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17._o and_o lo_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v and_o joh._n 5._o 39_o he_o stand_v to_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v testify_v of_o he_o in_o the_o scripture_n search_v the_o scripture_n for_o in_o they_o you_o think_v to_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o they_o be_v they_o that_o testify_v of_o me._n and_o vers_fw-la 36._o he_o profess_v that_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v with_o the_o father_n consent_n and_o concurrence_n and_o that_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v finish_v what_o the_o father_n have_v send_v he_o to_o do_v and_o suffer_v which_o he_o call_v his_o work_n that_o he_o be_v about_o and_o more_o special_o he_o show_v the_o agreement_n pass_v between_o the_o father_n and_o he_o before_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n concern_v his_o incarnation_n and_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o mediatory_a office_n and_o his_o power_n to_o give_v eternal_a life_n to_o those_o that_o believe_v in_o 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conclusion_n draw_v therefrom_o and_o by_o holy_a reason_n tie_v themselves_o to_o believe_v and_o obey_v the_o word_n of_o god_n rom._n 6._o 11._o likeways_o say_v he_o by_o reason_v reckon_v you_o yourselves_o to_o be_v deal_n unto_o sin_n but_o alive_a unto_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n and_o give_v a_o example_n of_o this_o reason_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o 15._o the_o love_n of_o god_n constrain_v we_o because_o we_o thus_o judge_v etc._n etc._n 11._o because_o the_o lord_n divers_a way_n according_a to_o his_o own_o wisdom_n exercise_v man_n that_o sometime_o by_o his_o long-suffering_a patience_n he_o lead_v they_o unto_o repentance_n sometime_o also_o by_o his_o word_n and_o rod_n he_o do_v drive_v they_o thereunto_o therefore_o let_v the_o use_n of_o all_o exercise_n all_o temptation_n and_o affliction_n and_o the_o use_n of_o all_o benefit_n and_o divine_a dispensation_n of_o providence_n be_v careful_o make_v use_n of_o that_o man_n may_v so_o look_v upon_o 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