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for_o through_o christ_n we_o have_v a_o access_n by_o one_o spirit_n unto_o the_o father_n 5._o ephes._n chap._n 2._o v._n 18._o our_o access_n unto_o god_n whrein_o we_o have_v communion_n with_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d through_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o spirit_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o father_n the_o person_n be_v herein_o consider_v as_o engage_v distinct_o into_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o council_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o the_o gospel_n sometime_o indeed_o there_o be_v express_a mention_n make_v only_o of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n 1_o joh_n ch_z 1._o v._n 3_o our_o fellowship_n be_v with_o §_o 5_o the_o father_n and_o with_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ._n the_o particle_n and_o be_v both_o distinguish_n and_o unite_n also_o joh_n chap._n 14._o v._n 23._o if_o a_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o my_o father_n will_v love_v he_o and_o we_o will_v come_v unto_o 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yet_o it_o may_v admit_v of_o far_a demonstration_n only_o this_o caution_n i_o must_v lay_v in_o before_o hand_n whatever_o be_v affirm_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o this_o truth_n it_o be_v do_v with_o relation_n to_o the_o explanation_n ensue_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n the_o way_n and_o mean_n then_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o saint_n whereby_o §_o 6_o in_o christ_n they_o enjoy_v communion_n with_o god_n be_v all_o the_o spiritual_a and_o holy_a act_n and_o outgoing_n of_o their_o soul_n in_o those_o grace_n colendus_fw-la and_o by_o those_o way_n wherein_o both_o the_o moral_a and_o institute_v worship_n of_o god_n do_v consist_v i'faith_o love_n trust_v joy_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o natural_a or_o moral_a worship_n of_o god_n whereby_o those_o in_o who_o they_o be_v have_v communion_n with_o he_o now_o these_o be_v either_o immediate_o act_v on_o god_n and_o not_o tie_v to_o any_o way_n or_o mean_n outward_o manifest_v themselves_o or_o else_o they_o be_v 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which_o they_o that_o hear_v beseech_v that_o they_o may_v hear_v it_o no_o more_o but_o we_o be_v come_v to_o mount_v zion_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o that_o administration_n of_o the_o law_n wherein_o it_o be_v give_v out_o with_o dread_n and_o terror_n and_o so_o exact_v its_o obedience_n with_o rigour_n we_o be_v free_v from_o it_o we_o be_v not_o call_v to_o that_o estate_n 2._o it_o be_v impossibility_n of_o accomplishment_n and_o so_o insufficiency_n §_o 16_o for_o its_o primitive_a end_n by_o reason_n of_o sin_n or_o we_o be_v free_v from_o the_o law_n as_o the_o instrument_n of_o righteousness_n since_o by_o the_o impossibility_n of_o its_o fulfil_n as_o to_o we_o it_o be_v become_v insufficient_a for_o any_o such_o purpose_n rom._n 8._o 2_o 3._o gal._n 3._o 21_o 22_o 23._o there_o be_v a_o impossibility_n of_o obtain_v life_n by_o the_o law_n we_o be_v exempt_v from_o it_o as_o to_o any_o such_o end_n and_o that_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n rom._n 8._o 3._o 3._o from_o the_o issue_n of_o its_o transgression_n 1._o §_o 17_o curse_n there_o be_v a_o solemn_a curse_n enwrap_v the_o whole_a wrath_n of_o cod_n annex_v to_o the_o law_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o transgression_n thereof_o and_o from_o this_o be_v we_o whole_o at_o liberty_n gal_n 3._o 13._o by_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n he_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n 2._o death_n heb_n 2._o 14_o 15._o and_o therewith_o from_o satan_n heb._n 2._o 15._o col._n 1._o 13._o and_o sin_n rom._n 6._o 14._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 18._o with_o the_o world_n gal._n 1._o 14._o with_o all_o the_o attendance_n advantage_n and_o claim_v of_o they_o all_o gal._n 4_o 3_o 4_o 5._o col._n 2._o 20._o without_o which_o we_o can_v not_o live_v one_o day_n that_o which_o be_v pretend_v and_o claim_v by_o some_o wherein_o indeed_o §_o 18_o and_o in_o truth_n we_o be_v never_o in_o bondage_n but_o be_v hereby_o eminent_o set_v free_a be_v the_o power_n of_o bind_a conscience_n by_o any_o law_n and_o constitution_n not_o from_o god_n col._n 2._o 20._o 21_o 22._o 2._o there_o be_v a_o liberty_n in_o the_o family_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o a_o liberty_n §_o 19_o from_o the_o family_n of_o satan_n son_n be_v free_a their_o obedience_n be_v a_o free_a obedience_n they_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o where_o he_o be_v there_o be_v liberty_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o as_o a_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n he_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n rome_n 8._o 15._o now_o this_o liberty_n of_o our_o father_n family_n which_o we_o have_v as_o son_n and_o child_n be_v adopt_v by_o christ_n through_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o spiritual_a largeness_n of_o heart_n whereby_o the_o child_n of_o god_n do_v free_o willing_o genuine_o without_o fear_n terror_n bondage_n and_o constraint_n go_v forth_o unto_o all_o holy_a obedience_n in_o christ._n i_o say_v this_o be_v our_o liberty_n in_o our_o father_n family_n what_o we_o have_v liberty_n from_o have_v be_v already_o declare_v there_o be_v gibeonite_n outward_o attend_v the_o family_n of_o god_n that_o do_v the_o service_n of_o his_o house_n as_o the_o drudgery_n of_o their_o life_n the_o principle_n they_o yield_v obedience_n upon_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n unto_o fear_n rom._n 8._o 15._o the_o rule_n they_o do_v it_o by_o be_v the_o law_n in_o its_o dread_n and_o rigour_n exact_v it_o of_o they_o to_o the_o utmost_a without_o mercy_n and_o mitigation_n the_o end_v they_o do_v it_o for_o be_v to_o fly_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v to_o pacify_v conscience_n and_o seek_v righteousness_n