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say_v if_o i_o may_v conclude_v myself_o the_o child_n of_o god_n when_o i_o see_v myself_o a_o saint_n can_v pray_v etc._n etc._n then_o when_o i_o can_v see_v myself_o a_o saint_n but_o the_o contrary_a why_o shall_v i_o not_o conclude_v the_o contrary_a yea_o ought_v i_o not_o so_o to_o do_v 6_o they_o be_v lead_v back_o to_o a_o old_a testament_n faith_n it_o be_v very_o usual_a with_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o conclude_v their_o condition_n to_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a according_o as_o they_o find_v themselves_o to_o be_v thus_o and_o thus_o qualify_v or_o not_o as_o will_v appear_v if_o you_o look_v into_o many_o place_n in_o the_o psalm_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v
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15_o 16._o chap._n of_o john_n and_o this_o god_n make_v good_a act_v 2._o obj._n 1_o o_o but_o will_v some_o poor_a soul_n say_v true_a god_n have_v make_v such_o a_o promise_n but_o i_o think_v i_o see_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a difficulty_n and_o discouragement_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n fulfil_v the_o same_o that_o i_o can_v think_v ever_o god_n will_v fulfil_v it_o ans_fw-fr 1_o be_v the_o difficulty_n or_o discouragement_n great_a than_o those_o abraham_n meet_v with_o he_o have_v a_o promise_n of_o a_o son_n 1_o he_o wait_v twenty_o five_o year_n after_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v as_o will_v appear_v if_o you_o compare_v gen._n 12.4_o with_o chap._n 21.5_o abraham_n be_v seventy_o and_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o haran_n where_o he_o have_v the_o promise_n gen._n 12.2_o and_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a when_o his_o son_n isaac_n be_v bear_v unto_o he_o gen._n 21_o 5._o be_v not_o this_o a_o great_a discouragement_n may_v not_o 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their_o counsel_n and_o yet_o god_n remember_v his_o covenant_n v._o 45_o and_o as_o he_o remember_v his_o promise_n so_o he_o will_v fulfil_v it_o christ_n before_o his_o death_n give_v his_o disciple_n a_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n after_o this_o they_o deal_v more_o unkind_o with_o he_o than_o ever_o peter_n deny_v he_o some_o sleep_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o agony_n all_o forsake_v he_o and_o fly_v and_o yet_o christ_n fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o they_o how_o exceed_o do_v jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n make_v judah_n to_o sin_n 2_o king_n 8_o 18._o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n as_o do_v the_o house_n of_o ahab_n for_o the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o because_o god_n have_v make_v a_o promise_n to_o david_n that_o he_o shall_v always_o have_v a_o light_n he_o will_v not_o therefore_o destroy_v 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upon_o they_o my_o indignation_n anger_n jealousy_n god_n have_v a_o design_n to_o gather_v together_o his_o enemy_n to_o their_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n wait_v upon_o i_o until_o i_o gather_v they_o together_o and_o till_o they_o be_v destroy_v 6_o again_o one_o more_o the_o soul_n wait_v for_o the_o lord_n second_o come_v that_o be_v a_o thing_n the_o soul_n may_v wait_v for_o heb._n 10.38_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n now_o look_v in_o the_o former_a word_n and_o he_o shall_v live_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o expectation_n of_o christ_n second_o come_v
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i_o all_o this_o while_n 3_o deal_v gentle_o and_o tender_o with_o thy_o brother_n wound_n do_v not_o cruel_o and_o merciles_o rake_v in_o it_o lest_o god_n make_v a_o wound_n in_o thy_o side_n in_o thy_o conversation_n for_o other_o to_o rake_v in_o gal._n 6.1_o 4_o harken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o offend_a conscience_n a_o enlighten_v man_n ever_o first_o offend_v himself_o if_o thy_o right_a hand_n offend_v thou_o cut_v it_o off_o conscience_n be_v first_o offend_v and_o if_o man_n do_v but_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o conscience_n when_o that_o be_v offend_v and_o labour_n to_o nip_v the_o offend_a monster_n in_o the_o head_n it_o will_v never_o grow_v to_o that_o height_n as_o to_o be_v see_v of_o other_o and_o to_o offend_v they_o 5_o walk_v with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a be_v not_o high_a mind_v but_o fear_v be_v a_o needful_a word_n in_o this_o case_n he_o that_o creep_v on_o the_o ground_n get_v no_o fall_n but_o he_o that_o will_v soar_v in_o the_o air_n let_v he_o 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never_o bear_v with_o that_o that_o i_o shall_v make_v his_o grace_n the_o patron_n of_o my_o sin_n because_o he_o be_v free_a and_o will_v pardon_v i_o and_o never_o damn_v i_o therefore_o i_o shall_v be_v more_o venturous_a to_o wound_n christ_n grieve_v his_o spirit_n dishonour_v his_o name_n shame_v his_o way_n and_o people_n than_o otherwise_o i_o dare_v be_v 9_o and_o last_o play_v not_o upon_o the_o border_n of_o any_o sin_n the_o fly_n that_o play_v about_o the_o candle_n be_v at_o last_o burn_v in_o it_o the_o child_n that_o will_v be_v ever_o play_v upon_o the_o pit_n side_n at_o last_o drop_n into_o it_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n and_o that_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v not_o far_o from_o some_o shameful_a fall_n who_o heart_n be_v come_v to_o that_o that_o they_o will_v go_v as_o near_o to_o sin_v as_o they_o can_v the_o wise_a man_n know_v the_o further_o he_o keep_v out_o of_o the_o lion_n reach_v the_o safe_a he_o be_v and_o none_o but_o child_n and_o fool_n will_v 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