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a_o great_a evidence_n of_o their_o good_a qualification_n and_o a_o good_a and_o firm_a ground_n of_o the_o apostle_n persuasion_n the_o ground_n of_o his_o persuasion_n concern_v their_o good_a condition_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n righteousness_n for_o god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v your_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n this_o proposition_n be_v negative_a and_o include_v the_o affirmative_a which_o be_v that_o god_n be_v fighteous_a and_o will_v remember_v their_o christian_a faith_n love_n and_o good_a work_n and_o it_o be_v deliver_v negative_o to_o signify_v the_o infallible_a certain_a truth_n of_o the_o affirmative_a for_o in_o this_o case_n the_o negative_a be_v more_o peremptory_a and_o emphatical_a the_o ground_n itself_o be_v thus_o express_v his_o knowledge_n of_o it_o be_v employ_v but_o let_v we_o consider_v 1._o what_o it_o be_v for_o god_n here_o to_o forget_v or_o remember_v 2._o what_o it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o be_v righteous_a or_o not_o 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