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which_o my_o father_n have_v give_v i_o shall_v i_o not_o drink_v it_o he_o learned_a obedience_n by_o his_o suffering_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n may_v teach_v his_o child_n obedience_n by_o train_v they_o up_o in_o this_o way_n to_o take_v away_o their_o near_a and_o dear_a comfort_n from_o they_o that_o they_o may_v come_v to_o be_v at_o the_o lord_n will_v and_o word_n in_o every_o thing_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n train_v up_o abraham_n say_v god_n to_o abraham_n i_o must_v have_v you_o to_o go_v out_o of_o your_o own_o country_n to_o leave_v your_o friend_n and_o relation_n behind_o to_o go_v into_o a_o strange_a place_n and_o abraham_n do_v so_o and_o then_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o a_o only_a and_o a_o belove_a son_n say_v god_n to_o he_o come_v i_o must_v take_v that_o son_n from_o you_o go_v and_o sacrifice_v he_o yourself_o to_o i_o thus_o god_n train_v up_o abraham_n to_o his_o foot_n as_o it_o be_v which_o be_v the_o expression_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n isa_n 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able_a to_o speak_v in_o every_o man_n language_n and_o than_o you_o see_v the_o apostle_n peter_n make_v a_o speech_n to_o they_o that_o hear_v it_o and_o wonder_v at_o it_o verse_n 33._o and_o say_v he_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o christ_n ascension_n into_o heaven_n therefore_o be_v by_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n exalt_v and_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o father_n the_o promise_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o have_v shed_v forth_o this_o which_o you_o now_o see_v and_o hear_v christ_n leave_v the_o world_n and_o be_v exalt_v in_o heaven_n he_o have_v this_o power_n to_o give_v out_o the_o spirit_n and_o say_v he_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o he_o have_v shed_v forth_o this_o which_o you_o now_o see_v and_o hear_v therefore_o if_o christ_n have_v not_o leave_v the_o discipy_n than_o the_o disciple_n and_o servant_n and_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n have_v be_v destitute_a of_o the_o pouring_n out_o of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o they_o it_o be_v 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