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that_o he_o will_v never_o serve_v such_o a_o god_n that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o defend_v his_o own_o cause_n without_o the_o magistrate_n sword_n the_o wretch_n may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v we_o will_v have_v no_o such_o god_n as_o can_v govern_v we_o himself_o without_o a_o magistrate_n or_o can_v defend_v we_o against_o enemy_n without_o war_n or_o can_v preserve_v our_o estate_n without_o the_o charge_n and_o trouble_v of_o lawsuit_n or_o save_v our_o good_n or_o life_n without_o punish_v thief_n or_o murderer_n or_o that_o can_v teach_v the_o world_n without_o minister_n or_o give_v we_o corn_n without_o plough_v and_o sow_v we_o will_v never_o serve_v such_o a_o god_n as_o can_v preserve_v our_o life_n without_o meat_n and_o drink_v and_o clothes_n and_o lighten_v the_o world_n himself_o without_o a_o sun_n god_n can_v do_v all_o this_o but_o must_v these_o dunghill_n worm_n impose_v it_o on_o he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o law_n and_o take_v down_o his_o creature_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o mean_n and_o bid_v he_o do_v all_o without_o they_o himself_o or_o else_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d god_n o_o wretched_a blasphemer_n why_o how_o much_o of_o this_o blasphemâ—_n be_v the_o ungodly_a guilty_a of_o that_o haâ—â—_n the_o magistrate_n or_o any_o other_o that_o execute_v god_n law_n and_o woulâ—_n hinder_v they_o from_o sin_n and_o drive_v they_o to_o the_o mean_v that_o shouâ—â—_n make_v they_o better_a the_o antinomian_o corrupt_v tâ—â—_n doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o take_v it_o to_o bâ—_n a_o believe_a that_o their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v that_o christ_n have_v even_o repent_v and_o believe_v in_o their_o steaâ—_n and_o he_o that_o have_v this_o belief_n they_o think_v be_v safe_a and_o that_o a_o man_n can_v thus_o believe_v too_o much_o or_o too_o soon_o and_o this_o be_v just_a the_o common_a faith_n of_o the_o ungodly_a they_o trust_v in_o christ_n to_o save_v and_o pardon_v they_o even_o without_o sanctification_n or_o conversion_n and_o trust_v they_o will_v let_v minister_n say_v what_o they_o can_v presumption_n be_v take_v to_o be_v true_a believe_v and_o by_o it_o they_o think_v to_o be_v save_v they_o believe_v that_o god_n will_v save_v they_o and_o therefore_o they_o think_v they_o be_v true_a believer_n the_o antinomian_o say_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v discourage_v from_o such_o a_o belief_n by_o any_o sin_n whatsoever_o and_o this_o the_o ungodly_a hold_n and_o practice_n the_o antinomian_o hold_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v stay_v for_o any_o evidence_n of_o grace_n in_o himself_o before_o he_o thus_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n and_o justify_v and_o this_o the_o ungodly_a hold_n and_o practice_n they_o believe_v and_o hope_v they_o be_v justify_v and_o shall_v be_v save_v when_o they_o have_v not_o a_o word_n of_o proof_n for_o their_o hope_n nor_o any_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v more_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n that_o will_v be_v condemn_v only_o they_o believe_v it_o and_o hope_v it_o and_o that_o they_o think_v shall_v serve_v the_o turn_n the_o antinomian_o be_v against_o repent_v and_o grieve_v for_o sin_n and_o confess_v it_o as_o a_o mean_n of_o pardon_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o ungodly_a be_v practical_o against_o it_o repent_v and_o mourn_v and_o turn_v from_o sin_n they_o will_v not_o nor_o confess_v any_o more_o but_o what_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o deny_v but_o as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v they_o will_v hide_v it_o excuse_v it_o and_o defend_v it_o the_o antinomian_o will_v not_o have_v one_o of_o their_o believer_n if_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o gross_a sin_n to_o make_v the_o least_o question_n of_o his_o pardon_n and_o justify_v state_n for_o that_o and_o so_o be_v it_o wiâ—h_v the_o ungodly_a they_o will_v confess_v when_o they_o swear_v or_o be_v drink_v that_o they_o sin_n because_o they_o can_v deny_v it_o but_o they_o wâ—ll_n not_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v graceless_a and_o unpardoned_a but_o all_o be_v sinner_n and_o the_o best_a have_v their_o fault_n and_o so_o have_v they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o worst_a they_o make_v of_o their_o sin_n the_o pelagian_n say_v that_o the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v so_o free_a that_o he_o can_v turn_v and_o become_v a_o new_a creature_n at_o any_o time_n and_o if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ungodly_a how_o can_v they_o put_v off_o conversion_n and_o say_v its_o time_n enough_o hereafter_o but_o that_o it_o seem_v they_o think_v they_o can_v turn_v at_o any_o time_n as_o if_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n at_o their_o command_n and_o yet_o they_o hold_v the_o contrary_a to_o this_o and_o this_o be_v no_o wonder_n for_o there_o be_v a_o very_a babel_n of_o confusion_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o unsanctified_a the_o antinomian_o say_v that_o man_n can_v do_v nothing_o to_o his_o own_o conversion_n but_o be_v mere_o passive_a if_o god_n have_v justify_v he_o before_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o shall_v be_v a_o justify_v person_n and_o if_o god_n will_v give_v he_o grace_n well_o and_o good_a if_o not_o he_o can_v help_v it_o just_o so_o say_v many_o of_o the_o ungodly_a if_o we_o be_v elect_v we_o shall_v be_v save_v if_o not_o let_v we_o do_v what_o we_o can_v we_o can_v be_v save_v if_o god_n will_v not_o give_v we_o grace_n we_o can_v have_v it_o and_o if_o we_o perish_v what_o remedy_n as_o if_o god_n do_v deny_v his_o grace_n to_o any_o of_o you_o but_o those_o that_o forfeit_v it_o by_o wilful_a sin_n or_o as_o if_o your_o wilful_a resist_n of_o it_o be_v no_o fault_n or_o forfeiture_n or_o as_o if_o god_n do_v predestine_v any_o beside_o the_o sanctify_a to_o salvation_n abundance_n more_o such_o heresy_n i_o may_v reckon_v up_o that_o be_v all_o comprise_v in_o ungodliness_n some_o infidel_n question_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o do_v many_o of_o the_o ungodly_a i_o have_v hear_v some_o of_o they_o flat_o deny_v it_o and_o other_o of_o they_o do_v not_o well_o believe_v it_o some_o 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