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they_o nor_o none_o of_o your_o own_o you_o be_v my_o possession_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v only_o at_o my_o disposal_n 4._o a_o watchful_a provision_n when_o a_o man_n take_v possession_n of_o house_n or_o household_n or_o land_n he_o be_v thereupon_o engage_v to_o take_v care_n and_o charge_n over_o all_o he_o must_v till_o the_o ground_n and_o manure_v it_o and_o mend_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o in_o heart_n and_o he_o must_v keep_v and_o repair_v the_o house_n if_o it_o be_v sink_v and_o he_o must_v maintain_v the_o servant_n with_o all_o necessary_n of_o food_n and_o raiment_n he_o must_v look_v to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v well_o and_o when_o they_o be_v sick_a just_o so_o do_v christ_n when_o he_o take_v possession_n of_o a_o soul_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o full_a care_n of_o that_o soul_n he_o will_v be_v a_o sufficiency_n unto_o it_o by_o preserve_v the_o grace_n give_v unto_o it_o by_o add_v suitable_a degree_n and_o help_v of_o grace_n for_o great_a and_o further_a 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possession_n of_o the_o soul_n this_o soul_n say_v christ_n be_v i_o i_o own_v it_o i_o will_v provide_v for_o it_o plead_v for_o it_o or_o against_o it_o who_o will_n or_o can_v i_o will_v answer_v he_o i_o will_v answer_v for_o it_o i_o will_v stand_v betwixt_o it_o &_o all_o plea_n betwixt_o it_o and_o all_o claim_v betwixt_o it_o and_o all_o hazard_n i_o will_v take_v all_o upon_o i_o and_o as_o long_o as_o i_o be_o christ_n and_o as_o far_o as_o my_o blood_n will_v go_v or_o my_o intercession_n will_v go_v or_o my_o merit_n can_v go_v or_o my_o spirit_n can_v go_v i_o will_v maintain_v and_o defend_v my_o own_o john_n 17._o 12._o those_o that_o thou_o give_v i_o i_o have_v keep_v and_o none_o of_o they_o be_v lose_v john_n 10._o 27._o my_o sheep_n hear_v my_o voice_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 28._o and_o i_o give_v unto_o they_o eternal_a life_n neither_o shall_v any_o man_n pluck_v they_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n rom._n 8._o 38._o neither_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n 〈◊〉_d power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v ver._n 39_o nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n rom._n 8._o 34._o who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v come_v who_o will_v and_o do_v your_o utmost_a yet_o i_o will_v be_v possessor_n and_o saviour_n still_o satan_n stand_v out_o and_o say_v this_o soul_n belong_v to_o i_o i_o have_v have_v possession_n of_o it_o a_o long_a time_n too_o