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blood_n be_v our_o ransom_n therefore_o we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n that_o be_v pacify_v with_o the_o blood_n and_o merit_n of_o thy_o son_n that_o thou_o will_v wink_v at_o our_o sin_n the_o which_o if_o thou_o shall_v call_v into_o a_o straight_a account_n there_o be_v no_o man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o abide_v the_o favour_n much_o less_o the_o rigour_n of_o thy_o justice_n let_v thy_o mercy_n help_v we_o who_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o worthy_a to_o be_v damn_v for_o a_o thousand_o sin_n by_o thy_o justice_n purge_v we_o with_o the_o fervent_a fire_n of_o thy_o love_n take_v we_o again_o to_o thy_o favour_n be_v friend_n with_o we_o forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n thus_o far_o granatensis_n and_o this_o which_o he_o teach_v must_v all_o god_n saint_n plead_v at_o the_o tribunal_n seat_n of_o god_n justice_n they_o must_v say_v with_o david_n plead_v thou_o my_o cause_n o_o lord_n 35.1_o psal_n 35.1_o with_o they_o that_o strive_v with_o i_o fight_v thou_o against_o they_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o be_v righteous_a still_o may_v signify_v rather_o a_o perseverance_n then_o a_o increase_n but_o to_o let_v gagneius_n go_v with_o his_o mist_n and_o caville_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o to_o return_v to_o saint_n austen_n again_o as_o he_o quite_o take_v all_o our_o justification_n from_o all_o work_n whatsoever_o either_o ceremonial_a or_o moral_a so_o he_o yield_v this_o to_o that_o our_o first_o justification_n that_o it_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 9_o lib._n spir_n &_o light_v cap._n 9_o and_o do_v we_o think_v then_o that_o he_o ever_o think_v of_o any_o second_o thus_o he_o write_v by_o grace_n the_o wicked_a man_n be_v justify_v free_o that_o be_v have_v no_o merit_n of_o his_o work_n go_v before_o for_o otherwise_o grace_n be_v not_o grace_n because_o therefore_o it_o be_v give_v not_o because_o that_o we_o have_v do_v good_a work_n but_o that_o we_o may_v do_v they_o that_o be_v not_o because_o we_o have_v 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the_o father_n etc._n etc._n no_o nor_o in_o any_o other_o set_v place_n but_o the_o hour_n come_v and_o now_o be_v when_o the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v the_o father_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n that_o be_v in_o every_o place_n 1.11_o mal._n 1.11_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o malachi_n also_o prophesi_v of_o christ_n kingdom_n from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n unto_o the_o go_n down_o of_o the_o same_o my_o name_n be_v great_a among_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o every_o place_n incense_n shall_v be_v offer_v in_o my_o name_n here_o be_v two_o thing_n of_o we_o to_o be_v consider_v first_o that_o god_n name_n alone_o shall_v be_v great_a among_o the_o gentile_n and_o of_o it_o shall_v proceed_v incense_n that_o most_o sweet_a smell_a sacrifice_n unto_o god_n in_o every_o place_n and_o what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o prayer_n to_o be_v make_v in_o all_o place_n in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o same_o lesson_n also_o ground_v no_o doubt_n of_o this_o 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