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elicit_v act_n of_o true_a repentance_n so_o that_o if_o we_o will_v consider_v these_o act_n of_o repentance_n as_o they_o be_v act_n simple_o and_o be_v in_o categoric_a actionis_fw-la they_o be_v our_o act_n and_o perform_v by_o our_o will_n as_o the_o next_o formal_a cause_n produce_v they_o but_o if_o we_o consider_v they_o as_o such_o that_o be_v as_o gracious_a and_o act_n of_o save_a repentance_n in_o categoriá_fw-la qualitatis_fw-la they_o be_v not_o from_o we_o but_o do_v proceed_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n alone_o sweet_o and_o powerful_o determine_v the_o will_n in_o the_o bring_n forth_o of_o they_o 2._o we_o say_v repentance_n have_v no_o move_a efficacy_n in_o it_o so_o as_o to_o be_v a_o external_a impulsive_a cause_n or_o ratio_fw-la movens_fw-la why_o god_n shall_v forgive_v sin_n as_o repentance_n and_o resent_v of_o wrong_n commit_v have_v influence_n to_o move_v provoke_v man_n to_o forgive_v and_o pity_v those_o that_o have_v offend_v they_o this_o seem_v 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be_v a_o act_n simple_o of_o grace_n and_o order_v alone_o in_o all_o its_o manner_n of_o proceed_v by_o his_o sovereignty_n there_o can_v no_o reason_n move_v he_o thereto_o be_v imagine_v although_o he_o want_v not_o reason_n in_o his_o act_n as_o they_o say_v datur_fw-la ratio_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la divina_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la movens_fw-la this_o also_o will_v propose_v the_o most_o high_a and_o holy_a one_o as_o some_o way_n have_v passion_n to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o like_v unto_o we_o and_o will_v obscure_v exceed_o the_o freedom_n and_o sovereignty_n of_o grace_n which_o have_v always_o its_o rise_n in_o his_o own_o bosom_n therefore_o it_o be_v asser_v by_o divine_n in_o this_o case_n that_o proper_o it_o be_v not_o our_o repentance_n that_o make_v our_o sin_n either_o actual_o to_o be_v remit_v or_o yet_o to_o be_v remissible_a but_o god_n grace_n alone_o for_o if_o grace_n have_v not_o order_v the_o
etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o when_o or_o where_o the_o general_a truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v believe_v there_o be_v a_o more_o ready_a way_n to_o convince_v and_o threaten_v and_o a_o great_a facility_n to_o take_v with_o conviction_n and_o to_o tremble_v at_o threaten_n when_o the_o natural_a conscience_n can_v neither_o say_v against_o the_o truth_n itself_o or_o the_o application_n of_o it_o to_o they_o but_o again_o where_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v for_o a_o time_n man_n be_v so_o puff_v up_o with_o the_o name_n of_o christianity_n like_a laodicea_n or_o be_v satisfy_v with_o formality_n for_o remove_v of_o challenge_n for_o grosser_n evil_n or_o with_o presumption_n in_o misapply_v the_o promise_n that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a to_o alarm_n they_o with_o their_o hazard_n reason_n 3._o god_n intention_n and_o purpose_n in_o send_v of_o the_o gospel_n to_o a_o people_n or_o place_n be_v to_o conquer_v and_o his_o way_n of_o conquer_a be_v to_o catch_v as_o it_o be_v whole_a draught_n by_o his_o net_n at_o once_o as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o the_o many_o thousand_o act._n 2.3_o and_o 4._o that_o be_v gain_v by_o one_o preach_v and_o therefore_o as_o he_o never_o send_v the_o gospel_n but_o where_o he_o have_v some_o to_o gather_v so_o to_o speak_v he_o keep_v the_o tide_n and_o send_v where_o and_o at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o have_v many_o together_o have_v as_o it_o be_v fit_v and_o try_v they_o for_o that_o end_n as_o we_o may_v see_v from_o mat._n 9.37_o 38._o the_o field_n be_v first_o ripen_v than_o labourer_n be_v send_v to_o the_o harvest_n every_o time_n be_v not_o harvest-time_n and_o therefore_o not_o a_o ripen_a time_n but_o when_o he_o have_v ripen_v a_o kingdom_n town_n or_o parish_n then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o ordinary_o thrust_v he_o out_o his_o labourer_n who_o speedy_o cut_v down_o the_o ripen_a grain_n but_o as_o the_o harvest_n do_v not_o always_o continue_v so_o neither_o do_v this_o ripen_n for_o a_o minister_n success_n 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