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give_v 29._o and_o he_o shall_v have_v abundance_n and_o it_o be_v say_v of_o diverse_a in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o act_n that_o they_o be_v full_a of_o faith_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o abundance_n in_o the_o mind_n be_v call_v plerophoria_fw-la a_o certain_a and_o undoubted_a persuasion_n say_v to_o be_v in_o abraham_n rom._n 4._o 21._o hereof_o come_v abundance_n of_o faith_n 21._o of_o love_n rom._n 5._o 3._o and_o 15._o 13._o and_o of_o all_o grace_n 13._o as_o 1._o thess._n 1._o 3._o the_o apostle_n mention_v the_o work_n of_o their_o faith_n 3._o their_o laborious_a love_n 3._o and_o their_o patient_a hope_n and_o 2_o thess._n 1._o 3._o that_o their_o faith_n superaugescit_fw-la that_o be_v increase_v above_o the_o common_a and_o ordinary_a measure_n and_o that_o their_o love_n do_v abound_v according_o this_o abundance_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n who_o therefore_o 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that_o andronicus_n and_o junia_n be_v man_n notable_a among_o the_o apostle_n 7._o and_o of_o timothy_n that_o none_o be_v like_a to_o he_o in_o faithful_a labour_n and_o care_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n philip._n 2._o 20._o 20._o the_o note_n and_o mark_n whereby_o this_o abundance_n may_v be_v know_v be_v these_o a_o burn_a zeal_n of_o god_n glory_n of_o set_v forward_o his_o worship_n and_o gospel_n a_o vehement_a hatred_n of_o idolatry_n and_o all_o shadow_n of_o superstition_n a_o tender_a and_o bountiful_a love_n towards_o the_o godly_a a_o mind_n undaunted_a with_o any_o torment_n death_n or_o misery_n a_o constant_a course_n of_o godliness_n in_o all_o outward_a change_n whatsoever_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o himself_o philip._n 4._o 13._o 13._o that_o he_o can_v want_v and_o abound_v be_v full_a and_o empty_a and_o that_o he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n a_o life_n free_a from_o any_o gross_a sin_n a_o extraordinary_a contempt_n of_o all_o worldly_a pleasure_n 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