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will_v set_v a_o man_n free_a 533_o five_o understanding_n in_o this_o let_v we_o try_v our_o growth_n 596_o w_n walk_v holy_a with_o god_n herein_o labour_v to_o grow_v 615_o wing_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o that_o 435_o wing_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n what_o be_v they_o 436_o wing_n why_o so_o call_v 437_o word_n of_o god_n to_o such_o as_o tremble_v at_o it_o comfort_n 475_o wound_a they_o that_o be_v so_o christ_n pitty_v 463_o the_o last_o table_n contain_v the_o general_a and_o particular_a head_n as_o they_o follow_v in_o their_o order_n in_o the_o forego_n subject_a christ_n his_o willingness_n to_o accept_v humble_v sinner_n the_o text_n open_v 651_o out_o of_o which_o this_o point_n of_o doctrine_n issue_n that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n will_v not_o cast_v out_o any_o poor_a soul_n that_o come_v to_o he_o 652_o here_o be_v observe_v first_o that_o come_v unto_o christ_n presuppose_v 1._o hear_v 2._o learning_n ibid._n by_o hear_v be_v understand_v 1._o the_o usual_a mean_n of_o salvation_n 654_o 2._o some_o whisper_n motion_n and_o secret_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n ibid._n by_o learning_n be_v understand_v first_o the_o open_n of_o the_o understanding_n 655_o and_o thus_o a_o poor_a soul_n be_v teach_v 1._o that_o he_o be_v lose_v in_o himself_o 2._o that_o he_o must_v not_o lie_v secure_o in_o this_o condition_n ibid._n 3._o that_o there_o be_v no_o help_n in_o the_o creature_n 656_o 4._o that_o nothing_o can_v screen_n he_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n but_o jesus_n christ_n 657_o 5._o that_o christ_n be_v willing_a to_o let_v out_o of_o his_o ointment_n to_o heal_v ibid._n now_o for_o the_o act_n wherein_o
man_n bowel_n though_o as_o hard_o as_o a_o adamant_n as_o the_o lightning_n melt_v the_o sword_n the_o scabbard_n be_v untouched_a there_o be_v no_o stand_v before_o the_o power_n of_o god_n anger_n or_o his_o love_n zech._n 12_o 10._o 10._o by_o this_o the_o âoul_n grow_v up_o from_o strength_n to_o strength_n terror_n and_o sorrow_n do_v weaken_v the_o soul_n exceed_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v his_o people_n strength_n where_o will_v man_n ripen_v if_o not_o in_o the_o sunshine_n 2_o chro._n 32._o 25._o hos_fw-la 2._o 15._o psal_n 60_o 11._o 2_o king_n 20._o 3._o mat._n 7._o 3._o mat._n 23._o 4._o mat._n 7._o 22_o 23._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 27._o luk._n 10._o 20._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 13._o mat._n 7._o 14._o act_n 26_o 7._o doct._n 1._o gen._n 17._o 1._o 2_o kin._n 20._o 3._o psal_n 1._o 1_o 2._o phil._n 3._o 20._o eccles_n 10._o 16._o psal_n 1._o 1._o ephes_n 5._o 12._o râm_fw-la 12._o 2._o prov._n 14._o 12._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o ephes_n 5._o 12._o ãâã_d cor._n 6._o 17._o act._n 26._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 1._o psal_n 8._o 4._o prov._n 3._o 17._o matth._n 1â_n gal._n 6._o 16._o eccl._n 12._o 10._o colos_n 4._o 5._o mat._n 10._o 16._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 1_o 2._o rom._n 10._o 2._o phil._n 3_o ãâã_d eccl._n 7._o 16._o mat._n 10._o 16._o gen_n 6._o 9_o gen._n 6._o 9_o num._n 14._o from_o 6._o to_o 10._o gal_n 2_o 12_o 13_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 1._o cant._n 1._o 8._o rom._n 7._o 14._o isa_n 64._o 5._o rom._n 12_o 8._o gal._n 6._o 1._o prov._n 4._o 27._o deut_n 5._o 32_o psal_n 39_o 1._o act_n 18._o 25._o mat._n 2._o 8._o heb._n 12._o 13._o prov._n 4._o 25._o ephe._n 5._o 15._o jer._n 20._o 10._o 2_o sam._n 12._o 14._o âer_n 