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till_o i_o have_v show_v thy_o strength_n to_o this_o generation_n and_o thy_o power_n to_o every_o one_o that_o be_v to_o come_v thus_o we_o see_v how_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o his_o child_n make_v a_o bless_a use_n of_o former_a experience_n to_o reason_n with_o god_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o it_o will_v afford_v we_o argument_n in_o all_o kind_n we_o may_v reason_v from_o former_a spiritual_a favour_n to_o spiritual_a favour_n as_o for_o instance_n god_n have_v begin_v a_o good_a work_n in_o we_o therefore_o he_o will_v finish_v it_o to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n phil._n 1._o his_o gift_n and_o grace_n be_v without_o repentance_n and_o we_o may_v reason_v from_o spiritual_a favour_n pass_v to_o all_o favour_n to_o come_v that_o be_v of_o a_o low_a nature_n rom._n 8._o he_o that_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o give_v he_o to_o death_n for_o we_o all_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o strong_a reason_n he_o 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experiment_n yet_o we_o be_v ready_a upon_o every_o new_a trouble_n to_o call_v all_o into_o question_n as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o be_v a_o good_a god_n to_o we_o this_o be_v base_a in_o fidelity_n of_o heart_n and_o our_o neglect_v to_o treasure_n up_o bless_v experiment_n of_o god_n former_a favour_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o every_o christian_n to_o be_v well_o read_v in_o the_o story_n of_o his_o own_o life_n and_o to_o return_v back_o in_o his_o thought_n what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o he_o how_o god_n have_v deal_v with_o he_o for_o the_o time_n past_a what_o he_o have_v wrought_v in_o he_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n let_v we_o make_v use_n of_o it_o both_o in_o outward_a and_o in_o inward_a trouble_n in_o disconsolation_n of_o spirit_n and_o in_o inward_a desertion_n let_v we_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o good_a soever_o have_v be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o such_o a_o mean_n by_o such_o a_o ordinance_n by_o such_o a_o book_n by_o such_o a_o occasion_n let_v we_o 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forgive_v witness_v that_o he_o live_v as_o a_o christian_a shall_v do_v witness_v that_o breed_v he_o have_v the_o evidence_n of_o his_o justification_n that_o he_o have_v a_o holy_a life_n the_o pledge_n likewise_o of_o future_a glory_n his_o joy_n be_v well_o breed_v likewise_o it_o be_v permanent_a other_o man_n joy_n and_o rejoice_v be_v but_o permanent_a as_o a_o flash_n of_o thorn_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n call_v it_o as_o it_o be_v a_o flame_n in_o thorn_n as_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n which_o be_v soon_o go_v and_o it_o be_v a_o unseemly_a glory_v and_o rejoice_v for_o a_o man_n to_o glory_n in_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o than_o himself_o and_o in_o that_o which_o be_v out_o of_o himself_o as_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v out_o of_o a_o man_n self_n and_o worse_o and_o mean_a than_o a_o man_n self_n therefore_o a_o man_n can_v rejoice_v in_o they_o and_o be_v wise_a it_o be_v a_o disparagement_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o man_n to_o glory_v in_o thing_n that_o be_v 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