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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o sam._n 24.13_o isa_n 10.5_o a_o evil_a day_n as_o the_o word_n be_v here*_n as_o it_o be_v say_v wickedness_n proceed_v from_o the_o wicked_a and_o ashur_n the_o rod_n of_o my_o wrath_n and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v that_o ungodly_a man_n turner_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d forewritten_a to_o this_o condemnation_n or_o judgement_n viz._n to_o be_v exercise_n to_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o put_v they_o to_o trial_n about_o their_o faith_n judas_n 4._o another_o place_n quote_v by_o he_o but_o sure_o they_o have_v that_o grace_n vouchsafe_v to_o they_o which_o they_o abuse_v or_o else_o how_o do_v they_o abuse_v it_o judas_n it_o compare_v 2_o pet._n 2._o with_o this_o epistle_n of_o judas_n these_o be_v the_o same_o man_n with_o those_o in_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v buy_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o buy_v they_o and_o his_o goodness_n towards_o they_o be_v buy_v be_v the_o 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be_v speak_v of_o such_o as_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o vers_n 1._o it_o can_v be_v in_o reason_n conceive_v that_o christ_n die_v not_o for_o they_o except_o he_o buy_v they_o by_o some_o other_o price_n then_o his_o death_n which_o i_o find_v not_o affirm_v beside_o mr._n owen_n may_v abuse_v his_o reader_n make_v he_o believe_v that_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o those_o man_n be_v make_v to_o be_v take_v and_o destroy_v when_o indeed_o the_o word_n be_v these_o like_o bruit_n beast_n make_v to_o be_v take_v and_o destroy_v the_o word_n make_v to_o be_v take_v and_o destroy_v agree_v with_o the_o word_n beast_n
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till_o it_o be_v first_o bring_v in_o to_o he_o yea_o the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o scripture_n speak_v of_o these_o thing_n as_o lay_v up_o in_o he_o for_o man_n one_o and_o other_o thence_o those_o phrase_n the_o salvation_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n 2_o tim._n 2.10_o neither_o be_v there_o salvation_n in_o any_o other_o act._n 4.11_o 12._o all_o fullness_n in_o he_o col._n 1.19_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o he_o bodily_a and_o in_o he_o we_o be_v complete_a col._n 2.9_o 10._o in_o he_o we_o have_v redemption_n col._n 1.14_o the_o life_n that_o be_v give_v we_o in_o the_o son_n 1_o john_n 5.11_o 12._o in_o he_o be_v hide_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n col._n 2.3_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o grace_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n 1_o tim._n 2.1_o yea_o this_o grace_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o feast_n make_v in_o a_o house_n whitherto_o man_n be_v to_o come_v etc._n etc._n matth._n 22.2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n 1.12_o 1_o cor._n 1.90_o act._n 10.43_o rom_n 5_o 1â—_n joh._n 1.12_o yea_o thence_o christ_n himself_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o believer_n wisdom_n righteousness_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o be_v say_v in_o believe_v to_o receive_v remission_n to_o receive_v the_o atonement_n etc._n etc._n because_o in_o believe_v we_o go_v to_o and_o receive_v he_o yea_o we_o be_v say_v to_o come_v to_o the_o blood_n of_o sprinkle_v heb._n 12.24_o now_o that_o this_o also_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o he_o for_o all_o that_o shall_v come_v to_o have_v any_o of_o it_o and_o so_o apply_v now_o to_o one_o and_o then_o to_o another_o as_o they_o come_v or_o rather_o lay_v up_o for_o all_o that_o upon_o his_o call_n they_o may_v come_v to_o he_o for_o it_o be_v also_o the_o tenor_n of_o scripture_n doctrine_n thence_o look_v to_o i_o and_o be_v you_o save_v all_o you_o end_v of_o the_o earth_n 45.22_o isa_n 45.22_o whoever_o will_v let_v he_o come_v and_o take_v of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o he_o say_v not_o the_o elect_n 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