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to_o be_v altogether_o such_o a_o one_o as_o himself_o he_o at_o length_n conclude_v consider_v this_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n lest_o he_o tear_v you_o in_o piece_n and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o deliver_v you_o psal_n 50.22_o you_o be_v my_o witness_n say_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o be_o god_n yea_o before_o the_o day_n be_v i_o be_o he_o and_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v deliver_v out_o of_o my_o hand_n isa_n 43.12_o 13._o see_v now_o that_o i_o even_o i_o be_o he_o and_o there_o be_v no_o god_n with_o i_o i_o kill_v and_o i_o make_v alive_a i_o wound_v and_o i_o heal_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o that_o can_v deliver_v out_o of_o my_o hand_n for_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o heaven_n and_o say_v i_o live_v
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john_n 4.42_o the_o propitiation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 1_o john_n 2.2_o there_o be_v no_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n give_v among_o man_n whereby_o we_o must_v be_v save_v act_v 4.12_o in_o short_a he_o it_o be_v that_o satisfi_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o sinner_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v that_o purchase_v for_o they_o pardon_v of_o sin_n peace_n with_o god_n grace_n here_o and_o glory_n hereafter_o in_o a_o word_n this_o be_v he_o who_o be_v of_o god_n make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n righteousness_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n 1_o cor._n 1.30_o now_o let_v we_o all_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o consider_v whether_o he_o who_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n be_v the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o whether_o he_o be_v in_o our_o esteem_n the_o chief_a among_o ten_o thousand_o do_v we_o count_v all_o thing_n loss_n and_o dung_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n do_v we_o 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he_o love_v he_o desire_v he_o and_o give_v he_o the_o chief_a room_n in_o your_o heart_n but_o in_o your_o work_n deny_v he_o be_v abominable_a disobedient_a and_o to_o every_o good_a work_n reprobate_a deceive_v not_o yourselves_o christ_n will_v never_o own_o such_o as_o you_o be_v without_o timely_a and_o sincere_a repentance_n the_o sentence_n which_o you_o must_v expect_v from_o he_o be_v depart_v from_o i_o you_o that_o work_v iniquity_n i_o never_o know_v you_o mat._n 7.23_o hitherto_o of_o the_o character_n of_o christ_n now_o as_o to_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n all_o that_o i_o shall_v therein_o take_v notice_n of_o be_v the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n when_o he_o be_v to_o come_v namely_o while_o the_o second_o temple_n shall_v be_v yet_o stand_v for_o he_o be_v by_o his_o presence_n to_o fill_v that_o house_n with_o glory_n and_o to_o make_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o latter_a house_n great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o former_a as_o we_o shall_v present_o see_v and_o 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great_o confirm_v our_o faith_n in_o christ_n as_o the_o true_a messiah_n for_o as_o all_o other_o thing_n prophesy_v and_o foretell_v concern_v the_o messiah_n exact_o agree_v to_o he_o and_o none_o else_o so_o do_v this_o remarkable_a circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n of_o his_o come_n wherefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v god_n send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n make_v under_o the_o law_n to_o redeem_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n gal._n 4.4_o 5._o when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v that_o be_v when_o the_o time_n which_o god_n have_v predetermine_v and_o foretell_v be_v full_o come_v this_o be_v that_o which_o jacob_n prophesy_v of_o gen._n 49.10_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n come_v though_o the_o jew_n have_v now_o ever_o since_o the_o conquest_n of_o judea_n by_o pompey_n be_v under_o the_o 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