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18.15_o 6._o 6._o ib._n v._n 17._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 5.11_o 2_o thes._n 3.6_o 14._o mat._n 18.17_o or_o in_o case_n of_o heresy_n 1_o tim._n 6._o v._n 3_o 5._o 5._o rom._n 16.17_o 16.17_o 1_o cor._n 5.2_o 5.2_o ja._n 5.16_o 5.16_o gal._n 6.1_o 6.1_o phi._n v._n 12._o 12._o 2_o cor._n 2.7_o 8._o 8._o mat._n 18.35_o 18.35_o luk._n 17.4_o mat_n 18_o 2â—.22_n 2â—.22_n col_fw-fr â—_o 13_o &_o eph._n 4.32_o object_n answ._n this_o and_o no_o less_o than_o this_o be_v vigour_n fit_a to_o give_v the_o appearance_n of_o a_o sincere_a love_n the_o gospel_n join_v repentance_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n together_o luk._n 2d_o 47_o act._n 5.31_o repentance_n unto_o salvation_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o note_n quest._n sol._n note_n this_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o word_n in_o the_o proclamation_n of_o the_o king_n of_o nineve_n jon._n 3.8_o quest._n
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will_v not_o assure_v a_o prodigal_a and_o disobedient_a child_n of_o his_o inheritance_n while_o he_o continue_v such_o no_o more_o will_v our_o heavenly_a father_n he_o therefore_o that_o will_v get_v assurance_n of_o inheritance_n with_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n must_v come_v home_o to_o his_o heavenly_a father_n with_o a_o submissive_a and_o obedient_a heart_n duty_n with_o a_o heart_n obedient_a unto_o all_o his_o heavenly_a father_n will._n it_o be_v not_o every_o one_o that_o have_v truth_n of_o grace_n that_o attain_v assurance_n but_o he_o that_o hatâ—_n truth_n of_o grace_n and_o strength_n of_o grace_n true_a faith_n and_o strong_a faith_n therefore_o in_o the_o second_o place_n labour_n for_o strength_n of_o grace_n strength_n of_o faith_n and_o every_o other_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o every_o one_o that_o have_v truth_n of_o grace_n and_o strength_n of_o grace_n that_o attain_v to_o assurance_n but_o he_o that_o have_v grace_n and_o know_v that_o he_o have_v it_o 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and_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n jer._n 31.33_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v herein_o on_o our_o part_n but_o to_o take_v he_o for_o our_o god_n and_o yield_v up_o ourselves_o unto_o he_o as_o his_o people_n to_o apply_v christ_n unto_o ourselves_o and_o ourselves_o unto_o christ_n as_o aforesaid_a this_o be_v the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n this_o be_v evangelical_n obedience_n the_o obedience_n which_o the_o gospel_n call_v for_o and_o which_o it_o only_o accept_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v that_o we_o may_v work_v the_o work_n of_o god_n say_v some_o to_o christ_n joh._n 6.28_o christ_n reply_n ver_fw-la 29._o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n that_o you_o believe_v on_o he_o who_o he_o have_v send_v in_o these_o few_o word_n be_v comprehend_v the_o whole_a work_n of_o obedience_n the_o whole_a work_n assign_v we_o by_o god_n this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v as_o if_o christ_n have_v say_v you_o natural_o seek_v heaven_n by_o work_n but_o 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