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but_o a_o mere_a transient_a act_n and_o not_o a_o habitual_a grace_n or_o at_o least_o it_o will_v make_v habitual_a repentance_n to_o be_v of_o no_o esteem_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n neither_o of_o which_o can_v be_v admit_v for_o if_o a_o new_a and_o fresh_a repentance_n be_v necessary_o require_v after_o every_o particular_a know_a sin_n as_o your_o argument_n surmise_v then_o either_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v commit_v must_v destroy_v that_o habitual_a repentance_n which_o be_v in_o man_n or_o else_o the_o act_n of_o repentance_n after_o those_o know_a sin_n commit_v must_v be_v a_o fruit_n of_o that_o habitual_a repentance_n which_o be_v in_o they_o before_o or_o else_o it_o must_v be_v but_o a_o mere_a transient_a act_n or_o else_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o such_o as_o have_v the_o habitual_a grace_n of_o true_a repentance_n in_o they_o may_v be_v damn_v or_o put_v into_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n for_o want_n of_o a_o outward_a act_n of_o this_o their_o habitual_a 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only_o the_o inward_a and_o habitual_a disposition_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o soul_n that_o god_n require_v and_o regard_v as_o a_o acceptable_a and_o please_a sacrifice_n unto_o he_o never_o respect_v the_o outward_a act_n of_o repentance_n unless_o it_o proceed_v from_o that_o babit_n of_o repentance_n which_o be_v within_o we_o as_o you_o may_v see_v at_o large_a 2â—…_n chro._n 34._o 27_o 28._o ps._n 51._o 17._o isa._n 57_o 15._o c._n 61_o 1_o 2_o 3._o eze._n 36._o 26._o &_o mal._n 3._o 14._o wherefore_o see_v that_o this_o argument_n will_v make_v repentance_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a transient_a act_n &_o not_o a_o habitual_a grace_n and_o see_v it_o will_v make_v the_o habitual_a grace_n of_o true_a repentance_n to_o be_v of_o no_o effect_n and_o not_o sufficient_a to_o free_a man_n from_o damnation_n it_o follow_v not_o five_o this_o argument_n follow_v not_o because_o it_o will_v breed_v a_o great_a fraction_n and_o interruption_n in_o a_o christian_a man_n estate_n a_o regenerate_a man_n may_v then_o be_v one_o day_n in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n another_o day_n in_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n a_o three_o day_n save_v a_o four_o day_n damn_v a_o five_o day_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n a_o six_o day_n raze_v out_o of_o it_o again_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n shall_v then_o beefull_a of_o fraction_n and_o interruption_n full_a of_o inconstancy_n and_o fickleness_n whereas_o the_o scripture_n do_v inform_v we_o that_o a_o regenerate_a man_n estate_n be_v a_o constant_a stable_n settle_a permanent_a and_o immutable_a estate_n and_o so_o well_o ground_v fix_a root_v and_o establish_v that_o it_o can_v be_v shake_v move_v or_o total_o interrupt_v as_o you_o may_v read_v at_o large_a psal._n 125._o 1._o psal._n 37._o 24._o psal._n 89._o 36_o 37._o jer._n 31._o 36_o 37._o math._n 7._o 24_o 25._o luke_n 6._o 48._o job._n 36._o 7._o heb._n 12_o 28._o ephes._n 3._o 17._o col._n 1._o 23._o cap._n 2._o 5_o 7._o 2_o cor._n 1_o 21._o rom._n 5._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 16._o 23._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 8._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o and_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 10._o wherefore_o your_o argument_n follow_v not_o six_o the_o argument_n follow_v not_o because_o it_o will_v severe_a the_o mean_n from_o the_o end_n or_o the_o end_n from_o the_o mean_n it_o will_v severe_a god_n absolute_a positive_a and_o immutable_a decree_n and_o election_n from_o the_o mean_n that_o shall_v execute_v it_o and_o so_o it_o will_v make_v it_o to_o be_v of_o no_o effect_n for_o if_o repentance_n be_v the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v his_o child_n to_o obtain_v salvation_n by_o as_o we_o all_o know_v it_o be_v then_o that_o god_n who_o have_v decree_v that_o his_o elect_a choose_a and_o true_a regenerate_v saint_n shall_v be_v save_v have_v likewise_o decree_v that_o they_o shall_v still_o repent_v because_o else_o this_o decree_n of_o he_o can_v not_o be_v execute_v as_o god_n have_v give_v christ_n unto_o his_o saint_n and_o child_n so_o he_o do_v 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