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why_o whette_v thou_o noâ—_n thy_o fury_n against_o those_o that_o slay_v thâ—_n lord_n why_o be_v not_o thy_o love_n increase_v towards_o he_o when_o as_o thou_o see_v thy_o lord_n slay_v before_o thâ—ne_v own_o eye_n nay_o more_o for_o thy_o sake_n why_o be_v thou_o not_o angry_a with_o thy_o sin_n which_o put_v he_o to_o death_n especial_o because_o thou_o know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o enâ—â—_n of_o all_o his_o save_n deed_n and_o â—oâ—m_a nt_n then_o that_o he_o may_v kindle_v in_o our_o heart_n a_o wrath_n and_o hatred_n against_o sin_n he_o suffer_v because_o he_o may_v slay_v 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o he_o may_v restrain_v â—he_n power_n both_o of_o our_o hand_n and_o foot_n haste_v after_o iniquity_n he_o will_v that_o his_o hand_n shall_v be_v fasten_v to_o the_o crosse._n with_o what_o â—ace_n therefore_o dare_v thou_o live_v so_o that_o all_o christ_n labour_n and_o sweat_n shall_v be_v spend_v in_o vain_a for_o thou_o whilst_o thou_o will_v remain_v in_o that_o 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that_o he_o be_v justify_v chap._n 11._o nothing_o at_o all_o have_v the_o hitherto_o rehearse_v benefit_n profit_v we_o if_o the_o blessing_n of_o vocation_n and_o justification_n and_o sanctification_n have_v not_o follow_v for_o that_o i_o may_v overpasse_v the_o other_o with_o silence_n whiâ—h_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a and_o to_o our_o great_a mischief_n what_o use_n have_v there_o be_v of_o that_o only_a and_o noble_a benefit_n of_o our_o redemption_n if_o justification_n have_v not_o be_v annex_v for_o even_o as_o the_o plaster_n be_v of_o no_o use_n if_o it_o be_v not_o apply_v to_o the_o wound_n or_o place_n affect_v â—o_o have_v there_o be_v no_o profit_n of_o this_o celestial_a medicine_n except_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o benefitte_n it_o have_v beâ—ne_v apply_v this_o office_n principal_o pertain_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o who_o man_n sanctification_n also_o â—s_v attribute_v now_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v when_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o divine_a spirit_n the_o chain_n and_o sâ—ares_n of_o sin_n be_v break_v and_o rend_v a_o sunder_o he_o escape_v the_o dominion_n and_o tyranny_n of_o the_o devil_n he_o be_v raise_v again_o from_o death_n to_o life_n of_o a_o sinner_n he_o be_v make_v just_a and_o of_o the_o son_n of_o malediction_n he_o be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o can_v no_o way_n be_v do_v without_o the_o peculiar_a help_n and_o succour_v of_o god_n the_o which_o our_o lord_n testify_v in_o express_a word_n no_o man_n can_v come_v unto_o i_o 6._o except_o my_o father_n draw_v he_o signify_v hereby_o that_o neither_o free_a will_n nor_o the_o force_n of_o human_a nature_n can_v of_o themselves_o deliver_v a_o man_n from_o sin_n and_o bring_v he_o unto_o grace_n except_o the_o aâ—me_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n be_v assistant_n even_o as_o a_o stone_n of_o he_o ow_v nature_n fall_v always_o downwards_o neither_o can_v tend_v upwardes_o without_o external_a aid_n so_o also_o a_o man_n through_o the_o corruption_n of_o 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hate_v and_o detest_v sin_n therefore_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n 5._o thou_o hate_v all_o those_o that_o work_n iniquity_n thou_o shall_v destroy_v they_o that_o speak_v lie_n this_o be_v the_o fountain_n â—oote_n &_o original_a of_o all_o evil_n fron_n this_o so_o perilous_a evil_n we_o be_v deliver_v by_o yâ—_z mean_n of_o justification_n by_o which_o we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o of_o his_o enemy_n make_v his_o friend_n and_o that_o not_o in_o the_o common_a degree_n of_o friendship_n but_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n that_o may_v be_v find_v which_o be_v of_o the_o father_n towards_o his_o son_n this_o friendship_n saint_n john_n evangelist_n deserve_o commend_v when_o he_o say_v behold_v what_o charity_n god_n have_v show_v you_o 3._o that_o you_o be_v both_o benamed_a and_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o content_a to_o have_v say_v that_o we_o be_v name_v he_o add_v also_o that_o we_o be_v that_o the_o pufilanimity_n and_o little_a trust_n of_o man_n may_v 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number_n of_o his_o elect_a be_v bear_v among_o his_o choose_v flock_n be_v nourish_v with_o the_o milk_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o be_v make_v drink_v with_o christ_n blood_n but_o if_o after_o the_o grace_n of_o this_o vocation_n thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o innocence_n of_o baptism_n by_o thy_o recumbencie_n in_o sin_n behold_v it_o please_v our_o lord_n god_n to_o call_v thou_o again_o the_o second_o three_o or_o more_o often_o time_n what_o therefore_o shall_v thou_o noâ—_n owe_v unto_o he_o how_o many_o benefit_n do_v this_o one_o comprehend_v it_o be_v a_o benefit_n that_o he_o expect_v thou_o so_o long_o a_o time_n that_o â—ee_n give_v then_o so_o long_o a_o time_n of_o repentance_n that_o he_o suffer_v thou_o lie_v so_o long_o swelter_a in_o thy_o sin_n merciful_a bountiful_a not_o cut_v down_o the_o fruitless_a tree_n which_o possess_v the_o earth_n and_o receive_v the_o dew_n of_o divine_a influence_n in_o vain_a it_o be_v another_o benefit_n that_o suffer_v thou_o in_o 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