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6._o certainty_n of_o god_n favour_n possible_a 7._o this_o give_v confidence_n 8._o alacrity_n in_o god_n service_n 9_o peace_n in_o trouble_n 10._o god_n name_n what_o 12._o all_o comfort_n in_o it_o 13_o comfort_n in_o christ_n name_n 14._o this_o uphold_v we_o when_o other_o comfort_n fail_v 15._o exalt_v what_o 16._o blessing_n what_o 17._o praise_v what_o 18._o god_n shall_v be_v praise_v in_o all_o estate_n 19_o the_o reason_n god_n praise_v himself_o 2._o consideration_n of_o god_n greatness_n the_o fountain_n of_o his_o praise_n 3._o division_n of_o the_o word_n 4_o point_n to_o be_v consider_v 5._o infinitnes_n what_o 6._o it_o be_v in_o god_n 7._o all_o perfection_n be_v in_o he_o 8._o in_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o perfection_n 9_o in_o a_o most_o perfect_a unity_n 10._o his_o highness_n above_o the_o creature_n 11._o his_o greatness_n be_v unsearchable_a 12_o praise_v due_a to_o he_o 13._o love_v the_o immediaet_fw-la fountain_n of_o it_o 14._o what_o praise_n proceed_v 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vnchangeablnes_n a_o spurr_n to_o repentance_n 10._o god_n the_o supreme_a lord_n 11._o his_o dominion_n universal_a 12._o comfort_v hence_o against_o trouble_n 1._o reason_n 13._o 2._o reason_n 14._o why_o he_o permit_v our_o affliction_n 15._o his_o power_n to_o convert_v we_o 1._o proposition_n of_o the_o point_n intend_v 2_o eternity_n be_v one_o with_o god_n essence_n we_o can_v conceive_v eternity_n but_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o time_n 3._o it_o be_v unmeasurable_a 4._o it_o be_v all_o at_o once_o 5._o it_o be_v so_o of_o itself_o 6._o it_o make_v good_a or_o evil_a infinitelâ—e_n better_o or_o worse_o 7._o it_o belong_v to_o god._n 8._o his_o kingdom_n never_o begin_v 9_o it_o shall_v never_o end_v 10._o the_o vanity_n of_o earthly_a thing_n 11._o confort_n to_o the_o godly_a against_o travel_n 12._o confort_n against_o trouble_n 13._o terror_n to_o the_o wicked_a from_o eternity_n 14._o time_n shall_v not_o be_v spend_v idle_o 15_o it_o shall_v be_v employ_v in_o 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22._o 59_o john_n 18._o 26._o 1._o peter_n speak_v to_o we_o 2._o the_o history_n and_o order_n 3._o peter_n true_o devi_v christ_n 4._o branch_n of_o his_o sin_n 5._o grievousnesse_n of_o his_o denial_n 6._o his_o curse_a 7._o how_o grievous_a a_o sin_n it_o be_v 8._o grievousnesse_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n 9_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n 10._o his_o pusillanimity_n 11._o his_o obstinacy_n 12._o humane_a weakness_n 13._o one_o sin_n draw_v another_o after_o it_o 14._o necessity_n of_o compassion_n in_o pastor_n 15._o we_o deny_v christ_n alse_a 16._o â—is_n repentance_n 17._o god_n look_v in_o justice_n 18._o his_o look_n in_o mercy_n 19_o necessity_n and_o power_n of_o christ_n grace_n 20._o readiness_n of_o it_o 21._o peter_n remembrance_n 22._o his_o
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