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god_n as_o ordinary_a believer_n have_v not_o now_o this_o communion_n of_o god_n with_o the_o saint_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v a_o very_a great_a and_o glorious_a intimacy_n and_o familiarity_n if_o you_o look_v to_o the_o several_a denomination_n that_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o the_o scripture_n all_o of_o they_o imply_v a_o very_a great_a familiarity_n as_o 1._o they_o be_v call_v his_o friend_n abraham_n be_v call_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n jam._n 2.23_o i_o have_v not_o call_v you_o servant_n but_o i_o have_v call_v you_o friend_n john_n 15.16_o and_o as_o jesus_n christ_n call_v they_o friend_n so_o they_o call_v he_o friend_n too_o cant._n 5.6_o this_o be_v my_o belove_a &_o this_o be_v my_o friend_n o_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n what_o be_v a_o friend_n true_o it_o be_v as_o a_o man_n own_o self_n deut._n 13.6_o thy_o friend_n which_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n then_o friendship_n speak_v high_a familiarity_n austin_n speak_v of_o himself_o concern_v a_o friend_n of_o 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angel_n themselves_o to_o attend_v upon_o he_o and_o hence_o be_v those_o and_o such_o like_a expression_n of_o this_o their_o office_n and_o duty_n i_o have_v set_v the_o lord_n always_o before_o i_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o servant_n be_v upon_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o master_n and_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o waiting-maid_n unto_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o mistrâ—sse_n so_o our_o eye_n be_v upon_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n wait_v till_o he_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o etc._n etc._n now_o have_v the_o lord_n choose_v you_o but_o to_o salvation_n when_o he_o do_v leave_v the_o angel_n to_o fall_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o their_o covenant_n break_v this_o have_v be_v a_o great_a mercy_n but_o this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v elect_v love_n only_o to_o make_v up_o old_a breach_n and_o then_o to_o shut_v up_o its_o bosom_n or_o to_o say_v to_o we_o as_o david_n say_v to_o absalon_n let_v he_o return_v to_o his_o house_n but_o let_v he_o never_o see_v my_o face_n no_o but_o god_n will_v have_v his_o child_n look_v he_o in_o the_o face_n therefore_o in_o the_o luke_n 214._o there_o be_v not_o only_a glory_n to_o god_n in_o the_o high_a and_o peace_n on_o earth_n which_o be_v reconciliation_n but_o there_o be_v good_a will_n towards_o man_n there_o be_v fellowship_n and_o communion_n peace_n will_v not_o serve_v love_n turn_v but_o there_o must_v be_v good_a will_v too_o the_o love_n of_o god_n do_v not_o only_o ordain_v we_o to_o friendship_n but_o it_o do_v ordain_v we_o to_o fellowship_n the_o father_n in_o love_n come_v forth_o from_o all_o eternity_n to_o we_o that_o we_o to_o all_o eternity_n may_v enjoy_v communion_n with_o he_o i_o have_v almost_o say_v that_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o act_n of_o it_o lead_v to_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o he_o ground_n 2_o the_o second_o ground_n of_o communion_n be_v from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n under_o which_o you_o stand_v when_o adam_n have_v sin_v 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this_o same_o conjugal_a relation_n and_o of_o our_o join_n to_o christ_n see_v chap._n 3.3_o and_o i_o say_v thou_o shall_v be_v for_o i_o many_o day_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v for_o another_o so_o will_v i_o be_v for_o thou_o christ_n promise_v to_o be_v for_o the_o saint_n and_o he_o engage_v the_o saint_n to_o be_v for_o he_o ephes_n 2.12_o stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n without_o god_n and_o without_o hope_n in_o the_o world_n till_o such_o time_n as_o a_o man_n be_v bring_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o communion_n with_o he_o he_o stand_v at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o this_o fellowship_n with_o the_o father_n and_o with_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n but_o now_o when_o a_o man_n be_v bring_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n then_o have_v he_o communion_n in_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o covenant_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n have_v two_o property_n peculiar_a 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