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vanquish_v all_o their_o enemy_n for_o they_o joh._n 16._o 33._o rev._n 12._o 11._o to_o heal_v all_o their_o backslide_n hos_n 14._o 4._o to_o work_v all_o their_o work_n in_o they_o and_o for_o they_o isa_n 26._o 12._o to_o give_v they_o faith_n and_o to_o finish_v it_o heb._n 12._o 2._o to_o keep_v they_o faithful_a to_o the_o death_n 2_o thes_n 2._o 3._o and_o to_o secure_v the_o promise_a fruit_n of_o all_o for_o they_o rev._n 22._o 12._o and_o therefore_o sufficient_o able_a to_o make_v good_a covenant-promises_a to_o they_o and_o to_o fulfil_v covenant-duty_n in_o they_o six_o christ_n engagement_n to_o and_o for_o his_o people_n and_o his_o interest_n in_o they_o be_v another_o ground_n for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o covenant_n christ_n have_v promise_v the_o father_n that_o he_o will_v bring_v they_o all_o to_o glory_n and_o have_v undertake_v all_o their_o work_n for_o they_o heb._n 10._o 7._o and_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o they_o to_o make_v good_a his_o covenant_n when_o 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the_o apostle_n assure_v believer_n that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n be_v irremoveable_a rom._n 8._o 35._o all_o the_o world_n can_v withdraw_v christ_n heart_n from_o his_o people_n where_o he_o once_o love_v he_o love_v to_o the_o end_n joh._n 13._o 1._o this_o a_o believer_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o in_o the_o new_a covenant_n that_o god_n love_n change_v not_o his_o heart_n be_v still_o towards_o his_o people_n however_o his_o deal_n may_v be_v with_o they_o second_o then_o all_o the_o ground_n of_o torment_a fear_n be_v now_o remove_v if_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v confirm_v to_o believer_n then_o there_o be_v no_o just_a ground_n for_o they_o to_o entertain_v slavish_a fear_n rom._n 8._o 15._o for_o you_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n again_o to_o fear_v
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