as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n thus_o servile_o painful_o fruitlesse_o they_o seek_v to_o serve_v their_o own_o conviction_n all_o their_o day_n the_o saint_n by_o adoption_n have_v a_o largeness_n of_o heart_n in_o all_o holy_a obedience_n say_v david_n i_o will_v walk_v at_o liberty_n for_o i_o seek_v thy_o precept_n §_o 20_o psal._n 119._o 4_o 5._o isaiah_n 61._o 1_o luke_n 4_o 18._o rome_n 8._o 2_o 21._o gal._n 4._o 2._o 5._o 1_o 13._o james_n 1._o 25._o joh._n 8._o 32_o 33_o 36._o rom._n 6._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 16._o now_o this_o amplitude_n or_o sonlike_a freedom_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o obedience_n consist_v in_o sundry_a thing_n 1._o in_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o spiritual_a service_n which_o be_v life_n and_o love_n the_o one_o respect_v the_o matter_n of_o their_o obedience_n give_v they_o power_n the_o other_o respect_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o obedience_n give_v they_o joy_n and_o sweetness_n in_o it_o it_o be_v from_o life_n that_o give_v they_o power_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o obedience_n rom._n 8._o 3._o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n set_v they_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n it_o free_v they_o it_o carry_v they_o out_o to_o all_o obedience_n free_o so_o that_o they_o walk_v after_o the_o spirit_n v_o 1._o that_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o their_o work_n g._n 2._o 20._o christ_n live_v 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this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n work_v effectual_o his_o power_n be_v in_o it_o he_o will_v work_v and_o none_o shall_v let_v he_o if_o he_o will_v bring_v to_o our_o remembrance_n the_o promise_n of_o christ_n for_o our_o consolation_n neither_o satan_n nor_o man_n sin_n nor_o world_n nor_o death_n shall_v interrupt_v our_o comfort_n this_o the_o saint_n who_o have_v communion_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n know_v to_o their_o advantage_n sometime_o the_o heaven_n be_v black_a over_o they_o and_o the_o earth_n tremble_v under_o they_o public_a personal_a calamity_n and_o distress_n appear_v so_o full_a of_o horror_n and_o darkness_n that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o faint_v with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o they_o hence_o be_v their_o great_a relief_n and_o the_o retrivement_n of_o their_o spirit_n their_o consolation_n nor_o trouble_n depend_v not_o on_o any_o out_o ward_n condition_n nor_o inward_a frame_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n but_o on_o the_o powerful_a and_o 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of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n towards_o we_o have_v we_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o he_o the_o life_n and_o soul_n of_o all_o our_o comfort_n lie_v treasure_v up_o in_o the_o promise_n of_o christ._n they_o be_v the_o breast_n of_o all_o our_o consolation_n who_o know_v not_o how_o powerlesse_a they_o be_v in_o the_o bare_a letter_n even_o when_o improve_v to_o the_o uttermost_a by_o our_o consideration_n of_o they_o and_o meditation_n on_o they_o as_o also_o how_o unexpected_o they_o sometime_o break_v in_o upon_o the_o soul_n with_o a_o conquer_a endear_n life_n and_o vigour_n here_o faith_n deal_v peculiarly_a with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o consider_v the_o promise_n themselves_o look_v up_o to_o he_o wait_v for_o he_o consider_v his_o appearance_n in_o the_o word_n depend_v on_o own_v he_o in_o his_o work_n and_o efficacy_n no_o soon_o do_v the_o soul_n begin_v to_o feel_v the_o life_n of_o a_o promise_n warm_v his_o heart_n relieve_v cherish_v support_a deliver_v from_o 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of_o a_o false_a spirit_n what_o ever_o its_o pretence_n be_v if_o it_o glorify_v not_o that_o christ_n who_o be_v now_o speak_v to_o his_o apostle_n and_o such_o be_v many_o that_o be_v go_v abroad_o into_o the_o world_n but_o what_o shall_v this_o spirit_n do_v that_o christ_n may_v be_v glorify_v he_o shall_v say_v he_o take_v of_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o these_o thing_n be_v be_v declare_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n all_o thing_n that_o the_o father_n have_v be_v i_o therefore_o i_o say_v he_o shall_v take_v of_o i_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n and_o essential_a property_n of_o the_o father_n and_o son_n that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v but_o of_o the_o grace_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o we_o by_o they_o this_o christ_n call_v my_o thing_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o purchase_n and_o mediation_n on_o which_o account_n he_o say_v all_o his_o father_n thing_n be_v he_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o the_o father_n in_o his_o eternal_a love_n have_v provide_v to_o be_v dispense_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n all_o the_o fruit_n of_o election_n these_o say_v he_o the_o comforter_n shall_v receive_v that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v commit_v unto_o he_o to_o dispose_v for_o your_o good_a and_o advantage_n to_o the_o end_n before_o propose_v so_o it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v show_v or_o declare_v and_o make_v they_o know_v to_o you_o thus_o then_o be_v he_o a_o comforter_n he_o reveal_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o believer_n the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o the_o father_n have_v provide_v and_o the_o son_n purchase_v he_o show_v to_o we_o mercy_n grace_n forgiveness_n righteousness_n acceptation_n with_o god_n let_v we_o know_v that_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o have_v procure_v for_o we_o show_v they_o to_o we_o for_o our_o comfort_n and_o establishment_n these_o thing_n i_o say_v he_o effectual_o declare_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o believer_n and_o 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