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3.15_o how_o much_o more_o this_o testament_n of_o christ_n seal_v with_o his_o blood_n hebr._n 8._o and_o 9_o 10._o and_o this_o end_n peculiar_o be_v for_o and_o belong_v to_o his_o call_v and_o choose_v one_o that_o they_o which_o be_v call_v may_v receive_v the_o promise_n etc._n etc._n hebr._n 9.15_o and_o 10.19_o such_o as_o have_v in_o believe_v receive_v the_o atonement_n rom._n 5.1.3.11_o this_o end_n join_v with_o the_o former_a be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o hope_n the_o three_o end_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v a_o witnesse-bearing_a and_o a_o seal_n of_o the_o witness_n he_o have_v bear_v to_o the_o truth_n in_o his_o declaration_n and_o ministration_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o he_o say_v to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n that_o i_o shall_v bear_v witness_n to_o the_o truth_n joh._n 18.37_o so_o it_o be_v say_v he_o before_o pontius_n pilate_n witness_v a_o good_a confession_n 1_o tim._n 6.13_o or_o profession_n and_o in_o this_o end_n be_v include_v the_o testimony_n of_o his_o faithfulness_n and_o obedience_n also_o to_o his_o father_n joh._n 12.50_o phil._n 2.8_o and_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o compassion_n and_o care_n for_o the_o good_a of_o all_o where_o he_o have_v preach_v the_o gospel_n matth._n 9.35.38_o and_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o more_o special_a love_n and_o tender_a care_n and_o faithfulness_n towards_o those_o give_v he_o in_o the_o heavenly_a call_n by_o his_o ministration_n watch_v to_o preserve_v they_o in_o the_o truth_n even_o to_o the_o adventure_n and_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o they_o joh._n 10.11_o 18._o which_o end_n in_o respect_n of_o testimony_n more_o near_o respect_v they_o among_o who_o he_o minister_v and_o by_o instruction_n we_o also_o but_o especial_a be_v this_o end_n and_o the_o hold_v of_o it_o forth_o also_o for_o our_o example_n to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n 1_o joh._n 3.16_o pâ—â—â—_n not_o as_o 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believe_v and_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v withdraw_v by_o other_o thing_n they_o be_v affirm_v to_o love_n or_o choose_v darkness_n rather_o then_o light_n joh._n 3.19_o which_o how_o can_v it_o be_v if_o no_o light_n in_o truth_n be_v for_o they_o in_o follow_v lie_a vanity_n to_o forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n jonah_n 2.8_o to_o harden_v their_o own_o heart_n rom._n 2.5_o to_o loose_v their_o own_o soul_n matth._n 16.26_o and_o to_o destroy_v themselves_o hos_fw-la 13.9_o and_o they_o be_v from_o adam_n fall_v into_o darkness_n hardness_n and_o their_o soul_n lose_v and_o death_n pass_v on_o they_o how_o can_v these_o
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