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17._o as_o deut._n 29.12_o 13._o with_o deut._n 26.17_o 18._o ezek._n 16.8_o jer._n 31.3_o this_o be_v call_v also_o join_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o jer._n 50.5_o they_o shall_v ask_v the_o way_n to_o zion_n with_o their_o face_n thitherward_o say_v come_v and_o let_v we_o join_v ourselves_o unto_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v forget_v and_o the_o son_n of_o the_o strange_a that_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o to_o love_v his_o name_n and_o to_o be_v his_o servant_n etc._n etc._n isa_n 56.6_o and_o bâ—_n that_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v one_o spirit_n 1_o cor._n 6.17_o and_o of_o the_o rest_n dare_v no_o man_n join_v himself_o unto_o they_o act._n 5.13_o and_o when_o paul_n
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obey_v and_o assist_v they_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o my_o abiliaie_n both_o in_o my_o person_n and_o state_n and_o wherein_o they_o go_v amiss_o that_o i_o can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n actual_o obey_v they_o as_o aforesaid_a i_o shall_v passive_o submit_v my_o body_n to_o suffer_v their_o pleasure_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o what_o they_o shall_v inflict_v upon_o i_o without_o resistance_n this_o be_v my_o faith_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o all_o that_o i_o desire_v to_o have_v fellowship_n with_o and_o last_o i_o do_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o bless_a communion_n of_o saint_n that_o god_n of_o his_o grace_n call_v suck_v as_o belong_v to_o life_n by_o election_n unto_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o son_n by_o the_o gospel_n of_o which_o matter_n god_n by_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n join_v they_o together_o in_o his_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o constitute_v his_o church_n as_o i_o have_v before_o show_v and_o as_o god_n have_v 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