20._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 10._o 32._o rev._n 2._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 9_o 10_o 11._o rom._n 14._o 2_o pet._n 2d_o col._n 4._o psal_n 119._o isa_n 53._o 6._o psal_n 95._o ãâã_d use_v 1_o joh._n 15._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 13._o jer._n 7._o mat._n 15._o 22._o isa_n 29._o 13._o luke_n 18._o 11._o jer._n 10._o 25._o ephes_n 4._o 8._o rom._n 8._o 1._o ephes_n 4._o 17._o psal_n 69._o 12._o gal._n 4_o 29._o gen._n 21_o 9_o jer._n 20._o 10._o psal_n 1._o 1._o prov._n 19_o 16._o he_o that_o despise_v his_o way_n shall_v die_v jer._n 48._o 10._o mal._n 1._o 14._o jer._n 44._o 16._o act_n 19_o 24._o mat._n 7._o 24._o mat._n 23._o 14._o luke_n 13._o 24._o mat._n 27._o 13._o cant._n 1._o 8._o mat._n 24._o 12._o gal._n 2._o 13._o and_o 14._o gal._n 6._o 1._o gal._n 6._o 1._o joh._n 15._o 8._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 16._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 2._o jer._n 14._o 10._o psal_n 95._o psal_n 16._o 8._o psal_n 25._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 24._o col._n 3._o 6._o col._n 2._o 2._o heb._n 5._o 14._o prov._n 4._o 25._o psal_n 119._o 59_o job_n 19_o 28._o luke_n 23._o 34._o eccl._n 5._o 6._o isa_n 44._o 15._o prov._n 3._o 6._o 1_o sam._n 27._o psal_n 119._o 5._o psal_n 25._o prov._n 14._o 16._o rom._n 12._o 3._o prov._n 26._o 27._o 1_o king_n 18._o 21._o heb._n 12._o 13._o mat._n 8._o 20._o gen._n 17._o 1._o gen._n 14._o 23._o heb._n 12._o 12._o ãâ¦ã_z phil_n 4._o 13._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 9_o isa_n 35._o 8._o psal_n 119._o 5._o doctrine_n col._n 4._o 5._o cant._n 2._o 7._o psal_n 111._o 10._o psal_n 2._o 10._o deut._n 4._o 6._o psal_n 101._o 2._o prov._n 4._o 5._o &_o 7._o rom._n 1._o 22._o phil._n 3._o 13._o prov._n 17._o 24._o prov._n 4._o 25._o psal_n 73._o 25._o eccles_n 2._o 14._o eccles_n 10._o 2._o prov._n 14._o 8._o joh._n 14._o 6._o hos_fw-la 13._o 13._o hos_fw-la 13._o 13._o 2_o sam._n 24._o 10._o psal_n 107._o 17._o mat._n 10._o 16._o eccles_n 12._o 1._o joh._n 9_o 4._o prov._n 10_o 5._o eccles_n 9_o 10._o 1_o cor._n 15_o 41._o cant._n 8._o 12._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 23._o 2_o iâh_n 2._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 10_o 11._o v_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o deut._n 8._o 18._o hag._n 1._o 6._o prov._n 10_o 7._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 25._o james_n 5_o ãâ¦ã_z hab._n 2._o 11._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 19_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 16._o luke_n 12._o 20._o joh._n 6._o 27._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 17._o psal_n 73._o 22._o jer._n 42._o 22._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 5._o prov._n 26._o 16._o verse_n 12._o mat_n 11._o 19_o job_n 11._o 12_o jer._n 8._o 8._o 1_o thes_n 1._o 22._o eccles_n 10._o 1._o eccles_n 8._o 1._o prov._n 12._o 15._o 2._o cor._n 3_o 18._o isa_n 30._o 5._o gal._n 5._o 16._o mat._n 13._o 3._o &_o 4._o verse_n 11._o 13._o verse_n 14_o &_o 15._o verse_n 19_o etc._n etc._n john_n 16._o 25._o chap._n 24._o 3._o chap._n 24._o 37._o verse_n 42_o 43._o verse_n 44._o math._n 13._o 25._o verse_n 13._o plut._n problem_n 1_o tim._n 4._o 5._o so_o grotius_n luke_n 12._o 25._o psal_n 45._o 14._o judg._n 14._o 11._o math._n 19_o 15._o verse_n 2._o verse_n 6._o rev._n 6._o 10._o 2_o pet._n 3._o ãâã_d gen._n ãâã_d 17._o matth._n 3._o isa_n 58._o 1._o mica_n 6._o 9_o 1_o thes_n 4._o 16._o act_n 3._o 21._o until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n verse_n 6._o chap._n 24._o v._n 36._o chap._n 24._o v_o 4â_n chap._n 