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of_o sin_n and_o misery_n luk._n 22.44_o math._n 26._o and_o to_o make_v thou_o one_o of_o his_o peculiar_a people_n tit._n 2.14_o eph._n 5._o and_o as_o he_o have_v be_v in_o pain_n and_o travail_n for_o thou_o so_o if_o thou_o be_v regenerate_v he_o have_v give_v thou_o a_o small_a taste_n of_o his_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n in_o thy_o birth_n thou_o have_v not_o be_v bring_v forth_o without_o sigh_n groan_n throws_z pain_n and_o sorrow_n no_o but_o thou_o have_v find_v much_o struggle_v and_o many_o pang_n of_o heart_n it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o child_n be_v not_o bear_v with_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o measure_n of_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n some_o woman_n feel_v more_o some_o less_o in_o their_o travail_n but_o all_o have_v some_o in_o sorrow_n thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o child_n say_v god_n gen._n 3.16_o so_o he_o say_v of_o all_o sinner_n that_o he_o will_v regenerate_v if_o grow_v person_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o be_v regenerate_v and_o make_v a_o new_a creature_n thou_o 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leave_v they_o in_o a_o far_o worse_a case_n and_o condition_n than_o they_o be_v in_o before_o rom._n 8.15_o so_o that_o now_o their_o sinful_a peace_n carnal_a security_n vain_a and_o foolish_a hope_n and_o confidence_n be_v all_o break_a and_o shatter_a and_o they_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o wide_a world_n to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o and_o that_o when_o they_o be_v encompass_v about_o with_o fear_n and_o misery_n and_o have_v none_o to_o comfort_v they_o but_o be_v like_o man_n shut_v up_o in_o doubt_n fear_n and_o distraction_n not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v nor_o what_o to_o think_v of_o their_o condition_n they_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o law_n and_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o they_o see_v themselves_o bind_v over_o to_o answer_v for_o all_o their_o transgression_n at_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o god_n they_o see_v themselves_o in_o strait_n and_o misery_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o help_v themselves_o neither_o can_v they_o find_v any_o that_o will_v or_o can_v 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love_n to_o they_o and_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o seek_v after_o he_o and_o cleave_v to_o he_o the_o more_o serious_o and_o hearty_o three_o the_o new_a creature_n be_v of_o a_o humble_a meek_a and_o lowly_a nature_n it_o be_v like_o the_o father_n and_o author_n of_o it_o the_o lord_n jesus_n he_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n and_o life_n math._n 11.29_o christ_n be_v of_o a_o lamblike_a dovelike_a nature_n spirit_n and_o carriage_n in_o his_o life_n and_o death_n in_o his_o life_n joh._n 1.29_o behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n in_o his_o death_n under_o exceed_v great_a contemps_fw-fr &_o innumerable_a injury_n he_o be_v as_o a_o lamb_n acts._n 8.32_o so_o his_o saint_n be_v often_o call_v his_o sheep_n and_o lamb_n my_o sheep_n hear_v my_o voice_n joh._n 10.27_o and_o his_o lamb_n joh._n 21.15_o so_o he_o call_v they_o his_o dove_n câ—nt_n 2.14_o cant._n 5.2_o and_o so_o they_o call_v christ_n cant._n 5.12_o now_o who_o know_v not_o these_o creature_n to_o be_v meek_a 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rom._n 8.9_o and_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 1_o joh._n 4.17_o and_o as_o they_o be_v so_o by_o nature_n or_o there_o new_a birth_n so_o likewise_o by_o their_o light_n and_o consideration_n their_o habit_n be_v improve_v and_o strengthen_v by_o their_o own_o endeavour_n as_o by_o god_n own_o proper_a mean_n 1._o they_o see_v so_o much_o of_o their_o own_o vileness_n wretchedness_n nakedness_n and_o impotency_n as_o to_o make_v they_o loathe_v themselves_o and_o they_o see_v so_o much_o of_o their_o former_a and_o past_a transgression_n and_o