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which_o work_v in_o we_o all_o these_o mighty_o both_o for_o enable_v of_o the_o work_n in_o truth_n and_o also_o for_o the_o accept_n thereof_o above_o it_o worth_n this_o do_v plain_o evince_v a_o necessity_n of_o live_v by_o faith_n first_o i_o say_v it_o be_v faith_n only_o whereby_o we_o receive_v power_n daily_o from_o christ_n be_v thereby_o unite_v and_o ingraft_v in_o he_o to_o begin_v and_o proceed_v in_o the_o truth_n of_o holiness_n and_o 2._o by_o faith_n alone_o we_o apprehend_v in_o christ_n the_o acceptance_n of_o our_o person_n above_o all_o worth_n of_o our_o service_n and_o so_o be_v abase_v in_o ourselves_o to_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o free_a mercy_n
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and_o assurance_n and_o last_o the_o passive_a fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n enable_v we_o to_o suffer_v for_o christ_n with_o the_o active_a work_n thereof_o in_o do_v his_o will_n in_o a_o word_n if_o together_o with_o these_o we_o can_v compare_v the_o purpose_n of_o the_o spirit_n with_o the_o practice_n thereof_o and_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n with_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o same_o lay_v together_o both_o how_o far_o we_o be_v come_v thereto_o &_o what_o by_o faith_n we_o apprehend_v these_o if_o we_o can_v right_o discern_v and_o compare_v together_o we_o shall_v gain_v great_a light_n to_o discern_v the_o manner_n of_o our_o spiritual_a growth_n for_o hereby_o we_o shall_v discern_v it_o to_o be_v the_o mere_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o that_o it_o can_v be_v scan_v by_o no_o other_o but_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o though_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o pray_v or_o how_o we_o grow_v and_o increase_v in_o this_o or_o that_o grace_n yet_o see_v the_o spirit_n 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cheerfulness_n in_o all_o occasion_n yet_o rom._n 15.13_o 14_o live_v by_o faith_n even_o when_o we_o have_v no_o feel_n of_o comfort_n as_o drown_v all_o sense_n of_o present_a comfort_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o earnest_a longing_n after_o everlasting_a joy_n and_o apprehension_n thereof_o and_o so_o 15_o can_v be_v abase_v of_o confidence_n in_o our_o great_a abundance_n that_o we_o may_v abound_v with_o hope_n in_o our_o great_a abasing_n rom._n 15.13_o 16_o labour_v still_o to_o have_v our_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n by_o shine_a light_n in_o a_o crooked_a generation_n to_o conclude_v the_o point_n of_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n and_o as_o there_o be_v diverse_a circumstance_n which_o do_v require_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o grace_n so_o may_v we_o also_o discern_v and_o further_o a_o great_a measure_n hereof_o by_o our_o wise_a employment_n therein_o 1_o the_o first_o whereof_o be_v our_o calling_n which_o as_o they_o be_v of_o more_o use_n either_o for_o ourseluas_n or_o 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