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etc._n if_o you_o be_v evil_a know_v how_o to_o give_v good_a gift_n unto_o your_o child_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v your_o heavenly_a father_n give_v the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o they_o that_o ask_v he_o 13._o q._n what_o further_a encouragement_n have_v we_o to_o expect_v spiritual_a strength_n a._n we_o be_v further_o encourage_v from_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n which_o be_v this_o i_o will_v put_v say_v god_n my_o law_n into_o their_o mind_n and_o write_v they_o in_o their_o heart_n 10_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o your_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n within_o you_o and_o cause_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n and_o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o do_v they_o 19_o which_o promise_v suppose_v that_o we_o must_v not_o be_v wilful_o or_o careless_o want_v to_o ourselves_o in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o compare_v these_o 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what_o be_v the_o second_o mean_n for_o beget_v and_o increase_n of_o faith_n and_o all_o other_o virtue_n a._n it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v able_a to_o make_v we_o wise_a unto_o salvation_n 15._o for_o all_o the_o scripture_n be_v give_v by_o inspiration_n of_o god_n and_o be_v profitable_a for_o doctrine_n for_o reproof_n for_o correction_n for_o instruction_n in_o rightcousness_n 16._o that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o every_o faithful_a christian_n may_v be_v perfect_a thorough_o furnish_v for_o every_o good_a work_n 17._o q._n how_o must_v we_o receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o it_o may_v become_v a_o effectual_a mean_n of_o grace_n unto_o we_o a._n we_o must_v receive_v the_o word_n with_o meekness_n 21._o and_o all_o readiness_n of_o mind_n 11._o with_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a heart_n 15._o and_o lay_v aside_o all_o malice_n and_o all_o guile_n and_o hypocrisy_n and_o envy_n and_o evil_a speaking_n as_o new_o bear_v babe_n we_o must_v desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n that_o we_o may_v grow_v thereby_o 2._o q._n it_o be_v not_o enough_o then_o mere_o to_o hear_v or_o read_v god_n word_n a._n by_o no_o mean_n but_o we_o must_v meditate_v n_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o night_n 97._o we_o must_v lay_v it_o up_o and_o hide_v it_o in_o our_o heart_n 11._o and_o have_v with_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a heart_n hear_v the_o word_n we_o must_v keep_v it_o and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n with_o patience_n 15._o or_o perseverance_n for_o if_o we_o be_v hearer_n only_o of_o the_o word_n and_o not_o doer_n we_o deceive_v
lord_n forasmuch_o as_o we_o know_v that_o our_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n 58._o and_o not_o to_o be_v weary_a in_o well_o do_v see_v that_o in_o due_a season_n we_o shall_v reap_v if_o we_o faint_v not_o 9_o and_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v to_o do_v it_o hearty_o as_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o unto_o man_n know_v that_o of_o the_o lord_n we_o shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n of_o the_o inheritance_n 24._o and_o that_o to_o those_o that_o by_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well_o do_v seek_v for_o glory_n honour_n and_o immortality_n god_n will_v render_v eternal_a life_n 8._o q._n what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o glorious_a rewardin_n heaven_n as_o to_o passive_a obedience_n and_o suffer_v the_o will_n of_o god_n a._n the_o consideration_n of_o the_o glorious_a reward_n in_o heaven_n encourage_v we_o to_o run_v the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o with_o patience_n 2._o because_o we_o reckon_v that_o the_o suffering_n of_o 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in_o bedford_n which_o he_o have_v show_v in_o a_o vile_a pamphlet_n publish_v by_o he_o against_o the_o design_n of_o christianity_n the_o end_n eccles._n 12._o 13._o 13._o jo._n 4._o 24._o 24._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 2._o revel_v 4._o 8._o 1_o jo._n 3._o 3_o job_n 4._o 17._o isa._n 5._o 16._o 16._o mat._n 19_o 17._o psal._n 103._o 8._o 119_o 68_o 145._o 8_o 9_o 9_o deut._n 32._o 4._o job_n 34._o 10._o gen._n 18._o 25._o isa._n 26._o 7._o 7._o deut._n 7._o 9_o psal._n 31._o 5._o 146._o 6._o lam._n 3._o 23._o 23._o jo._n 21._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 17._o isa._n 40._o 13_o 14._o prov._n 15._o 3._o 3._o revel_v 4._o 8._o luke_n 18._o 27._o dan._n 4._o 33._o job_n 42._o 2._o 2._o gen._n 21._o 33._o rom._n 16._o 26