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of_o sin_n be_v death_n 56._o nay_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n that_o which_o make_v death_n so_o terrible_a to_o a_o wicked_a man._n 4._o sin_n have_v put_v mankind_n into_o satan_n hand_n who_o have_v lay_v he_o in_o cruel_a chain_n consider_v what_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v captive_a by_o a_o grand_a and_o merciless_a tyrant_n satan_n take_v all_o mankind_n captive_a and_o hold_v they_o still_o who_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o it_o in_o captivity_n they_o be_v his_o bondman_n his_o slave_n he_o take_v they_o captive_n at_o his_o will._n every_o vicious_a habit_n be_v a_o strong_a bond_n or_o chain_n in_o which_o satan_n bind_v his_o vassal_n all_o man_n natural_o be_v bind_v down_o under_o the_o bond_n of_o ignorance_n unbelief_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n christ_n come_v to_o set_v at_o liberty_n such_o that_o be_v 1._o bind_v i_o perceive_v say_v peter_n that_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n 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21._o 8._o isa_n 33._o 14._o mat._n 24._o 51._o luk._n 12._o 45._o heb._n 10._o 27._o joh._n 8._o 24._o mark_v 16._o 16._o heb._n 6._o 18._o joh._n 3._o 36._o psa_fw-la 9_o 17._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o 10._o prov._n 1._o 26_o 27._o joh._n 3._o 16._o mat._n 22._o 7._o direction_n comfort_n to_o believer_n 1_o thess_n 1._o 10._o serm._n 1_o preach_v feb._n 5._o 169_o 1_o â—_o part_n of_o the_o text._n john_n 6._o 37._o act_n 18._o 9_o 10._o believer_n christ_n sheep_n by_o choice_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o by_o donation_n joh._n 17._o 9_o joh._n 17._o 6._o isa_n 8._o 18._o by_o purchase_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 19_o 20._o rom._n 7._o 14._o isa_n 50._o 1._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 18_o 19_o act_n 20._o 28._o by_o renovation_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 10_o 11._o eph._n 2._o 10._o by_o holy_a covenant_n and_o contract_n heb._n 13._o 21._o jer._n 31._o 33._o by_o conquest_n by_o a_o holy_a resignation_n 2_o cor._n 8._o 5._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 16._o eph._n 5._o 14._o john_n 4._o 29._o act_n 2._o 37._o john_n 5._o 25._o eph._n 2._o 1._o john_n 5._o 21._o job_n 42._o 5_o 6._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 6._o rom._n 8._o 13._o psal_n 85._o 8._o hos_fw-la 2._o 14._o gal._n 3._o 14._o heb._n 12._o 24._o 2_o sam._n 23._o 6._o 1_o john_n 5._o 7._o mich._n 6._o 9_o psal_n 89._o 15._o serm._n 2._o preach_v feb._n 12._o 1693-4_a how_o christ_n sheep_n do_v hear_v his_o voice_n mat._n 13._o 23._o luke_n 24._o 45._o psal_n 119._o 140._o psal_n 33._o 4._o psal_n 119._o 128._o 2_o thess_n 2._o 10._o act_n 16._o 14._o isa_n 53._o 1._o john_n 3._o 3._o john_n 4._o 50._o rom._n 4._o 5._o 2_o chron._n 34._o 27._o isa_n 66._o 2._o psal_n 119._o 161._o act_n 3._o 23._o psal_n 119._o 11._o mat._n 13._o mat._n 24._o 24._o heb._n 13._o 3._o john_n 5._o 35._o mat._n 11._o 27._o dr._n owen_n john_n 1._o 14_o 18_o 1_o john_n 1._o 22._o heb._n 1._o 5_o 6._o gal._n 4._o 6._o joh._n 8._o 20._o &_o 10._o 17_o 18._o john_n 20._o 21._o luke_n 10._o 22._o act_n 20._o 28._o john_n 5._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 18._o psal_n 2._o 8._o heb._n 10._o 9_o heb._n 1._o 8_o 9_o isa_n 61._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 4._o col._n 1._o 15._o heb._n 1._o 3._o act_n 20._o 28._o heb._n 9_o 14._o rom._n 4._o 16._o rom._n 5._o 10._o the_o new_a doctrine_n or_o rather_o new_a gospel_n 2_o pet._n 2._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 13_o 14_o 15._o act_n 20._o 31._o serm._n 3_o john_n 13._o 17_o 18._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o isa_n 63._o 8._o deut._n 32._o 5._o john_n 10._o 14_o 15._o exod._n 33._o 12._o john_n 10._o 3._o rev._n 2._o 23._o jer._n 17._o 10._o joh._n 2._o 25._o rev._n 2._o 13._o joh._n 6._o 64._o john_n 21._o 15._o rev._n 2._o 2._o ezek._n 34._o 17._o mat._n 18._o exod._n 3._o 7._o rev._n 2._o 9_o rev._n 1._o 14._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 13._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 15._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 3._o psal_n 139._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o job_n 11._o 11._o job_n 22._o 13._o psal_n 50._o 21._o dan._n 5._o 27._o job_n 10._o 7._o job_n 27._o 6._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o rom._n 8._o 32._o heb._n 6._o 10._o serm._n iu._n why_o believer_n be_v compare_v to_o sheep_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 20._o isa_n 53._o 7._o psal_n 39_o 9_o levit._fw-la 10._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o gen._n 19_o 22._o psal_n 73._o 24._o cant._n 1._o 7._o cant._n 1._o 8._o ezek._n 34._o psal_n 119._o 176._o psal_n 51._o 7._o john_n 13._o mal._n 3._o 16._o psal_n 119._o 74._o act_n 4._o 23._o john_n 16._o 33._o psal_n 57_o 1._o isa_n 32._o 2._o hab._n 3._o 17_o 18._o matth._n 25._o mat._n 25._o 32_o 33._o charnock_n gal._n 2._o 20._o christ_n sheep_n do_v follow_v he_o joh._n 10._o 4._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 21._o mat._n 11._o 29._o phil._n 2._o 5._o eph._n 5._o 1_o 2._o eph._n 5._o 25._o 1._o joh._n 2._o 6._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 15_o 16._o heb._n 7._o 26._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 1._o heb._n 5._o 8_o 9_o john_n 14._o 11._o john_n 15._o 14._o gen._n 22._o 2_o 3._o verse_n 12._o isa_n 50._o 5_o 6._o ruth_n 1._o 14_o 15_o 16._o rev._n 14._o 4._o num._n 14._o 24._o joh._n 6._o 66._o heb._n 10._o 39_o mat._n 13._o christ_n sheep_n have_v his_o mark_n on_o they_o ezek._n 9_o 4._o eph._n 1._o 13_o 14._o eph._n 4._o 30._o rom._n 8._o 9_o heb._n 12._o 14._o christ_n sheep_n follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o the_o flock_n judas_n 3._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 2._o phil._n 3._o 8_o 9_o psal_n 23._o 2_o 3._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 4._o christ_n sheep_n trust_v in_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o