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deliver_v i_o from_o my_o bond_n but_o o_o 23._o rom._n 7._o 23._o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n david_n cry_v not_o perii_fw-la but_o peccavi_fw-la 51._o psal_n 51._o not_o i_o be_o undo_v but_o i_o have_v do_v foolish_o but_o wicked_a man_n strive_v in_o prayer_n more_o to_o get_v off_o their_o chain_n then_o to_o get_v off_o their_o sin_n more_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o enemy_n without_o then_o lust_v within_o more_o to_o get_v out_o of_o the_o furnace_n then_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o their_o spiritual_a bondage_n as_o the_o scripture_n 17._o psal_n 78._o 34._o zach._n 7._o 5_o 6_o 7._o isai_n 26._o 16_o 17._o in_o the_o margin_n do_v evidence_n three_o the_o stream_n and_o cream_n of_o a_o gracious_a man_n spirit_n run_v most_o out_o in_o prayer_n after_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a 4._o psal_n 4._o 6_o 7._o &_o 27_o 4._o thing_n as_o be_v abundant_o evident_a by_o those_o prayer_n of_o the_o 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not_o always_o witness_v to_o believer_n their_o adoption_n their_o interest_n in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o mighty_a difference_n between_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n there_o be_v often_o time_n many_o glorious_a and_o efficacious_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o faith_n love_n repontance_n 10._o isa_n 50._o 10._o holiness_n etc._n etc._n where_o there_o be_v not_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n david_n at_o that_o very_a time_n have_v the_o spirit_n and_o 12_o psa_fw-la 50._o 10_o 11_o 12_o many_o sweet_a working_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o he_o and_o upon_o he_o when_o he_o have_v by_o sin_n lose_v the_o witness_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n though_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o witness_v and_o a_o seal_a spirit_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o always_o witness_v 17._o job_n 23._o 8_o 9_o 1_o joh._n 5._o 13._o psa_fw-la 88_o psa_fw-la 77._o mich._n 7._o 8_o 9_o isa_n 8._o 17._o and_o seal_v up_o the_o 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