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equal_a with_o the_o father_n in_o power_n and_o glory_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o veracity_n he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n deut._n 32_o 4._o faithful_a in_o all_o his_o saying_n psal._n 31â—…_n vers_fw-la 5._o keep_v truth_n for_o ever_o psal._n 146_o 6._o 3._o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o spring_n head_n of_o all_o create_a truth_n for_o he_o be_v the_o first_o truth_n as_o mediator_n and_o in_o reference_n to_o we_o he_o be_v full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n john_n 1_o 14._o he_o receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n in_o measure_n john_n 3_o 34._o and_o this_o spirit_n be_v a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n but_o of_o this_o more_o when_o we_o come_v to_o show_v more_o particular_o how_o and_o in_o what_o respect_n he_o be_v call_v the_o truth_n as_o mediator_n the_o four_o general_n which_o be_v here_o observable_a be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o call_v truth_n but_o the_o truth_n as_o he_o be_v the_o way_n and_o the_o life_n and_o not_o only_o true_a but_o truth_n in_o the_o 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further_o i_o will_v add_v those_o few_o thing_n 1._o take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o debate_v against_o your_o own_o soul_n for_o that_o be_v but_o to_o serve_v satan_n design_n 2._o be_v not_o too_o rash_a or_o ready_a to_o drink-in_a prejudices_fw-la against_o the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o your_o own_o soul_n for_o that_o be_v to_o collude_v with_o satan_n against_o yourselves_o 3._o make_v much_o of_o any_o little_a light_n he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v be_v it_o but_o of_o one_o mark_n and_o be_v not_o ill_a to_o please_v for_o one_o scriptural_a mark_n as_o love_v to_o the_o brethren_n may_v sufficient_o evidence_n the_o thing_n 4._o see_v how_o thy_o soul_n will_v like_v the_o condition_n of_o such_o as_o be_v carnal_a profane_a careless_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n and_o if_o thy_o soul_n do_v real_o abhor_v that_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o upon_o any_o account_n choose_v to_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n thou_o may_v gather_v something_o from_o that_o to_o thy_o comfort_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o case_n here_o chap._n xxvi_o how_o be_v christ_n as_o the_o life_n to_o be_v apply_v by_o a_o soul_n that_o miss_v god_n favour_n and_o countenance_n the_o six_o case_n that_o we_o â—…hall_v speak_v a_o little_a to_o be_v a_o deadness_n occasion_v by_o the_o lord_n be_v hide_v of_o himself_o who_o be_v their_o life_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o life_n psal._n 36_o 9_o and_o who_o love_a kindnâ—…sse_n be_v better_a than_o life_n psal._n 63_o 3._o and_o in_o who_o favour_n be_v their_o life_n psalâ—…0_n â—…0_z 5._o a_o case_n which_o the_o frequent_a complaint_n of_o the_o saint_n manifest_a to_o be_v rife_o enough_o concearn_v which_o we_o shall_v 1._o show_v some_o of_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o