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resolution_n i_o leave_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v a_o word_n or_o two_o to_o they_o that_o be_v yet_o out_o of_o christ_n and_o how_o shall_v i_o address_v my_o speech_n unto_o they_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o inflame_v they_o with_o a_o desire_n of_o life_n for_o they_o be_v whole_o possess_v with_o that_o already_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o persuade_v they_o they_o shall_v never_o die_v if_o they_o be_v in_o christ_n for_o all_o experience_n teach_v the_o contrary_a shall_v i_o exhort_v they_o not_o to_o fear_v that_o which_o they_o can_v avoid_v they_o may_v learn_v that_o in_o the_o school_n of_o reason_n what_o remain_v then_o at_o the_o least_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o advise_v you_o how_o you_o may_v make_v the_o best_a of_o that_o which_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v escape_v you_o be_v resolve_v there_o be_v no_o way_n with_o you_o but_o one_o die_v you_o must_v and_o it_o be_v uncertain_a how_o soon_o yet_o if_o you_o may_v die_v so_o that_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o live_v again_o &_o that_o for_o ever_o what_o hurt_n can_v there_o be_v in_o death_n what_o fear_n shall_v there_o be_v of_o it_o a_o crab_n stock_n that_o have_v his_o head_n bought_n &_o arm_n cut_v off_o be_v graff_v with_o a_o pippin_n or_o some_o other_o dainty_a fruit_n can_v not_o reasonable_o complain_v of_o hurt_n but_o rather_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v and_o glory_n have_v he_o any_o wrong_n do_v he_o that_o have_v his_o cottage_n of_o clay_n pull_v down_o have_v a_o goodly_a palace_n of_o stone_n build_v for_o his_o dwell_n
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be_v by_o nature_n believe_v in_o christ_n and_o thou_o have_v the_o prerogative_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god._n never_o tell_v i_o how_o mean_a and_o poor_a thy_o parent_n be_v never_o boast_v how_o rich_a and_o noble_a they_o be_v blood_n and_o flesh_n &_o man_n must_v hinder_v either_o all_o or_o none_o at_o all_o for_o in_o all_o these_o all_o be_v equal_a how_o mean_v soever_o thy_o blood_n be_v it_o be_v blood_n how_o noble_a soever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v but_o blood_n thy_o nobility_n help_v not_o thy_o baseness_n hinder_v not_o thy_o adoption_n not_o of_o blood_n not_o of_o flesh_n not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n god_n need_v no_o such_o time_n and_o mean_n for_o adoption_n as_o thy_o natural_a parent_n need_v for_o procreation_n there_o be_v no_o stay_n but_o in_o thyself_o thou_o shall_v no_o soon_o believe_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o present_o god_n will_v accept_v thou_o for_o his_o son_n be_v so_o excellent_a a_o estate_n so_o easy_o to_o be_v come_v by_o and_o do_v we_o refuse_v or_o delay_v to_o use_v the_o mean_n sure_o there_o need_v no_o other_o proof_n that_o our_o second_o birth_n of_o regeneration_n be_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n then_o that_o so_o few_o be_v so_o bear_v again_o i_o be_o come_v now_o to_o the_o last_o point_n of_o this_o text_n and_o exercise_v which_o i_o will_v run_v over_o very_o brief_o the_o prerogative_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n belong_v to_o they_o only_o that_o receive_v our_o saviour_n christ_n by_o believe_v in_o he_o who_o be_v they_o that_o do_v so_o receive_v he_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god._n what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n to_o have_v our_o understanding_n enlighten_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n our_o heart_n incline_v to_o embrace_v it_o so_o that_o we_o whole_o renounce_v ourselves_o all_o trust_n in_o our_o own_o righteousness_n all_o good_a opinion_n thereof_o and_o rest_v only_o upon_o jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o he_o this_o estate_n as_o our_o evangelist_n teach_v we_o in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o attain_v to_o by_o any_o power_n or_o desire_v of_o man_n but_o by_o the_o mighty_a work_n of_o god_n 10._o psal_n 51._o 10._o who_o create_v as_o the_o prophet_n say_v new_a heart_n in_o we_o change_v stone_n into_o flesh_n take_v our_o stony_a heart_n 26._o ezech._n 11._o 19_o cap._n 36._o 26._o out_o of_o our_o body_n and_o give_v we_o heart_n of_o flesh_n for_o the_o natural_a man_n take_v he_o at_o the_o best_a with_o all_o the_o help_n that_o nature_n learning_n and_o education_n can_v afford_v be_v notwithstanding_o all_o these_o unable_a to_o acknowledge_v or_o like_v of_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n in_o his_o own_o wisdom_n have_v appoint_v for_o our_o salvation_n the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v we_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o for_o say_v he_o by_o the_o pen_n of_o saint_n paul_n they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o 14._o 1._o cor._n 2._o 14._o he_o and_o can_v be_v discern_v but_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o no_o man_n can_v have_v but_o by_o a_o second_o birth_n from_o god._n i_o can_v stand_v to_o enlarge_v this_o point_n by_o many_o proof_n neither_o be_v it_o great_o needful_a because_o it_o have_v be_v do_v already_o in_o my_o former_a exercise_n and_o shall_v be_v do_v hereafter_o if_o it_o please_v god_n as_o occasion_n shall_v be_v offer_v yet_o i_o may_v not_o at_o any_o hand_n forget_v because_o it_o especial_o concern_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o end_n of_o all_o true_a religion_n to_o call_v to_o your_o remembrance_n what_o have_v former_o be_v deliver_v touch_v the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o bring_v man_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n the_o sum_n of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v god_n which_o make_v we_o both_o able_a and_o willing_a to_o believe_v not_o wait_v for_o the_o choice_n of_o our_o freewill_n which_o like_o a_o free_a horse_n run_v headlong_o to_o infidelity_n but_o 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