thus_o pray_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v turn_v to_o the_o true_a shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o thy_o soul_n 1._o pet._n 2.25_o thy_o saviour_n &_o have_v that_o hope_n which_o be_v sure_a and_o steadfast_a heb._n 3.6_o and_o never_o make_v ashamed_a rom._n 5.5_o i_o rest_v thou_o in_o any_o christian_a duty_n to_o be_v command_v edw_n dalton_n the_o content_n popish_a doctor_n of_o all_o have_v least_o reason_n to_o interpret_v the_o text_n of_o a_o conjectural_a persuasion_n page_n 9_o the_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v assure_v of_o every_o grace_n simple_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n be_v common_a to_o every_o saint_n not_o paul_n peculiar_a page_n 10._o and_o it_o be_v first_o prove_v from_o the_o text_n not_o withstand_v paul_n special_a revelation_n pa._n 13._o gift_n of_o discern_a page_n 15._o second_o context_n from_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o apostle_n argue_v page_n 26._o mark_v whereat_o he_o aim_v i._n the_o saint_n comfort_n page_n 28._o ground_n of_o those_o comfort_n he_o 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their_o salvation_n of_o which_o to_o doubt_v papist_n have_v of_o all_o man_n least_o cause_n see_v if_o we_o will_v believe_v themselves_o they_o only_o be_v true_a believer_n and_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v the_o law_n p._n 45._o 2._o to_o hold_v doubt_v necessary_a be_v dangerous_a make_v prayer_n fruitless_a p._n 46._o 3._o it_o be_v no_o presumption_n to_o labour_v for_o assurance_n p._n 48._o 4._o the_o mean_n to_o obtain_v assurance_n p._n 50._o 5._o sign_n of_o true_a assurance_n p._n 50._o 6._o outward_a condition_n shall_v not_o puff_n up_o or_o exalt_v any_o saint_n above_o his_o inferior_a brethren_n p._n 51._o 7._o the_o mean_a child_n of_o god_n may_v in_o what_o estate_n soever_o he_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o interest_n in_o this_o assurance_n be_v comfort_v p._n 52._o 8._o how_o to_o be_v comfort_v in_o sin_n and_o suffering_n by_o this_o assurance_n p._n 52._o doubtings_n dounfal_n romans_z 8._o vers_n 38._o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o 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