and_o put_v to_o death_n now_o then_o unto_o as_o many_o as_o believe_v in_o christ_n death_n be_v utter_o vanquish_v and_o be_v dead_a as_o it_o be_v there_o be_v nothing_o now_o in_o death_n that_o be_v dreadful_a or_o to_o be_v fear_v beside_o only_a a_o certain_a image_n and_o appearance_n as_o a_o serpent_n that_o be_v dead_a retain_v his_o wont_a form_n which_o be_v dreadful_a and_o terrible_a but_o yet_o have_v no_o strength_n or_o power_n in_o himself_o to_o hurt_v and_o even_o as_o by_o that_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o moses_n set_v up_o in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o oft_o as_o it_o be_v behold_v and_o look_v on_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n wherewith_o the_o jew_n be_v bite_v and_o sting_v be_v by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o the_o lord_n smite_v that_o they_o die_v so_o as_o the_o people_n can_v not_o be_v infect_v with_o their_o poison_n even_o so_o our_o death_n die_v as_o it_o be_v and_o be_v make_v harmless_a and_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o be_v fear_v if_o only_o with_o the_o 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wherein_o he_o have_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v be_v a_o father_n unto_o i_o how_o shall_v i_o not_o expect_v and_o look_v for_o all_o good_a from_o he_o how_o shall_v i_o not_o promise_v unto_o myself_o all_o the_o favour_n that_o he_o can_v show_v i_o and_o all_o the_o good_a that_o possible_o he_o can_v do_v unto_o i_o how_o shall_v not_o his_o good_a will_n and_o affection_n be_v most_o ready_o incline_v towards_o i_o what_o need_v to_o say_v much_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n both_o foolish_a and_o also_o dangerous_a to_o give_v way_n unto_o such_o thought_n concern_v predestination_n it_o behove_v thou_o rather_o to_o prevent_v to_o avert_v &_o turn_v away_o and_o so_o to_o overcome_v these_o cogitation_n with_o other_o consideration_n wherewith_o god_n will_v have_v thy_o mind_n occupy_v as_o namely_o those_o that_o christ_n himself_o have_v prescribe_v in_o the_o gospel_n where_o he_o say_v that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n perish_v 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lord_n increase_v our_o faith_n and_o with_o the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n that_o have_v the_o dumb_a spirit_n 9.24_o mar._n 9.24_o mark_v 9.24_o lord_n i_o believe_v help_v my_o unbelief_n unto_o prayer_n join_v careful_a study_n and_o diligence_n in_o read_v and_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 57.19_o read_v &_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n rom_n 10.17_o esa_n 57.19_o for_o faith_n be_v both_o wrought_v and_o also_o increase_v by_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n rom._n 10._o whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o lip_n that_o be_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n esa_n 57.19_o and_o act_v the_o 10.44_o it_o be_v say_v that_o while_n peter_n speak_v those_o word_n 10.44_o act._n 10.44_o the_o holy_a ghost_n fall_v upon_o all_o they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n yea_o hereupon_o it_o be_v call_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o lord_n 53.1_o esa_n 53.1_o esa_n 53.1_o and_o the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n 1.16_o rom._n 1.16_o rom._n 1.16_o see_v therefore_o that_o 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ought_v all_o godly_a mind_n to_o esteem_v and_o make_v account_n that_o christ_n be_v effectual_a and_o powerful_a in_o they_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o we_o will_v at_o length_n consider_v deep_o of_o the_o greatness_n and_o worthiness_n of_o so_o excellent_a a_o gift_n that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v thankful_a and_o may_v stir_v up_o our_o waver_a and_o languish_a faith_n remember_v how_o heinous_a and_o horrible_a a_o sin_n unthankfulness_n be_v in_o this_o kind_n and_o how_o fearful_a punishment_n must_v needs_o follow_v the_o profanation_n of_o so_o holy_a a_o mystery_n neither_o indeed_o be_v we_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o grievous_a threaten_n use_v by_o s._n paul_n be_v in_o vain_a for_o god_n be_v true_a yea_o truth_n itself_o and_o certain_o we_o be_v to_o think_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o plague_n &_o judgment_n both_o public_a and_o private_a which_o befall_v in_o these_o last_o time_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v unto_o the_o profanation_n of_o 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