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matth._n 6.6_o and_o pray_v to_o your_o heavenly_a father_n which_o be_v in_o secret_a that_o he_o will_v give_v you_o this_o assurance_n of_o your_o salvation_n which_o will_v reward_v you_o ample_o and_o abundant_o for_o all_o your_o pain_n take_v in_o such_o a_o supplication_n o_o soul_n when_o once_o you_o be_v in_o never_o come_v out_o 8_o 〈◊〉_d 8_o till_o assurance_n come_v in_o nay_o go_v and_o tell_v god_n so_o thou_o that_o hear_v i_o this_o day_n and_o want_v this_o assurance_n lord_n i_o will_v not_o go_v hence_o till_o thou_o give_v it_o i_o for_o thou_o have_v say_v ask_v &_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o you_o luk_n 〈◊〉_d 9_o and_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o persuade_v thyself_o for_o certain_a that_o as_o caleb_n achsah_n her_o father_n give_v his_o daughter_n petition_v he_o both_z the_o *_o upper-spring_n 1.14_o judg._n 1.14_o and_o the_o neither_o spring_n which_o she_o want_v 13._o see_v luk._n 11.11_o 12_o 13._o so_o your_o heavenly_a father_n in_o respect_n of_o who_o tender_a compassion_n and_o bowel_n of_o pity_n the_o kind_a father_n great_a mercy_n be_v but_o harshness_n in_o respect_n of_o who_o incomparable_o melt_v and_o sweet_a inclination_n the_o most_o love_a nature_n of_o any_o man_n live_v be_v but_o morosity_n will_v give_v you_o also_o this_o by_o you_o so_o beg_v and_o petition_v assurance_n of_o your_o soul_n salvation_n 8._o medium_fw-la 8._o medium_fw-la get_v the_o spirit_n testimony_n of_o which_o we_o read_v rom._n 8.16_o the_o spirit_n himself_o bear_v witness_v to_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o if_o child_n than_o heir_n that_o follow_v v._o 17._o and_o therefore_o this_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n must_v needs_o