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he_o send_v that_o they_o may_v bring_v forth_o more_o fruit_n for_o true_a it_o be_v that_o albeit_o christ_n have_v all_o riches_n in_o himself_o and_o need_v not_o any_o yet_o do_v he_o gather_v fruit_n in_o his_o church_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n in_o so_o much_o as_o they_o yield_v obedience_n unto_o he_o and_o be_v in_o this_o respect_n call_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o his_o creature_n because_o they_o be_v consecrate_v sanctify_a and_o set_v apart_o from_o the_o world_n satan_n and_o sin_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o be_v call_v his_o portion_n and_o inheritance_n in_o many_o place_n but_o the_o fruit_n which_o they_o yield_v be_v not_o their_o own_o proper_a or_o natural_a in_o they_o but_o supernatural_a and_o from_o above_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o fountayn_v of_o the_o lord_n good_a pleasure_n and_o will_n be_v also_o frame_v graffed_a nouryshed_a and_o increase_v in_o they_o by_o his_o word_n preach_v for_o all_o these_o thing_n the_o cause_n 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the_o assurance_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o perseveraunce_n or_o certainty_n of_o salvation_n unless_o we_o look_v upon_o the_o head_n spring_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n jesus_n with_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n and_o soberness_n also_o unless_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n and_o earnest_a penny_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n whereby_o we_o be_v seal_v against_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n for_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v not_o he_o rom._n 8_o verse_n 9_o 4.6_o ephes_n 1.13.14_o rom._n 8.14_o gal._n 4.6_o of_o the_o other_o side_n they_o that_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n they_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n since_o god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o their_o heart_n which_o cry_v abba_n father_n which_o as_o paul_n say_v in_o the_o eight_o of_o the_o roman_n bear_v witness_n with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n 8.16_o rom._n 8.16_o if_o we_o be_v child_n than_o heir_n also_o of_o god_n and_o annex_v heir_n with_o christ_n hitherto_o agree_v that_o sentence_n of_o john_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n chapter_n 4.13_o 4.13_o 1._o joh._n 4.13_o hereby_o we_o know_v that_o we_o dwell_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o we_o in_o that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o of_o his_o spirit_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v some_o man_n will_v reply_v how_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o i_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n i_o answer_v that_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n we_o may_v have_v good_a comfort_n and_o persuasion_n that_o we_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n chap._n 8._o if_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a concern_v sin_n 8.10.11_o rom._n 8.10.11_o but_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n for_o righteousness_n sake_n if_o the_o spirit_n of_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n from_o the_o dead_a dwell_v in_o you_o be_v that_o raise_v up_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a shall_v also_o 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