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this_o light_n be_v from_o the_o fountain_n of_o light_n it_o be_v the_o light_n of_o life_n joh._n 16.25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o john_n 12.35_o 36._o *_o *_o richard_n farnham_n ranter_n discover_v page_n 12._o reply_v this_o be_v much_o what_o the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a passage_n of_o francis_n howgills_n that_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v in_o answer_n thereunto_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o this_o also_o and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n in_o their_o expression_n it_o shall_v be_v consider_v a_o part_n and_o examine_v beside_o and_o among_o other_o thing_n this_o last_o writer_n say_v that_o this_o pure_a light_n which_o he_o also_o call_v the_o pure_a law_n page_n 2._o do_v convince_v of_o all_o the_o deceit_n of_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n among_o which_o he_o reckon_v up_o infidelity_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_n whatsoever_o to_o which_o it_o may_v be_v reply_v that_o if_o by_o infidelity_n be_v intend_v a_o not_o believe_v in_o christ_n then_o i_o do_v affirm_v that_o the_o light_n or_o law_n in_o every_o man_n do_v not_o convince_v thereof_o for_o though_o person_n be_v reprove_v of_o many_o sin_n by_o the_o light_n and_o law_n within_o they_o so_o as_o to_o leave_v they_o inexcusable_a before_o god_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o convince_v or_o reprove_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o not_o believe_v in_o christ_n but_o by_o the_o comforter_n the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n joh._n 16.7_o 8_o 9_o if_o i_o go_v not_o away_o the_o comforter_n will_v not_o come_v unto_o you_o but_o if_o i_o depart_v i_o will_v send_v he_o unto_o you_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o shall_v reproove_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o on_o i_o by_o which_o place_n it_o be_v very_o plain_o prove_v that_o to_o convince_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o not_o believe_v on_o christ_n be_v not_o ascribe_v to_o the_o light_n or_o law_n in_o every_o man_n but_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o christ_n will_v send_v to_o his_o disciple_n upon_o his_o departure_n joh._n 16.7_o object_n the_o light_n which_o be_v in_o man_n but_o not_o of_o man_n reprove_v the_o the_o world_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v mention_v john_n 16.7_o 8_o 9_o and_o convince_v of_o infidelity_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_n whatsoever_o answ_n 1._o that_o the_o light_n in_o man_n discover_v and_o the_o law_n in_o man_n convince_v and_o reprove_v of_o sin_n even_o to_o the_o stop_n of_o all_o mouth_n and_o make_v they_o to_o become_v silent_a and_o guilty_a before_o god_n be_v acknowledge_v and_o witness_v unto_o both_o by_o the_o excercise_n of_o the_o accuse_v conscience_n in_o man_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n rom._n 2.14_o 15._o and_o have_v be_v assent_v unto_o before_o except_o in_o the_o case_n of_o not_o believe_v on_o christ_n 2._o but_o that_o this_o light_n or_o law_n in_o every_o man_n be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v mention_v john_n 16.7_o 8._o i._n e._n the_o comforter_n the_o 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title_n what_o on_o his_o part_n be_v promise_v therein_o the_o weakness_n therefore_o impute_v to_o the_o law_n be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o law_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o subject_n thereof_o who_o through_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o flesh_n can_v fulfil_v it_o according_a to_o rom._n 8.3_o for_o what_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v in_o that_o it_o be_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n the_o law_n be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a but_o it_o can_v do_v no_o more_o than_o point_v out_o the_o duty_n and_o discover_v the_o transgression_n and_o pronounce_v sentence_n against_o the_o transgressor_n and_o this_o it_o do_v not_o in_o weakness_n
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submit_v to_o he_o for_o life_n and_o salvation_n by_o which_o they_o receive_v the_o witness_n in_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v adopt_v son_n 1._o joh._n 5.10_o the_o spirit_n itself_o bear_v they_o witness_v that_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n rom._n 8.16_o and_o be_v the_o seed_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v esay_n 61.9_o so_o that_o christ_n be_v not_o at_o a_o distance_n not_o a_o far_o off_o from_o such_o as_o true_o believe_v but_o be_v nigh_o they_o dwell_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o faith_n eph._n 3.17_o and_o by_o his_o spirit_n rom._n 8.11_o and_o be_v in_o they_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n col._n 1.27_o whereby_o they_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o their_o mind_n ephes_n 4.23_o and_o be_v marry_v to_o this_o their_o other_o husband_n henceforth_o they_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n to_o god_n not_o according_a to_o oldness_n of_o letlet_n but_o according_a to_o newness_n of_o spirit_n rom._n 7.4_o 6._o not_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o 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