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that_o i_o tell_v you_o be_v show_v we_o from_o these_o word_n be_v this_o the_o willingness_n of_o christ_n heart_n to_o impute_v his_o merit_n for_o life_n to_o the_o great_a if_o come_v sinner_n and_o he_o that_o come_v to_o i_o i_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v out_o the_o awake_v come_v sinner_n do_v not_o so_o easy_o question_v the_o power_n of_o christ_n as_o his_o willingness_n to_o save_v he_o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v thou_o can_v say_v one_o mar._n 1._o 40._o he_o do_v not_o put_v the_o if_o upon_o his_o power_n but_o upon_o his_o will_n he_o conclude_v he_o can_v but_o he_o be_v not_o as_o full_o of_o persuasion_n that_o he_o will_v but_o we_o have_v the_o same_o ground_n to_o believe_v he_o will_v as_o we_o have_v to_o believe_v he_o can_v and_o indeed_o ground_n for_o both_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n if_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a why_o do_v he_o promise_v why_o do_v he_o say_v he_o will_v receive_v the_o come_a sinner_n jacob_n take_v he_o there_o thou_o say_v say_v 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promise_v he_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v rom._n 4._o 20_o 21._o but_o be_v not_o his_o faith_n exercise_v or_o try_v about_o his_o willingness_n too_o no_o there_o be_v no_o show_n of_o reason_n for_o that_o because_o he_o have_v promise_v it_o indeed_o have_v he_o not_o promise_v it_o he_o may_v lawful_o have_v doubt_v it_o but_o since_o he_o have_v promise_v it_o there_o be_v leave_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o for_o doubt_v because_o his_o willingness_n to_o give_v a_o son_n be_v demonstrate_v in_o his_o promise_v he_o a_o son_n these_o word_n therefore_o be_v sufficient_a ground_n to_o encourage_v any_o come_a sinner_n
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but_o come_v to_o he_o and_o that_o in_o seven_o thing_n first_o he_o that_o be_v come_v to_o christ_n be_v near_a to_o he_o than_o he_o that_o be_v but_o come_v to_o he_o for_o he_o that_o be_v but_o come_v to_o he_o be_v yet_o in_o some_o sense_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o he_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o come_n prodigal_a and_o while_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a way_n off_o luk._n 15._o now_o he_o that_o be_v near_a to_o he_o have_v the_o best_a sight_n of_o he_o and_o so_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o best_a judgement_n of_o his_o wonderful_a grace_n &_o beauty_n as_o god_n say_v let_v they_o come_v near_o then_o let_v they_o speak_v and_o as_o the_o apostle_n john_n say_v and_o we_o have_v see_v and_o do_v testify_v that_o god_n send_v his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n isa._n 41._o 1._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 14._o he_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v though_o he_o be_v come_v be_v not_o fit_a not_o be_v indeed_o capable_a to_o make_v that_o judgement_n of_o 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