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it_o be_v promise_v st._n john_n fourteen_o 16._o that_o he_o shall_v abide_v with_o they_o for_o ever_o and_o if_o ever_o sure_o then_o beyond_o their_o person_n and_o their_o time_n so_o that_o to_o we_o too_o be_v the_o promise_n make_v or_o it_o can_v be_v for_o ever_o to_o the_o apostle_n indeed_o in_o great_a measure_n after_o a_o more_o eminent_a way_n with_o miracle_n and_o wonder_n to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n he_o teach_v yet_o to_o we_o also_o after_o our_o measure_n to_o they_o to_o bring_v to_o their_o remembrance_n all_o thing_n whatsoever_o he_o have_v say_v unto_o they_o st._n john_n fourteen_o 26._o whence_o we_o read_v so_o often_o they_o remember_v his_o word_n st._n luke_n xxiv_o 8._o act_n i_o 16._o remember_v what_o he_o say_v st._n john_n two_o 22._o remember_v what_o be_v do_v unto_o he_o st._n john_n twelve_o 16._o to_o they_o 2._o to_o guide_v they_o into_o the_o understanding_n of_o old_a type_n and_o prophecy_n what_o be_v any_o where_o say_v or_o write_v 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their_o unrighteousness_n and_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o iniquity_n will_v i_o remember_v no_o more_o ver_fw-la 10._o 12._o a_o covenant_n of_o pardon_n and_o remission_n such_o as_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o law_n can_v not_o give_v be_v not_o able_a and_o new_a book_n we_o have_v it_o write_v in_o as_o authentic_a as_o those_o old_a one_o in_o the_o jewish_a canon_n where_o we_o may_v find_v all_o seal_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n heb._n vi_fw-la the_o author_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o old_a 6._o the_o new_a church_n have_v its_o new_a sacrament_n item_fw-la &_o baptizata_fw-la for_o item_fw-la &_o circumcidite_fw-la baptism_n for_o circumcision_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n for_o the_o passeover_n in_o both_o which_o of_o we_o there_o be_v more_o than_o be_v in_o they_o in_o those_o legal_a ceremony_n not_o only_o outward_a sign_n as_o they_o but_o inward_a grace_n 7._o new_a sacrifice_n the_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n instead_o 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