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be_v clear_o answer_v in_o god_n promise_n for_o he_o say_v he_o will_v multiply_v pardon_n or_o abundant_o pardon_v isaiah_n 57_o 7._o ob._n but_o i_o find_v i_o grow_v worse_o than_o i_o have_v be_v my_o hart_n be_v much_o out_o of_o order_n sol._n if_o there_o be_v a_o heart_n in_o thou_o desirous_a to_o return_v there_o be_v comfort_n also_o against_o this_o distress_n the_o lord_n will_v heal_v thy_o backslide_n if_o thou_o take_v unto_o thou_o word_n to_o confess_v thy_o fall_n away_o hosh._n 14._o 2._o 3._o 4._o behold_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v bring_v it_o health_n and_o cure_n and_o i_o will_v cure_v they_o and_o reveal_v unto_o they_o the_o abundance_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n jer._n 33._o 6._o there_o be_v heal_v in_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n and_o you_o shall_v go_v forth_o and_o grow_v up_o as_o the_o calf_n of_o the_o stall_n malach._n 4._o 2._o ob._n but_o i_o be_o extreme_o burden_a with_o my_o ignorance_n this_o be_v a_o continual_a 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which_o shall_v ever_o remain_v in_o thou_o it_o be_v indelible_a it_o can_v be_v blot_v out_o 1._o joh._n 3._o 9_o 8_o last_o knowledge_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o christ_n and_o as_o we_o know_v that_o he_o be_v come_v so_o we_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v give_v we_o understanding_n that_o we_o may_v know_v he_o that_o be_v true_a and_o we_o be_v in_o he_o that_o be_v true_a even_o in_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n this_o be_v the_o true_a god_n and_o eternal_a life_n 1._o joh._n 5._o 20._o ob._n but_o we_o want_v or_o have_v lose_v the_o mean_n of_o knowledge_n our_o teacher_n be_v take_v from_o us._n solu_fw-la it_o be_v true_a where_o vision_n fail_v the_o people_n faint_a but_o yet_o 1_o after_o god_n have_v give_v you_o the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n &_o the_o water_n of_o adversity_n he_o will_v restore_v teacher_n and_o no_o more_o restrain_v instruction_n isaiah_n 30._o 20._o 2_o though_o thou_o see_v no_o way_n of_o help_n yet_o thou_o know_v not_o how_o god_n can_v 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of_o the_o condition_n of_o all_o the_o godly_a of_o the_o presence_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o those_o man_n that_o do_v reproach_n thou_o of_o the_o course_n god_n will_v take_v for_o thy_o clear_n and_o comfort_n 4_o way_n to_o avoid_v reproach_n he_o may_v comfort_v himself_o from_o the_o consideration_n 1_o of_o the_o common_a condition_n of_o all_o the_o godly_a of_o god_n appointment_n of_o our_o refuge_n in_o god_n of_o the_o prediction_n of_o christ._n of_o the_o deliverance_n promise_v of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o our_o adversary_n of_o the_o effect_n and_o consequent_n of_o our_o own_o gain_n by_o they_o 3._o thing_n take_v for_o grant_v satan_n tempt_v we_o five_o way_n 3._o sort_n of_o temptation_n by_o suggestion_n 1._o temptation_n of_o blasphemy_n 2._o temptation_n to_o particular_a sin_n 3._o temptation_n to_o despair_n 9_o occasion_n of_o templation_n solitariness_n security_n pride_n anger_n 5._o dalliance_n with_o evil_a thought_n 6._o intemperate_a use_n of_o outward_a thing_n 7._o vnsetlednes_n in_o faith_n 8._o trial_o of_o faith_n 9_o relapse_n into_o some_o gross_a sin_n he_o may_v comfort_v himself_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o common_a condition_n of_o the_o godly_a of_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o short_a continuance_n of_o diverse_a thing_n in_o christ_n as_o 1._o his_o example_n 2_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o devil_n 3_o his_o sympathy_n 4_o his_o intercession_n 5_o his_o virtue_n for_o heal_a us._n 6_o his_o succour_n of_o the_o issue_n out_o of_o temptation_n of_o the_o effect_n how_o we_o may_v pray_v against_o temptation_n how_o we_o may_v know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o overcome_v of_o temptation_n note_n two_o sign_n two_o sort_n of_o promise_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o infirmity_n the_o comfort_n raise_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o thy_o age_n in_o christ._n 2_o of_o thy_o condition_n now_o under_o grace_n 3._o of_o the_o fruitfulness_n may_v be_v in_o a_o weak_a christian._n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n nature_n for_o he_o be_v 1_o gracious_a 2_o merciful_a 3_o slow_n to_o anger_n 4_o ready_a to_o forgive_v of_o the_o hope_n of_o strength_n and_o of_o many_o thing_n in_o christ_n as_o 1_o his_o opinion_n of_o us._n 2_o his_o compassion_n 3_o his_o intercession_n 4_o his_o blood_n 5_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n the_o help_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o diverse_a particular_a favour_n god_n have_v assure_v we_o of_o of_o what_o god_n may_v bring_v thou_o to_o 8._o construction_n about_o ignorance_n in_o the_o godly_a the_o full_a explication_n of_o the_o word_n in_o exod._n 34._o 6._o 7._o the_o full_a explication_n of_o the_o word_n in_o ezech._n 36._o 25._o etc._n etc._n four_o thing_n may_v assure_v we_o that_o god_n will_v keep_v we_o from_o fall_v away_o 1_o his_o promise_n 1._o cor._n 1._o 8._o 9_o 2_o his_o decree_n 3._o three_o attribute_n in_o god_n viz._n his_o faithfulness_n his_o power_n his_o love_n 4_o his_o seal_n what_o god_n will_v do_v to_o keep_v we_o from_o fall_v away_o three_o thing_n in_o christ_n may_v comfort_v us._n 1_o his_o intercession_n 2_o his_o office_n herein_o 3_o his_o power_n 3._o thing_n in_o ourselves_o may_v comfort_v us._n those_o promise_n refer_v to_o three_o head_n