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he_o pray_v that_o those_o who_o be_v choose_v to_o glory_n as_o the_o end_n and_o so_o to_o faith_n as_o the_o mean_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o believe_v on_o christ_n as_o send_v of_o the_o father_n to_o be_v the_o mediator_n and_o so_o accept_v of_o he_o as_o their_o prophet_n priest_n and_o king_n 2._o he_o pray_v for_o holiness_n the_o growth_n and_o increase_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 17._o sanctify_v they_o through_o thy_o truth_n thy_o word_n be_v truth_n the_o word_n of_o truth_n through_o the_o spirit_n work_v with_o it_o and_o make_v impression_n by_o it_o on_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o instrument_n and_o mean_a both_o to_o begin_v holiness_n in_o regeneration_n 1_o pet._n 1.23_o james_n 1.18_o and_o to_o promote_v it_o where_o it_o be_v begin_v 1_o pet._n 2.2_o
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own_o holy_a will_n and_o make_v thou_o such_o a_o epistle_n so_o manifest_o write_v by_o his_o own_o spirit_n and_o yet_o not_o allow_v thou_o to_o peruse_v thyself_o and_o to_o form_v what_o be_v wrought_v within_o thou_o into_o such_o pertinent_a encouragement_n and_o support_v as_o thy_o respective_a agony_n and_o distress_n may_v require_v and_o how_o can_v this_o be_v do_v if_o no_o survey_n be_v make_v no_o inventory_n take_v and_o consider_v of_o thy_o inward_a worth_n and_o riches_n and_o certain_o from_o what_o god_n work_v with_o in_o a_o gracious_a soul_n may_v it_o infer_v great_a thing_n determine_v to_o it_o and_o reserve_v for_o it_o for_o who_o can_v think_v that_o god_n will_v rear_v a_o habitation_n for_o himself_o and_o not_o inhabit_v it_o or_o raise_v a_o temple_n so_o magnificent_a and_o sumptuous_a as_o the_o holy_a soul_n and_o not_o fill_v it_o with_o his_o glory_n eph._n 2.22_o &_o 2_o cor._n 6.16_o see_v eph._n 1.17_o 20._o act_n 26.18_o have_v god_n 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