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constancy_n and_o other_o gift_n profitable_a to_o salvation_n 26._o john_n 14.17_o rom._n 8.16_o 26._o these_o be_v all_o confer_v on_o the_o elect_a alone_o in_o their_o conversion_n who_o the_o world_n can_v receive_v the_o spirit_n witness_v with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n make_v request_n for_o we_o with_o sigh_n which_o can_v be_v express_v hence_o be_v he_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n obj._n many_o out_o of_o the_o church_n have_v have_v tongue_n and_o science_n the_o tongue_n therefore_o and_o science_n be_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ans_fw-fr the_o tongue_n and_o science_n out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v also_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o by_o a_o general_a work_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o he_o but_o in_o the_o church_n the_o tongue_n and_o science_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n join_v with_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n 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