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punishment_n into_o help_n and_o thus_o depend_v on_o god_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o hope_n &_o help_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o may_v safe_o and_o comfortable_o use_v the_o mean_n which_o he_o give_v us._n and_o if_o he_o give_v mean_n with_o a_o blessing_n put_v unto_o they_o they_o may_v be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n when_o they_o have_v receive_v such_o blessing_n and_o power_n from_o he_o many_o point_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o voyage_n of_o paul_n 27._o act._n 27._o natural_a help_n can_v do_v nothing_o without_o god_n so_o the_o mariner_n can_v not_o save_v paul_n company_n for_o they_o be_v lose_v in_o regard_n of_o natural_a
the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n none_o but_o the_o tree_n that_o bear_v good_a fruit_n shall_v escape_v hew_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o outward_a work_n be_v neither_o true_a nor_o last_v without_o a_o seed_n and_o nature_n of_o righteousness_n therefore_o to_o make_v the_o fruit_n true_o and_o continual_o good_a the_o tree_n must_v be_v make_v good_a for_o the_o good_a tree_n only_o bear_v good_a fruit_n and_o cease_v not_o to_o bear_v it_o wherefore_o as_o the_o root_n of_o sinfulness_n must_v be_v pull_v up_o so_o a_o root_n of_o righteousness_n must_v be_v plant_v as_o the_o old_a man_n must_v be_v put_v off_o the_o new_a man_n must_v be_v put_v on_o 23._o eph._n 4._o 22._o 23._o this_o new_a man_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o old_a man_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n 6._o joh._n 3._o 6._o for_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n and_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v spirit_n and_o if_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o we_o then_o have_v we_o in_o we_o a_o root_n of_o righteousness_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o all_o goodness_n 6._o eph._n 5._o 6._o and_o righteousness_n and_o truth_n this_o be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n plant_v by_o the_o river_n side_n 3._o psal._n 1._o 3._o that_o bring_v forth_o his_o fruit_n in_o his_o season_n his_o leaf_n also_o shall_v not_o wither_v but_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v shall_v prosper_v this_o be_v the_o seed_n that_o fall_v into_o good_a ground_n yea_o it_o make_v the_o ground_n good_a into_o which_o it_o fall_v 7._o heb._n 6._o 7._o so_o that_o it_o bring_v forth_o herb_n meet_v for_o they_o by_o who_o it_o be_v dress_v and_o receive_v blessing_n from_o god_n and_o indeed_o no_o wonder_n if_o it_o receive_v blessing_n from_o god_n and_o turn_v away_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n for_o when_o the_o hart_n of_o man_n be_v thus_o make_v good_a ground_n fruitful_a earth_n and_o 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