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receive_v and_o which_o abide_v in_o they_o 1_o john_n 2.27_o and_o that_o which_o abide_v fail_v not_o for_o by_o it_o they_o be_v strengthen_v and_o preserve_v to_o god_n heavenly_a kingdom_n 2_o tim_n 4.18_o second_o touch_v the_o particular_a grace_n of_o faith_n i_o say_v that_o that_o fail_v not_o neither_o 1._o because_o christ_n pray_v not_o only_o for_o peter_n faith_n that_o it_o may_v not_o fail_v but_o for_o the_o faith_n of_o all_o the_o elect_a and_o regenerate_v that_o they_o may_v not_o fail_v for_o he_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v all_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o father_n in_o his_o name_n that_o they_o may_v be_v one_o in_o god_n as_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v one_o john_n 17.11.15.20_o 21_o and_o christ_n be_v hear_v and_o answer_v in_o all_o his_o prayer_n john_n 11.42_o 2._o the_o faith_n of_o the_o regenerate_a fail_v not_o in_o the_o end_n because_o they_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n 1_o pet_n 1.5_o now_o if_o they_o be_v 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this_o which_o shall_v include_v diverse_a branch_n if_o the_o regenerate_a be_v not_o preserve_v by_o god_n in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n so_o as_o they_o shall_v certain_o be_v save_v in_o the_o end_n than_o it_o be_v either_o 1_o because_o god_n can_v keep_v they_o or_o 2_o because_o he_o will_v not_o keep_v they_o or_o 3_o because_o they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o his_o keep_n or_o 4_o because_o god_n think_v it_o best_o to_o leave_v every_o man_n to_o himself_o to_o keep_v himself_o and_o to_o the_o use_n and_o choice_n of_o his_o own_o freewill_n to_o persevere_v in_o grace_n and_o faith_n or_o to_o fall_v from_o it_o but_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v true_a as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o particular_n therefore_o the_o regenerate_v be_v preserve_v by_o god_n in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n unto_o the_o end_n these_o four_o particular_n on_o which_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o argument_n do_v stand_v shall_v all_o be_v prove_v in_o order_n 1_o that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o keep_v 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and_o strength_n for_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n in_o jesus_n christ._n the_o lord_n be_v with_o you_o sir_n and_o with_o your_o study_n finis_fw-la a_o prayer_n for_o grace._n to_o seek_v to_o serve_v god_n and_o be_v save_v most_o glorious_a lord_n god_n and_o heavenly_a father_n 11_o reu_fw-fr 4_o 11_o who_o be_v worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n and_o service_n 12_o jam_fw-la 4_o 12_o and_o who_o be_v able_a to_o save_v and_o destroy_v 10_o luk_n 17_o 10_o thy_o unprofitable_a servant_n unworthy_a of_o salvation_n 46_o act_n 13_o 46_o do_v desire_n to_o humble_v himself_o before_o thou_o free_o acknowledge_v that_o howsoever_o i_o be_o convince_v in_o my_o judgement_n that_o nothing_o in_o this_o world_n do_v so_o near_o concern_v i_o to_o look_v unto_o as_o thy_o service_n and_o my_o own_o salvation_n yet_o my_o heart_n tell_v and_o smite_v i_o that_o i_o have_v mind_v nothing_o less_o than_o these_o and_o that_o i_o have_v with_o much_o greediness_n seek_v 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