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confirm_v this_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o own_o experience_n say_v in_o the_o lord_n have_v i_o trust_v &_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v confound_v 16._o and_o isaiah_n say_v he_o that_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o be_v confound_v â—4_o and_o by_o s._n paul_n it_o be_v say_v by_o hope_n we_o be_v already_o save_v final_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v pretend_v to_o give_v we_o all_o to_o understand_v that_o as_o many_o as_o trust_v in_o god_n shall_v be_v save_v &_o set_v free_a from_o all_o tribulation_n both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a by_o jesus_n christ_n so_o that_o be_v animate_v and_o embolden_v by_o this_o hope_n we_o may_v rejoice_v in_o they_o and_o say_v with_o saint_n paul_n etc_n if_o god_n be_v with_o we_o who_o can_v be_v against_o we_o he_o that_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o give_v he_o for_o we_o all_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o he_o shall_v not_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n in_o he_o who_o shall_v accuse_v or_o lay_v any_o thing_n to_o 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which_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n because_o of_o necessity_n by_o his_o righteousness_n he_o be_v to_o fulfil_v in_o we_o all_o thing_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v speak_v that_o be_v to_o say_v etc_n if_o we_o suffer_v with_o christ_n we_o shall_v also_o reign_v with_o he_o and_o if_o we_o be_v dead_a with_o he_o we_o shall_v live_v together_o with_o he_o also_o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o do_v communicate_v together_o in_o his_o passion_n and_o do_v suffer_v and_o be_v kill_v with_o he_o we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o we_o shall_v also_o live_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o so_o that_o the_o tribulation_n and_o persecution_n which_o we_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n with_o patience_n be_v a_o free_a confirmation_n and_o full_a assurance_n of_o our_o hope_n in_o his_o eternal_a kingdom_n of_o the_o which_o he_o have_v already_o take_v possession_n be_v glorify_v and_o do_v reign_v therein_o to_o his_o own_o use_n and_o we_o so_o that_o we_o may_v see_v that_o 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