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gracious_a not_o only_o in_o forgive_n but_o also_o in_o reward_v such_o who_o due_o and_o diligent_o seek_v his_o favour_n grace_n and_o love_n in_o such_o way_n and_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o he_o himself_o have_v appoint_v for_o that_o end_n heb._n 11.6_o but_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v he_o for_o he_o that_o come_v to_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v there_o be_v the_o former_a act_n of_o faith_n touch_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o three_o by_o trust_v in_o and_o rely_v on_o his_o might_n mercy_n grace_n and_o love_n for_o pardon_n justification_n and_o eternal_a salvation_n psalm_n 52.8_o but_o i_o will_v trust_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o rom._n 4.5_o but_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o ungodly_a john_n 5.24_o but_o all_o this_o at_o least_o since_o god_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n in_o and_o by_o christ_n there_o be_v 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god_n have_v not_o life_n this_o testimony_n which_o the_o father_n give_v of_o his_o son_n be_v partly_o by_o voice_n from_o heaven_n 2_o pet._n 1.17_o 18._o and_o partly_o by_o those_o work_n which_o he_o give_v he_o to_o finish_v by_o which_o man_n see_v his_o glory_n as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n john_n 5.36_o i_o have_v great_a witness_n than_o that_o of_o john_n for_o the_o work_n which_o the_o father_n have_v give_v i_o to_o finish_v the_o same_o work_n that_o do_v i_o bear_v witness_n of_o i_o that_o the_o father_n have_v send_v i_o john_n 10.37_o 38._o if_o i_o do_v not_o the_o work_n of_o my_o father_n believe_v i_o not_o but_o if_o i_o do_v though_o you_o believe_v not_o i_o yet_o believe_v the_o work_n that_o you_o may_v know_v and_o believe_v that_o the_o father_n be_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o sect._n 4_o ii_o as_o the_o father_n so_o also_o christ_n the_o son_n be_v in_o scripture_n set_v forth_o as_o the_o more_o immediate_a 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