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to_o fear_v he_o for_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v all_o religion_n and_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n david_n say_v it_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n peter_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o continuance_n of_o our_o adoption_n and_o paul_n say_v it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o profession_n when_o he_o bid_v we_o to_o finish_v up_o our_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a then_o my_o belove_a let_v we_o fear_v god_n for_o so_o the_o word_n of_o god_n exhort_v and_o the_o lord_n command_v and_o the_o world_n and_o course_n of_o nature_n teach_v fear_v he_o not_o as_o a_o judge_n for_o than_o thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v fear_v he_o not_o as_o a_o servant_n for_o than_o thou_o shall_v be_v punish_v but_o fear_v he_o as_o a_o father_n and_o then_o thou_o shall_v be_v deliver_v but_o some_o wax_n desperate_a through_o feel_v of_o the_o lord_n judgement_n and_o other_o be_v harden_v because_o they_o have_v see_v other_o take_v and_o themselves_o escape_v and_o in_o our_o 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2._o 8._o therefore_o as_o the_o old_a father_n search_v for_o salvation_n 1._o pet._n 1._o 19_o so_o do_v thou_o and_o as_o the_o woman_n do_v for_o her_o money_n which_o never_o give_v over_o sweep_v and_o seek_v till_o she_o have_v find_v it_o in_o like_a manner_n do_v thou_o but_o follow_v salvation_n as_o isaac_n follow_v abraham_n unto_o the_o place_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v sacrifice_v second_o when_o he_o say_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v deliverance_n in_o mount_n 2_o zion_n we_o may_v note_v that_o god_n will_v evermore_o have_v some_o save_v among_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o shall_v be_v save_v rom._n 11._o 15_o 16_o 26._o so_o that_o notwithstanding_o their_o intolerable_a hardness_n of_o hart_n and_o great_a obstinacy_n against_o the_o gospel_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o believer_n among_o they_o and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o day_n when_o they_o shall_v all_o believe_v in_o the_o messiah_n and_o i_o think_v very_o that_o this_o be_v 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