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the_o three_o place_n to_o show_v you_o the_o efficacy_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n how_o and_o wherein_o the_o sufficiency_n thereof_o do_v consist_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o say_v the_o text_n my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a the_o principal_a thing_n whereunto_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o beside_o god_n grace_n nothing_o else_o under_o heaven_n be_v available_a or_o sufficient_a be_v these_o that_o follow_v 1._o ad_fw-la condâ—nandum_fw-la to_o pardon_v and_o forgive_v we_o all_o our_o sin_n which_o will_v be_v the_o bane_n and_o destruction_n of_o all_o our_o soul_n grande_fw-fr est_fw-la barathrum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la say_v a_o father_n sed_fw-la major_fw-la est_fw-la abyssus_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la dei_fw-la great_a be_v the_o gulf_n and_o whirlpool_n of_o my_o sin_n but_o great_a and_o deep_a be_v the_o bottomless_a sea_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o mercy_n see_v that_o place_n rom._n 5._o 20._o 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18._o 32._o intimate_v unto_o we_o that_o if_o god_n do_v not_o forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n if_o he_o do_v not_o pardon_v and_o remit_v our_o sin_n we_o may_v thank_v ourselves_o the_o fault_n be_v our_o own_o because_o we_o do_v not_o desire_v he_o for_o if_o we_o desire_v he_o he_o will_v do_v it_o in_o a_o word_n then_o as_o our_o saviour_n ask_v the_o cripple_n john_n 5._o 6._o will_v thou_o be_v make_v whole_a so_o will_v thou_o be_v make_v holy_a and_o clean_a and_o fit_a for_o absolution_n from_o god_n do_v thou_o desire_v in_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n to_o have_v thy_o sin_n remit_v and_o thy_o soul_n absolve_v by_o the_o blood_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o have_v all_o thy_o misdeed_n expunge_v and_o blot_v out_o that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o if_o they_o never_o have_v be_v then_o take_v the_o prophet_n esai_n counsel_n isaiah_n 43._o 25_o 26._o put_v god_n in_o remembrance_n of_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o pregnant_a place_n i_o pray_v read_v and_o remember_v it_o i_o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o blot_v out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o remember_v thy_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o gracious_a promise_n but_o mark_v the_o condition_n in_o the_o next_o immediate_a word_n put_v i_o in_o remembrance_n faith_n god_n and_o i_o will_v do_v it_o and_o not_o otherwise_o for_o though_o god_n remember_v all_o our_o sin_n and_o can_v tell_v they_o better_o than_o our_o own_o soul_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o remember_v they_o to_o our_o comfort_n but_o rather_o to_o our_o confusion_n unless_o we_o tell_v he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o remembrance_n of_o they_o so_o that_o the_o only_a way_n to_o put_v our_o sin_n out_o of_o god_n remembrance_n be_v to_o put_v they_o into_o his_o remembrance_n the_o only_a way_n to_o make_v god_n forget_v they_o be_v daily_o and_o hourly_o to_o declare_v they_o and_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o they_o if_o therefore_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v so_o good_a as_o thou_o will_v be_v not_o ashamed_a be_v not_o afraid_a to_o tell_v god_n how_o evil_a thou_o be_v tell_v he_o how_o ungodly_a how_o unthankful_a how_o unprofitable_a a_o servant_n thou_o have_v be_v unto_o he_o and_o desire_n god_n to_o mend_v thou_o and_o make_v thou_o such_o a_o one_o as_o he_o will_v have_v thou_o and_o as_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n go_v to_o pilate_n and_o beg_v the_o body_n of_o jesus_n so_o go_v thou_o to_o god_n and_o beg_v the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n even_o that_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n which_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o zach._n 12._o 10._o which_o will_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o bring_v into_o thy_o soul_n first_o supplication_n to_o prepare_v thou_o second_o grace_n to_o assure_v thou_o of_o the_o free_a and_o full_a forgiveness_n of_o all_o thy_o sin_n and_o then_o let_v thy_o sin_n be_v what_o they_o will_v be_v sin_n of_o death_n sin_n of_o blood_n sin_n of_o hell_n if_o thou_o can_v find_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o pray_v god_n will_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o pardon_v for_o his_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a to_o do_v it_o that_o be_v the_o first_o 2._o the_o second_o thing_n whereto_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o god_n grace_n do_v belong_v be_v ad_fw-la consolandum_fw-la to_o comfort_v those_o sad_a and_o heavy_a heart_n that_o can_v no_o other_o way_n be_v comfort_v i_o shall_v have_v faint_v say_v david_n psal._n 27._o 13._o for_o all_o my_o worldly_a comfort_n but_o that_o i_o steadfast_o believe_v to_o see_v the_o lord_n good_a grace_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n that_o be_v to_o see_v it_o before_o he_o die_v therefore_o we_o read_v 1_o sam._n 30._o 6._o when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a distress_n have_v neither_o house_n nor_o home_n to_o shelter_v he_o neither_o wife_n nor_o child_n nor_o friend_n to_o be_v any_o comfort_n to_o
if_o your_o case_n be_v the_o same_o your_o comfort_n be_v the_o same_o for_o god_n be_v no_o accepter_n of_o person_n his_o grace_n be_v as_o sufficient_a for_o the_o one_o as_o for_o the_o other_o 1._o saint_n paul_n be_v homo_fw-la in_fw-la christo_fw-la he_o be_v a_o man_n in_o christ_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o the_o second_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n i_o know_v a_o man_n in_o christ_n that_o be_v take_v up_o into_o the_o three_o heaven_n art_n thou_o such_o a_o one_o i_o mean_v be_v thou_o regenerate_v and_o become_v a_o new_a creature_n for_o he_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v a_o new_a creature_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o do_v thou_o daily_o renew_v thy_o repentance_n and_o renew_v thy_o obedience_n and_o renew_v thy_o duty_n and_o devotion_n to_o god_n and_o be_v it_o a_o grief_n to_o thy_o soul_n that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o old_a leaven_n thy_o old_a corruption_n remain_v still_o in_o thy_o heart_n then_o take_v this_o holy_a scripture_n to_o thy_o comfort_n and_o 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ut_fw-la nos_fw-la similia_fw-la patiamur_fw-la what_o be_v or_o what_o can_v be_v want_v to_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n but_o that_o as_o he_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n so_o we_o take_v up_o we_o and_o follow_v he_o for_o vae_fw-la portantibus_fw-la crucem_fw-la and_o non_fw-la sequentibus_fw-la christum_fw-la woe_n to_o they_o that_o be_v crucify_v and_o not_o with_o christ_n that_o bear_v the_o cross_n and_o follow_v not_o christ_n but_o turn_v from_o he_o clean_o another_o way_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o affliction_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o cross_n now_o a_o cross_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o wood_n for_o a_o malefactor_n to_o die_v on_o there_o be_v no_o other_o use_n of_o a_o cross_n but_o that_o affliction_n therefore_o be_v call_v a_o cross_n because_o it_o shall_v have_v the_o nature_n and_o power_n of_o a_o cross_n that_o be_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o crucify_v and_o mortify_v all_o carnal_a lust_n and_o affection_n in_o we_o that_o the_o more_o we_o 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