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yet_o be_v well_o please_v who_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v etc._n etc._n rev._n 3.19_o 8._o for_o a_o believer_n to_o doubt_v of_o salvation_n that_o take_v hold_v of_o christ_n and_o be_v found_v on_o he_o be_v his_o sin_n for_o 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v not_o witness_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o gild_v of_o god_n if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v convince_v a_o natural_a man_n that_o be_v out_o of_o christ_n of_o his_o carnal_a and_o curse_a estate_n and_o then_o he_o say_v he_o can_v lay_v claim_n to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v not_o his_o sin_n because_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n in_o he_o and_o witness_v this_o to_o he_o and_o so_o it_o be_v true_a but_o for_o such_o as_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o look_v for_o salvation_n no_o other_o way_n such_o never_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n again_o to_o fear_v rom._n 8.15_o that_o be_v the_o 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it_o a_o mercy_n worth_a the_o enjoy_n better_o than_o all_o the_o world_n can_v afford_v and_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o satisfy_v the_o hungry_a with_o good_a thing_n and_o not_o to_o send_v they_o empty_a away_o so_o than_o breath_n after_o it_o as_o the_o hart_n pant_v after_o the_o water-brook_n 3._o wait_v with_o patience_n of_o god_n till_o he_o return_v with_o joy_n and_o peace_n into_o the_o soul_n i_o will_v wait_v on_o god_n that_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n isa_n 8.17_o 3._o exercise_v faith_n of_o adherence_n when_o you_o want_v the_o faith_n of_o evidence_n this_o be_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o prophet_n isa_n 50.10_o who_o be_v among_o you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o servant_n that_o be_v christ_n iâ—a_fw-la 42.1_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o in_o christ_n be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o godliness_n here_o be_v faith_n of_o adherence_n which_o judge_n christ_n 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perish_v christ_n will_v â—ose_v none_o of_o he_o but_o â—aise_v they_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o know_v that_o if_o you_o be_v oâ—_n christ_n kingdom_n you_o do_v judge_v he_o worthy_a and_o be_v willing_a to_o serve_v he_o and_o tâ—ere_o be_v nothing_o that_o more_o direct_o oppose_v the_o assurance_n of_o your_o salvation_n than_o a_o unwillingness_n to_o come_v under_o the_o yoke_n and_o oppose_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n a_o walk_a contrary_n to_o the_o gospel_n which_o you_o shall_v see_v clâ—â—r_n from_o that_o glorious_a promise_n which_o christ_n make_v rev._n 3.12_o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o make_v a_o pillar_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o my_o god_n etc._n etc._n such_o as_o overcome_v the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n sin_n satan_n and_o the_o world_n and_o come_v and_o live_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o christ_n so_o as_o that_o they_o have_v their_o conversation_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n such_o as_o walk_v in_o christ_n in_o his_o will_n to_o his_o 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