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by_o my_o council_n and_o afterward_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o glory_n psal_n 73._o this_o blessing_n we_o have_v promise_v to_o we_o in_o jer._n 32.39.40_o they_o shall_v fear_v i_o for_o ever_o and_o i_o will_v make_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n with_o they_o that_o i_o will_v never_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a but_o i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n into_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o and_o in_o isai_n 54.8_o with_o everlasting_a mercy_n have_v i_o have_v compassion_n on_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n for_o this_o be_v unto_o i_o as_o the_o water_n
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as_o food_n convenient_a and_o clothing_n convenient_a etc._n etc._n bread_n to_o eat_v and_o clothes_n to_o put_v on_o as_o jacob_n speak_v gen._n 28._o these_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v minister_v unto_o his_o covenant_v people_n these_o promise_n we_o have_v lay_v down_o levit._n 26.3_o to_o 14._o deut._n 28.2_o to_o 15._o psal_n 112.2.3_o &_o 132.15_o isai_n 33.15_o 16._o jerem._n 31.12_o ezek._n 36.30_o matth._n 6.33_o 2_o cor._n 9.8_o 1_o tim._n 4.8_o i_o mention_v the_o more_o of_o these_o that_o we_o see_v so_o many_o and_o large_a promise_n make_v unto_o we_o we_o may_v be_v encourage_v the_o rather_o to_o believe_v &_o rest_v upon_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o he_o that_o have_v promise_v if_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v speak_v but_o once_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o whole_a scripture_n concern_v these_o thing_n we_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o doubt_v of_o his_o word_n but_o when_o he_o be_v please_v so_o often_o to_o repeat_v his_o promise_n over_o 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do_v this_o unto_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o in_o the_o nine_o verse_n follow_v sc_n i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n with_o you_o that_o be_v i_o will_v therein_o perform_v and_o make_v good_a my_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 111.5_o he_o have_v give_v meat_n or_o a_o portion_n to_o his_o people_n what_o move_v he_o thereto_o even_o his_o covenant_n he_o be_v ever_o mindful_a of_o his_o covenant_n the_o like_a we_o have_v in_o ezek._n 34.25_o 27._o in_o all_o which_o we_o see_v how_o the_o lord_n reckon_v this_o as_o apart_o of_o his_o covenant_n in_o which_o he_o have_v bind_v himself_o unto_o his_o people_n even_o to_o give_v unto_o they_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o for_o this_o present_a life_n and_o because_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o god_n people_n to_o live_v by_o faith_n as_o well_o concern_v those_o thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o this_o present_a life_n as_o those_o which_o concern_v the_o life_n to_o come_v to_o the_o end_n therefore_o 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and_o necessity_n 3._o he_o have_v already_o give_v we_o great_a thing_n than_o these_o he_o have_v give_v to_o we_o his_o son_n his_o spirit_n himself_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o then_o give_v unto_o we_o these_o lesser_a thing_n rom._n 8.32_o 4._o christ_n have_v purchase_v they_o for_o we_o he_o have_v give_v a_o full_a price_n for_o they_o he_o empty_v himself_o and_o become_v poor_a to_o make_v we_o rich_a 5._o our_o body_n be_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o temple_n for_o the_o spirit_n to_o dwell_v in_o and_o therefore_o not_o only_o the_o love_n which_o he_o bear_v unto_o we_o but_o that_o love_n which_o he_o bear_v unto_o christ_n may_v assure_v we_o that_o he_o will_v for_o his_o sake_n give_v we_o that_o which_o be_v convenient_a because_o we_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n 6._o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n that_o those_o which_o be_v his_o subject_n shall_v be_v expose_v to_o want_n in_o needful_a thing_n if_o he_o shall_v leave_v 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