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heaven_n do_v he_o call_v you_o to_o perform_v such_o and_o such_o service_n he_o do_v but_o withal_o he_o give_v you_o strength_n to_o perform_v they_o hetp_v your_o infirmity_n by_o his_o good_a spirit_n rom._n 8.26_o and_o in_o case_n you_o sail_n and_o come_v short_a in_o and_o of_o what_o he_o call_v for_o what_o then_o why_o then_o he_o pity_v and_o spare_v you_o and_o father_n do_v his_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o he_o overlook_v your_o fail_n and_o defect_n 〈◊〉_d 3.17_o can_v you_o do_v nothing_o only_o you_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o serve_v he_o why_o then_o he_o accept_v of_o that_o willing_a mind_n according_a to_o what_o you_o have_v and_o not_o according_a to_o what_o you_o have_v not_o 2_o cor._n 8.12_o when_o you_o can_v pour_v out_o a_o prayer_n a_o sigh_n a_o groan_n be_v accept_v by_o he_o will_v he_o have_v the_o throne_n in_o you_o and_o rule_v in_o your_o soul_n he_o will_v but_o his_o way_n of_o rule_n be_v most_o sweet_a for_o he_o rule_v with_o love_n and_o he_o 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thou_o thou_o will_v have_v ask_v of_o he_o and_o he_o will_v have_v give_v thou_o live_v water_n jo._n 4.10_o true_o do_v man_n know_v christ_n and_o his_o infinite_a aceptableness_n they_o will_v run_v to_o he_o and_o close_o with_o he_o in_o a_o marriage-covenant_n study_v therefore_o and_o contemplate_v this_o much_o thereby_o possess_v thy_o soul_n with_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o it_o the_o apostle_n speak_v but_o of_o one_o truth_n concern_v christ_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n 1_o tim._n 1.16_o and_o if_o so_o what_o acceptation_n must_v christ_n himself_o yea_o christ_n withal_o his_o truth_n and_o all_o his_o treasure_n both_o be_v worthy_a of_o and_o how_o shall_v our_o soul_n cleave_v to_o he_o &_o take_v he_o into_o our_o embrace_n there_o be_v among_o other_o five_o thing_n which_o speak_v a_o good_a to_o be_v eminent_o grateful_a and_o acceptable_a worth_n and_o excellency_n usefulness_n and_o serviceableness_n sutableness_n and_o conveniency_n 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and_o shine_v forth_o in_o christ_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v he_o have_v in_o he_o all_o the_o excellency_n of_o both_o world_n and_o be_v indeed_o deserve_o the_o wonder_n of_o both_o in_o he_o there_o be_v a_o confluence_n of_o all_o the_o lovely_a property_n the_o draw_v attribute_n the_o ravish_a beauty_n the_o bright-shining_a and_o glorious_a perfection_n of_o the_o infinite_o bless_a deity_n hence_o say_v he_o all_o that_o the_o father_n have_v be_v i_o which_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o divine_a perfection_n joh._n 16.15_o hence_o also_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n loc._n quicquid_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la in_o patre_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o est_fw-la totum_fw-la illud_fw-la est_fw-la in_o filio_fw-la in_o to_o tota_fw-la patris_fw-la pesona_fw-la tota_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tota_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tota_fw-la etiam_fw-la facies_fw-la expressa_fw-la est_fw-la zanch._n in_o loc._n phil._n 2.6_o i_fw-it e._n look_v what_o ever_o 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