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in_o his_o person_n and_o office_n and_o that_o the_o father_n be_v in_o he_o and_o he_o his_o ambassador_n reconcile_a the_o world_n for_o they_o have_v know_v that_o i_o come_v out_o from_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o do_v send_v i_o of_o which_o chap._n 16.27_o 11._o believer_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o root_v in_o their_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n his_o person_n and_o office_n consider_v the_o many_o tentation_n and_o assault_n they_o will_v meet_v with_o to_o shake_v they_o in_o this_o particular_a for_o they_o have_v sure_o or_o true_o know_v etc._n etc._n 12._o for_o settle_v of_o believer_n in_o the_o point_n of_o know_v christ_n they_o must_v not_o expect_v such_o evidence_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o natural_a thing_n but_o must_v submit_v and_o be_v content_a with_o the_o evidence_n of_o faith_n which_o how_o obscure_a soever_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o sure_a knowledge_n in_o its_o own_o kind_n for_o they_o have_v sure_o know_v be_v expound_v they_o have_v believe_v that_o thou_o do_v 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intercession_n in_o heaven_n 2._o it_o be_v no_o small_a privilege_n to_o have_v interest_n in_o châ—ists_n intercession_n who_o have_v perfect_a knowledge_n of_o all_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o people_n and_o of_o the_o true_a remedy_n and_o supply_v thereof_o who_o have_v fidelity_n and_o tenderness_n not_o to_o sleight_v those_o who_o he_o undertake_v who_o be_v not_o refuse_v of_o any_o suit_n he_o put_v up_o for_o they_o chap._n 11.42_o and_o who_o merit_n and_o intercession_n be_v sufficient_a to_o render_v naughty_a person_n and_o service_n acceptable_a therefore_o it_o be_v hold_v out_o as_o a_o special_a privilege_n i_o pray_v for_o they_o etc._n etc._n see_v heb._n 7.25_o 3._o christ_n do_v not_o go_v about_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o mediatory-office_n at_o adventure_n not_o know_v whether_o many_o or_o few_o all_o or_o none_o will_v reap_v benefit_n thereby_o but_o he_o know_v distinct_o for_o who_o he_o appear_v and_o for_o who_o not_o for_o say_v he_o i_o pray_v 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