sin_n as_o to_o cause_v they_o to_o abhor_v and_o condemn_v themselves_o job_n 42._o they_o do_v now_o see_v themselves_o and_o way_n with_o another_o kind_n of_o light_n and_o judgement_n than_o they_o do_v before_o so_o that_o now_o their_o self-justifying_a be_v turn_v into_o self-condemning_a and_o their_o high_a thought_n into_o low_a and_o self-debasing_a thought_n of_o themselves_o they_o be_v never_o 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overthrow_v the_o devil_n kingdom_n as_o the_o blow_n of_o the_o ram_n horn_n do_v fall_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n by_o this_o mean_v the_o dead_a be_v raise_v to_o life_n the_o blind_a be_v make_v to_o see_v act_v 26.18_o and_o deaf_a ear_n be_v unstope_v by_o the_o gospel_n man_n be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n into_o christ_n kingdom_n of_o light_n 7._o god_n regenerate_v man_n to_o and_o for_o holy_a and_o gracious_a end_n and_o purpose_n they_o be_v create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n which_o god_n have_v before_o ordain_v that_o they_o shall_v walk_v in_o they_o eph._n 2.10_o that_o they_o that_o live_v shall_v not_o henceforth_o live_v unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o he_o that_o die_v for_o they_o and_o rise_v again_o 2_o cor._n 5.15_o that_o they_o shall_v walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n and_o not_o serve_v sin_n rom._n 6.4_o 6._o god_n crown_v they_o with_o and_o make_v they_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o special_a grace_n 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your_o father_n the_o devil_n and_o his_o work_n you_o will_v do_v the_o hypocrite_n mention_v in_o psal_n 106.12_o 13_o 14._o be_v say_v to_o believe_v and_o so_o may_v you_o have_v faith_n and_o believe_v and_o yet_o be_v hypocrite_n still_o you_o may_v think_v you_o do_v believe_v aright_o unto_o salvation_n when_o in_o truth_n you_o do_v not_o but_o delude_v your_o own_o soul_n six_o thou_o may_v be_v much_o in_o hear_v and_o pray_v and_o yet_o be_v a_o unregenerate_a man_n herod_n be_v a_o hearer_n of_o john_n mark_v 6.20_o hypocrite_n in_o ezekiel_n be_v great_a hearer_n of_o he_o and_o he_o be_v to_o they_o as_o a_o very_a lovely_a song_n ezek._n 33.30_o 31_o 32._o the_o three_o bad_a ground_n be_v all_o hearer_n of_o the_o gospel_n matth._n 13_o 18-22_a but_o not_o a_o good_a hearer_n among_o they_o they_o be_v all_o stark_a naught_o and_o so_o may_v thou_o be_v also_o who_o be_v a_o great_a hearer_n of_o good_a man_n and_o then_o for_o pray_v or_o rather_o say_v of_o prayer_n 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as_o the_o song_n of_o solomon_n show_v 2._o god_n be_v their_o father_n and_o they_o be_v his_o child_n not_o as_o by_o the_o first_o creation_n but_o by_o regeneration_n joh._n 1.12_o 2_o cor._n 6._o ult_n isa_n 9_o 6._o heb._n 2._o 3._o christ_n be_v their_o head_n and_o they_o be_v his_o member_n eph._n 5.30_o 4._o christ_n be_v their_o lord_n and_o king_n and_o they_o be_v his_o subject_n and_o servanti_n col._n 2.6_o rom._n 6.16.22_o psal_n 2.6_o 5._o christ_n be_v their_o shepherd_n and_o they_o be_v his_o sheep_n joh._n 10.11.14.27_o 6._o christ_n be_v their_o prophet_n and_o they_o be_v his_o scholar_n act_n 3.22_o 23._o these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o near_a relation_n that_o regenerate_v person_n stand_v in_o to_o christ_n and_o they_o be_v instate_v in_o they_o by_o regeneration_n for_o than_o they_o be_v contract_v to_o christ_n i_o have_v say_v paul_n espouse_v you_o to_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 11.2_o namely_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o preach_v to_o they_o and_o so_o 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and_o promise_v discharge_v pardon_n and_o acceptance_n bring_v home_o and_o apply_v all_o unto_o themselves_o and_o so_o god_n accept_v they_o acquit_v and_o forgive_v they_o discharge_v they_o of_o and_o justify_v they_o from_o and_o against_o all_o crime_n accusation_n and_o indictment_n whatsoever_o and_n put_v they_o into_o a_o justify_v state_n or_o into_o a_o state_n of_o