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act_n as_o you_o will_v keep_v and_o crown_v your_o profession_n and_o testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o jesus_n lo_o here_o be_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o saint_n here_o be_v they_o that_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n rev._n 119.14,12_o patience_n be_v that_o which_o must_v compose_v you_o to_o and_o for_o confession_n when_o you_o be_v out_o of_o a_o spirit_n of_o patience_n you_o be_v out_o of_o your_o self-possession_n and_o therefore_o unfit_a for_o this_o sacred_a profession_n or_o to_o suffer_v persecution_n therefore_o our_o holy_a master_n who_o have_v give_v we_o a_o example_n of_o patience_n in_o profession_n give_v we_o also_o this_o exhortation_n in_o order_n to_o our_o profession_n that_o in_o patience_n we_o possess_v ourselves_o 1_o pet._n 2.21_o luke_n 21.19_o with_o 14._o etc._n etc._n patience_n will_v complete_a you_o in_o confession_n and_o compensate_a other_o want_n and_o adversity_n which_o befall_v you_o therein_o 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the_o badge_n it_o be_v the_o beauty_n it_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o church_n my_o dove_n be_v but_o one_o say_v christ_n the_o daughter_n see_v she_o and_o bless_v she_o yea_o there_o the_o lord_n comâ—…andeth_v the_o blessing_n even_o life_n for_o evermore_o exod._n 36.13_o phil._n 1.27_o zach._n 11.10,14_o cantic_a 6.9_o psal_n 13.3_o throughout_o 5._o unfeigned_o both_o as_o concern_v the_o external_a management_n of_o your_o confession_n and_o the_o internal_a mind_n wherewith_o you_o confess_v you_o may_v not_o corrupt_v the_o word_n of_o god_n nor_o contemper_v humane_a tradition_n with_o divine_a truth_n or_o cunning_o dawb_v over_o your_o own_o worldly_a end_n or_o error_n yea_o or_o god_n work_v and_o interest_n with_o the_o entice_a word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n this_o work_n must_v be_v do_v in_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o power_n as_o of_o sincerity_n as_o of_o god_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n so_o shall_v you_o speak_v in_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 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