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he_o will_v remember_v their_o sin_n and_o their_o iniquity_n no_o more_o and_o that_o he_o will_v be_v to_o they_o a_o god_n 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o father_n and_o they_o to_o he_o a_o people_n son_n and_o daughter_n and_o this_o be_v the_o word_n and_o engrave_v of_o god_n which_o be_v write_v in_o a_o melt_a heart_n and_o blow_v down_o with_o water_n refine_v it_o to_o the_o say_v of_o 12._o rom._n 10._o 8._o deut._n 30._o 12._o the_o gold_n of_o ophir_n and_o this_o be_v the_o birth_n and_o purgation_n of_o fire_n call_v in_o scripture_n the_o baptism_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o life_n the_o justice_n the_o promise_n and_o felicity_n of_o god_n as_o holy_a david_n describe_v say_v bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o sin_n be_v cover_v and_o who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n 12._o psalm_n 32._o 2._o 33._o 12._o jehovah_n and_o this_o be_v the_o tree_n and_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o he_o that_o can_v attain_v 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a_o peace_n which_o pass_v their_o affair_n a_o peace_n which_o be_v heavenly_a and_o from_o above_o even_o the_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n between_o god_n and_o the_o sanctify_a in_o the_o price_n and_o mediation_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o what_o power_n what_o preparation_n what_o terror_n or_o what_o else_o may_v fear_v he_o in_o who_o heart_n the_o finger_n of_o god_n have_v once_o engrave_v a_o full_a and_o persuade_v assurance_n that_o neither_o fire_n nor_o sword_n nor_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o power_n nor_o principality_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o nature_n above_o nor_o depth_n below_o nor_o any_o creature_n other_o whatsoever_o may_v separate_v he_o from_o the_o love_n which_o god_n bear_v he_o in_o christ_n jesus_n his_o lord_n may_v the_o sin_n wherein_o he_o be_v conceive_v or_o the_o folly_n and_o offence_n wherein_o his_o youth_n delight_v or_o the_o bold_a and_o bloody_a treason_n which_o his_o age_n have_v 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