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nor_o those_o unsearchable_a riches_n that_o be_v in_o he_o as_o you_o may_v clear_o see_v by_o compare_v this_o text_n with_o that_o gal._n 1._o 15_o 16._o but_o when_o it_o please_v god_n who_o separate_v i_o from_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o call_v i_o by_o his_o grace_n to_o reveal_v his_o son_n in_o i_o that_o i_o may_v preach_v among_o the_o heathen_a say_v he_o immediate_o i_o consult_v not_o with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o first_o observation_n that_o i_o shall_v speak_v to_o from_o these_o word_n thus_o open_v be_v this_o that_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n that_o god_n bestow_v upon_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v improve_v employ_v and_o obseruâ—_v obseruâ—_v exercise_v by_o his_o people_n the_o greek_a word_n caris_n that_o be_v here_o render_v grace_n we_o show_v you_o have_v a_o threefold_a signification_n in_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o it_o denote_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n sometime_o the_o common_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o sometime_o the_o save_a grace_n of_o 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