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jesus_n rest_v on_o he_o alone_o for_o their_o salvation_n as_o appear_v isa._n 55._o 1._o ezek._n 33._o 11._o mark_n 16._o 16._o joh._n 3._o 14_o 15_o 16._o 36._o and_o 6._o 37._o 40._o act._n 10._o 43._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 1._o neither_o be_v there_o any_o limitation_n or_o exception_n of_o this_o or_o that_o sin_n for_o be_v they_o never_o so_o grievous_a and_o manifold_a yet_o if_o we_o perform_v the_o condition_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n they_o can_v debar_v we_o from_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o christ_n merit_n as_o appear_v isa._n 1._o 18._o titus_n 2._o 14._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 7._o 9_o and_o therefore_o unless_o thou_o conceive_v of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v unjust_a in_o his_o deal_n untrue_a in_o his_o word_n a_o covenant-breaker_n yea_o a_o perjure_a person_n which_o be_v most_o horrible_a blasphemy_n once_o to_o imagine_v thou_o must_v undoubted_o assure_v thyself_o that_o he_o will_v pardon_v and_o forgive_v thou_o all_o thy_o sin_n be_v they_o 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right_o consider_v it_o be_v hard_a for_o joseph_n brâ—…hren_n to_o hear_v he_o speak_v rough_o unto_o they_o take_v they_o for_o spy_n accuse_v they_o of_o theft_n and_o commit_v they_o to_o prison_n gen._n 42._o 30._o and_o think_v it_o be_v all_o out_o of_o love_n much_o more_o hard_a for_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v cull_v d_o cut_v from_o the_o rest_n and_o commit_v to_o ward_n while_o his_o brethren_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n vers._n 24._o and_o yet_o it_o be_v so_o yea_o he_o love_v he_o best_o who_o he_o seem_v to_o favour_v least_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o nature_n that_o as_o weak_a eye_n be_v dazzle_v with_o the_o â—…ght_n which_o shall_v comfort_v they_o so_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o common_a with_o god_n child_n than_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cause_v of_o 〈◊〉_d joy_n and_o 〈◊〉_d with_o that_o which_o be_v intend_v for_o their_o confirmation_n even_o manoah_n conceiu_v death_n in_o that_o vision_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d do_v consist_v judg._n 13._o 22._o and_o the_o shepherd_n luk._n 2._o who_o be_v sore_o afraid_a when_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o bring_v they_o good_a tiding_n of_o great_a joy_n to_o all_o people_n viz._n their_o saviour_n birth_n which_o â—…as_v christ_n the_o lord_n vers._n 9_o 10._o but_o what_o have_v be_v the_o answer_n of_o god_n always_o to_o his_o child_n in_o such_o their_o ecstasy_n but_o this_o fear_v not_o gideon_n judg._n 6._o 23._o fear_v not_o joseph_n mat._n 1._o 20._o fear_v not_o zachary_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o fear_v not_o abraham_n for_o i_o be_o thy_o shield_n and_o thy_o exceed_a great_a reward_n gen._n 15._o 1._o fear_v not_o paul_n for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o and_o no_o man_n shall_v lay_v hand_n on_o thou_o to_o do_v thou_o hurt_v etc._n etc._n acts._n 18._o 9_o 10._o the_o word_n be_v often_o repeat_v as_o pharaoh_n dream_n be_v double_v for_o the_o sureness_n yea_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v fearless_a in_o all_o our_o suffering_n so_o long_o as_o 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