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the_o church_n traveller_n in_o one_o way_n of_o grace_n heir_n to_o one_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n and_o when_o they_o agree_v in_o so_o many_o unity_n shall_v they_o then_o admit_v any_o fraction_n or_o disunion_n in_o their_o mind_n from_o adam_n unto_o the_o last_o man_n that_o shall_v tread_v on_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o one_o continue_a and_o perfect_v body_n and_o therefore_o we_o find_v that_o as_o in_o the_o 26._o body_n the_o head_n be_v affect_v with_o the_o grievance_n of_o the_o foot_n though_o there_o be_v a_o great_a distance_n of_o place_n between_o they_o so_o the_o 64._o holyman_n of_o god_n have_v mourn_v and_o be_v exceed_o touch_v with_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o church_n even_o in_o after_o age_n though_o between_o they_o do_v interveane_v a_o great_a distance_n of_o time_n certain_o then_o 7_o if_o the_o church_n of_o god_n lie_v in_o distress_n and_o we_o stretch_v ourselves_o on_o bed_n of_o ivory_n if_o she_o mourn_v in_o 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instrument_n to_o ratify_v and_o make_v sure_a our_o claim_n unto_o his_o covenant_n we_o learn_v first_o therein_o to_o admire_v and_o adore_v the_o unspeakable_a love_n of_o god_n who_o be_v please_v not_o only_o to_o make_v but_o to_o confirm_v his_o promise_n unto_o the_o church_n as_o 17._o god_n so_o his_o truth_n whether_o of_o judgement_n or_o promise_n be_v all_o in_o themselves_o immutable_a and_o infallible_a in_o their_o event_n yet_o notwithstanding_o as_o the_o sun_n though_o in_o itself_o of_o a_o most_o uniform_a light_n and_o magnitude_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a distance_n and_o of_o the_o variety_n of_o mist_n and_o vapour_n through_o which_o the_o ray_n be_v diffuse_v it_o often_o seem_v in_o both_o property_n to_o vary_v so_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n however_o in_o themselves_o of_o a_o fix_a and_o unmoveable_a certainty_n yet_o pass_v through_o the_o various_a temper_n of_o our_o mind_n one_o while_n serene_a and_o clear_a another_o while_n by_o 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excellency_n and_o holiness_n of_o it_o that_o the_o natural_a man_n who_o faculty_n be_v vitiate_a by_o original_n and_o contract_a corruption_n can_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o own_o naked_a principle_n be_v able_a to_o understand_v it_o for_o notwithstanding_o the_o gramaticall_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o logical_a coherence_n 8._o and_o connexion_n of_o consequense_n may_v be_v discern_v by_o the_o common_a light_n of_o ordinary_a reason_n yet_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conviction_n and_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demonstration_n and_o manifestation_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o thing_n surpass_v the_o discovery_n 4._o and_o comprehension_n of_o natural_a man_n 19_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v a_o knowledge_n which_o pass_v knowledge_n and_o this_o do_v plain_o appear_v upon_o this_o ground_n one_o principal_a end_n we_o know_v of_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o cast_v down_o every_o 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