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none_o advocate_n to_o make_v a_o propitiation_n for_o he_o with_o god_n let_v he_o be_v of_o what_o religion_n and_o belief_n he_o can_v be_v his_o say_n that_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n jesus_n will_v not_o save_v he_o for_o only_o such_o as_o live_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n know_v the_o advocate_n and_o he_o shall_v profit_v such_o only_a note_n last_o note_n note_n that_o to_o love_v one_o another_o have_v ever_o be_v god_n command_n but_o chief_o it_o be_v expect_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n thus_o do_v christ_n and_o thus_o do_v all_o they_o that_o have_v pass_v out_o of_o the_o darkness_n of_o sin_n and_o ignorance_n into_o the_o light_n of_o true_a faith_n and_o grace_n the_o malicious_a envious_a and_o churlish_a man_n therefore_o be_v not_o in_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n but_o still_o in_o the_o darkness_n and_o shadow_n of_o death_n chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 12._o i_o write_v unto_o you_o child_n because_o your_o sin_n be_v forgive_v you_o through_o 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ascribe_v to_o little_a child_n also_o vers_fw-la 14._o but_o because_o little_a child_n in_o grace_n be_v most_o weak_a and_o apt_a to_o fall_v he_o adapt_v unto_o they_o this_o comfort_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n whereinto_o they_o be_v late_o baptize_v gagneus_fw-la catharin_n gagneus_fw-la and_o because_o knowledge_n be_v with_o the_o ancient_a he_o mention_v this_o unto_o father_n and_o victory_n to_o those_o that_o be_v young_a and_o strong_a and_o in_o speak_v again_o of_o child_n he_o appli_v to_o they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o father_n because_o it_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o little_a child_n to_o know_v their_o father_n to_o fly_v to_o he_o in_o all_o their_o distress_n to_o the_o three_o some_o hold_v these_o
testify_v from_o heaven_n 3._o mat._n 3._o say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n but_o to_o confess_v the_o son_n be_v to_o confess_v the_o father_n also_o and_o the_o way_n to_o be_v accept_v for_o his_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v 10._o mat._n 10._o for_o he_o that_o confess_v i_o say_v christ_n before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o confess_v before_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n from_o this_o 23._o verse_n to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n there_o be_v nothing_o difficult_a more_o that_o which_o they_o hear_v from_o the_o beginning_n be_v that_o which_o our_o saviour_n christ_n teach_v that_o who_o so_o will_v attain_v to_o life_n shall_v believe_v in_o he_o 17.3_o joh._n 17.3_o and_o that_o it_o be_v life_n eternal_a to_o know_v god_n and_o who_o he_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n vers_fw-la 24_o 25._o now_o these_o thing_n he_o say_v that_o he_o write_v unto_o they_o because_o of_o seducer_n not_o that_o they_o need_v any_o instruction_n herein_o for_o so_o much_o 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