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of_o the_o saint_n overcome_a of_o satan_n say_v and_o they_o overcome_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o testimony_n rev._n 12.11_o also_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o ability_n allot_v to_o we_o here_o in_o this_o life_n we_o may_v therein_o see_v the_o excellent_a perfect_a perfection_n holiness_n and_o justness_n that_o be_v in_o our_o good_a god_n and_o in_o that_o pure_a glass_n we_o may_v behold_v our_o own_o pollution_n and_o deformity_n and_o though_o however_o slight_v by_o some_o man_n yet_o it_o remain_v to_o public_a view_n as_o a_o famous_a ancient_a precious_a monument_n whereby_o we_o may_v behold_v the_o dangerous_a rock_n upon_o which_o without_o christ_n assistance_n we_o all_o mankind_n have_v eternal_o suffer_v shipwreck_n rom._n 3.19_o and_o 5.12_o 19_o 20._o
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necessity_n be_v convince_v so_o far_o as_o that_o he_o do_v believe_v that_o the_o truth_n so_o by_o christ_n tender_v be_v the_o truth_n for_o no_o man_n know_v nor_o can_v know_v that_o to_o be_v truth_n which_o he_o first_o in_o his_o judgement_n believe_v not_o to_o be_v truth_n so_o that_o christ_n by_o his_o bring_v all_o man_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n do_v thereby_o also_o enable_v all_o man_n to_o believe_v the_o truth_n to_o betruth_n in_o which_o believe_v they_o may_v abide_v which_o be_v full_a to_o john_n 1.7_o 9_o and_o 1_o tim._n 2.4_o though_o some_o man_n will_v not_o retain_v that_o their_o believe_v knowledge_n of_o god_n rom._n 1.21_o and_o 28._o and_o will_v when_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o know_v and_o also_o believe_v which_o can_v be_v separate_v that_o the_o light_n be_v light_a distinct_a from_o darkness_n yet_o will_v love_v or_o choose_v darkness_n which_o our_o saviour_n say_v be_v the_o condemnation_n john_n 3.19_o thus_o we_o find_v that_o as_o god_n be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v come_v to_o repentance_n that_o so_o he_o do_v not_o only_o as_o in_o the_o type_n lie_v meat_n before_o they_o by_o present_v god_n gracious_a goodness_n to_o they_o for_o they_o to_o confide_v in_o only_a but_o he_o also_o take_v the_o spirituallyoke_n from_o off_o the_o jaw_n of_o all_o man_n that_o they_o may_v feed_v on_o the_o reality_n of_o that_o his_o goodness_n by_o faith_n confide_v in_o the_o same_o only_a which_o simile_n be_v teach_o present_v to_o we_o in_o hos_n 11.4_o now_o herein_o we_o have_v a_o fit_a opportunity_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o manifest_a dangerous_a error_n that_o some_o man_n have_v fall_v into_o by_o overlook_v of_o this_o imprisonment_n of_o all_o man_n spirit_n under_o satan_n by_o the_o fall_n and_o christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n inlightening_o preach_v to_o all_o man_n spirit_n so_o imprison_v in_o this_o life_n time_n 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