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what_o christ_n pasture_n be_v christ_n word_n one_o of_o the_o pasture_n where_o his_o sheep_n feed_v psal_n 119._o 103._o jer._n 15._o 16._o john_n 5._o 35._o christ_n ordinance_n a_o rich_a pasture_n cant._n 1._o 7._o luke_n 24._o 32._o act_n 8._o 30_o 31._o john_n 21._o 15._o act_n 2._o 4._o act_n 8._o 39_o tilenus_n his_o disput_n p._n 886_o 887._o baptism_n precious_a soul-food_n soul-food_n grave_a rom._n 6._o 3_o 4._o the_o lord_n supper_n precious_a soul-food_n rom._n 8._o 32._o prayer_n a_o rich_a soul-pasture_n same_o 4._o 3._o psal_n 65._o 2._o john_n 14._o 13._o the_o promise_n be_v a_o rich_a pasture_n for_o christ_n sheep_n mat._n 4._o 4._o psal_n 37._o 3._o psal_n 34._o 10._o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o saint_n experience_n a_o soul-fatning_a pasture_n psal_n 37._o 35._o 1_o sam._n 21._o 3._o &_o 25._o 8._o psal_n 42._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 13._o 37._o psal_n 19_o 10._o psal_n 132._o 15._o isa_n 55._o 2._o what_o christ_n fold_n be_v psal_n 23._o 2._o joh._n 4._o 14._o joh._n 15._o 8._o cant._n 1._o 8._o serm._n vi._n part_n of_o the_o text._n the_o term_n explain_v a_o threefold_a life_n of_o man._n act_n 20._o 24._o act_n 17._o 25._o gal._n 2._o 20._o john_n 5._o 25._o rom._n 6._o 23._o eph._n 1._o 13_o 14._o eph._n 1._o 13_o 14._o heb._n 11._o 1._o joh_n 3._o 36._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 13._o 13._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 11_o 20._o joh._n 4._o 14._o rom._n 8._o 7_o 8._o how_o to_o know_v we_o be_v spiritual_o alive_a arminianism_n detect_v dr._n owen_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o eph._n 1._o 18_o 19_o 20._o salvation_n a_o free_a gift_n joh._n 1._o 13._o ephes_n 2._o 8_o 9_o tit._n 3._o 5._o rom._n 6._o 23._o gal._n 3._o 21._o gal._n 2._o 10._o rom._n 8._o 3._o rom._n 8._o 3._o rom._n 3._o 24_o 25._o rom._n 11._o 6._o joh._n 3._o 16._o john_n 14._o 3_o 4_o 5._o tit._n 3._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o gal._n 1._o 15_o 16._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o eph._n 1._o 5._o rom._n 9_o 11._o joh._n 1._o 12._o gal._n 4._o 5._o rom._n 3._o 24._o rom._n 4._o 5._o phil._n 1._o 29._o eph._n 2._o 8._o act_n 5._o 31._o ezek._n 36._o 26._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 26._o rom._n 3._o 25._o luke_n 12._o 32._o rev._n 2._o 10._o isa_n 55._o 1_o 2._o why_o salvation_n be_v of_o grace_n mat._n 5._o 48._o 1_o john_n 2._o 1._o eph._n 4._o 13._o mr._n j._n c._n rom._n 4._o 3_o 24._o eph._n 2._o 8_o 9_o eph._n 1._o 5_o 6._o joh._n 17._o 2._o rom._n 4._o 16._o heb._n 9_o 12._o act_n 13._o 48._o joh._n 10._o 10_o luk._n 1._o 77._o john_n 14._o 19_o col._n 2._o 13._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o john_n 17._o 22_o 23._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 18._o joh._n 6._o 40._o joh._n 17._o 3._o freewill_n detect_v and_o confute_v 2_o tim._n 2_o 26._o mat._n 12._o 29._o mark_v 3._o 27._o luk._n 11._o 21._o eph._n 1._o 18_o 19_o 20._o rom._n 8._o 7._o joh._n 1._o 12_o 2_o 13._o jam._n 1._o 18._o mr._n c._n 1_o john_n 4._o 19_o rom._n 5._o 10._o chap._n 8._o 32._o joh._n 5._o 40._o joh._n 6._o 68_o joh._n 4._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o isa_n 55._o 3._o serm._n vii_o saint_n may_v fall_v into_o great_a and_o grievous_a evil_n gen._n 9_o 19_o 20._o saint_n may_v fall_v from_o degree_n in_o grace_n rev._n 2._o 4._o luke_n 24._o 21._o job_n 19_o 10._o job_n 7._o 6._o saint_n may_v fall_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o grace_n gal._n 5._o 4._o saint_n may_v fall_v from_o the_o profession_n of_o faith_n mat._n 26._o 56._o saint_n may_v fall_v and_o break_v all_o their_o bone_n psal_n 6._o 2_o 3._o psal_n 31._o 10._o psal_n 38._o 8._o saint_n may_v be_v without_o any_o light_n psal_n 50._o 12._o job_n 19_o 11._o psal_n 88_o 5_o 6._o isa_n 50._o 10._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o grievous_a fall_n of_o god_n elect_a one_o rom._n 7._o 23_o 