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let_v pharisees_n and_o hypocrite_n boast_v of_o their_o own_o work_n and_o legal_a righteousness_n but_o let_v true_a saint_n boast_v only_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o merciful_a and_o favourable_a jehovah_n what_o be_v ingenuous_o acknowledge_v concern_v himself_o by_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 15.10_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o what_o i_o be_o may_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o saint_n by_o grace_n we_o be_v what_o we_o be_v and_o therefore_o glory_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o grace_v god_n gracious_a love_n be_v place_v upon_o we_o before_o we_o be_v lovely_a jer._n 31.3_o he_o love_v we_o with_o a_o everlasting_a love_n he_o love_v we_o when_o we_o be_v unlovely_a when_o he_o see_v we_o pollute_v in_o our_o blood_n then_o be_v the_o time_n of_o his_o love_n ezek._n 16.6.8_o his_o grace_n and_o love_n have_v make_v we_o lovely_a what_o cause_n then_o be_v there_o that_o we_o shall_v glory_v in_o this_o grace_n and_o love_v it_o be_v a_o excellent_a speech_n of_o bernard_n 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be_v some_o ground_n for_o we_o to_o glory_n in_o our_o own_o work_n but_o see_v it_o be_v thus_o that_o if_o god_n enter_v into_o judgement_n and_o deal_v with_o we_o by_o the_o law_n we_o can_v stand_v before_o he_o therefore_o let_v we_o glory_v only_o in_o he_o with_o heart_n and_o tongue_n give_v he_o praise_v for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o thou_o by_o his_o grace_n who_o have_v cause_n to_o be_v ashamed_a for_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v against_o his_o grace_n a_o king_n of_o france_n think_v himself_o bind_v to_o praise_n god_n that_o god_n have_v make_v he_o a_o king_n and_o not_o a_o beggar_n what_o cause_n have_v we_o to_o praise_v he_o for_o his_o grace_n who_o of_o sinner_n have_v make_v we_o saint_n if_o devout_a bradford_n when_o he_o see_v a_o blind_a or_o a_o lame_a man_n do_v take_v occasion_n to_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o limb_n &_o eyesight_n be_v it_o not_o consonant_a to_o reason_n that_o we_o shall_v publish_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o 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