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to_z vers_n 25._o rom._n 5.12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o it_o be_v call_v original_a sin_n because_o it_o be_v in_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n from_o the_o first_o man_n that_o ever_o be_v q._n what_o way_n be_v their_o to_o come_v out_o of_o this_o miserable_a condition_n a._n only_a by_o jesus_n christ_n col._n 1.21_o 22._o qu._n what_o be_v jesus_n christ_n a._n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n mic._n 5.2_o make_v man_n rom._n 1.3_o 4._o q._n how_o many_o be_v the_o office_n of_o christ_n in_o relation_n to_o his_o church_n a._n they_o be_v three_o qu._n which_o be_v they_o a._n his_o kingly_a office_n whereby_o he_o rule_v in_o his_o church_n psal_n 2.6_o and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n luk._n 17.21_o 2._o his_o prophetical_a office_n whereby_o he_o reveal_v his_o father_n will_n we_o be_v to_o hear_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n act_n 3.22_o matth._n 17.5_o 3._o his_o priestly_a office_n whereby_o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n heb._n 8.3_o q._n what_o sacrifice_n do_v christ_n offer_v a._n his_o own_o body_n upon_o the_o cross_n heb._n 10.10_o qu._n why_o do_v christ_n offer_v his_o own_o body_n upon_o the_o cross_n a._n to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o those_o that_o believe_v on_o he_o rom._n 3.25_o 26._o q._n what_o be_v faith_n a._n it_o be_v a_o matrimonial_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n rom._n 7.4_o 2_o cor._n 11.3_o eph._n 5.32_o whereby_o i_o do_v not_o only_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o person_n as_o one_o jesus_n christ_n who_o die_v and_o rise_v at_o jerusalem_n but_o i_o believe_v also_o that_o he_o die_v and_o rise_v again_o for_o i_o yea_o my_o soul_n be_v willing_a to_o receive_v he_o john_n 1.12_o as_o my_o lord_n and_o saviour_n judas_n 21.25_o and_o to_o rest_v upon_o his_o satisfaction_n rom._n 10.10_o 11._o quest_n whether_o do_v faith_n go_v before_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n ans_fw-fr we_o be_v not_o first_o wash_v and_o then_o believe_v but_o in_o scripture-language_n 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the_o child_n of_o god_n believe_v that_o christ_n be_v crucify_v for_o their_o sin_n they_o melt_v under_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o crucify_a zach._n 12.12_o 13._o compare_v with_o chap._n 13.1_o q._n how_o do_v the_o soul_n act_n in_o receive_v christ_n a._n there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o assent_n of_o the_o understanding_n that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n which_o may_v be_v in_o wicked_a man_n heb._n 6.4_o and_o devil_n jam._n 2.19_o but_o there_o be_v also_o a_o act_n of_o the_o will_n whereby_o god_n offer_v his_o son_n as_o a_o prophet_n to_o be_v our_o teacher_n as_o a_o king_n to_o take_v we_o into_o his_o government_n as_o our_o priest_n by_o his_o death_n and_o intercession_n to_o wash_v away_o our_o sin_n we_o look_v upon_o this_o offer_n as_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o and_o so_o receive_v christ_n to_o be_v under_o his_o teach_n as_o our_o 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handwriting_n of_o moysaicall_a or_o ceremonial_a ordinance_n which_o do_v public_o profess_v the_o misery_n and_o guilt_n of_o the_o world_n and_o also_o do_v blot_v out_o take_v away_o and_o tear_v the_o damnatory_a power_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o we_o do_v convince_v we_o of_o sin_n and_o condemn_v we_o for_o it_o rom._n 3.20_o gal._n 3.10_o so_o