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that_o heareâ—â—_n say_v come_v and_o let_v he_o that_o be_v athirst_a come_v and_o whosoever_o will_v let_v he_o taâ—â—_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o rev._n 22.1_o all_o other_o spiritual_a physician_n and_o mean_n of_o cure_n will_v be_v find_v insignificant_a and_o of_o no_o value_n here_o be_v the_o physician_n who_o must_v cure_v thou_o if_o ever_o thou_o be_v save_v jo._n 8.36_o act_n 4.12_o and_o i_o dare_v bold_o to_o assure_v thou_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n can_v afford_v thou_o a_o safe_a physician_n with_o who_o to_o trust_v thy_o sinsick_a die_a soul_n than_o this_o dear_a lord_n jesus_n under_o who_o hand_n never_o any_o soul_n yet_o miscarry_v and_o for_o cheapness_n never_o be_v the_o like_a the_o scripture_n last_o quote_v make_v this_o plain_a to_o which_o i_o will_v only_o add_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n paul_n wherefore_o he_o be_v able_a also_o to_o save_v they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a that_o come_v unto_o god_n by_o he_o see_v he_o ever_o live_v 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or_o confirm_v it_o so_o to_o be_v than_o god_n the_o father_n readiness_n and_o willingness_n to_o sacrifice_v his_o own_o and_o only_a son_n who_o he_o love_v equal_o with_o himself_o and_o the_o son_n willingness_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o consent_v to_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o the_o elect._n oh_o matchless_a and_o astonish_a love_n who_o ever_o know_v or_o hear_v of_o the_o like_a except_o itself_o i_o be_o the_o good_a shepherd_n the_o good_a shepherd_n give_v his_o life_n for_o the_o sheep_n jo._n 10.11_o great_a love_n have_v no_o man_n than_o this_o that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o hiâ—_n friend_n jo._n 15.13_o but_o god_n commend_v his_o love_n towards_o we_o in_o that_o while_o we_o be_v yet_o sinner_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o etc._n etc._n 1_o jo._n 3.16_o and_o as_o the_o just_a and_o righteous_a law_n of_o god_n do_v not_o spare_v the_o sinless_a son_n of_o god_n when_o arraign_v at_o his_o bar_n as_o a_o surety_n for_o sinner_n so_o neither_o do_v the_o son_n of_o god_n flinch_v or_o shrink_v in_o the_o contest_v till_o he_o have_v vanquish_v and_o overcome_v the_o condemn_v power_n of_o the_o law_n leave_v it_o and_o all_o the_o other_o enemy_n of_o his_o elect_n nail_v to_o the_o cross_n have_v by_o his_o death_n on_o the_o cross_n put_v to_o death_n the_o damnatory_a sentence_n of_o god_n righteous_a law_n against_o god_n elect_n and_o spoil_v all_o principality_n and_o infernal_a power_n of_o that_o accuse_a power_n they_o have_v by_o sin_n obtain_v against_o god_n choose_a yea_o have_v rifle_v hell_n it_o self_n with_o death_n and_o the_o grave_a those_o destroy_v and_o devour_a enemy_n of_o mankind_n so_o as_o that_o nothing_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o way_n to_o obstruct_v or_o hinder_v the_o elect_v safe_a arrival_n in_o heavenly_a glory_n and_o all_o this_o by_o the_o virtue_n and_o 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therefore_o now_o no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.1_o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n 3.13_o and_o can_v this_o be_v any_o other_o than_o sweet_a to_o true_a believer_n especial_o to_o such_o as_o have_v lie_v so_o long_o in_o the_o law_n prison_n till_o the_o iron_n thereof_o have_v reach_v even_o to_o the_o very_a soul_n second_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v most_o sweet_a and_o delightful_a to_o the_o true_a believer_n in_o that_o in_o christ_n death_n all_o the_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n of_o the_o believer_n be_v arraign_v and_o put_v to_o death_n so_o as_o the_o believer_n shall_v never_o never_o be_v arraign_v or_o condemn_v for_o they_o either_o here_o or_o hereafter_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n in_o sin_n by_o which_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n be_v hold_v captive_n first_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n which_o lay_v they_o open_a to_o condemnation_n 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