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and_o be_v counsel_v by_o he_o he_o repair_v the_o temple_n and_o do_v many_o thing_n worthy_a praise_n judas_n be_v a_o follower_n of_o christ_n three_o year_n he_o preach_v christ_n in_o his_o name_n cast_v out_o devil_n 10._o mat._n 10._o and_o be_v a_o apostle_n one_o of_o the_o twelve_o choose_v by_o christ_n out_o of_o all_o the_o world_n yet_o be_v not_o jehu_n his_o heart_n upright_o but_o he_o embrace_v jeroboams_n calf_n and_o fall_v from_o god_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o idolatry_n yet_o do_v dâ—mas_n forsake_v the_o gospel_n and_o entertain_v this_o present_a world_n and_o no_o mention_n of_o his_o return_n again_o yet_o do_v joash_n fall_v to_o idolatry_n and_o cruelty_n overthrow_v god_n worship_n and_o persecute_v yea_o murder_a his_o prophet_n without_o repentance_n and_o last_o judas_n become_v a_o miserable_a miscreant_n a_o thief_n a_o traitor_n and_o in_o horror_n of_o mind_n so_o desperate_a as_o after_o the_o fact_n be_v hopeless_a of_o mercy_n he_o hang_v 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peter_n here_o will_v not_o have_v exhort_v we_o to_o labour_v for_o this_o assurance_n which_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n attain_a also_o 38_o rom._n 8._o 38_o unto_o in_o this_o life_n which_o he_o publish_v not_o only_o singular_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o himself_o but_o plural_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o all_o those_o who_o god_n love_v in_o christ_n jesus_n neither_o do_v i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v that_o fullness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o faith_n but_o a_o certain_a measure_n nor_o at_o once_o but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a nor_o to_o every_o professor_n but_o to_o such_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n and_o this_o be_v effect_v by_o meditation_n how_o to_o get_v assurance_n by_o meditation_n meditation_n inspiration_n &_o sanctification_n to_o have_v assurance_n we_o must_v meditate_v of_o god_n inchangeablenes_n both_o in_o his_o own_o nature_n jam._n 1._o 17._o as_o also_o in_o his_o gift_n and_o call_v which_o be_v without_o repentance_n rom._n 11._o 29_o we_o must_v think_v upon_o god_n everlasting_a decree_n without_o alteration_n of_o his_o promise_n make_v irrevocable_o with_o the_o manner_n of_o delivery_n in_o the_o time_n present_a joh._n 3._o 36_o he_o that_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d joh._n 3._o 36._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o son_n have_v everlasting_a life_n to_o take_v away_o doubt_v and_o to_o establish_v our_o heart_n in_o a_o assure_a possession_n thereof_o no_o less_o gain_n arise_v by_o remember_v the_o lord_n covenant_n which_o he_o make_v with_o he_o &_o how_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n everlasting_a 40_o jer._n 32._o 40_o not_o for_o a_o time_n and_o with_o such_o as_o he_o make_v it_o he_o give_v they_o grace_n &_o put_v his_o fear_n in_o their_o