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dolour_n terror_n and_o horror_n say_v he_o to_o god_n thy_o terror_n have_v cut_v i_o off_o etc._n etc._n where_o be_v the_o increase_n of_o his_o grace_n 88.16_o psal_n 88.16_o either_o of_o faith_n or_o love_n or_o the_o quiet_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n the_o reward_n of_o his_o righteous_a work_n questionless_a answ_n he_o be_v a_o most_o holy_a man_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o heavenly_a breathe_n from_o his_o woeful_a mind_n throughout_o the_o psalm_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n to_o give_v a_o right_a judgement_n in_o this_o particular_a whether_o his_o affliction_n be_v for_o trial_n or_o chastisement_n or_o for_o neither_o for_o this_o case_n be_v very_o rare_a and_o not_o ordinary_a for_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n as_o i_o remember_v do_v not_o speak_v of_o one_o man_n the_o like_a as_o to_o the_o whole_a life_n of_o any_o therefore_o this_o be_v beside_o our_o point_n in_o hand_n as_o to_z god_n ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o saint_n reward_n as_o be_v prove_v 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serve_v i_o etc._n etc._n for_o if_o our_o lord_n himself_o be_v love_v unto_o the_o say_a respect_n of_o his_o father_n glory_n as_o to_o be_v complete_v in_o his_o final_a end_n by_o he_o consequent_o this_o his_o prayer_n be_v according_a to_o that_o level_n and_o not_o otherwise_o as_o plain_o appear_v in_o the_o compare_v the_o 26_o verse_n of_o the_o 12._o of_o john_n with_o this_o 24_o verse_n in_o the_o 17_o of_o john_n but_o what_o god_n final_a end_n be_v here_o i_o pass_v it_o over_o because_o it_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o first_o and_o 12_o chapter_n of_o my_o second_o treatise_n so_o much_o for_o the_o open_n of_o the_o 17_o chapter_n of_o john_n which_o prove_v that_o the_o saint_n perseverance_n have_v no_o dependence_n upon_o the_o suppose_a personal_a election_n which_o neither_o this_o chapter_n nor_o any_o other_o do_v own_o chap._n iii_o in_o which_o be_v open_v several_a other_o text_n to_o the_o purpose_n aforesaid_a behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n 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the_o jew_n god_n elect_v visible_a church_n and_o these_o word_n as_o to_o they_o imply_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o god_n have_v former_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o from_o do_v of_o they_o good_a many_o year_n yet_o he_o continue_v they_o to_o be_v and_o so_o to_o be_v distinguish_v in_o all_o age_n and_o generation_n as_o that_o they_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jew_n as_o abraham_n offspring_n to_o this_o day_n second_o these_o word_n further_a point_n out_o that_o although_o they_o be_v now_o no_o visible_a church_n of_o christ_n yet_o after_o their_o conversion_n into_o the_o say_a posture_n they_o shall_v never_o total_o depart_v from_o be_v christ_n visible_a church_n unto_o the_o world_n end_n as_o they_o have_v be_v many_o hundred_o year_n and_o be_v at_o this_o day_n and_o that_o be_v mean_v when_o god_n say_v i_o will_v make_v a_o ever_o last_a covenant_n with_o thou_o as_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n in_o the_o 3._o verse_n and_o in_o that_o he_o say_v 17._o 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