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or_o if_o not_o so_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o can_v have_v so_o speedy_a access_n to_o god_n to_o mediate_v for_o i_o as_o my_o present_a necessity_n require_v i_o will_v therefore_o say_v he_o take_v the_o safe_a and_o sure_a course_n and_o go_v the_o direct_a way_n to_o god_n himself_o by_o christ_n because_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o psalm_n 51._o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o and_o in_o the_o hebrew_n 18._o let_v we_o therefore_o come_v bold_o unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v obtain_v mercy_n est_fw-la and_o find_v grace_n to_o help_v in_o time_n of_o need_n if_o any_o stumble_v at_o this_o that_o some_o father_n be_v allege_v to_o countenance_v this_o error_n let_v he_o remember_v that_o of_o s._n august_n we_o must_v not_o hearken_v to_o this_o say_v i_o this_o say_v you_o but_z this_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o distinct_o first_o of_o himself_o he_o say_v i_o will_v 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