righteousness_n and_o justification_n upon_o their_o believe_v in_o he_o with_o the_o faith_n give_v they_o in_o and_o by_o their_o regeneration_n rom._n 8.33_o 34._o 2_o cor._n 5._o ult_n rom._n 3.24.26_o 1_o cor._n 1.30_o six_o regeneration_n put_v man_n into_o a_o state_n of_o friendship_n with_o god_n by_o nature_n we_o be_v all_o enemy_n to_o he_o and_o god_n seem_v to_o be_v and_o to_o carry_v himself_o towards_o we_o as_o a_o enemy_n rom._n 5.10_o isa_n 63.10_o yea_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n worse_o and_o more_o than_o enemy_n for_o be_v in_o friendship_n with_o the_o world_n we_o be_v at_o enmity_n 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friendship_n it_o be_v a_o sure_a and_o wellgrounded_n friendship_n and_o it_o be_v a_o constant_a and_o perpetual_a friendship_n it_o be_v such_o a_o knit_n and_o fast_a friendship_n as_o that_o neither_o sip_n or_o satan_n can_v possible_o desolve_v in_o and_o ever_o after_o regeneration_n god_n call_v his_o new_a creature_n his_o friend_n luke_n 12.4_o joh._n 15.13_o 14._o isa_n 41.8_o jam._n 2.23_o and_o god_n and_o they_o declare_v themselves_o true_a and_o choice_a friend_n indeed_o to_o each_o other_o by_o their_o love_n and_o love_v one_o another_o at_o all_o time_n which_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o true_a friend_n pro._n 17.17_o seven_o and_o last_o they_o be_v by_o regeneration_n put_v into_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n by_o nature_n man_n be_v not_o only_o sinful_a but_o they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n they_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o sell_v under_o sin_n yea_o they_o be_v altogether_o sin_n eph._n 2.1_o rom._n 3_o 10-20_a as_o their_o service_n 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themselves_o and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o god_n 14_o no_o man_n can_v be_v make_v free_a of_o the_o heavenly_a city_n and_o spiritual_a corporation_n nor_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o bondage_n and_o thraldom_n but_o in_o and_o by_o regeneration_n all_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n in_o bondage_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o lust_n as_o you_o hear_v before_o but_o regeneration_n be_v the_o year_n or_o day_n of_o release_n and_o enlargement_n to_o imprison_a soul_n for_o than_o come_v jesus_n christ_n open_v the_o prison_n door_n and_o bring_v out_o his_o prisoner_n joh._n 8.36_o gal._n 5.1.13_o until_o than_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o dungeon_n of_o darkness_n bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n with_o fetter_n of_o iron_n and_o shut_v in_o under_o impenitency_n ignorance_n and_o unbelief_n and_o can_v get_v forth_o until_o the_o jubilee_n come_v and_o proclaim_v liberty_n to_o they_o isa_n 61.1_o 2._o zach._n 2.11_o then_o be_v they_o make_v free_a citizen_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o have_v 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great_a end_n and_o aim_n and_o real_o design_n to_o please_v and_o honour_n god_n in_o his_o word_n and_o deed_n without_o regeneration_n therefore_o it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a we_o be_v indispensable_o bind_v to_o make_v god_n the_o chief_a and_o great_a aim_n and_o end_n of_o all_o our_o undertake_n and_o to_o seek_v design_n and_o endeavour_v with_o all_o possible_a seriousness_n and_o diligence_n to_o please_v honour_n and_o exalt_v he_o 1_o cor._n 10.31_o col._n 3.23_o pro._n 3.9_o col._n 1.10_o 1_o thes_n 4.1_o but_o this_o we_o can_v do_v until_o a_o new_a spring_n of_o life_n and_o divine_a principle_n be_v put_v into_o we_o by_o regeneration_n for_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n whole_o selfish_a be_v quite_o swallow_v up_o in_o sinful_a carnal_a self_n self_n be_v the_o principle_n motive_n and_o end_n of_o all_o our_o thought_n word_n and_o deed_n self-pleasure_n profit_n ease_n honour_n and_o security_n have_v only_a self_n in_o the_o bottom_n and_o top_n of_o every_o 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such_o as_o god_n