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the_o presence_n of_o his_o lord_n as_o the_o bondwoman_n when_o sarah_n deal_v hardly_o with_o she_o flee_v from_o her_o face_n gen._n 16.6_o but_o when_o a_o child_n have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o tender_a parent_n it_o be_v quite_o contrary_a it_o be_v sweet_a employment_n to_o pour_v out_o the_o soul_n into_o a_o father_n bosom_n we_o set_v about_o it_o with_o pleasure_n and_o a_o pleasure_n which_o exceed_v the_o fruition_n of_o any_o creature_n whatsoever_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n be_v a_o spirit_n of_o love_n and_o this_o love_n breathe_v out_o itself_o in_o holy_a desire_n to_o he_o the_o soul_n love_v to_o commune_v with_o he_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n even_o though_o we_o can_v suppose_v that_o there_o be_v no_o press_a occasion_n for_o it_o it_o love_v to_o visit_v he_o not_o only_o in_o trouble_n when_o necessity_n drive_v but_o at_o all_o other_o time_n be_v draw_v by_o internal_a motive_n 8._o the_o spirit_n help_v we_o to_o pray_v with_o unwearied_a fervency_n it_o 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quicquid_fw-la voluit_fw-la they_o can_v do_v what_o they_o will_v with_o god_n they_o will_v take_v no_o denial_n but_o wrestle_v and_o strive_v till_o they_o have_v obtain_v all_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o father_n v._o use_v i_o information_n 1._o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v see_v and_o admire_v in_o our_o adoption_n as_o much_o as_o in_o any_o thing_n beside_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n in_o predestinate_v we_o to_o it_o the_o love_n of_o the_o son_n in_o procure_v it_o for_o we_o and_o the_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o testify_v it_o to_o we_o it_o be_v god_n love_v we_o as_o child_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n and_o root_n of_o all_o our_o love_n to_o he_o as_o a_o father_n for_o his_o love_n descend_v before_o we_o ascend_v it_o be_v marvellous_a that_o god_n shall_v answer_v to_o any_o such_o name_n when_o we_o call_v he_o by_o it_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v give_v we_o any_o such_o name_n himself_o the_o 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that_o he_o shall_v be_v betray_v and_o apprehend_v chap._n 18.4_o jesus_n know_v all_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o he_o go_v forth_o etc._n etc._n he_o bold_o and_o cheerful_o meet_v the_o enemy_n who_o he_o can_v easy_o either_o have_v shun_v or_o defeat_v he_o be_v able_a to_o escape_v this_o death_n but_o will_v not_o and_o therein_o be_v a_o pattern_n to_o we_o who_o have_v no_o such_o power_n 4._o god_n never_o give_v a_o commission_n to_o death_n nor_o lay_v his_o command_n upon_o we_o to_o die_v but_o when_o it_o be_v real_o the_o fit_a season_n for_o we_o to_o obey_v he_o in_o it_o to_o speak_v strict_o a_o untimely_a death_n be_v never_o permit_v by_o god_n we_o be_v never_o suffer_v to_o die_v when_o it_o will_v be_v better_o for_o we_o to_o live_v infinite_a wisdom_n and_o grace_n will_v not_o permit_v it_o and_o he_o that_o resign_v himself_o to_o their_o conduct_n be_v sure_o to_o die_v when_o it_o be_v best_o that_o he_o shall_v the_o scripture_n be_v express_v 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