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4._o paul_n say_v we_o be_v choose_v from_o all_o eternity_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_a then_o we_o shall_v live_v sober_o and_o just_o with_o our_o neighbour_n tit._n 2._o 12._o and_o therefore_o either_o cast_v away_o profession_n of_o christianity_n and_o hear_v never_o a_o word_n of_o faith_n righteousness_n etc._n etc._n or_o else_o strive_v to_o live_v conform_v thereto_o this_o in_o general_n now_o to_o the_o word_n i_o beseech_v and_o exhort_v you_o and_o that_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n what_o exhort_v he_o that_o they_o increase_v more_o and_o more_o in_o godly_a life_n and_o conversation_n as_o for_o the_o form_n of_o your_o go_v forward_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o the_o form_n how_o you_o shall_v walk_v in_o this_o world_n walk_v conformable_a thereto_o the_o word_n will_v be_v well_o mark_v i_o beseech_v and_o exhort_v you_o say_v he_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n he_o may_v have_v well_o say_v i_o command_v you_o as_o wryt_v to_o philemon_z vers_n 8._o 9_o he_o say_v when_o i_o may_v command_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n yet_o rather_o for_o love_n sake_n i_o pray_v thou_o love_n turn_v the_o command_n in_o a_o prayer_n all_o doctrine_n that_o come_v from_o any_o person_n must_v come_v of_o love_n or_o else_o it_o be_v dear_a of_o the_o hear_n now_o he_o show_v his_o love_n in_o speak_v for_o the_o word_n come_v from_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o among_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o way_n whereby_o he_o utter_v the_o love_n he_o have_v in_o his_o heart_n this_o be_v one_o when_o precept_n and_o command_n be_v turn_v over_o to_o requee_v when_o he_o may_v command_v he_o will_v not_o but_o he_o turn_v it_o over_o and_o
part_n of_o sanctification_n as_o for_o exemple_n even_o this_o one_o grace_n of_o almous_a deed_n of_o beneficence_n show_v our_o liberality_n on_o they_o that_o have_v need_n if_o this_o be_v not_o in_o some_o measure_n in_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n liberality_n liberality_n if_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o person_n but_o greediness_n avarice_n and_o a_o close_a hand_n who_o can_v say_v that_o that_o person_n his_fw-mi any_o true_a or_o solid_a grace_n of_o god_n if_o one_o of_o these_o vice_n reign_v in_o thou_o as_o avarice_n reign_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n if_o thou_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o it_o who_o can_v say_v that_o any_o true_a grace_n be_v in_o thy_o soul_n thou_o may_v well_o count_v thou_o have_v this_o grace_n or_o that_o grace_n but_o i_o can_v not_o say_v that_o any_o grace_n of_o that_o spirit_n reign_v within_o thy_o soul_n make_v no_o account_n that_o there_o be_v any_o grace_n within_o thou_o if_o any_o sin_n reign_n in_o thou_o without_o controlment_n 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and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d christ_n be_v both_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n the_o shine_a begin_v at_o he_o and_o end_n at_o he_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 11._o chap._n 36._o verse_n for_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o for_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n to_o he_o be_v glory_n for_o ever_o now_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o glory_n of_o we_o he_o set_v it_o down_o in_o these_o word_n according_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o god_n and_o of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n grace_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o shine_a grace_n from_o the_o father_n grace_n from_o the_o son_n then_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o grace_n there_o shall_v be_v nothing_o but_o grace_n in_o heaven_n grace_n in_o earth_n no_o merit_n in_o this_o earth_n no_o merit_n in_o heaven_n no_o merit_n in_o this_o earth_n but_o jesus_n merit_n no_o merit_n in_o heaven_n but_o only_a grace_n grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o earth_n all_o stand_v here_o and_o in_o heaven_n be_v only_o by_o grace_n 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