have_v declare_v hiâ—_n great_a indignation_n and_o severity_n against_o matth._n 23.13_o to_z vers_n 24._o joh._n 15.22_o joh_n 19_o 20_o 21._o 3._o they_o see_v and_o know_v that_o life_n that_o be_v above_o sense_n and_o reason_n namely_o the_o life_n 〈◊〉_d faith_n but_o mere_a natural_a man_n discern_v 〈◊〉_d this_o life_n they_o be_v only_o acquaint_v wiâ—â—_n the_o life_n of_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o can_v see_v one_o step_n beyond_o it_o for_o they_o be_v faithless_a man_n 2_o thes_n 3.2_o but_o regenerate_v man_n have_v find_v a_o new_a way_n to_o heaven_n i_o mean_v it_o be_v new_a to_o they_o and_o that_o be_v the_o life_n of_o faith_n and_o gospel-holiness_n and_o this_o be_v now_o their_o proper_a life_n they_o be_v call_v to_o it_o and_o instruct_v in_o it_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o live_v now_o in_o a_o high_a sphere_n and_o walk_v in_o another_o region_n they_o now_o see_v a_o singular_a excellency_n and_o transcendent_a my_o stery_n in_o 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and_o live_a way_n to_o god_n the_o father_n which_o they_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o before_o heb._n 10.19_o 20._o but_o so_o do_v not_o unregenerate_a man_n they_o may_v hear_v of_o it_o and_o have_v some_o general_a and_o confuse_a notion_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o it_o but_o they_o do_v neither_o see_v nor_o understand_v what_o indeed_o it_o be_v or_o what_o it_o mean_v because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o mind_n eph._n 4._o they_o know_v only_o the_o old_a natural_a way_n to_o god_n and_o heaven_n according_a to_o their_o natural_a principle_n but_o want_v spiritual_a eye_n and_o sunning_n light_n in_o their_o heart_n they_o be_v real_a stranger_n to_o it_o continual_o rom._n 3._o but_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o regenerate_v man_n find_v it_o out_o
sweet_a and_o most_o pleasant_a of_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o taste_n yea_o altogether_o sweet_a if_o his_o fruit_n be_v so_o much_o more_o be_v he_o himself_o but_o his_o fruit_n the_o drop_n of_o his_o grace_n be_v so_o cant._n 2.3_o how_o much_o more_o sweet_a must_v himself_o be_v unto_o believer_n who_o be_v the_o root_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o those_o drop_n or_o friut_n zach._n 13.1_o revel_v 22.16_o christ_n be_v the_o desire_n of_o all_o these_o new_a sense_n as_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o all_o nation_n habak_v 2.7_o and_o he_o be_v most_o desirable_a to_o the_o taste_n he_o be_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n which_o be_v meat_n indeed_o for_o he_o that_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o joh._n 6.48.50.51.55_o christ_n be_v the_o most_o precious_a desirable_a sweet_a bread_n that_o ever_o any_o do_v eat_v it_o have_v such_o a_o pleasant_a relish_n savour_n and_o comfort_v quality_n it_o do_v so_o refresh_v and_o 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ult_n say_v a_o gracious_a heart_n let_v christ_n be_v my_o bread_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v full_o satisfy_v he_o be_v my_o all_o in_o all_o thing_n coll._n 3.11_o and_o without_o he_o i_o can_v may_v not_o will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v oh_o give_v i_o christ_n in_o all_o or_o i_o die_v for_o my_o soul_n will_v wither_v and_o famish_v whatever_o else_o i_o have_v whatever_o else_o i_o feed_v upon_o but_o christ_n alone_o if_o it_o so_o please_v he_o will_v satisfy_v i_o though_o he_o give_v i_o nothing_o else_o 5._o experience_n be_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n they_o be_v invaluable_a mercy_n when_o new_a creature_n can_v bring_v forth_o out_o of_o their_o treasure_n new_a and_o old_a experience_n and_o say_v this_o and_o that_o i_o have_v find_v this_o assistance_n i_o have_v find_v in_o such_o a_o duty_n and_o that_o comfort_n i_o have_v find_v in_o that_o duty_n in_o such_o a_o straight_o i_o find_v such_o and_o such_o seasonable_a help_n support_n and_o deliverance_n 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