have_v no_o part_n there_o with_o god_n in_o his_o glory_n and_o shall_v we_o consider_v man_n in_o his_o part_n every_o part_n must_v bear_v a_o part_n in_o this_o birth_n his_o body_n must_v be_v regenerate_v his_o soul_n must_v be_v renew_v we_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o body_n as_o you_o have_v yield_v your_o member_n servant_n to_o uncleanness_n and_o to_o iniquity_n unto_o iniquity_n 6.19_o rom._n 6.19_o even_o so_o now_o yield_v your_o member_n servant_n to_o righteousness_n unto_o holiness_n rom._n 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fidei_fw-la justificantis_fw-la apprehensio_fw-la ejus_fw-la 2_o ex_fw-la una_fw-la cognitionis_fw-la in_o intellectu_fw-la altera_fw-la fiduciae_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la utramque_fw-la includit_fw-la fides_fw-la at_o noluit_fw-la bellar._n fidem_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la affiance_n dependence_n adherence_n reliance_n or_o whatsoever_o else_o we_o call_v it_o upon_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o right_n justify_v faith_n whither_o if_o a_o man_n once_o come_v there_o be_v but_o one_o degree_n more_o and_o he_o be_v then_o bear_v again_o the_o last_o and_o high_a step_n be_v universal_a obedience_n to_o christ_n no_o soon_o have_v he_o cast_v himself_o upon_o he_o but_o he_o take_v he_o not_o only_o as_o a_o saviour_n to_o redeem_v he_o from_o the_o misery_n of_o sin_n but_o as_o a_o husband_n a_o lord_n a_o king_n to_o serve_v he_o love_v he_o honour_v he_o and_o obey_v he_o now_o will_v he_o take_v his_o yoke_n upon_o he_o now_o will_v he_o bear_v his_o cross_n 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