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mortuis_fw-la
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dismay_v but_o with_o all_o expedition_n go_v to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o alone_o can_v remove_v all_o your_o burden_n and_o give_v you_o rest_n merit_n sect._n 25._o 4._o ground_n of_o comfort_n the_o particular_a application_n of_o christ_n merit_n i_o conclude_v all_o with_o the_o four_o and_o last_o ground_n of_o comfort_n and_o with_o some_o suitable_a scripture_n appertain_v thereunto_o as_o for_o this_o ground_n of_o comfort_n though_o i_o name_v it_o last_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o it_o be_v the_o particular_a application_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n as_o offer_v in_o the_o gospel_n to_o your_o own_o soul_n we_o usual_o say_v that_o medicine_n cure_v not_o in_o their_o preparation_n though_o to_o prepare_v they_o be_v necessary_a but_o in_o their_o application_n the_o sovereign_a medicine_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v of_o infinite_a dignity_n price_n and_o value_n one_o drop_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o one_o dram_n of_o his_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o you_o the_o apostle_n be_v once_o a_o great_a persecutor_n and_o afterward_o be_v a_o zealous_a professor_n and_o preacher_n of_o that_o gospel_n which_o he_o former_o persecute_v he_o ascribe_v the_o great_a change_n wrought_v in_o he_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n loc_n god_n quod_fw-la dignitati_fw-la suae_fw-la tribuere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la tribuit_fw-la gratiae_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o agnoscit_fw-la se_fw-la alium_fw-la esse_fw-la personae_fw-la de_fw-la meriti_fw-la svi_fw-la indignitate_fw-la &_o alium_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la musc_n in_o loc_n by_o the_o grace_n 10._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 10._o of_o god_n i_o be_o what_o i_o be_o and_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v bestow_v on_o i_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a 1_o tim._n 1._o 17._o however_o you_o may_v be_v trouble_v with_o variety_n of_o strong_a tentation_n as_o the_o apostle_n be_v and_o you_o may_v 17._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 17._o have_v a_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n even_o grot._fw-la even_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n immissus_fw-la mihi_fw-la a_o satin_n grot._fw-la the_o messenger_n satan_n buffet_n of_o you_o yet_o if_o you_o whole_o cast_v yourself_o and_o rely_v upon_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o christ_n tender_v in_o the_o gospel_n you_o will_v find_v all_o sort_n of_o help_n in_o his_o merit_n for_o justification_n sanctification_n and_o consolation_n in_o this_o world_n and_o for_o glorification_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v that_o 17._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hunc_fw-la comparat_fw-la sudâ—_n ac_fw-la paxillo_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la sudes_fw-la praeacuti_fw-la carnem_fw-la pungendo_fw-la afficit_fw-la sic_fw-la sit_fw-la illius_fw-la infestationibus_fw-la veluti_fw-la punctionibus_fw-la afflictatus_fw-la musc_n in_o loc._n 2_o cor._n 12._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 1_o joh._n 17._o the_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n be_v some_o strong_a tentation_n wherewith_o the_o apostle_n be_v assault_v and_o he_o make_v haste_n to_o god_n 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