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also_o in_o those_o word_n of_o moses_n act._n 7._o 26._o sir_n you_o be_v brethren_n why_o do_v you_o wrong_v one_o another_o doct._n 16._o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o incorruptible_a seed_n or_o principle_n of_o this_o regeneration_n this_o be_v gather_v from_o the_o 23._o verse_n reas._n 1_o because_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n which_o live_v and_o abide_v for_o ever_o who_o nature_n it_o resemble_v in_o this_o that_o the_o operation_n thereof_o be_v not_o momentany_a or_o temporary_a but_o it_o abide_v for_o ever_o 2._o because_o to_o speak_v proper_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n john_n 6._o 68_o for_o the_o end_n and_o use_v thereof_o be_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o eternal_a life_n 3._o because_o where_o it_o be_v once_o true_o receive_v it_o never_o fail_v john_n 4._o 14._o use_v 1._o this_o may_v serve_v to_o refute_v the_o error_n of_o those_o which_o hold_v that_o they_o that_o be_v true_o regenerate_v usual_o fall_v 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more_o high_o and_o to_o love_v they_o more_o fervent_o than_o all_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o to_o comfort_v we_o in_o that_o god_n of_o his_o bounty_n and_o grace_n have_v advance_v we_o to_o such_o a_o dignity_n doct._n 18._o we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o singular_a respect_n unto_o this_o dignity_n and_o excellency_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v preach_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o gospel_n this_o be_v gather_v from_o the_o 22_o verse_n at_o the_o end_n reason_n 1._o because_o the_o same_o word_n of_o god_n be_v preach_v unto_o we_o that_o be_v so_o much_o commend_v by_o the_o prophet_n apostle_n and_o by_o christ_n himself_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n this_o be_v that_o word_n 2._o because_o it_o make_v much_o unto_o our_o salvation_n as_o it_o be_v preach_v unto_o we_o use_v this_o may_v serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o not_o to_o satisfy_v ourselves_o with_o some_o general_a esteem_n of_o the_o word_n as_o many_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v that_o be_v weary_a 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