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themselves_o to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n so_o he_o give_v many_o comfortable_a promise_n that_o they_o shall_v continue_v 24._o 1_o joh_n 2._o 24._o and_o abide_v for_o ever_o and_o more_o special_o vers_n 27._o 17._o 17._o but_o the_o anoint_v which_o you_o have_v receive_v of_o he_o abide_v in_o you_o and_o you_o need_v not_o that_o any_o man_n teach_v you_o but_o as_o the_o same_o anoint_v teach_v you_o of_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v truth_n and_o be_v no_o lie_n 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o have_v teach_v you_o you_o shall_v abide_v in_o he_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 3._o 2._o belove_a now_o be_v we_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o it_o do_v not_o yet_o appear_v what_o we_o shall_v be_v but_o we_o know_v that_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v we_o shall_v be_v like_o he_o for_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v verse_n 9_o his_o seed_n remain_v in_o he_o and_o much_o more_o in_o this_o chapter_n &_o the_o rest_n i_o nâ—ed_v not_o rehearse_v all_o to_o shut_v up_o this_o point_n a_o principal_a cause_n of_o this_o certainty_n of_o our_o perseverance_n be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n peter_n express_v 5_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4_o 5_o say_v that_o their_o inheritance_n be_v reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o they_o who_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n and_o to_o like_o effect_v the_o apostle_n jude_n close_v his_o epistle_n with_o these_o word_n now_o to_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v you_o from_o fall_v and_o to_o preserve_v you_o faultless_a before_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o glory_n with_o exceed_a joy_n to_o the_o only_a wise_a god_n our_o saviour_n be_v glory_n and_o majesty_n dominion_n and_o power_n now_o and_o ever_o amen_n thus_o have_v i_o gather_v you_o may_v see_v good_a store_n application_n application_n yet_o not_o all_o of_o those_o comfortable_a promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v to_o his_o church_n in_o all_o age_n to_o confirm_v their_o faith_n that_o see_v he_o have_v free_o love_v they_o 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