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the_o general_a nature_n of_o it_o 2._o for_o its_o particular_a property_n or_o nature_n i_o call_v it_o a_o gospel-grace_n in_o its_o specifial_a quality_n 3._o as_o to_o its_o subject_n it_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o sinner_n 4._o the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 5._o the_o efficient_a cause_n be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n 6._o the_o proper_a immediate_a effect_n be_v a_o great_a change_n 7._o the_o compleatness_n of_o this_o change_n in_o point_n of_o state_n constitution_n relation_n 8._o the_o pattern_n be_v the_o divine_a image_n or_o likeness_n 9_o the_o rule_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 10._o the_o end_n it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n happinness_n in_o its_o communion_n with_o god_n you_o see_v then_o this_o new_a creature_n be_v a_o very_a extensive_a and_o comprehensive_a thing_n it_o contain_v the_o whole_a encuclopaedia_fw-la as_o i_o may_v say_v or_o compass_v of_o experimental_a and_o practical_a religion_n it_o be_v a_o relation_n not_o one_o quality_n nor_o yet_o one_o single_a habit_n neither_o one_o star_n nor_o yet_o a_o constellation_n of_o grace_n but_o a_o relation_n or_o rectitude_n and_o orderly_a correspondence_n of_o the_o faculty_n strain_v forth_o from_o the_o infusion_n of_o all_o those_o habit_n and_o quality_n into_o man_n 138._o dr._n arrow_n tract_n sacr._n pag._n 138._o as_o a_o learned_a man_n observe_v wherein_o the_o appetite_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n the_o will_n to_o reason_n the_o rectified_a reason_n to_o god_n and_o the_o conversation_n correspond_v to_o this_o inward_a principle_n not_o complete_o or_o perfect_o in_o point_n of_o degree_n as_o it_o be_v in_o adam_n soul_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n but_o by_o integrity_n of_o the_o part_n so_o