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the_o comma_n be_v after_o they_o p._n 19_o l._n 3._o r._n desert_n &_o l._n 17_o r._n for_o a_o certain_a time_n as_o they_o etc._n etc._n p._n 21._o l._n 26._o r._n sacrament_n p._n 29._o l._n 15._o r._n calling_n p._n 36._o l._n 13_o after_o proceed_v r._n and_o go_v l._n 19_o r._n it_o after_o upon_o p._n 37_o l._n 14._o after_o keep_v r._n all_o p._n 51_o put_v comma_n out_o in_o l._n 5_o &_o 8._o after_o mind_n and_o will_n p._n 55._o l._n 8_o r._n as_o for_o be_v p._n 59_o l._n last_o r._n wrought_v p._n 611_o l._n 9_o r._n belong_v p._n 69_o l._n 6_o r._n matter_n p._n 91_o l._n 27_o r._n effect_n work_v p._n 111_o l._n 5_o r._n against_o the_o first_o table_n after_o sin_n l._n 24_o after_o christ_n r._n because_o they_o be_v such_o p._n 116_o l._n 8_o r._n unexpressible_a p._n 110_o l._n 27_o r._n oneness_n l._n 28_o r._n so_o be_v christ_n p._n 151_o l._n 13_o r._n premise_v p._n 161_o l._n 10_o r._n hard_a for_o you_o p._n 162_o l._n 22_o r._n friend_n p._n 179_o l._n 26_o 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be_v more_o capable_a of_o call_v all_o alike_o uncapable_a by_o nature_n in_o respect_n of_o outward_a condition_n some_o more_o capable_a than_o other_o simple_n and_o needy_a reason_n why_o such_o be_v common_o call_v as_o be_v of_o mean_a condition_n in_o the_o world_n mark_v 9_o 24._o have_v he_o lie_v christ_n will_v not_o have_v hear_v but_o check_v he_o act_n 8._o 4._o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o by_o such_o effect_n as_o accompany_v it_o and_o be_v afterward_o mention_v three_o time_n wherein_o one_o calling_n to_o christ_n hardly_o or_o not_o know_v col._n 1._o 3_o 1_o thes._n 1._o 4._o ephes._n 1._o 3_o 4._o phil._n 1._o 4._o 5_o 6._o token_n of_o a_o effectual_a call_n there_o be_v a_o lie_n in_o doctrine_n &_o religion_n aswell_o as_o in_o life_n and_o manner_n and_o that_o be_v two_o way_n commit_v either_o by_o heresy_n or_o hypocrisy_n ob._n resp._n john_n 10._o 27._o psal._n 119._o for_o there_o be_v sheep_n by_o 〈◊〉_d ction_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o call_v private_a mean_n private_a fear_n and_o confession_n of_o sin_n note_v this_o well_o a_o bstayn_v from_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n 3._o suppress_v of_o inward_a lust_n 4._o society_n of_o the_o godly_a 5._o avoid_v evil_a company_n 6._o private_a read_v 7._o eschew_v occasion_n of_o sin_n 8._o private_a fast_v public_a mean_n 1._o word_n preach_v act_n 2._o 41_o 47._o nehe._n 8_o 8._o prophesy_v here_o be_v put_v for_o interpretation_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n already_o reveal_v and_o not_o for_o foreshow_v his_o will_n in_o future_a event_n isaiah_n 53._o v._o i._n 1._o word_n preach_v 2_o catechise_v 3._o prayer_n 4_o sacrament_n sundry_a way_n of_o god_n in_o his_o call_a man_n 1._o without_o mean_n 2_o weak_a mean_n such_o as_o orator_n will_v use_v for_o ostentation_n of_o humane_a wisdom_n 2_o cor._n 10._o 3_o 4_o cor._n 4._o 7._o 3._o unlikely_a mean_n 4._o contrary_a mean_n god_n give_v grace_n to_o the_o humble_a call_v a_o work_n easy_a to_o god_n 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25._o verse_n 27._o 2_o our_o stableness_n quality_n of_o faith_n 1._o certaintyparticularity_n so_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n expound_v it_o as_o master_n beza_n cite_v he_o heb._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o heb._n 4._o verse_n last_o rom._n 5._o 1._o 2._o particularity_n of_o faith_n 3._o part_n of_o faith_n 1._o knowledge_n 1_o john_n 2._o 2_o tim._n 3._o what_o thing_n require_v to_o knowledge_n 2._o assent_n 2_o pet_n 1._o 16._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d rellar_n de_fw-fr justific_a lib._n 1._o 30._o deny_v that_o application_n be_v in_o justify_v faith_n reason_n for_o application_n by_o faith_n 1_o joh._n 5._o 14._o five_o thing_n in_o application_n 1._o approbation_n 2._o expetition_n desire_v servant_n unfeigned_a constant_a joh._n 7._o 3._o firm_a apprehension_n 4._o oblectation_n psal._n 19_o &_o 115._o 5._o expectation_n heb._n 9_o five_o last_o rom._n 8._o 23._o i'faith_o what_o a_o worthy_a and_o noble_a gift_n sundry_a measure_n of_o a_o true_a faith_n i'faith_o little_a &_o great_a wherein_o 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decree_n 1._o extreme_a rage_n of_o satan_n 2._o abundance_n of_o imquity_n 3._o diffention_n in_o doctrine_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d of_o teacher_n the_o great_a and_o manifold_a effect_n &_o work_n of_o faith_n encouragement_n to_o faith_n 1._o commandment_n mark_v 1_o 1_o john_n 3_o 2_o god_n beseech_v us._n 3._o i'faith_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n see_v rome_n 10_o gal._n 3._o joh._n 3._o 10._o 4._o god_n the_o promiser_n be_v almighty_a 5._o the_o truth_n of_o god_n strengthen_v faith_n 6._o the_o mercifulnes_n of_o god_n a_o support_n to_o faith_n 7._o example_n of_o the_o faithful_a help_v to_o our_o faith_n 8._o vow_v in_o baptism_n 9_o damage_n &_o discommodity_n of_o unbelief_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d to_o god_n by_o unbelief_n 11._o god_n honour_v by_o our_o faith_n 12._o our_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d ourselves_o objection_n of_o a_o afflict_a mind_n 1._o ob._n whether_o scripture_n be_v of_o god_n reason_n to_o prove_v scripture_n to_o be_v of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 24_o 25._o as_o foelix_n 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