24._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 8._o 2_o sam._n 11._o 1._o mat._n 6._o 30._o &_o 8._o 25_o 26._o eph._n 6._o 16._o mat._n 26._o 35._o 2_o king_n 20._o 13._o ver._n 16_o 17_o 18._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 17._o eph._n 6._o 18._o judg._n 4._o 21._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 1._o john_n 1._o 16._o phil._n 4._o 19_o matth._n 26._o mark_v 13._o 37._o 1_o cor._n 16._o 13._o 1_o thess_n 5._o 6._o 6._o deut._n 4._o 9_o 15._o 15._o luk._n 15._o 15._o mark_v 13._o 23._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 12._o heb._n 3._o 12._o jer._n 44._o 4._o the_o grand_a doctrine_n open_v the_o first_o argument_n take_v from_o election_n eph._n 1._o 4._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 19_o rom._n 8._o 29._o the_o first_o argument_n explain_v mal._n 3._o 17._o eph._n 1._o 4._o act_n 13._o 48._o particular_a election_n prove_v rom._n 9_o 11._o rom._n 9_o 13._o jer._n 1._o 5._o john_n 13._o 18._o rom._n 11._o 4._o verse_n 5._o john_n 10._o 26._o act_n 13._o 48._o act_n 18._o 10._o 1_o thess_n 1._o 4_o 5._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 21._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 2._o if_o i_o be_o elect_v i_o shall_v be_v save_v if_o not_o i_o shall_v be_v damn_v this_o grand_a objection_n answer_v phil._n 3._o 14._o mr._n mead._n 2_o tim._n 2._o 25._o act_n 28._o 22_o 23._o verse_n 31._o judas_n 4._o hos_fw-la 13._o 9_o mat._n 25._o 27._o annotator_n psal_n 51._o 4._o rom._n 2._o 7_o 8._o sermon_n viii_o first_o arg._n the_o election_n of_o grace_n prove_v that_o the_o saint_n can_v final_o fall_v mr._n cole_n job_n 23._o 13._o isa_n 14._o 27._o isa_n 46._o 10_o 11._o eph._n 1._o 4._o heb._n 6._o 20._o heb._n 12._o 14._o mat._n 24._o 13._o rom._n 8._o 13._o rom._n 2._o 7._o eph._n 1._o 4._o eph._n 2._o 10._o isa_n 43._o 21._o rom._n 11._o 17._o john_n 14._o 19_o john_n 14._o 16._o jer._n 17._o 8._o job_n 17._o 9_o col._n 1._o 16._o col._n 2._o 10._o 2_o thess_n 2._o 13._o isa_n 46._o 10._o 1_o thess_n 5._o 9_o mat._n 24._o 24._o the_o general_a argument_n 2_o d._n arg._n saint_n can_v final_o fall_v take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n love_n to_o they_o jer._n 31._o 3._o john_n 17._o 23._o zeph._n 3._o 17_o isa_n 62._o 5._o rom._n 8._o 38_o 39_o annotat._n on_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 13._o isa_n 59_o 2._o psal_n 89._o 30_o 31_o 32._o ezek._n 36._o 26._o isa_n 57_o 16_o 17._o jer._n 31._o 18_o 19_o isa_n 57_o 19_o rom._n 8._o 26._o isa_n 43._o isa_n 53._o 4_o 5._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 1._o ver._n 2._o john_n 17._o 15._o heb._n 10._o 16_o 17._o &_o 8._o 12._o act._n 5._o 31._o mat._n 1._o 21._o rom._n 6._o 14._o psal_n 37._o 24._o gen._n 49._o 19_o rom._n 8._o 37._o mich._n 7._o 8._o hos_fw-la 14._o 4._o heb._n 10._o 39_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 9_o 1_o john_n 2._o 19_o rom._n 6._o 1_o 2._o rom._n 5._o 21._o from_o what_o principle_n believer_n resist_v sin_n dare_v not_o sin_n sermon_n ix_o 3d._n arg._n take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o christ_n love_n the_o love_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o early_a love_n prov._n 8._o 23_o v_o 30_o 31._o a_o love_n of_o complacency_n christ_n love_v his_o people_n with_o a_o wonderful_a love_n ezek._n 16._o 8._o rom._n 8._o 7._o phil._n 2._o 7_o 8._o luke_n 2._o 7._o mat._n 17._o 27._o mat._n 8._o 20._o john_n 12._o 14._o rev._n 1._o 5._o eph._n 3._o 19_o eph._n 3._o 18_o 19_o christ_n love_n to_o his_o people_n a_o immense_a or_o infinite_a love_n job_n 11._o 7._o rom._n 11._o 33._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 8._o job_n 11._o 8_o 9_o eph._n 6._o 12._o &_o 2_o 2_o 3._o jer._n 31._o 3._o joh._n 15._o 9_o john_n 17._o 23._o joh._n 13._o 1._o christ_n love_n be_v a_o conjugal_a love_n hos_fw-la 2._o 19_o 20._o christ_n love_n a_o attract_v love_n 1_o king_n 19_o 19_o 20._o a_o free_a love_n the_o general_a argument_n christ_n special_a love-token_n rom._n 8._o 29._o ezek._n 36._o 26._o isa_n 59_o 5._o