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faith_n unto_o salvation_n verse_n 9_o receive_v the_o end_n of_o your_o faith_n even_o the_o salvation_n of_o your_o soul_n heb._n 10._o 30._o but_o we_o be_v not_o of_o they_o who_o draw_v back_o to_o perdition_n but_o of_o they_o that_o believe_v to_o the_o save_n of_o the_o soul_n john_n 3_o 14_o 15_o 16._o they_o mark_v 16._o 16._o act_n 16._o 31._o rom._n 10._o 9_o isa_n 45._o 22._o phil._n 2._o 8._o joh_n 11._o 25_o 26._o 1_o john_n 5._o 10._o all_o â—hese_n and_o many_o more_o scripture_n speak_v out_o the_o same_o truth_n this_o double_a asseveration_n or_o protestation_n be_v use_v only_o in_o matter_n of_o weight_n and_o unhappy_a be_v we_o â—hat_n we_o can_v believe_v without_o they_o and_o as_o moses_n lift_v up_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n even_o so_o must_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v eternal_a life_n for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a 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to_o luther_n till_o his_o conversion_n but_o afterward_o he_o take_v delight_n in_o the_o work_n paehiten_n de_fw-la peccato_fw-la dolet_fw-la &_o de_fw-la dolore_fw-la gaudet_fw-la luth_n to_o sorrow_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o then_o rejoice_v in_o his_o sorrow_n work_v repentance_n to_o salvation_n not_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o but_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n jere._n 4._o 14._o o_o jerusalem_n wash_v thy_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v save_v act_n 11._o 18._o when_o they_o hear_v these_o thing_n they_o hold_v their_o peace_n and_o glorify_a god_n say_v then_o have_v god_n also_o to_o the_o gentile_n grant_v repentance_n unto_o life_n matth._n 18._o 3._o and_o jesus_n say_v very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o except_o you_o be_v convert_v and_o become_v as_o little_a child_n you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n act_n 3._o 19_o repent_v you_o therefore_o and_o be_v convert_v that_o your_o sin_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o 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give_v i_o at_o that_o day_n and_o not_o to_o i_o only_o but_o unto_o they_o also_o that_o love_n his_o appear_v james_n 2._o 5._o harken_v my_o belove_a brethren_n haâ—h_v not_o god_n choose_v the_o poor_a of_o this_o world_n to_o be_v rich_a in_o faith_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o it_o be_v write_v eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v it_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o james_n 1._o 12._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o endure_v temptation_n for_o when_o glory_n the_o word_n crown_n note_n to_o we_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o that_o life_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o for_o a_o crown_n have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o end_n 2._o it_o note_v plenty_n the_o crown_n fetch_v a_o compass_n on_o every_o side_n 3._o it_o note_v dignity_n it_o note_v majesty_n eternal_a life_n be_v a_o coronation_n day_n it_o note_v all_o joy_n all_o delight_n in_o a_o word_n it_o note_v all_o good_a it_o note_v all_o glory_n he_o be_v try_v he_o shall_v receive_v the_o crown_n of_o life_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o matth._n 19_o 28_o 29._o and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o they_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n you_o shall_v sit_v upon_o twelve_o throne_n judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o every_o one_o that_o have_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n and_o shall_v inherit_v everlasting_a life_n the_o whole_a be_v as_o if_o christ_n have_v say_v whosoever_o shall_v show_v love_n to_o i_o this_o way_n or_o that_o in_o one_o thing_n or_o another_o out_o of_o 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