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and_o rely_v upon_o his_o grace_n p._n ball_n upon_o faith_n 82._o p._n and_o so_o in_o event_n say_v mr._n ball_n be_v sure_o of_o salvation_n and_o yet_o will_v give_v a_o world_n to_o be_v assure_v of_o god_n favour_n and_o full_o persuade_v that_o its_o sin_n be_v pardon_v five_o 975._o willet_n synopsis_fw-la papismiâ—_n p._n 974._o 975._o that_o it_o be_v false_a that_o the_o papist_n say_v no_o particular_a assurance_n ought_v to_o be_v look_v for_o or_o may_v be_v procure_v it_o may_v be_v procure_v and_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v seek_v for_o this_o may_v easy_o be_v prove_v d._n perkins_n 3._o vol._n 220._o 2._o d._n 1._o vol._n 542_o 2._o b._n 143._o 1._o c._n 564._o 1._o d_o 543._o â—_o d._n but_o i_o shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o it_o it_o be_v not_o my_o work_n and_o it_o be_v a_o question_n will_v take_v up_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o time_n but_o i_o shall_v rather_o refer_v he_o that_o doubt_n of_o this_o to_o those_o learned_a man_n that_o have_v sufficient_o manage_v 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