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8.9_o and_o do_v this_o kind_n of_o carriage_n discover_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n no_o sure_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o spirit_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o will_v stain_v the_o glory_n of_o our_o holy_a redeemer_n by_o set_v he_o forth_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o sin_n god_n will_v not_o bear_v such_o abominable_a silth_n upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o his_o lay_n even_o a_o man_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o kindness_n to_o be_v so_o pervert_v and_o abuse_v but_o express_v his_o just_a resentment_n of_o it_o if_o we_o sin_n through_o weakness_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n ready_a but_o if_o we_o sin_n wilful_o there_o be_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v confident_a debtor_n that_o care_v not_o how_o they_o live_v nor_o what_o they_o spend_v be_v not_o to_o be_v countenance_v those_o bankrupt_n who_o christ_n have_v once_o reinstated_a be_v make_v very_o cautious_a afterward_o 5._o learn_v not_o to_o repine_v at_o any_o of_o your_o deserve_a 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we_o have_v no_o other_o evidence_n of_o invisible_a future_a thing_n but_o only_o our_o faith_n thomas_fw-la who_o will_v not_o believe_v what_o he_o see_v john_n 20.25_o tell_v christ_n we_o know_v not_o whither_o thou_o go_v john_n 14.5_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o unknown_a land_n and_o the_o way_n through_o which_o we_o pass_v to_o it_o be_v dark_a and_o gloomy_a without_o the_o enlighten_v discovery_n of_o faith_n this_o alone_a will_v clear_v up_o all_o and_o so_o it_o be_v with_o every_o believer_n as_o with_o abraham_n hebr._n 11.8_o by_o faith_n when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o go_v out_o into_o a_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v after_o receive_v for_o a_o inheritance_n obey_v not_o know_v whether_o he_o go_v sermon_n xxii_o august_n 24._o 1697._o deut_n xxxiv_o v._o so_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n die_v there_o in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n iii_o why_o we_o shall_v thus_o die_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o 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