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for_o a_o man_n may_v have_v a_o right_n and_o not_o have_v possession_n but_o be_v put_v to_o sue_v it_o but_o by_o faith_n we_o receive_v the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n and_o receive_v christ_n himself_o john_n 1.32_o 33._o 1_o john_n 12.4_o that_o which_o be_v promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n can_v proper_o be_v a_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o those_o word_n they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o faith_n seem_v to_o be_v promise_v jer._n 31.34_o faith_n be_v a_o manner_n of_o know_v of_o thing_n upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o another_o and_o faith_n seem_v to_o be_v call_v knowledge_n isa_n 53.11_o beside_o it_o seem_v too_o high_a a_o thing_n for_o we_o thus_o to_o plead_v with_o god_n lord_n we_o have_v perform_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o therefore_o just_o claim_v the_o benefit_n as_o due_a to_o we_o sure_o it_o seem_v most_o humble_a for_o we_o and_o most_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o of_o christ_n 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on_o the_o food_n of_o christ_n his_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n for_o our_o justification_n if_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o set_v close_o to_o and_o press_v hard_a on_o our_o conscience_n the_o hand_n of_o faith_n will_v not_o press_v and_o lean_a hard_a on_o the_o head_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o atone_a sacrifice_n 8._o we_o must_v be_v humble_a and_o repent_v 1._o we_o must_v be_v humble_v we_o think_v ourselves_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o to_o want_v nothing_o rev._n 3.17_o till_o the_o spirit_n do_v as_o it_o be_v sue_v out_o the_o statute_n of_o bankrupt_a against_o we_o and_o show_v we_o our_o poverty_n that_o we_o be_v nothing_o have_v nothing_o can_v do_v nothing_o that_o be_v spiritual_o good_a till_o christ_n do_v quicken_v we_o and_o live_v in_o we_o we_o have_v a_o mountain_n of_o pride_n and_o carnal_a confidence_n that_o must_v be_v level_v isa_n 40.4_o man_n be_v natural_o so_o high_a and_o stout_a that_o they_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o stoop_v 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