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our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n you_o know_v not_o say_v he_o of_o what_o spirit_n you_o be_v etc._n etc._n and_o let_v i_o apply_v it_o a_o little_a more_o general_o you_o may_v judge_v of_o those_o that_o undertake_v the_o office_n of_o minister_n without_o any_o measure_n of_o gift_n more_o than_o vulgar_a suppose_v a_o liberty_n to_o read_v etc._n etc._n second_o this_o shall_v teach_v we_o not_o to_o detract_v any_o office_n or_o employment_n to_o which_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o lord_n lead_v we_o direct_o for_o let_v we_o well_o be_v assure_v that_o whatsoever_o work_n he_o send_v we_o unto_o he_o will_v fit_v we_o for_o see_v exod._n 4.12_o jer._n 1.6_o 7._o he_o shall_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n 6._o verse_n 6._o quest_n how_o can_v this_o be_v ascribe_v to_o john_n baptist_n since_o its_o the_o lord_n that_o turn_v and_o incline_v the_o heart_n answ_n to_o god_n as_o the_o principal_a to_o man_n as_o the_o instrument_n 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this_o shall_v encourage_v we_o that_o be_v minister_n in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o ministry_n and_o shall_v prevail_v against_o all_o impediment_n seem_v they_o never_o so_o great_a consider_v the_o lord_n will_v sure_o be_v effectual_a in_o we_o again_o see_v we_o a_o little_a and_o judge_v we_o of_o ourselves_o and_o we_o shall_v know_v whether_o the_o lord_n have_v in_o mercy_n send_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n unto_o we_o sure_o if_o god_n word_n have_v wrought_v in_o we_o to_o conversion_n rom._n 1.16_o we_o may_v then_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n have_v send_v it_o unto_o we_o if_o otherwise_o he_o have_v not_o send_v in_o mercy_n but_o in_o wrath_n see_v 1_o thess_n 2.13_o it_o work_v mighty_o in_o those_o that_o believe_v and_o col._n 1.6_o it_o be_v come_v unto_o you_o and_o be_v fruitful_a see_v we_o yet_o far_o the_o degree_n of_o efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 1._o it_o prevail_v with_o some_o to_o illumination_n 2._o with_o some_o to_o work_v a_o 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