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darkness_n and_o david_n answer_v he_o in_o psal_n 23._o 4._o though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v no_o evil_a for_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o thy_o rod_n and_o thy_o staff_n they_o comfort_v i_o how_o triumphant_a be_v paul_n and_o beyond_o both_o himself_o and_o all_o cross_n and_o all_o because_o of_o his_o assurance_n and_o persuasion_n rom._n 8._o 35._o who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o distress_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n ver._n 37_o nay_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o ver._n 38._o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v ver._n 39_o nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n can_v more_o be_v say_v need_v we_o to_o add_v see_v he_o again_o in_o roman_n 5._o 2._o we_o rejoice_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n objection_n who_o will_v not_o may_v some_o reply_v in_o so_o great_a a_o good_a sol._n 3._o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o we_o glory_n in_o tribulation_n also_o and_o who_o can_v do_v this_o but_o he_o who_o have_v some_o measure_n of_o assurance_n indeed_o faith_n can_v make_v the_o soul_n to_o submit_v in_o a_o cross_n but_o it_o be_v assurance_n which_o make_v the_o soul_n to_o rejoice_v and_o to_o triumph_v what_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o death_n that_o be_v true_a of_o all_o affliction_n the_o sting_n of_o they_o be_v fin_n where_o the_o conscience_n be_v wound_v and_o the_o sight_n of_o heaven_n be_v darken_v there_o the_o cross_n be_v heavy_a and_o bitter_a a_o man_n have_v a_o burden_n on_o his_o shoulder_n and_o a_o burden_n on_o his_o 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some_o 1._o in_o the_o active_a 2._o in_o the_o passive_a 1._o active_a 1._o praise_n and_o thankfulness_n psal_n 103._o 1._o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o bless_v his_o holy_a name_n ver._n 2._o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n verse_n 3._o who_o forgive_v all_o thy_o iniquity_n nay_o he_o be_v at_o it_o again_o psal_n 116._o 12._o what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n towards_o i_o i_o will_v take_v up_o the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n etc._n etc._n o_o the_o evidence_n and_o apprehension_n of_o so_o great_a a_o mercy_n and_o salvation_n it_o fill_v every_o vain_a of_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n music_n be_v high_a and_o sweet_a in_o the_o fair_a weather_n he_o who_o dispute_v his_o mercy_n can_v hardly_o bless_v for_o it_o now_o i_o see_v much_o forgive_v and_o therefore_o i_o bless_v much_o what!_o and_o all_o this_o forgive_v to_o i_o and_o so_o free_o 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speak_v peace_n unto_o he_o a_o man_n will_v with_o cheerfulness_n address_v himself_o to_o the_o sacrament_n when_o he_o know_v this_o be_v the_o blood_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o his_o salvation_n be_v there_o seal_v the_o apostle_n have_v a_o apt_a passage_n in_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 2._o as_o new_o bear_v babe_n desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sure_o that_o be_v with_o much_o delight_n and_o with_o much_o earnestness_n for_o so_o do_v babe_n desire_v the_o milk_n of_o the_o breast_n but_o what_o may_v stir_v up_o this_o ver._n 3._o if_o so_o be_v that_o you_o have_v taste_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v gracious_a a_o taste_n of_o god_n of_o god_n as_o gracious_a yea_o this_o be_v it_o which_o whet_v the_o appetite_n this_o set_v on_o the_o heart_n to_o the_o ordinance_n indeed_o 4._o all_o obedience_n actuate_a the_o whole_a kind_n of_o duty_n why_o assurance_n in_o the_o soul_n make_v all_o duty_n both_o cheerful_a and_o 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absolute_o actual_o correlative_o instrumental_o how_o to_o be_v understand_v p._n 52_o 53_o how_o faith_n justifi_v p._n 71_o 72_o whether_o faith_n deal_v with_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n first_o p._n 73_o divers_a kind_n of_o faith_n p._n 84_o historical_a faith_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 84_o faith_n of_o miracle_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 85_o temporary_a faith_n what_o it_o be_v ib._n how_o temporary_a faith_n differ_v from_o justify_v faith_n ibid_fw-la the_o consimilitude_n betwixt_o faith_n and_o presumption_n p._n 86_o the_o easiness_n of_o faith_n short_a of_o justify_v and_o of_o presumption_n and_o our_o aptness_n to_o rest_v in_o that_o ibid_fw-la rule_n for_o the_o discovery_n of_o faith_n p._n 90_o some_o thing_n faith_n do_v produce_v not_o as_o essential_a property_n but_o as_o magnificent_a testimony_n and_o how_o we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o they_o p._n 91_o 93._o some_o thing_n faith_n do_v produce_v yet_o not_o always_o therefore_o we_o may_v not_o conclude_v a_o wait_n of_o faith_n from_o the_o absence_n of_o these_o p._n 91_o 92_o many_o inward_a contrariety_n to_o the_o intrinsical_a act_n and_o fruit_n of_o faith_n p._n 94_o evidence_n of_o faith_n can_v be_v give_v by_o way_n of_o abstraction_n but_o by_o way_n of_o existence_n how_o to_o be_v undersstood_v p._n 95_o a_o double_a contrariety_n to_o faith_n ib._n i'faith_o endeavour_n after_o increase_n and_o wherein_o p._n 107_o wherein_o true_a faith_n in_o one_o differ_v from_o faith_n in_o another_o p._n 120_o 121_o sign_n of_o a_o great_a and_o strong_a faith_n p._n 125_o sign_n of_o a_o weak_a faith_n p._n 131_o vid._n weak_a the_o vital_a act_n of_o faith_n be_v not_o reflexive_a but_o direct_v p._n 136_o motive_n to_o greaten_v our_o faith_n p._n 156_o exhortation_n to_o labour_n for_o faith_n p._n 157_o impediment_n and_o hindrance_n to_o faith_n p._n 168_o mean_n whereby_o god_n work_v faith_n p._n 176_o the_o proper_a rise_n and_o ground_n of_o faith_n be_v without_o ourselves_o p._n 189_o to_o receive_v christ_n by_o faith_n be_v not_o a_o matter_n of_o merit_n but_o a_o point_n of_o duty_n p._n 190_o faith_n no_o hindrance_n to_o holiness_n p._n 208._o the_o time_n of_o contrariety_n be_v the_o time_n for_o faith_n to_o work_v p._n 209_o two_o office_n of_o faith_n p._n 216_o vid._n live_v by_o faith_n faith_n of_o adherence_n and_o faith_n of_o evidence_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o p._n 259_o the_o frequent_a exercise_n of_o faith_n improve_v it_o to_o assurance_n p._n 282_o fruitful_a true_a faith_n be_v fruitful_a the_o more_o fruitful_a the_o strong_a faith_n p._n 130_o g_o glory_n vid._n salvation_n the_o inheritance_n of_o glory_n all_o believer_n have_v a_o like_a interest_n in_o it_o p._n 142_o how_o many_o way_n god_n have_v glory_n from_o