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continuance_n and_o this_o constancy_n but_o from_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o stand_v wonder_v at_o his_o own_o grace_n the_o lord_n behold_v his_o do_n when_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o grace_n and_o perseverance_n when_o thou_o come_v to_o heaven_n he_o will_v wonder_v at_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thy_o perseverance_n a_o fair_a crown_n of_o glory_n and_o what_o more_o do_v he_o that_o same_o moment_n that_o force_n that_o be_v in_o the_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o jesus_n extend_v itself_o to_o the_o woman_n daughter_n and_o heal_v she_o and_o cast_v the_o devil_n out_o of_o she_o now_o she_o seek_v only_o to_o creep_v in_o as_o a_o whelp_n under_o the_o table_n to_o eat_v the_o crumb_n and_o now_o the_o lord_n set_v she_o up_o at_o the_o table_n to_o sit_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n as_o christ_n himself_o say_v i_o say_v to_o thou_o say_v he_o many_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o east_n and_o out_o of_o the_o west_n into_o my_o 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who_o be_v a_o sinner_n when_o she_o know_v that_o jesus_n sit_v at_o table_n in_o the_o pharisee_n house_n she_o bring_v a_o box_n of_o ointment_n verse_n 38_o and_o she_o stand_v at_o his_o foot_n behind_o he_o weep_v and_o begin_v to_o wash_v his_o foot_n with_o tear_n and_o do_v wipe_v they_o with_o the_o hair_n of_o her_o head_n and_o kiss_v his_o foot_n and_o anoint_v they_o with_o the_o ointment_n verse_n 39_o now_o when_o the_o pharisee_n who_o bid_v he_o see_v it_o he_o speak_v within_o himself_o say_v if_o this_o man_n
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live_v shall_v we_o in_o the_o heaven_n everlasting_o it_o can_v never_o fail_v peter_n say_v in_o his_o first_o epist_n chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 3._o we_o be_v regenerate_v again_o into_o that_o lively_a hope_n the_o three_o argument_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n whereby_o god_n work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o desire_n and_o regeneration_n have_v once_o give_v we_o that_o spirit_n he_o take_v he_o not_o from_o we_o again_o but_o let_v he_o dwell_v in_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o be_v a_o earnest-pennie_n in_o we_o assure_v we_o he_o shall_v never_o leave_v we_o till_o the_o whole_a promise_n in_o
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for_o we_o praise_v not_o ourselves_o again_o unto_o you_o but_o give_v you_o a_o occasion_n to_o rejoice_v of_o we_o that_o you_o may_v have_v to_o answer_v against_o they_o who_o rejoice_v in_o the_o face_n and_o not_o in_o the_o heart_n verse_n 13_o for_o whether_o we_o be_v out_o of_o our_o wit_n we_o be_v it_o to_o god_n or_o whether_o we_o be_v in_o our_o right_a mind_n we_o be_v it_o unto_o you_o verse_n 14_o for_o that_o love_n of_o christ_n constrain_v us._n verse_n 15_o because_o we_o thus_o judge_v that_o if_o one_o be_v dead_a for_o all_o then_o be_v all_o dead_a and_o he_o die_v for_o all_o that_o they_o that_o live_v shall_v not_o hence_o forth_o live_v unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o he_o who_o die_v for_o they_o and_o rose_z again_o to_o repeat_v short_o that_o which_o we_o have_v hear_v in_o this_o chapter_n we_o hear_v first_o of_o that_o assurance_n of_o glory_n and_o life_n everlasting_a which_o be_v the_o only_a remedy_n against_o death_n and_o the_o dissolution_n 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1._o epistle_n chap._n 3._o verse_n 9_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o that_o be_v sin_v not_o as_o the_o worldling_n do_v with_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n sin_n reign_v not_o in_o he_o why_o sin_v he_o not_o because_o say_v he_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n remain_v in_o he_o that_o be_v his_o spirit_n by_o who_o as_o a_o lively_a seed_n we_o be_v beget_v and_o make_v new_a creature_n and_o what_o say_v he_o more_o he_o say_v such_o a_o man_n can_v sin_v that_o be_v he_o can_v sin_v that_o be_v he_o can_v sin_v as_o the_o natural_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n sin_v he_o can_v follow_v the_o course_n of_o this_o world_n and_o wallow_v in_o the_o puddle_n of_o sin_n as_o they_o do_v and_o why_o can_v he_o not_o sin_n so_o because_o say_v he_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o marvelous_a force_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v he_o make_v a_o man_n that_o he_o can_v sin_v all_o the_o world_n will_v not_o make_v he_o to_o sin_n the_o natural_a man_n can_v do_v 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