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not_o yea_o and_o nay_o but_o yea_o and_o amen_o unto_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o father_n 1_o cor._n 1.20_o god_n have_v engage_v his_o very_a faithfulness_n as_o touch_v the_o performance_n of_o they_o 7_o thly_a they_o be_v sure_a because_o not_o only_o make_v to_o we_o by_o the_o father_n but_o he_o have_v confirm_v they_o by_o his_o oath_n heb._n 6.13_o because_o he_o can_v not_o swear_v by_o no_o great_a he_o swear_v by_o himself_o wherein_o god_n be_v willing_a more_o abundant_o to_o show_v unto_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n the_o immutability_n of_o his_o counsel_n confirm_v it_o by_o a_o oath_n ver_fw-la 17._o that_o so_o by_o two_o immutable_a thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v we_o may_v have_v strong_a consolation_n ver_fw-la 18._o what_o god_n promise_v nay_o swear_v to_o give_v to_o abraham_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n he_o promise_v and_o swear_v to_o to_o all_o his_o believe_a seed_n or_o to_o all_o the_o elect_n and_o if_o 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all_o covenant_n mercy_n be_v offer_v to_o you_o a_o feast_n of_o fat_a thing_n provide_v for_o you_o and_o will_v you_o make_v light_n of_o this_o offer_n and_o gracious_a tender_a of_o salvation_n 2._o you_o heartbroken_a sinner_n be_v exhort_v to_o look_v up_o to_o christ_n behold_v he_o who_o the_o father_n have_v choose_v and_o lay_v help_n upon_o one_o mighty_a to_o save_v look_v to_o your_o physician_n he_o be_v come_v to_o ease_v your_o burden_a conscience_n to_o heal_v your_o wound_a soul_n to_o pour_v in_o his_o oil_n and_o wine_n he_o will_v do_v it_o all_o free_o though_o you_o have_v no_o money_n no_o price_n or_o mony-worth_n yet_o in_o this_o covenant_n here_o be_v wine_n and_o milk_n for_o you_o also_o and_o your_o soul_n shall_v live_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v take_v into_o his_o covenant_n and_o have_v interest_n in_o the_o sure_a mercy_n of_o david_n isa._n 55.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o 3._o let_v such_o be_v exhort_v to_o lay_v to_o heart_n and_o repent_v 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shall_v grow_v as_o the_o lily_n and_o cast_v forth_o his_o root_n as_o the_o lebanon_n they_o shall_v revive_v as_o the_o corn_n and_o grow_v as_o the_o vine_n v_o 7._o though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o trouble_n thou_o will_v revive_v i_o say_v david_n this_o he_o see_v be_v in_o god_n covenant_n psal._n 138.7_o 5._o do_v thy_o sin_n appear_v grievous_a to_o thou_o he_o have_v as_o you_o hear_v promise_v in_o this_o covenant_n to_o be_v merciful_a to_o their_o unrighteousness_n their_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n will_v i_o remember_v no_o more_o heb._n 8_o 12._o heb._n 10.17_o 6._o but_o o_o the_o power_n of_o they_o soul_n mind_n his_o promise_n in_o this_o covenant_n sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o you_o because_o you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n rom._n 6.14_o 7._o be_v thou_o tempt_v look_v into_o the_o covenant_n there_o have_v no_o temptation_n take_v you_o but_o such_o that_o be_v common_a to_o man_n and_o god_n be_v faithful_a who_o 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