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be_v not_o break_v off_o by_o these_o sin_n this_o may_v be_v further_o clear_v when_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o perseverence_n 2._o not_o to_o insist_v on_o esai_n 59_o and_o other_o such_o scripture_n place_n which_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o generality_n and_o body_n of_o a_o church_n which_o be_v god_n people_n by_o profession_n but_o not_o by_o real_a union_n through_o faith_n and_o so_o speak_v nothing_o to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n we_o say_v that_o sin_n in_o the_o justify_v though_o it_o make_v a_o separation_n from_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o fatherly_a smile_v countenance_n &_o so_o procure_v fatherly_a displeasure_n wrath_n and_o anger_n and_o sad_a chaftning_n yet_o make_v not_o a_o separation_n from_o the_o state_n of_o favour_n nor_o put_v they_o again_o into_o that_o state_n of_o separation_n wherein_o they_o be_v before_o conversion_n 3._o we_o grant_v that_o sin_n in_o the_o regenerate_a can_v so_o far_o make_v a_o separation_n as_o that_o by_o such_o sin_n the_o regenerate_a may_v incur_v god_n displeasure_n esa._n 64_o 5_o 6_o 9_o 2_o sam._n 11_o 27._o grieve_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n ephes._n 4_o 30._o lose_v some_o measure_n of_o their_o grace_n and_o comfort_v psal._n 51_o 8_o 10_o 12._o revel_v 2.4_o cant._n 5_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 6._o have_v their_o conscience_n wound_v psal._n 37_o 3_o 4_o &_o 51_o 8._o and_o bring_v temporal_a judgement_n on_o themselves_o 1_o cor._n 11_o 32._o psal._n 89_o ver_fw-la 31_o 32._o 4._o hence_o we_o see_v a_o manifest_a difference_n betwixt_o their_o best_a work_n and_o worst_a sin_n even_o in_o god_n account_n 5._o and_o also_o we_o see_v how_o false_a it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o our_o doctrine_n open_v a_o door_n to_o licentiousness_n 6._o though_o he_o call_v antinomian_o his_o adversary_n yet_o he_o and_o they_o agree_v in_o this_o principal_a thing_n against_o the_o orthodox_n that_o both_o say_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n to_o be_v put_v betwixt_o god_n fatherly-displeasure_n and_o his_o law-wrath_n 22._o his_o three_o argument_n follow_v which_o in_o sum_n be_v this_o the_o gospel_n require_v faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o other_o like_a condition_n before_o justification_n which_o be_v in_o vain_a if_o we_o be_v justify_v before_o ans._n this_o say_v something_o against_o antinomian_o who_o plead_v for_o a_o justification_n before_o faith_n but_o the_o man_n know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o of_o that_o judgement_n for_o our_o confession_n of_o faith_n say_v chap._n 11._o §_o 4._o that_o though_o god_n do_v from_o all_o eternity_n decree_n to_o justify_v all_o the_o elect_v gal._n 3_o 8_o 1_o pet._n 1_o 2_o 19_o 20_o rom._n 8_o 30_o and_o christ_n do_v in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n die_v for_o their_o sin_n and_o rise_v again_o for_o their_o justification_n gal._n 4_o 4._o 1_o tim._n 2_o 6._o rom._n 4_o 25._o yet_o they_o be_v not_o justify_v until_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v in_o due_a time_n actual_o apply_v christ_n unto_o they_o col._n 1_o 21_o 22._o 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