24._o ver_fw-la 51._o isa_n 23._o 12._o isa_n 47._o 1._o jer._n 46._o 11._o 1_o thes_n 1._o 9_o 2_o king_n 19_o 21._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 20._o rom._n 10._o 10._o mat._n 5._o 16._o 2_o tim_n 3._o 5._o verse_n 8._o verse_n 5._o ãâã_d joh._n ãâã_d 9_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 22._o luke_n 21._o 34._o verse_n 6._o mat._n 13._o mat._n 20._o 26._o verse_n 2._o verse_n 3_o and_o 4._o 1_o john_n 2._o 20._o and_o many_o other_o place_n ãâã_d 55._o 1._o ãâã_d king_n 8._o 27._o isa_n 47._o 13._o verse_n 11._o mat._n 7._o 22._o mat._n 7._o 23._o amos_n 3._o 2._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 3._o doct._n 1._o doct._n 2._o mat._n 7._o 37._o john_n 7._o 46._o mat._n 7._o 29._o mica_n 5._o 4._o isa_n 40._o mat._n 11._o â9_n 18._o 3._o joh._n 13._o 10._o 12._o 14._o mat._n 20._o 21._o deut._n 6._o 6._o luk._n 1._o 66._o psal_n 1._o 19_o 11._o col._n 3._o 16._o mat._n 15._o 16._o luke_n 24._o 45._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 1_o 2._o luc._n 24._o 25._o isa_n 5â_n act_n 26._o 28._o act_n 24._o 25._o heb._n 2._o 1._o jam._n 5._o 25._o mat._n 13._o 14_o 19_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 13._o phil._n 3._o 18._o i_o tell_v you_o often_o and_o now_o tell_v you_o weep_v with_o more_o affection_n than_o before_o eccles_n 12._o 11._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 13._o 1_o chron._n 29._o 18._o ver._n 9_o and_o 17._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 13._o mat._n 21._o 30._o use_v 1._o eph._n 4._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 12._o 1_o thes_n 5._o 20._o 1_o john_n 2._o 20._o 1_o joh_n 2._o 21._o ãâã_d thes_n 4._o 9_o phil._n 3._o 1._o verse_n 18._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 9_o col._n 3._o 2._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 2._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 14_o 15_o 16._o mat._n 13._o 52._o phil._n 3._o 1._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 12_o 13._o it_o grieve_v peter_n when_o christ_n come_v over_o so_o often_o with_o it_o love_v thou_o i_o joh._n 21._o 17._o heb._n 1._o 1._o eccl._n 12._o 10._o they_o have_v the_o same_o manna_n but_o be_v allow_v to_o dress_v it_o diverse_o isa_n 28._o 10._o phil._n 4._o 3._o 1._o phil._n 3._o 18._o numb_a 21._o 5._o gal._n 3._o 2_o thes_n 2._o 10_o 11._o rom._n 1._o 2._o 1_o thes_n 4._o 9_o 10._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 22._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 16._o luk._n 21._o 34._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 3._o â_o cor._n 11._o 30._o mat._n 13._o 37_o 3â_n 39_o doct_n ver_fw-la 10._o mat._n 7._o 22._o mat._n 7._o 23._o joh._n 3._o 29._o mat._n 9_o 15._o mat._n 22._o 2._o râv_n 19_o 9_o râv_n 31._o 29._o the_o high_a priest_n to_o m_o ãâ¦ã_z ry_o only_o a_o five_o ãâ¦ã_z give_v leu._n 21._o 1_o ãâ¦ã_z 2_o cron._n 29_o 30._o phil._n 2._o 6._o hâb_n 1._o 3._o isâ_n â3_n 8._o rom._n 8._o 32._o joh._n 3._o 16._o ezek._n 16._o 3._o heb._n 1._o 3._o isa_n 53._o 4._o cant_n 5._o 10._o isa_n 9_o isa_n 54._o 5._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d luk._n 10._o 42._o heb._n 4._o 15._o joh._n 3._o 16._o joh._n 4._o 10._o joh._n 17_o 9_o act._n 5._o gen._n 34._o 8_o 11_o 11._o prov._n 1._o uât_n eph_n 5._o 25._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 25._o colos_n 2._o 15._o joh._n 4._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 11_o 2._o joh._n 3._o 29._o isa_n 53._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o 2_o cââ_n 11._o 2._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 10._o gal._n 3_o 2._o mat._n 1._o 14._o deut._n 22._o 23._o lat._n alex._n gen._n dier_n l._n 2._o page_n 58._o one_o promise_v another_o be_v call_v sponsus_fw-la &_o sponsa_fw-la ezek._n 16._o not_o great_a deut._n 7._o 7._o nor_o good_a jos_n 24._o 23._o they_o be_v idolater_n
