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in_o the_o accursednesse_n of_o it_o p._n 384._o in_o the_o shame_n of_o it_o p._n 385._o in_o the_o painfulness_n of_o it_o p._n 386_o christ_n suffer_v not_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n prove_v p._n 388._o yet_o he_o suffer_v in_o his_o soul_n immediate_o from_o god_n p._n 389_o whether_o christ_n take_v away_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 395._o christ_n be_v offer_v for_o we_o no_o comfort_n unless_o he_o be_v offer_v to_o we_o p._n 356_o that_o christ_n die_v sufficient_o for_o all_o be_v a_o improper_a speech_n p._n 356_o to_o receive_v christ_n what_o p._n 399._o christ_n offer_v free_o p._n 397_o 402._o he_o that_o have_v a_o will_n to_o receive_v christ_n have_v a_o warrant_n to_o receive_v he_o p._n 404_o christ_n the_o proper_a and_o immediate_a object_n of_o justify_v faith_n p._n 418._o christ_n love_v and_o value_v above_o all_o by_o true_a believer_n p._n 427._o christ_n and_o the_o cross_n go_v together_o in_o this_o life_n p._n 426_o christ_n very_o 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they_o ibid._n desire_v after_o christ_n may_v be_v strong_a in_o temporary_n then_o in_o true_a believer_n p._n *_o 388_o the_o devil_n take_v possession_n of_o those_o who_o god_n leave_v p._n 106_o 107_o the_o reason_n of_o christian_n doubt_v p._n *_o 438._o e._n what_o use_v to_o make_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n p._n 35_o encouragement_n for_o sinner_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n p._n 402_o examination_n of_o a_o man_n self_n see_v self-examination_n f_o faith_n why_o require_v to_o the_o receive_n of_o christ_n since_o he_o be_v a_o free_a gift_n p._n 398._o faith_n consist_v not_o in_o a_o man_n be_v persuade_v that_o god_n be_v his_o god_n and_o that_o his_o sin_n be_v pardon_v p._n 402.413_o it_o be_v proper_a and_o immediate_a object_n be_v not_o that_o forgiunesse_n of_o sin_n but_o christ_n p._n 418._o faith_n must_v have_v a_o ground_n for_o it_o out_o of_o the_o word_n p._n 414._o what_o faith_n justify_v p._n *_o 384._o etc._n etc._n faith_n jusstify_v not_o as_o a_o virtue_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o object_n p._n 419._o faith_n justify_v not_o as_o a_o habit_n but_o as_o a_o act_n p._n *_o 417._o the_o act_n of_o faith_n p._n 423._o by_o what_o sin_n the_o act_n of_o faith_n be_v hinder_v p._n 417._o how_o those_o obstruction_n be_v remove_v ibid._n i'faith_o a_o instrument_n to_o receive_v justification_n not_o to_o procure_v it_o p._n *_o 424_o *_o 434_o why_o faith_n choose_v for_o a_o instrument_n of_o justification_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o grace_n p._n *_o 437._o a_o weak_a faith_n justify_v as_o much_o as_o a_o strong_a p._n *_o 435_o yet_o a_o strong_a faith_n be_v to_o be_v labour_v for_o and_o why_o p_o p_o 436._o how_o faith_n alone_o justify_v p._n *_o 436_o faith_n may_v be_v certain_o know_v p._n *_o 407._o there_o may_v be_v faith_n where_o there_o be_v no_o feel_n p._n 412_o 425_o *_o 373_o faith_n strong_a when_o sense_n least_o p._n *_o 451_o encouragement_n to_o faith_n p._n 402_o carnal_a 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