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have_v his_o benjamin_n thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o go_v without_o thy_o mess_n thy_o five_o mess_n 6.33_o mess_n matth._n 6.33_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d add_v i._n e._n cast_v in_o as_o paper_z and_o packthread_n to_o the_o bargain_n 3._o a_o love_a affectionate_a frame_n believer_n thou_o be_v marry_v to_o christ_n jesus_n that_o relation_n call_v aloud_o for_o union_n of_o hand_n heart_n spirit_n all_z he_o be_v bone_n of_o thy_o bone_n flesh_n of_o thy_o flesh_n therefore_o to_o be_v dear_o love_v aug._n love_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d graecus_n aug._n count_v all_o that_o thou_o be_v and_o have_v too_o little_a for_o he_o love_v he_o dear_o for_o what_o he_o be_v for_o what_o he_o have_v for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v suffer_v purchase_v promise_v love_v he_o more_o for_o what_o he_o be_v than_o for_o what_o he_o have_v more_o for_o his_o person_n than_o for_o his_o ring_n bracelet_n jewel_n jointure_n love_v he_o with_o a_o cordial_a active_a conform_v constant_a transcendent_a love_n psal_n 116.1_o 2._o 4._o a_o true_o noble_a heavenly_a frame_n such_o a_o frame_n whereby_o thou_o may_v true_o contemn_v this_o poor_a dunghill_n world_n believer_n be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n thou_o be_v indeed_o clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v like_v uhy_a mother_n tread_v the_o moon_n under_o thy_o foot_n rev._n 12.1_o we_o shall_v never_o fix_v our_o heart_n on_o that_o whereon_o our_o god_n will_v have_v we_o put_v our_o foot_n such_o eagle_n as_o believer_n shall_v not_o stoop_v at_o fly_n it_o be_v not_o for_o person_n unite_v unto_o christ_n to_o be_v fond_a on_o these_o beautiful_a vanity_n fair-faced_a nothing_o chase_v in_o arras_n handsome_a picture_n draw_v on_o ice_n such_o be_v all_o enjoyment_n on_o this_o side_n christ_n believer_n thy_o head_n thy_o husband_n thy_o treasure_n be_v above_o there_o let_v thy_o 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be_v singular_o attribute_v to_o christ_n because_o he_o purchase_v our_o adoption_n as_o well_o as_o our_o regeneration_n ephes_n 1.5_o tit._n 3.5_o 6._o the_o three_o ground_n be_v divine_a glory_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o god_n work_n much_o more_o of_o such_o gracious_a dispensation_n as_o be_v regeneration_n and_o adoption_n ephes_n 1.5_o 6._o isaiah_n 43.21_o the_o four_o ground_n be_v encouragement_n unto_o faith_n by_o the_o favour_n and_o privilege_n vouchsafe_v unto_o believer_n 1_o tim._n 1.16_o and_o these_o be_v more_o imply_v than_o express_v in_o the_o text_n yet_o flow_v natural_o enough_o out_o of_o it_o use_v 1_o 1._o of_o information_n about_o the_o sad_a condition_n of_o all_o unbeliever_n by_o rule_n of_o contrary_n be_v all_o believer_n god_n child_n &_o c_o then_o no_o unbeliever_n be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n either_o by_o regeneration_n or_o adoption_n not_o by_o regeneration_n as_o have_v no_o life_n of_o grace_n which_o initial_o infuse_v be_v the_o 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