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the_o high_a way_n seed_n and_o some_o be_v touch_v by_o god_n good_a grace_n worker_n christian_n worker_n 6._o mat._n 5._o 6._o do_v read_v it_o for_o their_o need_n yet_o be_v the_o wise_a natural_a man_n 14._o 1._o cor._n 2._o 14._o herein_o but_o ignorant_a and_o blind_a and_o daily_o must_v we_o pray_v to_o god_n understanding_n prayer_n for_o understanding_n 9_o eph._n 1._o 16._o 20._o jam._n 1._o 5._o colloss_n 1._o 9_o to_o light_v our_o darken_a mind_n and_o if_o that_o profit_n we_o do_v mean_a to_o get_v and_o gain_v thereby_o we_o must_v not_o read_v but_o once_o and_o twice_o to_o satisfy_v the_o eye_n but_o often_o must_v the_o cud_n be_v chued_a profit_n read_v often_o if_o we_o mind_n true_o to_o profit_n 23_o ps_n
god_n for_o whosoever_o have_v obtain_v the_o gift_n of_o true_a faith_n have_v also_o by_o the_o same_o grace_n and_o liberality_n of_o god_n obtain_v the_o gift_n of_o perseverance_n so_o that_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o temptation_n and_o affliction_n he_o doubt_v not_o to_o call_v upon_o god_n with_o sure_a confidence_n to_o obtain_v his_o request_n as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v expedient_a for_o he_o know_v that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o god_n child_n who_o can_v fail_v he_o moreover_o he_o never_o swerve_v so_o from_o the_o right_a way_n but_o at_o length_n by_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n grace_n he_o return_v again_o for_o although_o faith_n sometime_o seem_v in_o the_o elect_a as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o time_n hide_v and_o bury_v so_o that_o a_o man_n will_v think_v it_o be_v utter_o quench_v which_o god_n suffer_v that_o man_n may_v know_v their_o own_o weakness_n yet_o it_o do_v never_o so_o far_o leave_v they_o that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n &_o their_o neighbour_n be_v 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child_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o appertain_v to_o election_n who_o he_o only_o know_v he_o have_v give_v to_o his_o son_n who_o will_v not_o cast_v they_o out_o the_o chief_a matter_n with_o place_n of_o scripture_n for_o proof_n the_o order_n and_o degree_n whereby_o the_o faithful_a the_o elect_a and_o choose_v child_n of_o god_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o the_o principal_a degree_n whereby_o god_n will_v bring_v his_o elect_a to_o his_o kingdom_n be_v in_o appoint_v his_o only_a son_n to_o be_v our_o mediator_n and_o redeemer_n ephe._n 2._o 3._o 4._o in_o time_n past_a we_o have_v our_o conversation_n in_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o but_o god_n which_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n through_o his_o great_a love_n wherewith_o he_o love_v we_o even_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a by_o sin_n have_v quicken_v we_o together_o in_o christ_n by_o who_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v joh._n 3._o 16._o 17._o for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o have_v give_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o beléeve_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n for_o god_n send_v not_o his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n that_o he_o shall_v condemn_v the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o world_n by_o he_o may_v be_v save_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v make_v man_n mat._n 1._o 20._o while_o joseph_n think_v to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n say_v joseph_n the_o son_n of_o david_n fear_v not_o to_o take_v mary_n for_o thy_o wife_n for_o that_o which_o be_v conceive_v in_o she_o be_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n luke_n 1._o 34._o 35._o marry_o say_v unto_o the_o angel_n how_o shall_v this_o be_v that_o i_o shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n see_v i_o know_v no_o man_n and_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o she_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o most_o high_a shall_v overshadow_v thou_o therefore_o also_o that_o holy_a thing_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o the_o end_n that_o both_o nature_n be_v join_v in_o he_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n may_v be_v heal_v joh._n 1._o 14._o and_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o dwell_v among_o we_o and_o we_o see_v the_o glory_n thereof_o as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o the_o father_n full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n 2._o cor._n 5._o 19_o 21._o god_n be_v in_o christ_n and_o reconcile_v the_o world_n to_o himself_o not_o impute_v their_o sin_n unto_o they_o for_o he_o have_v make_v he_o to_o be_v sin_n for_o we_o which_o know_v no_o sin_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o who_o shall_v accomplish_v all_o justice_n rom._n 8._o 3._o that_o that_o be_v impossible_a to_o the_o law_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v weak_a because_o of_o the_o flesh_n god_n send_v his_o own_o son_n in_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n and_o for_o sin_n condemn_a sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o which_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 5._o 18._o as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o the_o fault_n come_v on_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n so_o by_o the_o justify_n of_o one_o the_o benefit_n abound_v towards_o all_o man_n to_o the_o justification_n of_o life_n 1._o cor._n 1._o 30._o we_o be_v of_o he_o in_o christ_n jesus_n who_o of_o god_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n righteousness_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n and_o shall_v be_v able_a enough_o to_o sustain_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 25._o god_n have_v send_v forth_o his_o son_n to_o be_v a_o reconciliation_n through_o faith_n 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