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to_o circumcise_v his_o own_o heart_n deut._n 10._o 16._o jer._n 4._o 4._o god_n promise_v to_o put_v a_o new_a spirit_n into_o man_n ezek._n 11._o 19_o and_o man_n be_v command_v to_o make_v they_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n this_o promise_n and_o this_o commandment_n be_v both_o evangelicall_n the_o promise_n suppose_v and_o impli_v our_o utter_a impotency_n of_o ourselves_o to_o do_v these_o supernatural_a act_n and_o tender_v unto_o we_o the_o power_n assistance_n and_o operation_n of_o god_n to_o comfort_n and_o encourage_v we_o the_o commandment_n suppose_v and_o impli_v a_o power_n in_o we_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o endeavour_v and_o to_o do_v something_o towards_o these_o supernatural_a act_n and_o that_o they_o be_v our_o act_n do_v appear_v for_o that_o they_o savour_v of_o our_o imperfection_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o daily_o accuse_v ourselves_o and_o complain_v of_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o faith_n the_o coldesse_n of_o our_o 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he_o shall_v not_o pronounce_v thus_o but_o what_o then_o shall_v he_o say_v go_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n for_o you_o see_v i_o a_o hungry_a and_o feed_v i_o not_o etc._n etc._n but_o these_o be_v not_o the_o common_a sin_n of_o all_o mankind_n but_o the_o particular_a fault_n of_o every_o particular_a man_n which_o therefore_o shall_v then_o be_v special_o object_v to_o every_o one_o lest_o in_o that_o sharp_a torment_n and_o grief_n of_o mind_n they_o shall_v presume_v to_o beg_v mercy_n of_o god_n who_o themselves_o have_v deny_v mercy_n to_o their_o poor_a brethren_n crave_v it_o chap._n xx._n a_o abridgement_n of_o the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o this_o book_n text_n the_o foundation_n of_o it_o act_v 15._o 18._o know_a unto_o god_n be_v all_o his_o work_n from_o everlasting_a psal_n 135._o 6._o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n please_v that_o do_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n rom._n 8._o 29._o who_o he_o do_v foreknow_v he_o do_v predestinate_a 1_o pet._n 1._o 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