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thy_o ear_n at_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o it_o shutte_v thy_o eye_n at_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o put_v by_v and_o cast_v away_o withdrawe_v thy_o soul_n from_o under_o the_o prevail_a power_n of_o that_o word_n know_v thou_o need_v no_o devil_n to_o accuse_v no_o witness_n to_o evidence_n no_o judge_n to_o condemn_v thy_o practice_n do_v judge_n thyself_o unworthy_a unfit_a to_o receive_v grace_n who_o resiste_v it_o to_o share_v in_o mercy_n who_o despise_v it_o or_o to_o enjoy_v eternal_a life_n who_o have_v reject_v the_o offer_n of_o eternal_a life_n so_o paul_n again_o send_v those_o away_o with_o their_o load_n when_o they_o refuse_v to_o hear_v act._n 28.26_o use_v 2._o instruction_n and_o comfort_n therefore_o this_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v undoubted_o be_v preserve_v and_o publish_v and_o that_o until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o long_o as_o the_o lord_n christ_n have_v any_o to_o be_v gather_v any_o of_o he_o to_o be_v bring_v home_o to_o 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be_v make_v of_o the_o rib_n of_o adam_n so_o faith_n have_v its_o flesh_n and_o bone_n out_o of_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o root_n of_o it_o be_v in_o christ_n for_o the_o first_o stroke_n of_o it_o use_v 4._o exhortation_n therefore_o in_o the_o want_n of_o faith_n bring_v our_o own_o soul_n bring_v our_o wife_n and_o little_a one_o and_o beseech_v the_o lord_n that_o one_o word_n may_v be_v speak_v to_o they_o to_o believe_v and_o live_v the_o mean_n or_o instrument_n whereby_o sinner_n be_v bring_v to_o believe_v be_v the_o word_n that_o be_v finish_v 2_o the_o party_n faith_n be_v set_v forth_o from_o the_o object_n of_o it_o me._n believe_v in_o christ_n save_v faith_n have_v the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o its_o object_n doct._n doct._n so_o the_o text_n though_o not_o he_o alone_o to_o exclude_v the_o other_o person_n so_o not_o they_o alone_o to_o exclude_v himself_o you_o believe_v in_o god_n believe_v also_o in_o i_o that_o you_o believe_v in_o the_o father_n be_v not_o 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the_o great_a high_a priest_n of_o his_o church_n in_o power_n of_o his_o intercession_n to_o lie_v leidger_n there_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o belove_a child_n that_o he_o may_v provide_v in_o heaven_n for_o they_o before_o he_o lest_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o prayer_n be_v part_n of_o that_o intercession_n he_o now_o put_v forth_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n so_o that_o the_o sum_n in_o short_a be_v christ_n intercession_n be_v intend_v for_o all_o believer_n alike_o hence_o be_v all_o these_o general_a and_o indefinite_a expression_n as_o carry_v a_o equal_a eye_n unto_o all_o without_o any_o special_a restraint_n to_o any_o particular_a of_o what_o quality_n or_o condition_n soever_o heb._n 7.25_o he_o be_v able_a to_o save_v they_o that_o come_v unto_o god_n by_o he_o i.e._n who_o believe_v in_o he_o see_v he_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o i_o e._n for_o any_o of_o they_o for_o every_o one_o of_o they_o that_o shall_v believe_v 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