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son_n do_v whole_o possess_v thou_o and_o thou_o have_v he_o again_o whole_o that_o so_o god_n christ_n and_o thou_o do_v become_v as_o one_o certain_a thing_n hereunto_o make_v many_o sentence_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o especial_o in_o john_n as_o this_o if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o 14.23_o john_n 14.23_o my_o father_n will_v love_v he_o and_o we_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o will_v dwell_v with_o he_o also_o where_o i_o be_o there_o shall_v also_o my_o servant_n be_v again_o 17._o john_n 12.26_o john_n 17._o i_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o in_o we_o as_o thou_o and_o i_o be_v one_o i_o in_o thou_o and_o thou_o in_o i_o and_o they_o in_o i_o but_o where_o be_v christ_n in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o hart_n there_o also_o be_v we_o if_o so_o be_v that_o we_o know_v and_o love_n christ_n there_o i_o think_v we_o be_v sure_a enough_o there_o our_o refuge_n be_v place_v high_a enough_o whither_o no_o evil_a can_v come_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 91._o psalm_n but_o thou_o see_v that_o faith_n be_v require_v hereunto_o and_o that_o unto_o these_o thing_n no_o law_n no_o work_n no_o merit_n do_v prevail_v hereupon_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o so_o precious_a word_n be_v so_o abstruse_a and_o unknowen_a to_o reason_n for_o it_o have_v be_v govern_v of_o satan_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n when_o as_o in_o paradise_n it_o will_v be_v as_o god_n &_o presume_v after_o honour_n which_o god_n here_o attribute_v to_o christ_n alone_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v his_o son_n
will_v not_o therefore_o cast_v of_o all_o hope_n but_o will_v fly_v unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v succour_v i_o for_o thou_o only_o be_v the_o shepeheard_n &_o the_o good_a shepeheard_n such_o a_o one_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o thou_o be_v wherefore_o i_o will_v not_o despeire_n or_o be_v discourage_v although_o i_o come_v unto_o thou_o be_v void_a of_o work_n we_o must_v therefore_o bestow_v our_o diligence_n that_o we_o may_v wise_o &_o well_o know_v christ_n that_o in_o his_o kingdom_n only_o the_o weak_a and_o disease_a be_v conversant_a and_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o hospital_n wherein_o only_o the_o sick_a and_o feeble_a do_v lie_v of_o who_o a_o care_n must_v be_v have_v but_o few_o man_n have_v this_o knowledge_n for_o this_o wisdom_n be_v exceed_o hard_a to_o be_v attain_a unto_o so_o that_o it_o be_v want_v even_o unto_o they_o sometime_o who_o have_v the_o gospel_n and_o the_o spirit_n neither_o can_v any_o wisdom_n come_v unto_o 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for_o they_o and_o to_o turn_v away_o thy_o wrath_n from_o they_o likewise_o do_v samuel_n 1_o king_n 12_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o you_o from_o my_o childhood_n unto_o this_o day_n behold_v here_o i_o be_o bear_v record_n of_o i_o before_o the_o lord_n &_o before_o his_o anointed_n who_o ox_n have_v i_o take_v or_o who_o ass_n have_v i_o take_v who_o have_v i_o do_v wrong_n to_o who_o have_v i_o hurt_v or_o of_o who_o hand_n have_v i_o receive_v any_o bribe_n and_o so_o forth_o as_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n such_o boast_n &_o glory_n every_o christian_n must_v attain_v unto_o that_o he_o do_v so_o live_v towards_o every_o man_n and_o
so_o exercise_v and_o show_v his_o love_n that_o no_o man_n can_v worthy_o complain_v any_o whit_n of_o he_o whereby_o he_o shall_v trouble_v or_o dismay_v his_o conscience_n but_o that_o all_o that_o will_v confess_v the_o truth_n may_v be_v enforce_v to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v so_o live_v that_o he_o have_v be_v a_o example_n to_o every_o man_n of_o live_v well_o which_o will_v only_o but_o follow_v he_o and_o this_o be_v call_v a_o good_a conscience_n before_o man_n or_o against_o the_o complaint_n and_o reprehension_n of_o man_n and_o albeit_o such_o a_o conscience_n be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n no_o nor_o any_o pureness_n of_o the_o hart_n in_o the_o outward_a life_n and_o work_n of_o love_n we_o continue_v in_o sin_v often_o time_n before_o god_n yet_o we_o must_v attain_v unto_o such_o a_o hart_n that_o we_o may_v comfort_v ourselves_o before_o he_o also_o and_o say_v this_o god_n have_v bid_v and_o command_v to_o be_v do_v therefore_o 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