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25.35_o and_o fear_v not_o little_a flock_n it_o be_v my_o father_n good_a pleasure_n to_o give_v you_o the_o kingdom_n luc._n 12.32_o thence_o the_o praedestination_n to_o the_o adoption_n of_o child_n and_o to_o the_o obtain_n of_o the_o inheritance_n be_v say_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n and_o according_a to_o his_o good_a purpose_n ephes_n 1.5_o 11._o 2._o it_o spring_v from_o his_o love_n to_o righteousness_n even_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n or_o to_o his_o only_a bless_a son_n make_v in_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o abasement_n obedience_n and_o suffering_n righteousness_n to_o they_o as_o his_o love_n and_o pity_n to_o man_n lead_v he_o to_o give_v his_o son_n to_o ransom_v he_o from_o his_o unrighteousness_n and_o to_o be_v his_o righteousness_n so_o his_o love_n to_o righteousness_n even_o to_o his_o son_n make_v man_n righteousness_n lead_v he_o so_o to_o love_v man_n as_o found_v therein_o as_o to_o think_v nothing_o 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bond_n of_o peace_n build_v up_o ourselves_o in_o the_o most_o holy_a faith_n pray_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n keep_v ourselves_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o wait_v for_o the_o mercy_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n unto_o eternal_a life_n avoid_v and_o keep_v far_o from_o the_o contrary_a thereunto_o prov._n 6.7_o and_o 13.18_o 20._o and_o 15.31_o 32._o and_o 29.15_o eph._n 4.3_o 4._o judas_n 20.21_o rom_n 12.2_o 2_o cor._n 6.14_o 15._o and_o 7.1_o consider_v 1._o that_o these_o be_v the_o great_a concernment_n of_o our_o soul_n motive_n motive_n the_o matter_n of_o eternity_n in_o which_o if_o we_o obtain_v we_o be_v happy_a for_o ever_o and_o miserable_a for_o ever_o if_o we_o miss_v as_o all_o abovesaid_a in_o open_v and_o explicate_v the_o end_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o of_o the_o wicked_a evince_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v deut._n 32.46_o 47._o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o thou_o for_o it_o be_v thy_o life_n etc._n etc._n now_o the_o great_a thing_n 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man_n may_v be_v comfortable_a in_o those_o thing_n too_o in_o their_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v sustain_v its_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v prov._n 18.14_o yet_o if_o all_o these_o shall_v press_v we_o here_o they_o may_v do_v so_o and_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n and_o be_v over_o and_o at_o a_o end_n when_o death_n come_v but_o these_o be_v the_o great_a matter_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o for_o ever_o which_o if_o we_o miscarry_v in_o render_v all_o other_o thing_n to_o no_o profit_n or_o advantage_n and_o ourselves_o miserable_a for_o ever_o the_o loss_n and_o misery_n of_o our_o soulâ—â—eing_v insuperable_a neither_o to_o be_v bear_v with_o patience_n noâ—_n 〈…〉_o way_n buy_v off_o or_o to_o have_v end_n or_o mitigation_n what_o will_v it_o profit_v we_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v math._n 16._o 26._o to_o win_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o loose_v our_o own_o soul_n or_o what_o shall_v be_v give_v for_o exchange_n or_o recompense_n 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