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act._n 26._o 17_o 18_o 22_o yea_o any_o man_n in_o have_v and_o declare_v it_o faithful_o do_v minister_v grace_n to_o the_o hearer_n eph._n 4._o 28._o with_o col._n 4._o 6._o it_o be_v true_a man_n have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o or_o will_v to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v spiritual_o good_a yea_o they_o be_v natural_o incline_v to_o all_o evil_a lust_a after_o vain_a thing_n but_o he_o give_v more_o grace_n grace_n abound_v and_o exceed_v their_o natural_a corruption_n pull_v down_o their_o strong_a hold_n cast_v down_o their_o imagination_n and_o every_o high_a thing_n that_o exalt_v itself_o against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n it_o present_v more_o excellent_a and_o glorious_a argument_n and_o give_v more_o strength_n where_o over_o he_o say_v god_n resisâ—â—th_v the_o proud_a such_o as_o still_o refuse_v to_o humble_v themselves_o and_o turn_v at_o his_o reproof_n jam._n 4._o 5_o 6._o the_o grace_n of_o god_n save_v to_o all_o man_n have_v now_o appear_v tit._n 2._o 11._o and_o 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sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o they_o nor_o shall_v they_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n joh._n 15._o 3._o &_o 8_o 32._o rom._n 6._o 14._o gal._n 5._o 16._o psal_n 17._o 4._o &_o 119._o 9_o 11._o through_o this_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n and_o god_n grace_n in_o he_o he_o give_v unto_o they_o still_o and_o further_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o revelation_n to_o glorify_v christ_n and_o enamour_v their_o heart_n on_o he_o and_o so_o to_o redeem_v they_o from_o their_o vain_a conversation_n eph._n 1._o 17_o 18_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 18_o 19_o tit._n 2._o 14._o and_o hereby_o he_o give_v unto_o every_o one_o of_o this_o body_n grace_n even_o some_o gracious_a giâ—t_v whereby_o they_o may_v speak_v to_o god_n and_o pour_v out_o their_o heart_n unto_o he_o and_o some_o useful_a gift_n to_o speak_v to_o man_n as_o this_o testimony_n of_o christ_n be_v receive_v by_o they_o and_o confirm_v in_o they_o rom._n 8._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 5_o 6._o joh._n 7._o 38_o 39_o 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