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christ_n our_o lord_n rom._n 7.24_o 25._o faith_n have_v a_o strong_a and_o clear_a eye_n that_o can_v look_v through_o such_o a_o big_a and_o black_a mountain_n as_o the_o body_n of_o death_n be_v satan_n and_o corrupt_a nature_n be_v call_v the_o strong_a man_n and_o his_o good_n mat._n 12.29_o and_o christ_n spoil_v they_o both_o and_o this_o faith_n see_v when_o both_o natural_a corruption_n and_o satan_n be_v at_o strong_a but_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n will_v against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n o_o wretched_a man_n what_o a_o wretched_a state_n be_o i_o in_o and_o who_o can_v or_o who_o will_v deliver_v i_o out_o of_o this_o slavery_n and_o faith_n answer_v this_o hard_a question_n i_o thank_v god_n christ_n can_v and_o will_v he_o that_o be_v mighty_a to_o save_v on_o who_o help_v for_o i_o be_v lay_v to_o this_o may_v proper_o be_v add_v rom._n 6.11_o likewise_o reckon_v you_o yourselves_o also_o to_o be_v dead_a indeed_o to_o sin_n but_o alive_a unto_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n faith_n do_v reckon_v the_o body_n of_o fin_n dead_a and_o all_o the_o power_n of_o it_o because_o that_o be_v do_v by_o christ_n death_n to_o procure_v it_o a_o cure_n that_o never_o fail_v what_o shall_v we_o then_o say_v if_o god_n be_v for_o we_o who_o can_v be_v against_o we_o or_o what_o can_v be_v against_o we_o but_o god_n be_v thank_v you_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o fin_n but_o now_o you_o have_v obey_v from_o the_o heart_n the_o form_n of_o doctrine_n into_o which_o you_o be_v deliver_v behold_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n warm_v i_o behold_v thou_o desire_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n and_o in_o that_o inward_a hide_a part_n thou_o shall_v make_v i_o to_o understand_v wisdom_n that_o be_v experience_v the_o power_n of_o grace_n for_o by_o wisdom_n be_v mean_v grace_n psal_n 51_o 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light_n and_o by_o his_o faith_n be_v help_v to_o believe_v second_o faith_n look_v through_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n which_o be_v he_o dark_a and_o most_o dreadful_a thing_n or_o all_o christ_n do_v so_o and_o he_o do_v it_o by_o faith_n when_o he_o cry_v my_o god_n my_o god_n etc._n etc._n david_n sin_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o bathsheba_n as_o much_o cloud_v his_o soul_n as_o any_o thing_n and_o fill_v his_o soul_n with_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n displeasure_n and_o yet_o he_o see_v through_o that_o dark_a cloud_n by_o faith_n as_o you_o may_v see_v 2_o sam._n 12.23_o but_o now_o he_o be_v dead_a wherefore_o shall_v i_o fast_v can_v i_o bring_v he_o back_o again_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o by_o faith_n he_o see_v god_n reconcile_v as_o to_o this_o foul_a business_n yea_o reconcile_v to_o the_o child_n that_o be_v smite_v dead_a or_o else_o he_o will_v not_o have_v wipe_v his_o eye_n and_o have_v say_v i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o but_o will_v have_v continue_v weep_v and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n most_o of_o all_o as_o he_o do_v for_o absalon_n who_o he_o give_v up_o for_o a_o castaway_n they_o make_v the_o figure_n or_o the_o sun_n upon_o joshua_n tomb_n to_o preserve_v the_o memorial_n of_o that_o great_a miracle_n of_o cause_v the_o sun_n to_o stand_v still_o therefore_o also_o the_o place_n of_o his_o dwell_n be_v call_v timnath_n serath_n or_o here_o be_v which_o witâ—_n some_o letter_n transpose_v be_v as_o you_o shall_v say_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o sun_n upon_o the_o tomb_n of_o a_o believer_n you_o may_v make_v the_o figure_n of_o god_n face_n and_o favour_n for_o when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n as_o jona_n yet_o from_o thence_o he_o espy_v a_o reconcile_a god_n and_o his_o own_o everlasting_a mercy_n sure_a though_o these_o here_o be_v all_o uncertain_a will_v thou_o be_v angry_a with_o we_o for_o ever_o will_v thou_o draw_v out_o thy_o wrath_n to_o all_o generation_n 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