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that_o come_v to_o cure_v our_o deadly_a wound_n matthew_n 9_o will_v you_o then_o know_v who_o this_o be_v that_o only_o forgive_v sin_n mark_v what_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v joh._n 1._o behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n who_o be_v this_o only_a lamb_n of_o god_n but_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n &_o man_n the_o man_n jesus_n christ_n 1_o timo._n 2._o and_o he_o have_v give_v
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that_o their_o abundance_n in_o meat_n &_o drink_v &_o other_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n come_v from_o the_o lord_n &_o not_o from_o their_o own_o power_n or_o strength_n deut._n 8._o vers_fw-la 17._o and_o shall_v we_o be_v so_o injurious_a to_o god_n so_o unthankful_a to_o christ_n so_o presumptuous_a against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o to_o say_v we_o have_v get_v to_o ourselves_o everlasting_a life_n god_n forbid_v that_o this_o foolishness_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o any_o man_n see_v then_o all_o these_o small_a thing_n come_v not_o for_o our_o own_o desert_n unto_o we_o but_o for_o his_o christ_n sake_n much_o more_o must_v we_o ascribe_v to_o his_o goodness_n this_o great_a benefit_n of_o life_n everlasting_a as_o concern_v this_o life_n to_o come_v to_o ask_v as_o many_o do_v fond_o and_o curious_o rather_o than_o godly_o whether_o we_o shall_v know_v one_o another_o or_o whether_o we_o shall_v all_o be_v alike_o in_o degree_n i_o think_v these_o question_n 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the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n john_n 14._o and_o so_o do_v our_o saviour_n answer_v for_o be_v curious_o demand_v of_o one_o how_o many_o shall_v be_v save_v he_o tell_v he_o the_o mean_n how_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o so_o must_v we_o do_v also_o and_o not_o feed_v the_o fancy_n of_o man_n or_o delight_v their_o vain_a humour_n i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v many_o man_n that_o will_v ask_v what_o we_o shall_v do_v in_o heaven_n and_o what_o we_o shall_v eat_v and_o drink_v or_o whether_o we_o shall_v be_v clothe_v there_o which_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o to_o come_v thither_o if_o they_o be_v demand_v the_o question_n and_o what_o a_o madness_n be_v this_o to_o strive_v for_o the_o shadow_n and_o to_o let_v the_o body_n go_v to_o inquire_v to_o know_v thing_n which_o we_o be_v not_o command_v to_o search_v after_o and_o to_o let_v go_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o know_v and_o this_o vice_n be_v most_o common_a to_o they_o who_o we_o term_v fine_a 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