mal._n 3._o 17._o gen._n 32._o rom._n 7._o 32._o psal_n 119._o 22._o mat._n 5._o 17._o rom._n 3._o 31._o heb._n 12._o ult_n psal_n 2._o 11._o exod._n 20._o 20._o hos_fw-la 3._o 5._o 1_o chro._n 21._o 30._o mat._n 10._o 28._o rom._n 8._o 13._o rom._n 8._o ãâã_d exod._n 3._o 14._o exod._n 2._o 24._o joh._n 8._o 32._o luk._n 11._o 21_o 22._o mat_n ãâ¦ã_z 1._o exod._n 6._o 9_o hâb_n 1._o 8._o job_n 8._o 7._o eccles_n 2._o 9_o jer._n 12._o 1_o 2._o isa_n 17._o 11._o deut._n 32._o 15._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o prov._n 15._o 17._o hos_fw-la 14._o 5._o mat._n 6._o 29._o john_n 2._o âoctr_n psal_n 92._o 12._o pliâ_n lib._n 13._o job_n 14._o 7._o lam._n 3._o 18._o psal_n 84._o 7._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o mat._n 43._o 31_o 32_o 33._o proâ_n 4._o 18._o luk._n 2._o 52._o mat._n 6._o 27._o phil._n 3._o 8._o isa_n 50._o 10._o 1_o john_n 3._o 1._o rom._n 8._o 34._o cant._n 2._o 6._o john_n 20._o 28._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 8._o joshuah_n 7._o 26._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 17._o 1_o john_n 3._o 9_o &_o 2._o 14._o math._n 13._o 21._o math._n 13._o 21._o psal_n 129._o 6._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 6._o 2_o cor._n 9_o 10._o isa_n 53._o 11._o isa_n 59_o 21._o john_n 1._o 16._o phil._n 1._o 19_o mal._n 2._o 7._o heb._n 4._o 2._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o john_n 1._o 14._o eph._n 4._o 6._o col._n 2._o 19_o rom._n 11._o 17._o rom._n 11._o 32._o 2_o sam._n 5._o 16_o 17._o numb_a 11._o 29._o exod._n 32._o 12._o eph_n 2._o 21._o eph._n 4._o 16._o phil._n 1._o 19_o prov._n 16._o 3._o eph._n 4._o 13._o psal_n 17._o 15._o psal_n 92._o 14._o heb._n 12._o 2._o phil._n 2._o 12._o heb._n 7._o 25._o hos_fw-la 14._o 5._o mat._n 13_o 15._o plut._n l._n 11._o c._n 2._o cite_v by_o trapp_n upon_o mat._n 14._o isa_n 40._o 28_o 29._o col._n 2._o 19_o col._n 1._o 11._o eph._n 4._o 13._o mat._n 18._o 3._o hos_fw-la 1â_n 5._o luk._n 23._o 40_o 41._o joh._n 18._o 8._o hos_fw-la 13._o 13._o luk._n 18._o 15_o 16_o 17._o psal_n 17._o luk._n 1._o 41._o luk._n 18._o 17._o heb._n 12._o 12._o eph._n 4._o 14._o hos_fw-la 11._o ãâã_d ezek._n 6._o 9_o rom._n 4._o 20._o exod._n 17._o 7._o john_n 6._o 55._o isa_n 55._o 7._o mat._n 5._o 47._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 12._o psal_n 45._o 7._o rom._n 14._o 7._o 1_o john_n 1._o 4._o rom._n 1._o 17._o eph._n 1._o 18._o rom._n 8._o 1_o 13._o mat._n 12._o 20._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 7._o heb._n 5._o 12._o prov._n 16._o 31._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 13._o mat._n 12._o 45._o jude_n 12._o isa_n 55._o 11._o john_n 3._o 19_o isa_n 6._o 10._o psalm_n 2._o rom._n 1._o 28._o use_v 3_o 2_o king_n 19_o 30._o mat._n 3._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o isa_n 43._o 25._o jer._n 31._o 34._o mica_n 7._o âlat_fw-la 16._o 24._o hab_z 2._o 4._o mat._n 11._o 29._o 2_o sam._n 16._o 10._o numb_a 11._o 29._o exod._n 32._o 1._o mat._n 17._o ephâ_n 4._o 14._o 2_o tim._n 3_o 6._o heb._n 5._o 14._o heb._n 12._o 5._o mat._n 13._o 15._o zech._n 9_o 9_o john_n 6._o 66._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 7._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 10._o heb._n 10._o col._n 6._o 12._o gal._n 2._o 12._o joh._n 7._o 50._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 16._o 4._o jam._n 4._o 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