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his_o prayer_n exclude_v which_o he_o make_v for_o his_o deliverance_n unto_o god_n thus_o i_o be_v seek_v the_o lord_n thrice_o that_o it_o may_v depart_v from_o i_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o for_o my_o power_n be_v make_v perfect_a through_o weakness_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n become_v resolute_a to_o rejoice_v in_o his_o infirmity_n let_v we_o come_v to_o s._n john_n who_o write_v if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o we_o make_v god_n a_o liar_n &_o his_o word_n be_v not_o in_o us._n 1._o 1._o cor._n 1._o it_o be_v write_v also_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v the_o weak_a &_o vile_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o which_o glorifi_v himself_o shall_v glorify_v himself_o to_o the_o lord_n 5._o rom._n 8._o 2._o cor._n 5._o and_o in_o that_o regard_n do_v the_o apostle_n call_v the_o holy_a spirit_n give_v in_o this_o world_n by_o 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comfortable_a and_o more_o express_a to_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o purgatory_n but_o mark_v yet_o further_o how_o the_o lord_n himself_o by_o oath_n assure_v we_o that_o after_o this_o life_n there_o be_v no_o pain_n of_o purgatory_n very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o that_o hear_v my_o word_n and_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o have_v send_v i_o 5._o john_n 5._o have_v life_n everlasting_a and_o shall_v not_o come_v to_o condemnation_n but_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n unto_o life_n and_o other_o where_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o be_v not_o condemn_v but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o if_o there_o be_v no_o accuser_n no_o accusation_n nor_o condemnation_n against_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o if_o we_o pass_v immediate_o from_o death_n to_o life_n why_o do_v we_o imagine_v the_o pain_n and_o torment_n of_o purgatory_n fire_n david_n assure_v himself_o that_o the_o lord_n judge_v not_o his_o elect_a pray_v ordinary_o that_o 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