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my_o supper_n who_o ever_o have_v glory_n and_o grace_n by_o christ_n they_o shall_v have_v none_o for_o the_o other_o sort_n that_o be_v keep_v off_o by_o their_o own_o fear_n they_o be_v wont_n to_o allege_v it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v mercy_n in_o christ_n for_o sinner_n but_o christ_n do_v not_o call_v they_o my_o brethren_n what_o do_v you_o look_v for_o a_o audible_a voice_n to_o speak_v to_o you_o thou_o john_n thou_o thomas_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o tender_v of_o the_o gospel_n you_o be_v include_v as_o well_o as_o other_o and_o why_o will_v you_o exclude_v yourselves_o if_o god_n say_v sinner_n you_o shall_v subsume_v and_o reply_v i_o be_o chief_a i_o remember_v it_o be_v say_v joh._n 10._o 3._o christ_n call_v his_o sheep_n by_o name_n and_o lead_v they_o forth_o how_o do_v christ_n call_v they_o by_o name_n by_o speak_v express_o to_o their_o case_n as_o if_o he_o do_v strike_v they_o upon_o the_o shoulder_n and_o say_v here_o be_v comfort_n for_o thou_o as_o at_o a_o 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free_o thou_o be_v not_o worthy_a but_o thou_o be_v thirsty_a or_o else_o whence_o come_v these_o groan_n and_o by_o the_o way_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o pride_n that_o be_v in_o legal_a dejection_n man_n be_v loath_a to_o be_v behold_v to_o christ_n they_o will_v be_v worthy_a before_o they_o will_v come_v to_o he_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n use_v that_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 10._o 3._o they_o have_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n a_o proud_a creature_n will_v fain_o establish_v a_o righteousness_n in_o himself_o and_o be_v loath_a to_o submit_v to_o take_v all_o from_o another_o as_o a_o outward_a proud_a man_n prefer_v a_o russet_a coat_n of_o his_o own_o before_o a_o silken_a garment_n that_o be_v barrow_v or_o give_v he_o by_o another_o but_o they_o be_v such_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr the_o more_o need_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n he_o come_v to_o call_v sinner_n mat._n 9_o 13._o it_o be_v no_o matter_n what_o 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