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day_n improve_v upon_o your_o hand_n till_o at_o length_n they_o be_v ripen_v into_o a_o full_a assurance_n the_o comfort_n of_o which_o will_v mighty_o spirit_n and_o inlve_v all_o your_o religious_a endeavour_n and_o carry_v you_o on_o with_o indefatigable_a vigour_n through_o all_o the_o weary_a stage_n of_o your_o duty_n but_o now_o by_o commit_v of_o any_o wilful_a sin_n thereby_o you_o throw_v yourselves_o out_o of_o the_o arm_n of_o god_n favour_n and_o give_v up_o all_o your_o pretension_n to_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o though_o by_o your_o serious_a repentance_n you_o shall_v afterward_o recover_v to_o the_o bless_a condition_n from_o whence_o you_o be_v fall_v yet_o in_o all_o probability_n it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a while_n before_o you_o will_v be_v able_a to_o recover_v those_o bless_a hope_n from_o whence_o you_o be_v fall_v for_o the_o sense_n of_o your_o past_a lapse_n if_o you_o have_v any_o modesty_n in_o you_o will_v make_v you_o very_o anxious_a and_o doubtful_a of_o yourselves_o and_o render_v you_o extreme_o fearful_a and_o suspicious_a lest_o you_o shall_v fall_v again_o and_o so_o only_a sin_n and_o repent_v and_o repent_v and_o sin_n on_o till_o at_o length_n you_o have_v sin_v yourselves_o beyond_o all_o repentance_n and_o these_o very_a just_a fear_n and_o jealousy_n will_v very_o much_o hinder_v the_o growth_n of_o your_o hope_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o spring_v by_o slow_a and_o insensible_a degree_n john_n fourteen_o 27._o peace_n i_o leave_v with_o you_o my_o peace_n i_o give_v unto_o you_o not_o as_o the_o world_n give_v give_v i_o unto_o you_o let_v not_o your_o heart_n be_v trouble_v neither_o let_v it_o be_v afraid_a these_o word_n be_v a_o part_n of_o our_o saviour_n farewell_n discourse_n to_o his_o disciple_n in_o which_o after_o he_o have_v give_v they_o some_o necessary_a instruction_n for_o the_o information_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o conduct_v of_o their_o manner_n in_o which_o after_o he_o have_v comfort_v they_o with_o the_o assurance_n that_o ever_o long_o he_o will_v return_v again_o to_o they_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o work_n and_o support_v they_o under_o their_o trouble_n he_o take_v a_o solemn_a leave_n of_o they_o peace_n i_o leave_v with_o you_o which_o among_o the_o hebrew_n be_v the_o usual_a form_n of_o salutation_n when_o they_o meet_v or_o part_v shalom_n lacha_n peace_n be_v unto_o you_o where_o by_o peace_n they_o mean_v all_o manner_n of_o blessing_n so_o that_o it_o be_v equivalent_a to_o all_o those_o three_o salutation_n among_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o they_o wish_v to_o each_o other_o satisfaction_n of_o mind_n health_n of_o body_n and_o success_n of_o affair_n so_o that_o in_o this_o salutation_n peace_n i_o leave_v with_o you_o our_o soviour_n wish_v all_o good_a