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be_v not_o condemn_v but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o because_o he_o have_v not_o believe_v in_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n second_o let_v he_o consider_v the_o largeness_n of_o the_o gospel_n wherein_o grace_n be_v offer_v to_o all_o and_o every_o believer_n joh._n 3._o 16._o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n he_o say_v whosoever_o without_o exception_n lest_o any_o man_n who_o desire_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n shall_v doubt_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v receive_v and_o make_v welcome_a three_o let_v he_o mediate_v upon_o the_o wonderful_a mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o that_o he_o may_v ransom_v and_o redeem_v his_o people_n from_o sin_n and_o misery_n have_v assume_v humane_a nature_n into_o the_o union_n of_o person_n with_o his_o divine_a nature_n and_o give_v a_o 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let_v he_o take_v the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o rev._n 22._o 17._o five_o let_v the_o afflict_a consider_v what_o answer_n he_o will_v give_v to_o the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 23._o this_o be_v his_o comandment_n that_o we_o shall_v believe_v in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n and_o love_v one_o another_o as_o he_o have_v command_v we_o for_o this_o commandment_n be_v direct_v to_o all_o the_o hearer_n of_o the_o gospel_n charge_v every_o one_o without_o exception_n first_o to_o examine_v serious_o their_o life_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n law_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v convince_v of_o their_o damnable_a state_n in_o nature_n and_o make_v to_o acknowledge_v their_o sin_n and_o misery_n and_o inability_n to_o help_v themselves_o second_o have_v examine_v and_o acknowledge_v their_o natural_a lose_a condition_n they_o be_v command_v to_o fly_v to_o jesus_n christ_n that_o by_o faith_n in_o he_o they_o may_v be_v deliver_v three_o 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here_o and_o not_o rely_v on_o christ_n and_o rest_v his_o soul_n upon_o he_o confident_o what_o excuse_n can_v he_o make_v if_o he_o do_v object_n that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o write_v in_o this_o command_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 23._o it_o have_v no_o force_n to_o impede_fw-la his_o faith_n for_o neither_o be_v his_o name_n write_v in_o any_o of_o the_o ten_o command_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o yet_o he_o find_v himself_o tie_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o why_o be_v he_o not_o tie_v also_o to_o this_o sweet_a command_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o grace_n as_o well_o as_o to_o other_o command_n this_o command_v be_v give_v forth_o as_o the_o last_o declaration_n of_o god_n will_n for_o relief_n of_o they_o who_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o by_o the_o law_n be_v condemn_v wherefore_o let_v not_o the_o afflict_a any_o more_o pretend_v the_o difficulty_n of_o apply_v christ_n and_o his_o grace_n offer_v in_o the_o gospel_n see_v it_o be_v presuppose_v he_o 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