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Father giveth me shall come to me ; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out- Ver. 39. And this is the Tather's will which hath unt me, tU-.>t cf all which he hath given
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for them '' ; and revealing unto them, in and by the word, the mysteries of salvation ■" ; effectually persuading them b) his Spirit to believe and obey ; and governing their hearts by his word and Spirit ' ; overcoming all their enemies b^ his almighty power and wisdom, in such manner and wayj
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given me, I should lose nothing, hut should raise it up again at the last day. John x. 15. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father ; and I lay down my life for the sheep. Ver. 16. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold ; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice : and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd,
^ I John ii. 1. My little children, these things write 1 unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Fa- ther, Jesus Christ the righteous : Ver. 2. And he is the propitiation for our sins ; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Rom. viii. 34. Who is he that condemneth ? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
'' John XV. 1 3. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ver. 15. Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Eph. i. 7. In wliom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace : Ver, 8. Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence. Ver. 9. Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure, which he hath purposed ir himself. John xvii. G. I have mani- fested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world thine they were, and thou gavest then: me ; and they have kept thy word. ^ John xiv. 16. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you ano- ther Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever. Heb. xii. 2 Looking unto Jesus, the authoi and finisher of our faith ; who for the joy that was set before him, endured tlie cross, despising the shame, aiid is set down at the right hand of the throne of God 2 Cor. iv. 13. W^e having the same spirit of faith, according as it i written, I believed, and therefori have I spoken ; we also believe and therefore speak. Rom. viii. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, bu in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any nian have not the Spirit o Christ, he is none of his. Ver. 1 4 For as many as are led by the .Spi rit of God, they are the sons o God. Rom. XV. 18. For I will no dare to speak of any of those thing which Christ hath not vvrough by me, to make the Gentiles obe dient, by word and deed, Ver. 1 ? Through mighty signs and won ders, by the power of the Spiri of God : so that from Jerusalem and round about unto Ulyricum I have fully preached the gospe of Christ. John xvii. 17. Sancti fy them through thy truth ; th; \yord is truth.
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CHAP. IX. Of Free Will.
GOD hath endued the will of nipn with that natural liberty, that it is neith(M' forced, nor bv any absolute necessity of nature dctennined,. to good or evil \