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his_o prophetical_a office_n he_o have_v in_o all_o age_n do_v so_o he_o overthrow_v arrianisme_n etc._n etc._n all_o those_o old_a error_n which_o overspread_v the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v all_o rout_v and_o scatter_v vid._n rev._n 12._o 15_o 16._o they_o be_v not_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o germany_n they_o be_v not_o etc._n etc._n we_o may_v live_v in_o hope_n now_o toleration_n be_v endeavour_v 4_o that_o jesus_n christ_n will_v endue_v his_o minister_n with_o gift_n of_o teach_v govern_v and_o that_o he_o will_v preserve_v &_o continue_v they_o in_o his_o church_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o malice_n of_o man_n and_o devil_n against_o they_o vid._n rev._n 2._o 1._o 2._o the_o devil_n have_v labour_v in_o all_o age_n to_o rout_n the_o ministry_n chariot_n and_o horseman_n 2_o reg._n 13._o 14._o antesignani_fw-la all_o shoot_n at_o the_o colour_n i_o will_v smite_v the_o shepherd_n and_o the_o sheep_n shall_v be_v scatter_v 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last_o great_a enemy_n vid._n psal_n 2._o 9_o psal_n 110._o 5._o rev._n 8._o init_fw-la vid._n zech._n 1._o 19_o 21._o vid._n mich._n 4._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la especial_o vers_fw-la 9_o 13._o gospel-promise_n 4_o that_o he_o will_v communicate_v and_o convey_v into_o thou_o those_o gift_n grace_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o thou_o for_o all_o thy_o relation_n of_o his_o fullness_n we_o have_v all_o receive_v john_n 1._o 16._o col._n 1._o 19_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o feoffee_n or_o guardian_n entrust_v with_o thy_o patrimony_n of_o grace_n he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o thy_o grace_n he_o have_v enough_o of_o his_o own_o he_o will_v not_o pocket_v up_o any_o of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o thou_o 5_o that_o he_o will_v effectual_o gather_v all_o his_o sheep_n together_o vid._n john_n 10._o 16._o 3_o for_o his_o priestly-office_n much_o comfort_n arise_v 1_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o satisfactory_a part_n thy_o comfort_n be_v 1_o that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v leave_v nothing_o 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7._o 26._o he_o have_v no_o sinful_a venom_n within_o nor_o be_v ever_o guilty_a of_o the_o least_o sinful_a imagination_n word_n or_o thought_n yet_o can_v his_o heart_n break_v within_o he_o to_o behold_v the_o woeful_a miscarriage_n of_o other_o he_o can_v pour_v out_o tear_n when_o he_o see_v man_n pour_v out_o their_o abomination_n the_o unbelief_n the_o blasphemy_n the_o prophaness_n which_o he_o observe_v among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o grief_n vexation_n and_o trouble_v to_o his_o righteous_a soul_n from_o day_n to_o day_n and_o this_o be_v ground_v upon_o these_o consideration_n viz._n 1_o reas_n from_o that_o hearty_a respect_n and_o affection_n he_o bear_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n his_o father_n as_o the_o father_n have_v a_o singular_a affection_n to_o the_o son_n so_o the_o son_n bear_v a_o singular_a love_n to_o his_o father_n he_o do_v every_o thing_n for_o his_o father_n glory_n joh._n 8._o 49._o he_o live_v he_o die_v he_o wrought_v he_o 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