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to_o make_v our_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a now_o god_n do_v not_o enjoin_v impossibility_n upon_o we_o but_o command_v that_o which_o may_v be_v do_v and_o bid_v we_o seek_v after_o that_o which_o may_v be_v attain_v to_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 10._o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a but_o five_o what_o use_n be_v the_o sacrament_n for_o especial_o the_o lord_n supper_n but_o to_o confirm_v our_o faith_n and_o seal_v up_o christ_n benefit_n to_o we_o say_v christ_n to_o the_o noble_a man_n that_o beseech_v he_o to_o come_v down_o and_o heal_v his_o son_n john_n 4._o 47_o 48._o except_o you_o see_v sign_n and_o wonder_n you_o will_v not_o believe_v christ_n set_v the_o element_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n before_o we_o that_o by_o these_o visible_a sign_n our_o faith_n and_o grace_n may_v be_v strengthen_v as_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v rom._n 10._o 17._o so_o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o see_v christ_n crucify_a which_o 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yourselves_o and_o say_v as_o david_n when_o doubt_n arise_v and_o your_o soul_n be_v disquiet_v psalm_n 48._o ult_n why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o hope_v thou_o in_o god_n for_o i_o shall_v yet_o praise_v he_o who_o be_v the_o health_n of_o my_o countenance_n and_o my_o god_n but_o second_o from_o the_o seal_v of_o the_o spirit_n i_o infer_v that_o person_n upon_o know_v their_o present_a state_n in_o grace_n may_v be_v assure_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v for_o the_o seal_v of_o believer_n by_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o only_o for_o the_o present_a but_o to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n eph._n 4._o 30._o grieve_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n say_v paul_n whereby_o you_o be_v seal_v to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n that_o be_v till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o full_a possession_n of_o that_o glory_n which_o now_o they_o believe_v and_o hope_v for_o and_o beside_o this_o seal_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v for_o the_o 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