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profession_n as_o he_o be_v holy_o resolve_v through_o a_o inward_a persuasion_n but_o now_o the_o apostle_n partly_o see_v in_o the_o roman_n in_o his_o time_n partly_o foresee_v in_o all_o saint_n in_o succeed_a age_n that_o their_o holy_a persuasion_n shall_v be_v oppose_v and_o their_o heavenly_a profession_n hinder_v upon_o the_o sound_n of_o that_o alarm_n which_o both_o present_a experience_n and_o future_a expectation_n cause_v to_o be_v make_v enter_v in_o this_o chapter_n the_o list_n and_o begin_v a_o combat_n with_o his_o enemy_n of_o all_o sort_n sin_n and_o suffering_n not_o end_v many_o time_n till_o death_n have_v put_v a_o end_n unto_o they_o nay_o death_n itself_o of_o all_o affliction_n the_o worst_a which_o man_n can_v endure_v and_o that_o only_a which_o he_o can_v resist_v from_o the_o 1._o verse_n to_o the_o 31._o and_o lest_o any_o saint_n shall_v shrink_v from_o his_o holy_a faith_n or_o any_o other_o be_v deter_v from_o touch_v the_o very_a hemme_n of_o that_o religion_n which_o be_v so_o accompany_v with_o affliction_n and_o encounter_v with_o opposition_n he_o present_v the_o soul_n victorious_o triumph_v from_o the_o 31._o verse_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n against_o all_o doubt-causing_a strait_n and_o heart-daunting_a strength_n because_o it_o can_v possible_o be_v destitute_a of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v helpefull_a for_o how_o shall_v not_o he_o that_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o deliver_v he_o up_o for_o we_o all_o with_o he_o also_o free_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n verse_n 32._o nor_o too_o much_o molest_v with_o any_o enemy_n that_o be_v hurtful_a whether_o sever_v or_o unite_v in_o their_o force_n be_v they_o sever_v it_o insult_v first_o over_o the_o malice_n of_o such_o as_o be_v spiritual_a whether_o sin_n or_o satan_n and_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n through_o sin_n one_o or_o all_o either_o accuse_v verse_n 33._o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n it_o be_v god_n 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