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a_o stranger_n do_v not_o intermeddle_v with_o his_o joy_n believer_n have_v bitter_a and_o sweet_a listing_n up_o and_o casting_n down_o sorrow_n and_o joy_n peculiar_a to_o themselves_o alone_o quest_n you_o will_v say_v what_o be_v those_o special_a favour_n christ_n give_v those_o that_o overcome_v which_o other_o can_v receive_v answ_n there_o be_v many_o of_o these_o peculiar_a token_n of_o special_a love_n he_o do_v bestow_v upon_o they_o that_o by_o faith_n get_v victory_n over_o their_o spiritual_a enemy_n as_o true_a believer_n do_v we_o read_v that_o abraham_n give_v the_o son_n of_o the_o concubine_n portion_n and_o send_v they_o away_o but_o to_o isaac_n he_o give_v all_o that_o he_o have_v gen._n 25_o 5_o 6._o god_n give_v portion_n in_o this_o life_n even_o to_o all_o to_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n but_o some_o thing_n believer_n have_v other_o share_v not_o in_o they_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o god_n in_o a_o peculiar_a covenant-relation_n it_o be_v say_v he_o 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the_o sense_n of_o this_o promise_n take_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o christ_n will_v give_v overcomer_n to_o feed_v and_o feast_v upon_o himself_o sweet_a taste_n of_o himself_o here_o in_o dune_n and_o ordinance_n even_o in_o these_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o say_v as_o christ_n do_v i_o have_v meat_n to_o eat_v you_o know_v not_o of_o joh._n 4.32_o we_o have_v hide_v manna_n give_v we_o the_o world_n can_v taste_v of_o of_o this_o they_o eat_v sometime_o in_o prayer_n when_o hannah_n have_v pray_v she_o be_v so_o strengthen_v by_o this_o manna_n that_o it_o be_v say_v her_o countenance_n be_v no_o more_o sad_a 1_o sam._n 1.18_o a_o ancient_a once_o speak_v of_o what_o he_o meet_v with_o of_o christ_n in_o this_o ordinance_n say_v nunquam_fw-la abs_fw-la te_fw-la absque_fw-la te_fw-la recedo_fw-la lord_n i_o never_o go_v from_o thou_o without_o thou_o very_o sweet_a be_v the_o refreshment_n victorious_a soul_n meet_v with_o in_o this_o duty_n so_o in_o hear_v the_o word_n 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bless_a be_v he_o that_o shall_v eat_v bread_n this_o bread_n of_o life_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n both_o of_o grace_n and_o glory_n this_o be_v not_o meat_n that_o perish_v but_o meat_n that_o endure_v to_o everlasting_a life_n john_n 6.27_o this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n christ_n here_o promise_v to_o they_o that_o overcome_v 2._o the_o white_a stone_n be_v another_o of_o those_o peculiar_a favour_n i_o will_v give_v he_o the_o white_a stone_n it_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o that_o practice_n in_o use_n of_o old_a among_o the_o roman_n who_o give_v both_o white_a and_o black_a stone_n white_a one_o be_v give_v in_o the_o election_n of_o officer_n and_o absolution_n of_o malefactor_n 1._o in_o the_o election_n of_o any_o to_o a_o high_a office_n they_o give_v he_o a_o white_a stone_n as_o a_o certain_a token_n thereof_o the_o sense_n then_o of_o the_o promise_n be_v that_o conqueror_n shall_v have_v the_o assurance_n of_o their_o election_n to_o be_v vessel_n of_o mercy_n that_o they_o be_v choose_v to_o salvation_n through_o sanctification_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o the_o end_n and_o to_o the_o mean_n to_o glory_n and_o to_o grace_n and_o though_o the_o mean_n be_v the_o last_o in_o intention_n yet_o they_o be_v first_o in_o execution_n their_o salvation_n be_v first_o intend_v but_o faith_n and_o holiness_n be_v first_o effect_v now_o to_o have_v the_o assurance_n that_o we_o be_v choose_v in_o christ_n before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o we_o be_v holy_a before_o he_o here_o and_o happy_a with_o he_o hereafter_o who_o can_v declare_v the_o refreshment_n it_o carry_v with_o it_o comfortable_a it_o be_v 1._o in_o respect_n of_o delusion_n they_o shall_v deceive_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o very_a elect_n mat._n 24.24_o in_o the_o superstructure_n of_o truth_n they_o may_v be_v deceive_v but_o fundamental_o and_o final_o they_o never_o shall_v because_o both_o the_o deceive_v 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they_o make_v those_o accuser_n and_o all_o their_o accusation_n to_o vanish_v 3._o in_o respect_n of_o public_a calamity_n which_o be_v shorten_v upon_o their_o account_n for_o the_o elect_v sake_n those_o day_n shall_v be_v shorten_v mat._n 24.23_o what_o day_n even_o the_o day_n of_o tribulation_n which_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o the_o jew_n except_o those_o day_n shall_v be_v shorten_v no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v save_v no_o jew_n shall_v be_v alive_a all_o will_v fall_v under_o destruction_n when_o those_o calamity_n come_v many_o other_o fare_v the_o better_a for_o the_o elect_v sake_n these_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v sprinkle_v here_o and_o there_o preserve_v it_o from_o perish_v god_n give_v all_o that_o be_v in_o zoar_n to_o lot_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n to_o paul_n if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o his_o elect_n in_o the_o world_n he_o will_v make_v a_o short_a work_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o 4._o in_o respect_n of_o their_o own_o personal_a 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which_o he_o will_v put_v upon_o they_o and_o into_o they_o 6._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o co-operation_n of_o all_o thing_n here_o for_o their_o good_a according_a to_o that_o promise_n all_o thing_n shall_v work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o be_v call_v according_a to_o his_o purpose_n rom._n 8.28_o they_o say_v the_o philosophers-stone_n turn_v all_o it_o touch_v into_o gold_n this_o white_a stone_n as_o a_o token_n of_o our_o election_n according_a to_o god_n eternal_a purpose_n turn_v all_o condition_n and_o dispensation_n to_o good_a how_o unspeakable_o full_a of_o comfort_n be_v these_o thing_n to_o all_o overcomer_n from_o this_o gift_n of_o the_o white_a stone_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o election_n 2._o white_a stone_n be_v give_v of_o old_a in_o the_o absolution_n of_o malefactor_n as_o black_a one_o be_v give_v to_o person_n condemn_v as_o a_o token_n they_o must_v die_v so_o white_a one_o to_o they_o acquit_v in_o their_o court_n of_o judicature_n it_o 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