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to_o act_n under_o a_o â—â—avish_a principle_n of_o fear_n which_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n but_o by_o a_o free_a and_o ingenuous_a love_n 3._o the_o spirit_n be_v also_o a_o spirit_n of_o witness_n and_o assurance_n ver_fw-la 16._o the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d self_n bear_v witness_n with_o our_o spirit_n â—â—t_v we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o child_n shall_v know_v their_o father_n it_o conduce_v much_o to_o their_o comfort_n and_o government_n this_o the_o apostle_n urge_v upon_o the_o young_a christian_n as_o their_o privilege_n and_o advantage_n 1_o john_n 2.13_o i_o write_v unto_o yoâ—_n little_a child_n because_o you_o have_v know_v thâ—_n father_n the_o spirit_n assist_v the_o witness_n of_o our_o conscience_n clear_v our_o doubâ—â—_n and_o give_v comfortable_a satisfaction_n these_o advantage_n we_o have_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o all_o these_o be_v necessary_o contain_v in_o the_o privilege_n of_o sonship_n second_o another_o advantage_n by_o 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and_o â—lictions_n for_o so_o the_o whole_a creation_n â—aneth_v and_o expect_v a_o freedom_n ver_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 22._o but_o 2._o we_o have_v the_o pledge_n and_o earnest_a 〈◊〉_d first-fruit_n of_o it_o already_o ver_fw-la 23._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o the_o spirit_n help_v forward_o and_o â—â—â—vens_n our_o hope_n we_o groan_v within_o ourselves_o and_o to_o help_v we_o further_o our_o â—â—â—pes_n be_v strong_a by_o the_o spirit_n assiâ—â—e_v in_o our_o prayer_n 〈◊〉_d by_o direct_v we_o to_o the_o matter_n fit_a 〈◊〉_d pray_v for_o we_o know_v not_o what_o we_o 〈◊〉_d pray_v for_o as_o we_o ought_v we_o be_v not_o â—â—â—petent_a judge_n of_o what_o be_v fit_a for_o we_o by_o exciting_a our_o desire_n to_o a_o eariness_n even_a groan_n that_o can_v be_v 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o spirit_n intercession_n we_o ver_fw-la 26._o so_o that_o by_o our_o prayâ—â—â—_n our_o hope_n be_v confirm_v our_o deâ—â—â—_n come_v from_o himself_o he_o know_v and_o 〈◊〉_d they_o and_o return_v the_o answer_n 〈◊〉_d prayer_n 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in_o our_o â—essed_a apostle_n in_o ver_fw-la 31._o of_o this_o â—ghth_n chapter_n what_o shall_v we_o then_o â—â—to_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o â—ontroulable_a certainty_n that_o he_o mean_v â—o_o can_v contradict_v or_o say_v aught_o against_o â—se_a thing_n but_o a_o expression_n of_o the_o accountable_a vastness_n of_o the_o matter_n â—â—ch_a exceed_v his_o thought_n and_o utâ—ance_n what_o tongue_n what_o word_n 〈◊〉_d full_o declare_v his_o love_n the_o apostle_n john_n express_v a_o tranâ—â—rt_n of_o admiration_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d â—ohn_n 3.1_o behold_v what_o manner_n of_o love_n 〈◊〉_d father_n have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o there_o â—othing_v among_o man_n that_o can_v be_v liken_v unto_o it_o if_o that_o privilege_n and_o the_o person_n upon_o who_o it_o be_v bestow_v be_v consider_v for_o we_o who_o be_v rebel_n and_o enemy_n in_o our_o mind_n by_o wicked_a work_n to_o be_v make_v son_n be_v this_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n saul_n be_v convince_v of_o 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kindness_n o_o god_n 2._o lest_o some_o shall_v imagine_v that_o such_o expression_n of_o admiration_n be_v only_o the_o high_a flight_n of_o some_o peculiar_a favourite_n and_o that_o christian_n of_o the_o common_a rank_n be_v not_o much_o concern_v herein_o because_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v above_o their_o reach_n i_o shall_v in_o a_o few_o plain_a interrogation_n suggest_v to_o you_o some_o thing_n in_o god_n love_n which_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v wonderful_a to_o all_o first_o who_o can_v tell_v the_o first_o spring_n of_o love_n in_o god_n what_o extrinsical_a motive_n can_v possible_o have_v a_o bend_a influence_n upon_o the_o divine_a will_n who_o â—uth_n be_v his_o counsellor_n or_o who_o can_v oblige_v he_o by_o any_o gift_n rom._n 11.34_o second_o who_o can_v give_v a_o account_n of_o discriminate_a love_n why_o be_v jacob_n love_v and_o not_o esau_n the_o apostle_n resolve_v it_o
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