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god_n and_o my_o christ_n etc._n etc._n but_o do_v incur_v a_o actual_a guilt_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n redundant_fw-la upon_o the_o person_n at_o lest_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la so_o as_o if_o david_n shall_v have_v die_v before_o his_o actual_a repentance_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v have_v be_v damn_v it_o be_v answer_v the_o sin_n of_o believer_n be_v not_o only_o actual_o pardon_v in_o heaven_n after_o actual_a repentance_n but_o before_o any_o subsequent_a act_n of_o repentance_n even_o at_o once_o in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o believe_v and_o repent_v so_o as_o if_o david_n and_o peter_n have_v die_v one_o in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o adultery_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o denial_n of_o christ_n yet_o they_o have_v be_v save_v though_o as_o they_o say_v they_o can_v conceive_v a_o regenerate_a person_n can_v commit_v a_o know_a actual_a sin_n without_o some_o present_a act_n of_o repentance_n some_o resistance_n of_o spirit_n call_v displicentia_fw-la vel_fw-la renisus_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la cum_fw-la peccant_a ea_fw-la tantum_fw-la parte_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la regeniti_fw-la peccant_a secundum_fw-la vero_fw-la interiorem_fw-la partem_fw-la nolunt_fw-la detestantur_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la plena_fw-la voluntate_fw-la peccant_a zanch._n epist_n 91._o p._n 114._o and_o to_o this_o agree_v that_o in_o gal._n 5._o 17._o 1_o john_n 3._o 9_o rom._n 7._o 13._o 24._o but_o that_o he_o stand_v a_o condemn_a man_n till_o solemn_a act_n of_o repentance_n as_o confession_n petition_n etc._n etc._n they_o deny_v 1._o because_o in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o believe_a our_o sin_n be_v so_o pardon_v as_o there_o be_v no_o place_n or_o time_n after_o leave_v for_o condemnation_n he_o that_o believe_v have_v everlasting_a life_n john_n 3._o ult_n and_o cap._n 5._o 23._o but_o if_o at_o any_o time_n any_o one_o sin_n be_v not_o pardon_v he_o be_v for_o that_o time_n under_o the_o curse_n &_o in_o the_o state_n of_o 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because_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la credere_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la timere_fw-la that_o which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v shall_v happen_v to_o we_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o fear_v but_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v we_o shall_v be_v damn_v till_o we_o actual_o repent_v 1._o because_o than_o we_o shall_v believe_v a_o lie_n for_o here_o be_v nothing_o present_a or_o to_o come_v can_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n 36_o rom._n 8._o 36_o and_o job._n 10._o 28._o i_o give_v my_o sheep_n eternal_a life_n second_o because_o for_o a_o believer_n in_o christ_n to_o believe_v or_o think_v he_o shall_v be_v damn_v proceed_v from_o infidelity_n or_o weakness_n of_o faith_n and_o therefore_o be_v his_o sin_n object_n if_o any_o object_n adam_n in_o innocency_n have_v the_o fear_n of_o eternal_a death_n set_v before_o he_o to_o keep_v he_o from_o sin_n gen._n 2._o 17._o answ_n they_o answer_v that_o which_o adam_n may_v fear_v as_o they_o conceive_v 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