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they_o who_o will_v not_o so_o do_v that_o they_o may_v believe_v and_o come_v to_o christ_n that_o they_o may_v be_v choose_v will_v be_v more_o severe_o proceed_v against_o and_o deal_v with_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o revelation_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n who_o will_v render_v to_o every_o one_o according_a to_o their_o work_n and_o according_a to_o the_o mean_v vouchsafe_v and_o so_o wrath_n will_v be_v render_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o so_o we_o may_v say_v to_o the_o christian_n first_o and_o also_o and_o after_o unto_o the_o gentile_a act_v 17._o 30_o 31._o rom._n 2._o 4-8-12-16_a luk._n 12._o 47_o 48._o 3._o their_o iniquity_n who_o be_v call_v by_o the_o gospel_n as_o now_o preach_v and_o not_o choose_v appear_v to_o be_v high_o provoke_v and_o altogether_o inexcusable_a if_o we_o further_o consider_v the_o powerfulness_n of_o the_o call_v in_o and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v call_v and_o by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v choose_v also_o man_n be_v 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the_o effect_v the_o former_a it_o be_v call_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o to_o the_o effect_v the_o latter_a it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n joh._n 5._o 25_o 27_o 28._o and_o indeed_o the_o powerfulness_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n in_o its_o prevent_a operation_n in_o the_o gospel_n appear_v to_o be_v propound_v by_o our_o saviour_n to_o remove_v such_o a_o jealousy_n as_o may_v arise_v in_o man_n heart_n to_o their_o own_o or_o other_o discouragement_n as_o with_o respect_n to_o their_o utter_a importency_n and_o helplesness_n in_o themselves_o hence_o when_o our_o saviour_n have_v direct_v to_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n how_o man_n may_v now_o have_v their_o state_n alter_v and_o be_v make_v of_o the_o choose_a generation_n who_o be_v not_o so_o former_o in_o say_v very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o whoever_o he_o be_v that_o hear_v my_o word_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o send_v i_o have_v everlasting_a life_n 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but_o also_o and_o rather_o more_o powerful_o in_o his_o spiritual_a ministration_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o enable_v dead_a one_o to_o hear_v that_o they_o may_v hear_v and_o live_v joh._n 5._o 24_o 25._o &_o 7._o 37-39_a when_o person_n be_v asleep_a and_o dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n he_o then_o in_o and_o by_o his_o call_n in_o his_o gospel_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o servant_n awaken_v they_o and_o rouze_v they_o out_o of_o that_o sad_a condition_n wherefore_o he_o say_v awake_v thou_o that_o sleep_v and_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o christ_n shall_v give_v thou_o light_n eph._n 5._o 13_o 14._o it_o be_v indeed_o certain_o true_a that_o all_o man_n be_v natural_o helpless_a in_o themselves_o and_o can_v neither_o will_n nor_o do_v any_o thing_n of_o themselves_o as_o of_o themselves_o that_o be_v spiritual_o good_a but_o it_o be_v also_o as_o true_a that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v bring_v salvation_n to_o they_o in_o due_a time_n and_o christ_n light_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n he_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a in_o due_a time_n and_o unstop_v their_o ear_n in_o and_o by_o his_o spirit_n in_o his_o gospel_n and_o be_v turn_v man_n from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n and_o then_o in_o the_o power_n and_o capacity_n give_v unto_o they_o by_o he_o they_o may_v hear_v and_o see_v and_o be_v convert_v and_o it_o be_v man_n rebellious_a iniquity_n that_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o with_o they_o tit._n 2._o 11._o joh._n 1._o 9_o &_o 5._o 25._o act_n 26._o 18._o ezek._n 12._o 2_o 3._o it_o be_v very_o