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ibid._n 3_o it_o be_v accidental_a ibid._n 4_o it_o be_v only_o to_o make_v he_o a_o member_n of_o the_o body_n not_o a_o mediator_n page_n 82_o object_n how_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o christ_n be_v real_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o believer_n answ_n 1_o faith_n lay_v hold_v upon_o christ_n himself_o page_n 83_o 2_o christ_n be_v in_o a_o believer_n as_o a_o believer_n be_v in_o christ_n ibid._n 3_o how_o will_v there_o else_o be_v three_o that_o bear_v witness_v ib._n what_o benefit_n come_v from_o this_o 1_o a_o believer_n shall_v have_v glorious_a communion_n with_o christ_n page_n 84_o 2_o christ_n love_n be_v infinite_a towards_o believer_n page_n 85_o 3._o a_o believer_n have_v something_o more_o than_o any_o hypocrite_n can_v attain_v unto_o ib._n 4_o then_o a_o believer_n shall_v never_o spiritual_o die_v again_o page_n 86_o 5_o he_o may_v come_v with_o boldness_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n ib._n application_n 1_o admire_v at_o the_o unspeakable_a love_n of_o christ_n page_n 87_o 2_o no_o wicked_a man_n dare_v to_o oppose_v any_o of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n page_n 88_o 3_o abundance_n of_o comfort_n to_o believer_n ibid._n object_n i_o fear_v christ_n be_v not_o in_o i_o because_o i_o do_v not_o find_v he_o work_v in_o i_o answ_n 1_o who_o servant_n be_v they_o that_o ordinary_o come_v into_o and_o go_v out_o of_o your_o soul_n page_n 89_o 2_o do_v you_o find_v your_o soul_n in_o some_o measure_n naturalize_v to_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n ib._n 3_o do_v you_o ever_o find_v that_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o page_n 90_o 4_o do_v you_o not_o find_v some_o working_n of_o grace_n according_a to_o that_o station_n you_o have_v in_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n page_n 91_o duty_n flow_v from_o hence_o 1_o why_o shall_v we_o meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v distasteful_a to_o christ_n page_n 93_o 2_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o be_v content_v with_o our_o condition_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v ib._n 3_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o venture_v upon_o any_o 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what_o reason_n a_o believer_n have_v to_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n ibid._n 6._o what_o a_o engagement_n here_o be_v for_o a_o poor_a believer_n to_o come_v to_o duty_n though_o his_o heart_n be_v dead_a ibid._n 7._o what_o heavenly_a life_n believer_n shall_v lead_v page_n 114_o 8._o we_o all_o shall_v admire_v the_o infinite_a love_n of_o christ_n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n on_o matthew_n 15.21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o division_n of_o the_o text_n 1._o from_o whence_o christ_n come_v page_n 198_o observation_n none_o more_o rigorous_a opposer_n of_o of_o the_o gospel_n than_o learned_a man_n page_n 199_o 2._o whither_o he_o go_v ib._n observation_n the_o wonderful_a dispensation_n of_o god_n page_n 200_o 3._o the_o plaintive_a a_o woman_n page_n 201_o observation_n if_o faith_n be_v true_a it_o lay_v aside_o all_o one_o be_v own_o righteousness_n 4._o her_o first_o temptation_n page_n 202_o observation_n it_o be_v no_o new_a 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