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comfort_v god_n be_v the_o beginner_n of_o all_o save_a work_n object_n answ_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n must_v not_o be_v slight_v alloquenti_fw-la christâ—_n fideles_fw-la respondent_fw-la 1_o sam._n 3._o 10._o grace_n a_o gradual_a work_n quest_n reason_n why_o god_n defer_v mercy_n james_n 1._o 4._o mat._n 15._o mark_v 7._o 27._o 28._o communion_n with_o christ_n be_v the_o christian_n life_n direction_n to_o re_fw-la enjoy_v christ_n gen._n 45_o 3._o psal_n 63._o caution_n mat._n 28._o 1._o mark_v 16._o 9_o luk._n 24._o 1._o joh._n 20._o 1._o where_o to_o find_v he_o luk._n 2._o 46._o christ_n convey_v himself_o to_o we_o by_o the_o ear_n and_o by_o the_o eye_n first_o by_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n the_o excellency_n of_o the_o sacrament_n â—_o cor_fw-la 6._o 2._o caveat_n the_o teach_n of_o christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n be_v powerful_a and_o can_v be_v resist_v general_a promise_n must_v be_v particular_o apply_v christâ—_n die_v for_o sinner_n be_v no_o comfort_n to_o the_o soul_n but_o by_o a_o particular_a application_n spiritus_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la &_o hominis_fw-la secreta_fw-la cognoscit_fw-la john_n 20._o 27._o love_n to_o christ_n can_v be_v satisfy_v without_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o christ_n sense_n much_o affect_v carnal_a man_n christ_n after_o his_o resurrection_n be_v to_o be_v touch_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o sense_n the_o regenerate_v know_v no_o man_n no_o not_o christ_n himself_o after_o the_o flesh_n joh._n 4._o 24._o extern_a dei_fw-la placere_fw-la nequtunt_fw-la hos_fw-la 10._o 11._o â—rduum_fw-la &_o difficile_fw-la est_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la vivere_fw-la christ_n not_o to_o be_v touch_v because_o not_o ascend_v non_fw-la solum_fw-la significat_fw-la tangere_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la haeâ—ere_fw-la conglutinari_fw-la esa_n 52._o 11._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 17._o a_o tabernaculo_fw-la in_o piorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la recedite_fw-la num._n 16._o 27._o mitte_fw-la fidâ—m_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la &_o tetigisti_fw-la christ_n care_n of_o mourn_a soul_n charity_n mat._n 5._o 24._o god_n use_v weak_a instrument_n to_o effect_n great_a matter_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 7._o 1_o king_n 17._o 4._o quest_n answ_n rom._n 8._o 29_o rom._n 8._o 17_o heb._n â—_o 14._o christ_n not_o ashamed_a to_o be_v near_o relate_v to_o we_o joh._n 15._o 15_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 3_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 27._o ephes_n 5._o 23._o john_n 2._o revel_v 22._o object_n answ_n relation_n to_o christ_n must_v not_o be_v deny_v because_o of_o sin_n luk._n 15._o 21_o tentatio_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la eundi_fw-la opportunitas_fw-la ut_fw-la nobis_fw-la succurrat_fw-la vanity_n of_o popery_n &_o popish_a order_n mark_v 9_o 24_o reliance_n on_o christ_n comfort_n the_o consideration_n of_o christ_n free_a gracâ—_n and_o love_n keep_v from_o desperation_n a_o christian_a be_v confessor_n mark_z 8_o 18_o desert_v of_o christ_n be_v betray_v of_o he_o