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christ_n and_o never_o leave_v you_o until_o it_o have_v crown_v you_o with_o glory_n col._n 3.4_o nine_o to_o meditate_v on_o and_o make_v use_n of_o the_o mean_v god_n have_v reveal_v and_o command_v you_o to_o â—se_v to_o get_v out_o of_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n into_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n what_o be_v they_o mark_v a_o few_o 1._o you_o must_v be_v willing_a to_o see_v and_o be_v sensible_a of_o and_o humble_v under_o your_o want_n of_o grace_n as_o they_o act_v 2.37_o and_o the_o jailor_n act_v 16.30_o 2._o you_o must_v labour_v to_o be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n the_o fountain_n of_o spiritual_a life_n and_o grace_n for_o the_o son_n quicken_v who_o he_o will_v john_n 5.21_o and_o john_n 1.16_o from_o his_o fullness_n we_o receive_v grace_n for_o grace_n and_o 1_o john_n 5.12_o he_o that_o have_v the_o son_n have_v life_n 3._o you_o must_v prize_v and_o value_v it_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o it_o above_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n isa_n 55.1_o rev._n 22.17_o 4._o you_o must_v go_v to_o the_o covenant_n for_o it_o and_o beg_v the_o lord_n to_o remember_v his_o covenant_n and_o glorify_v his_o grace_n in_o give_v in_o that_o grace_n to_o you_o which_o he_o promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n psal_n 84.11_o and_o tell_v he_o this_o grace_n be_v as_o free_a for_o you_o as_o for_o other_o and_o will_v be_v as_o glorious_a on_o you_o as_o on_o other_o and_o you_o shall_v give_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o here_o and_o to_o all_o eternity_n read_v and_o ponder_v well_o that_o excellent_a place_n 2_o cor._n 9.8_o a_o sufficiency_n of_o grace_n in_o he_o for_o you_o 5._o you_o must_v wait_v constant_o on_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v the_o only_a ordinary_a mean_n of_o get_v it_o james_z 1.21_o 1_o pet._n 1.23_o when_o ever_o you_o come_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n remember_v to_o beg_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o quicken_v his_o word_n that_o it_o may_v quicken_v your_o dead_a soul_n whereby_o you_o may_v be_v enable_v 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