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a_o believer_n person_n with_o his_o work_n be_v accept_v with_o god_n though_o his_o work_n be_v not_o perfect_a g._n w._n answer_v thus_o viz._n here_o he_o will_v have_v believer_n like_o the_o priest_n who_o sin_n in_o the_o best_a of_o their_o performance_n as_o they_o confess_v but_o i_o say_v the_o believer_n work_n be_v wrought_v in_o god_n and_o these_o work_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a as_o for_o our_o confession_n quoth_v t._n d._n it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o scripture_n there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n on_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o eccles._n 7.20_o i.e._n that_o sin_v not_o in_o do_v good_a inquity_n of_o holy_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o exod._n 28.38_o duty_n which_o be_v holy_a for_o the_o matter_n be_v iniquity_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o performance_n rep._n by_o which_o it_o seem_v t.d._n judge_n there_o be_v such_o a_o continual_a course_n of_o sin_v in_o the_o saint_n as_o that_o they_o can_v cease_v from_o it_o at_o all_o for_o if_o while_o they_o be_v 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the_o deed_n of_o darkness_n which_o be_v sin_n for_o the_o light_n and_o spirit_n lead_v none_o into_o sin_n but_o there_o be_v such_o as_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n in_o the_o day_n in_o which_o if_o a_o man_n walk_v sai_z john_n he_o stumble_v not_o 1_o joh._n much_o less_o falle_v there_o be_v some_o that_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o those_o that_o be_v lead_v by_o it_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n the_o lash_n of_o which_o they_o will_v be_v under_o as_o all_o sinner_n be_v if_o they_o transgress_v it_o but_o under_o grace_n and_o these_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n those_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n who_o the_o world_n know_v not_o 1_o joh._n 1_o 2_o 3._o for_o they_o be_v his_o hidden_a one_o psal._n 83._o against_o who_o they_o take_v crafty_a council_n as_o against_o a_o impure_a generation_n though_o they_o purify_v themselves_o even_o as_o christ_n himself_o be_v pure_a whilst_o such_o as_o 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heart_n in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v fear_v i_o etc._n etc._n that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o they_o deut_n 5_o 29_o with_o a_o number_n more_o of_o the_o like_a wish_n matth_n 23_o 37_o luke_n 13_o 44._o luke_n 19_o 41_o 42._o and_o whatever_o god_n say_v or_o wish_n he_o do_v it_o true_o and_o honest_o mean_v as_o he_o say_v and_o be_v not_o such_o a_o hypocrite_n liar_n and_o dissembler_n as_o t_o ds_o doctrine_n of_o his_o tender_v what_o he_o never_o intend_v do_v make_v he_o therefore_o he_o vouchsafe_v to_o all_o and_o every_o man_n even_o those_o that_o come_v to_o perish_v but_o that_o they_o neglect_v it_o at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o same_o measure_n of_o save_a grace_n and_o a_o light_n sufficient_a to_o lead_v they_o to_o salvation_n arg._n 2_o if_o god_n do_v not_o give_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o to_o all_o man_n such_o grace_n liberty_n light_n and_o power_n as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o bring_v they_o to_o life_n if_o they_o will_v choose_v the_o life_n 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gratiam_fw-la millies_fw-la mille_fw-la miseros_fw-la homunciones_fw-la ludos_fw-la facere_fw-la absit_fw-la blasphemia_fw-la â—stimandus_fw-la est_fw-la nay_o nor_o yet_o without_o horrible_a cruelty_n absurdity_n and_o nonsense_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o non-sensicalnesse_a absurdity_n mere_a mockage_n and_o cruelty_n for_o a_o prince_n to_o say_v to_o a_o condemn_a helpless_a malefactor_n that_o be_v lock_v up_o in_o chain_n ready_a to_o be_v lead_v away_o to_o execution_n without_o afford_v he_o sufficient_a help_n so_o to_o do_v and_o with_o much_o threaten_n of_o so_o much_o the_o worse_a torture_n and_o pain_n in_o his_o death_n if_o he_o do_v it_o not_o â—_o will_v not_o at_o all_o that_o thou_o shall_v die_v choose_v rather_o to_o live_v shake_v off_o thy_o chain_n run_v from_o thy_o guard_n that_o lead_v thou_o save_v thyself_o and_o here_o be_v a_o pardon_n for_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o take_v this_o my_o counsel_n thou_o shall_v be_v 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