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and_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o my_o soul_n i_o will_v acquaint_v you_o with_o the_o soul-blessing_n with_o the_o soul-favor_n that_o god_n have_v crown_v i_o with_o i_o be_v darkness_n but_o he_o have_v 30._o eph._n 5._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o make_v i_o light_a i_o be_v unrighteousness_n but_o he_o have_v make_v i_o righteous_a i_o be_v 7._o col._n 2._o 10._o isa_n 1._o 6._o ephes_n 5._o 26_o 27._o cant._n 4._o 7._o deform_v but_o he_o have_v make_v i_o complete_a i_o be_v full_a of_o sore_n and_o spot_n and_o blemish_n but_o he_o have_v wash_v i_o and_o make_v i_o all_o fair_a without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n i_o have_v find_v the_o want_n of_o assurance_n i_o now_o
presumption_n that_o work_v man_n to_o play_v with_o sin_n to_o be_v bold_a with_o sin_n to_o make_v light_n of_o sin_n to_o walk_v on_o in_o way_n of_o sin_n such_o assurance_n will_v never_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o heaven_n it_o will_v never_o keep_v he_o from_o drop_v into_o hell_n yea_o it_o will_v double_v his_o damnation_n and_o make_v he_o the_o most_o miserable_a among_o all_o damn_a miserable_a forlorn_a spirit_n ah_o lord_n from_o sin_n this_o make_v auselm_n say_v that_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v thrust_v into_o hell_n without_o sin_n then_o go_v into_o heaven_n with_o sin_n such_o a_o assurance_n deliver_v my_o soul_n and_o give_v i_o more_o and_o more_o of_o that_o divine_a assurance_n that_o make_v sin_n to_o be_v more_o hateful_a than_o hell_n and_o that_o make_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v more_o careful_a to_o avoid_v the_o one_o than_o it_o be_v fearful_a of_o fall_v into_o the_o other_o seven_o a_o wel-grounded_n assurance_n be_v always_o attend_v with_o three_o fair_a 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he_o rejoice_v eight_o and_o last_o a_o wel-grounded_n assurance_n sometime_o spring_v from_o the_o testimony_n and_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n sometime_o witness_n to_o a_o believer_n spirit_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n that_o he_o have_v union_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n &_o that_o he_o shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o with_o god_n rom._n 8._o 16._o the_o spirit_n itself_o bear_v witness_v with_o our_o etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o same_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n work_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o witness_v together_o with_o our_o spirit_n that_o be_v to_o confirm_v and_o ratify_v what_o ouâ—_n spirit_n have_v assert_v concern_v our_o adoption_n etc._n etc._n spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n itself_o witness_v not_o only_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o the_o spirit_n itself_o witness_v 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in_o joy_n psal_n 126._o 5._o the_o tear_n of_o the_o saint_n have_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o omnipotency_n in_o they_o that_o god_n himself_o can_v withstand_v they_o 2_o king_n 20._o 5._o i_o have_v see_v thy_o tear_n behold_v i_o will_v heal_v thou_o on_o the_o three_o day_n thou_o shall_v go_v up_o unto_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n three_o if_o you_o will_v recover_v assurance_n then_o sit_v not_o down_o discourage_v but_o be_v up_o and_o do_v remember_v what_o a_o pearl_n of_o price_n thou_o have_v again_o revel_v 2._o 4_o 5._o as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v recover_v former_o out_o of_o such_o or_o such_o a_o disease_n if_o he_o be_v relapse_v he_o will_v to_o the_o same_o mean_n again_o he_o will_v apply_v the_o same_o remedy_n again_o this_o do_v once_o do_v i_o good_a i_o will_v try_v it_o again_o lose_v and_o repent_v and_o do_v thy_o first_o work_n fall_v close_o to_o the_o good_a old_a work_n of_o believe_v meditate_v examine_v pray_v hear_v mourn_a etc._n etc._n begin_v the_o world_n again_o and_o set_v afresh_o upon_o those_o very_a way_n by_o which_o at_o first_o thou_o do_v get_v assurance_n fall_v upon_o family_n duty_n apply_v thyself_o to_o public_a ordinance_n be_v much_o in_o closeâ—_n service_n stir_v up_o every_o gift_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o stir_v up_o every_o grace_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o stir_v up_o all_o the_o life_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o and_o never_o leave_v blow_v till_o thou_o have_v blow_v thy_o little_a spark_n into_o a_o flame_n never_o leave_v turn_v thy_o penny_n till_o thou_o have_v turn_v thy_o penny_n into_o a_o pound_n never_o leave_v improve_n thy_o mite_n till_o thy_o mite_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o million_o god_n will_v be_v find_v in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n and_o he_o will_v restore_v our_o lose_a mercy_n in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n psal_n 22._o 26._o but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o therefore_o in_o the_o four_o place_n wait_v patient_o upon_o the_o lord_n david_n do_v so_o and_o at_o length_n the_o lord_n 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