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merciful_a promise_n &_o most_o comfortable_a news_n he_o say_v also_o d._n mat._n xi_o d._n come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o the_o labour_n and_o be_v lade_v and_o i_o will_v refresh_v you_o o_o most_o joyful_a voice_n to_o they_o that_o be_v burden_a with_o fear_n of_o hell_n pain_n for_o the_o just_a reward_n of_o their_o sin_n there_o own_o consience_n witnessinge_v against_o they_o but_o how_o will_v he_o refresh_v they_o for_o soothe_v marvellous_o c._n rom._n two_o c_o ro._n three_o c._n d_o john_n three_o c_o mat._n x._o c._n for_o he_o promise_v unto_o all_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o first_o free_a forgevenes_n of_o their_o sin_n secondary_o after_o this_o life_n everlasting_a joy_n and_o thirdli_fw-la whil_n they_o live_v in_o this_o wretched_a world_n to_o keep_v and_o defend_v they_o so_o that_o one_o here_o of_o their_o head_n can_v be_v minish_v without_o his_o will_n &_o pleasure_n c_o rom._n viij_o c_o yea_o and_o therewithal_o promyse_v to_o turn_v unto_o the_o beast_n for_o they_o what_o so_o ever_o thing_n at_o any_o time_n shall_v come_v to_o they_o either_o by_o the_o devyll_n or_o any_o other_o evil_a creature_n i_o think_v i_o here_o the_o say_v if_o i_o be_v assure_v to_o atteyne_v this_o great_a mercy_n at_o god_n hand_n then_o shall_v i_o have_v great_a joy_n in_o my_o herte_n i_o answer_v considre_n dear_o belove_v two_o thing_n first_o c._n io._n iii._n c._n that_o it_o be_v god_n that_o have_v make_v the_o promise_n who_o be_v faithful_a and_o can_v no_o more_o cease_v to_o be_v true_a c._n i_o cor._n i._o â—_o nu._n xxiii_o c._n than_o he_o can_v cease_v to_o be_v god_n therefore_o he_o will_v fulfil_v his_o promise_n for_o his_o truths_n sake_n d_o mat._n xi_o d_o iâ—_n iii._n c._n ro._n three_o c._n d_o mat._n x._o â—_o ga._n iii._n d_o and_o again_o considre_a that_o he_o have_v make_v that_o promise_n to_o all_o that_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v true_a now_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o then_o believe_v it_o thou_o doubte_v peradventure_o of_o thy_o faith_n lest_o it_o be_v but_o a_o opinion_n well_o i_o shall_v tell_v the_o or_o rather_o i_o have_v tell_v the_o already_o and_o now_o once_o again_o i_o do_v tell_v the_o how_o thou_o may_v know_v and_o feel_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o lyvely_a faith_n for_o if_o it_o work_v in_o thy_o heart_n a_o loathsomeness_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o do_v god_n will_v '_o then_o be_v thou_o sure_a that_o thou_o haste_v a_o true_a faith_n for_o thy_o repentance_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o thy_o desire_n to_o work_v rygtuous_o on_o the_o other_o side_n do_v testify_v it_o yea_o &_o that_o thou_o have_v already_o and_o as_o i_o may_v say_v or_o ever_o thou_o be_v ware_n obtain_v god_n mercy_n for_o they_o be_v the_o right_n fruit_n of_o a_o lyvely_a fay_v a._n ro_n v._o a._n yea_o only_o c_o eph._n v._n c_o of_o such_o a_o fay_v as_o through_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v apprehend_v mercy_n and_o of_o such_o a_o conscience_n as_o wherein_o the_o same_o spirit_n who_o 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unfeigned_o love_n that_o our_o life_n and_o conversation_n may_v declare_v that_o we_o have_v thus_o taste_v of_o his_o plentuouse_a mercy_n and_o in_o be_v holy_a righteous_a and_o good_a law_n let_v our_o meditation_n be_v day_n and_o night_n and_o now_o that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o redilie_o walk_v therein_o behold_v we_o have_v here_o before_o our_o eye_n the_o conversation_n of_o a_o true_a belever_n or_o christian_n so_o godly_a so_o plain_o and_o so_o learned_o set_v forth_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v express_v the_o same_o in_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v declare_v that_o we_o be_v not_o feign_a christian_n but_o worthy_a warryour_n of_o jesu_n christ_n against_o self_n love_n sin_n and_o satan_n and_o furthermore_o we_o shall_v show_v that_o christ_n by_o fay_v dwell_v in_o our_o herte_n not_o id_o but_o work_v yea_o myghtelie_a work_n be_v never_o unlyke_a unto_o himself_o so_o that_o now_o thou_o shall_v in_o thy_o life_n and_o conversation_n show_v thyself_o a_o other_o 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