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rule_n against_o revenge_n page_n 67_o 68_o repetition_n page_n 206_o 380_o reproof_n page_n 413_o resignation_n to_o the_o word_n page_n 228_o s._n sanctification_n mean_v thereof_o page_n 388_o end_n of_o christ_n office_n page_n 434_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n page_n 157_o christ_n the_o father_n servant_n page_n 47_o 102_o 160_o scripture_n to_o be_v believe_v and_o assent_v to_o page_n 132_o 444_o 445_o scripture_n prove_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n page_n 230_o 231_o son_n by_o adoption_n page_n 15_o creation_n page_n 15_o son_n of_o god_n 15_o 16_o 17_o their_o comfort_n ib._n sign_n page_n 23_o 24_o spiritual_a desire_n how_o discern_v page_n 498_o 499_o spiritual_a service_n promote_v by_o gesture_n and_o utterance_n page_n 11_o sign_n of_o the_o spirit_n 24_o 500_o of_o spiritual_a joy_n page_n 350_o spirit_n of_o christ_n slight_v page_n 40_o 270_o 271_o service_n of_o god_n 134._o see_v obedience_n send_v of_o christ_n 142_o 145_o etc._n etc._n of_o minister_n page_n 406_o 425_o 426_o spirit_n operation_n page_n 159_o 178_o 206_o 233_o 548_o shame_n of_o the_o world_n page_n 174_o to_o christ_n page_n 175_o our_o strength_n be_v in_o god_n not_o in_o ourselves_o page_n 289_o 290_o suffering_n of_o christ_n glorious_a page_n 36_o 161_o 433_o society_n to_o be_v make_v choice_n of_o page_n 459_o 460_o solitude_n page_n 195_o help_n and_o remedy_n against_o sin_n page_n 283_o 284_o sin_n of_o christian_n more_o sinful_a then_o of_o other_o page_z 257_o 456_o 457_o soon_o and_o more_o sharp_o chastise_v ibid._n how_o the_o saint_n be_v keep_v from_o sin_n page_n 373_o 374_o how_o to_o follow_v christ_n in_o our_o spirit_n page_n 273_o how_o we_o be_v to_o seek_v unto_o god_n page_n 293_o security_n page_n 319_o 563_o believer_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v sorrowful_a page_n 342_o 347_o t._n threaten_n have_v a_o implicit_a condition_n page_n 333_o threaten_n to_o be_v believe_v 209._o comfort_n to_o the_o church_n page_n 338_o thankfulnsss_n due_a 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have_v approve_v himself_o a_o faithful_a prophet_n and_o messenger_n to_o his_o church_n p._n 234._o confirm_v 1._o as_o have_v add_v nothing_o to_o his_o message_n 2._o that_o he_o have_v take_v nothing_o from_o it_o how_o christ_n do_v and_o do_v not_o tell_v they_o all_o p._n 236._o 1._o use_v diligent_o observe_v and_o hear_v this_o prophet_n 2._o trust_v he_o 3._o try_v other_o prophet_n p._n 237._o 4._o use_v not_o a_o word_n of_o he_o must_v be_v nelected_a or_o slight_v 5._o seek_v no_o further_o for_o direction_n in_o matter_n of_o salvation_n p._n 239._o 6._o let_v minister_n learn_v to_o be_v so_o faithful_a 1._o add_v nothing_o as_o do_v 1._o the_o superstitious_a 2._o sceptic_a 3._o vainglorious_a teacher_n p._n 241._o 2._o not_o mince_v or_o diminish_v the_o word_n 1._o otherwise_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o soul_n 2._o diminish_v their_o own_o mercy_n 3._o expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o ignominy_n and_o contempt_n of_o man_n 4._o to_o the_o injury_n 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etc._n know_v not_o god_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n and_o with_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o that_o they_o know_v he_o not_o with_o a_o affective_a knowledge_n so_o as_o to_o love_v he_o and_o delight_n in_o he_o knowledge_n in_o scripture_n do_v connote_v affection_n and_o that_o which_o carry_v not_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o affection_n with_o it_o deserve_v not_o the_o name_n of_o knowledge_n and_o therefore_o man_n be_v frequent_o affirm_v in_o scripture_n not_o to_o know_v that_o which_o they_o do_v not_o like_a and_o love_v the_o ox_n know_v his_o owner_n etc._n etc._n but_o israel_n know_v not_o i_o say_v god_n isa_n 1.3_o why_o certain_o they_o know_v he_o if_o any_o people_n under_o heaven_n know_v he_o with_o a_o discursive_a and_o a_o speculative_a knowledge_n i_o but_o they_o know_v he_o not_o with_o a_o affective_a knowledge_n their_o knowledge_n of_o he_o draw_v not_o out_o their_o heart_n to_o he_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o 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glorify_v he_o not_o as_o god_n be_v therefore_o say_v not_o to_o have_v keep_v he_o and_o retain_v he_o in_o their_o knowledge_n ver_fw-la 28._o god_n make_v his_o way_n and_o statute_n know_v to_o israel_n he_o deal_v not_o so_o with_o any_o nation_n and_o yet_o even_o of_o they_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o people_n that_o do_v err_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o have_v not_o know_v my_o way_n psal_n 95.10_o brethren_n there_o be_v a_o error_n in_o the_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o brain_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o ignorance_n arise_v from_o the_o will_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o understanding_n and_o this_o take_v off_o the_o name_n of_o knowledge_n from_o that_o which_o be_v but_o speculation_n only_o and_o therefore_o sinner_n be_v universal_o term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignorant_a err_a person_n heb._n 5.2_o and_o that_o alone_o be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n think_v worthy_a of_o the_o name_n of_o knowledge_n that_o sink_v from_o the_o brain_n into_o the_o 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of_o this_o chapter_n this_o shall_v suffice_v for_o clear_v of_o the_o observation_n that_o unbeliever_n and_o unsanctified_a person_n know_v not_o god_n at_o least_o they_o know_v he_o not_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n and_o with_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o that_o they_o know_v he_o not_o with_o a_o affective_a knowledge_n they_o know_v he_o not_o with_o a_o effective_a knowledge_n and_o they_o know_v he_o not_o in_o christ_n but_o what_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o unbelieving_a world_n be_v so_o ignorant_a reason_n 1_o of_o god_n i_o shall_v lay_v they_o open_a to_o you_o both_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o unbelieve_a world_n heathen_a and_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o unbelieve_a world_n christian_n christian_n i_o mean_v in_o name_n though_o not_o in_o truth_n first_o for_o the_o unbelieve_a world_n heathen_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o they_o know_v not_o god_n for_o they_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o know_v he_o in_o such_o a_o 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