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traveller_n etc._n etc._n indeed_o he_o need_v no_o justify_v faith_n to_o apply_v any_o thing_n from_o without_o he_o because_o he_o have_v righteousness_n enough_o of_o his_o own_o but_o yet_o to_o depend_v upâ—_n on_o god_n as_o his_o father_n so_o he_o have_v faith_n neither_o be_v he_o always_o in_o the_o state_n of_o happiness_n for_o that_o distinction_n be_v a_o confusion_n of_o the_o abasement_n of_o christ_n &_o his_o exaltation_n howsoever_o there_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o union_n the_o humane_a nature_n be_v always_o unite_v to_o the_o godhead_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o always_o the_o happiness_n of_o vision_n he_o do_v not_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n
for_o they_o why_o do_v he_o cry_v out_o my_o god_n my_o god_n etc._n etc._n sight_n be_v due_a to_o he_o from_o his_o incarnation_n in_o himself_o consider_v not_o as_o our_o sâ—rety_n now_o that_o which_o make_v a_o stop_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o comfort_n to_o his_o soul_n be_v that_o he_o may_v full_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v be_v humble_v and_o tempt_v and_o suffer_v even_o death_n itself_o therefore_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o state_n of_o humiliation_n there_o be_v faith_n in_o he_o faith_n of_o dependence_n thâ—re_o be_v hope_n in_o he_o and_o he_o make_v great_a use_n thereof_o to_o support_v himself_o but_o what_o support_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o woeful_a quest._n rueful_a estate_n he_o be_v in_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n as_o our_o surety_n christ_n present_v to_o his_o faith_n these_o thing_n ans._n the_o unchangeable_a nature_n of_o god_n my_o god_n etc._n etc._n who_o he_o once_o love_v he_o love_v to_o the_o end_n therefore_o he_o 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people_n in_o a_o hide_a manner_n he_o support_v with_o secret_a though_o not_o with_o sensible_a comfort_n and_o will_v be_v near_a when_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v further_a off_o his_o child_n i_o beseech_v you_o acquaint_v yourselves_o with_o these_o thing_n and_o think_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o god_n come_v near_o you_o in_o desertion_n consider_v that_o it_o be_v so_o with_o christ_n present_v to_o thy_o soul_n the_o nature_n of_o god_n his_o custom_n and_o manner_n of_o deal_v so_o shall_v thou_o apprehend_v favour_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o shame_n we_o shall_v see_v life_n in_o death_n we_o shall_v see_v through_o the_o thick_a cloud_n that_o be_v between_o god_n and_o we_o for_o as_o god_n shine_v in_o the_o heart_n in_o his_o love_n secret_o through_o all_o temptation_n and_o trouble_n so_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o â—aith_n go_v back_o to_o he_o again_o my_o god_n my_o god_n for_o faith_n have_v a_o quick_a eye_n and_o see_v 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