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incomparable_o swift_a in_o bring_v forth_o p._n 430_o of_o a_o sudden_a sinner_n be_v undo_v ibid._n forbid_v fruit_n agree_v well_o enough_o with_o some_o stomach_n p._n 431_o family_n distribution_n man_n blessedness_n p._n 433_o we_o shall_v not_o content_v ourselves_o with_o common_a mercy_n p._n 434_o they_o that_o feed_v on_o family_n favour_n owe_v much_o to_o god_n ibid._n christ_n peculiar_o apply_v himself_o in_o all_o his_o dispensation_n unto_o his_o own_o people_n p._n 436_o towards_o who_o christ_n incline_v we_o shall_v p._n 438_o the_o heart_n of_o christ_n hang_v towards_o his_o people_n they_o shall_v suck_v this_o honeycomb_n p._n 439_o how_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n incline_v can_v be_v gather_v by_o his_o hand_n p._n 441_o not_o safe_a to_o calculate_v kindness_n by_o the_o motion_n of_o outward_a thing_n p._n 442_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n pure_a pleasant_a p._n 444_o the_o gospel_n reject_v p._n 446_o we_o be_v spectator_n of_o sin_n and_o justice_n in_o 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