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give_v and_o from_o he_o that_o have_v not_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o even_o that_o which_o he_o have_v mat._n 13.12_o in_o another_o place_n show_v his_o meaning_n say_v that_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v luke_n 8.18_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n he_o speak_v when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o whole_a have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o physician_n but_o the_o sick_a and_o that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v say_v of_o king_n ahaz_n that_o he_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n of_o damascus_n that_o smite_v he_o 2_o chr._n 28.23_o they_o do_v not_o so_o indeed_o but_o he_o think_v they_o do_v so_o they_o seem_v to_o he_o to_o do_v so_o and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o it_o according_o and_o so_o it_o be_v speak_v in_o this_o place_n these_o man_n have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n and_o make_v outward_a profession_n of_o he_o and_o his_o religion_n and_o therefore_o seem_v 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and_o who_o thou_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n john_n 17.3_o there_o be_v no_o save_v knowledge_n of_o god_n but_o that_o whereby_o we_o know_v he_o to_o be_v one_o god_n in_o three_o person_n a_o god_n reconcile_n himself_o unto_o we_o in_o christ_n that_o the_o gospel_n knowledge_n only_o and_o not_o that_o which_o come_v by_o work_n of_o creation_n or_o providence_n be_v sufficient_a to_o bring_v man_n to_o salvation_n may_v thus_o be_v prove_v 1._o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n rom._n 1.16_o it_o be_v the_o only_a powerful_a mean_n to_o bring_v man_n to_o salvation_n and_o if_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v it_o be_v hide_v to_o they_o that_o be_v lose_v 2_o cor._n 4.3_o hence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n act_v 28.28_o that_o without_o which_o we_o can_v be_v save_v now_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o mystery_n that_o have_v be_v hide_v from_o all_o age_n and_o generation_n col._n 1.26_o no_o man_n can_v be_v 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