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they_o be_v say_v christ_n and_o thou_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o i_o 17.6_o joh._n 17.6_o but_o till_o they_o come_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o other_o expression_n of_o affection_n to_o they_o be_v but_o ordinary_a as_o to_o other_o man_n though_o they_o be_v his_o in_o some_o sense_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o own_v they_o open_o till_o they_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v repute_v he_o that_o be_v make_v their_o dependence_n upon_o he_o the_o first_o difference_v expression_n of_o himself_o to_o be_v they_o and_o they_o his_o be_v the_o give_v of_o faith_n unto_o they_o and_o when_o this_o be_v give_v and_o begin_v to_o work_v and_o be_v active_a in_o they_o he_o care_v not_o then_o what_o or_o how_o great_a blessing_n he_o give_v they_o afterward_o the_o stumble_a block_n be_v now_o remove_v out_o of_o the_o world_n way_n all_o the_o world_n can_v but_o confess_v it_o just_a and_o equal_a that_o god_n shall_v be_v they_o that_o trust_n in_o he_o he_o be_v but_o a_o heathen_a man_n that_o 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