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and_o so_o make_v partaker_n of_o salvation_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o their_o gather_n unto_o christ_n and_o be_v implant_v into_o he_o be_v mention_v as_o a_o effect_n of_o his_o undertake_n and_o suffer_v for_o they_o this_o be_v notable_o set_v forth_o in_o that_o anti-socinian_n chapter_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o which_o have_v break_v the_o tooth_n of_o such_o as_o have_v be_v nibble_v at_o it_o and_o out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o with_o all_o their_o subtle_a device_n to_o extricate_v themselves_o i_o mean_v isa_n 53._o v._n 10_o 11_o 12._o yet_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o bruise_v he_o he_o have_v put_v he_o to_o grief_n when_o thou_o shall_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n he_o shall_v see_v his_o seed_n he_o shall_v prolong_v his_o day_n and_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o shall_v see_v of_o the_o travel_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o be_v satisfy_v by_o his_o knowledge_n shall_v my_o 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wherewith_o they_o shall_v be_v beat_v luke_n 12.47_o he_o that_o say_v i_o know_v he_o and_o keep_v not_o his_o commandment_n be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o he_o 1_o joh._n 2.4_o if_o a_o sinner_n do_v true_o know_v the_o excellency_n of_o christ_n he_o can_v not_o but_o love_v he_o and_o thirst_n after_o his_o righteousness_n he_o will_v never_o be_v at_o rest_n in_o his_o spirit_n till_o he_o have_v secure_v his_o interest_n in_o he_o and_o be_v able_a to_o call_v he_o his_o lord_n and_o his_o saviour_n joh._n 4.10_o 3._o some_o inclination_n in_o the_o affection_n towards_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a ground_n whereupon_o to_o build_v our_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n for_o it_o may_v consist_v with_o a_o estate_n of_o estrangedness_n and_o separation_n from_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n by_o the_o son_n without_o have_v the_o son_n a_o man_n may_v rejoice_v at_o christ_n word_n that_o do_v not_o 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