that_o as_o the_o debtor_n be_v quiet_a when_o his_o debt_n be_v forgive_v and_o the_o bond_n cancel_v so_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o belâ—ever_n be_v quiet_v when_o not_o only_o all_o his_o sin_n both_o original_a and_o actual_a be_v forgive_v but_o also_o all_o handwriting_n which_o may_v witness_v the_o same_o against_o he_o be_v take_v away_o col._n 2.13_o 14._o yea_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o the_o same_o lord_n jesus_n do_v spoil_v strip_v and_o disarm_v the_o principality_n and_o power_n of_o hell_n of_o all_o that_o power_n whereby_o they_o prosecute_v the_o bond_n of_o the_o law_n against_o we_o col._n 2.15_o and_o make_v a_o triumphant_a show_n of_o they_o so_o conquer_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o believer_n as_o the_o triumphant_a conqueror_n of_o the_o world_n be_v wont_a of_o old_a to_o lead_v the_o conquer_a bound_n before_o their_o triumphant_a charet_n all_o the_o people_n look_v on_o col._n 2.15_o and_o as_o in_o battle_n where_o the_o general_n and_o chief_a commander_n be_v overcome_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o soldiery_n be_v also_o subdue_v so_o with_o the_o devil_n whatsoever_o do_v war_n against_o we_o be_v overcome_v as_o law_n sin_n death_n hell_n heb._n 2.14_o 1_o cor._n 15.55_o so_o that_o none_o can_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n rom._n 8.33_o q._n what_o be_v it_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n a._n to_o rest_n on_o god_n promise_n for_o justification_n gal._n 2.20_o for_o sanctification_n john_n 15.2_o and_o for_o temporal_a thing_n psal_n 34.10_o so_o that_o whereas_o carnal_a man_n live_v by_o sense_n believe_v no_o further_o than_o they_o see_v and_o live_v by_o their_o lust_n help_v themselves_o by_o indirect_a mean_n in_o time_n of_o want_n and_o danger_n a_o christian_a life_n upon_o a_o promise_n heb._n 11.7_o gen._n 32.9_o 10_o 11._o esther_n 4.4_o job_n 13.15_o q._n wherein_o be_v the_o life_n of_o faith_n see_v a._n in_o sundry_a particular_n as_o 1._o in_o draw_v life_n and_o quicken_n from_o christ_n as_o the_o branch_n draw_v sap_n from_o the_o root_n john_n 15.5_o 2._o in_o believe_v pardon_n of_o sin_n notwithstanding_o many_o circumstance_n of_o aggravation_n allege_v by_o satan_n and_o conscience_n gal._n 2.20_o 2._o in_o comfort_v in_o affliction_n though_o i_o be_v afflict_v say_v faith_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o a_o wise_a god_n and_o tender_a father_n john_n 18.11_o this_o cup_n be_v a_o medicine_n out_o of_o a_o father_n hand_n 4._o in_o propose_v god_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o when_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o barn_n nor_o in_o the_o field_n faith_n see_v enough_o in_o god_n 1_o sam._n 30.6_o hab._n 3_o 16_o 17._o 2_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o when_o friend_n die_v and_o credit_n be_v go_v faith_n tell_v the_o soul_n god_n live_v and_o there_o be_v praise_n with_o he_o 5._o in_o make_v a_o person_n let_v go_v the_o best_a of_o enjoyment_n for_o god_n as_o credit_n 1_o sam._n 6.20_o and_o estate_n heb._n 10.34_o and_o pleasure_n heb._n 11.25_o and_o life_n act_v 21.13_o and_o cause_v he_o to_o suffer_v the_o worst_a of_o evil_n as_o reproach_n heb._n 11.26_o banishment_n revel_v 1.10_o and_o torture_n heb._n 11.35_o out_o of_o conscience_n towards_o god_n 1_o pet._n 2.19_o 6._o in_o make_v a_o person_n refuse_v sinful_a gain_n acts._n 8.21_o when_o it_o may_v be_v have_v without_o any_o man_n knowledge_n prov._n 21.6_o 7._o in_o keep_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o use_n of_o unlawful_a mean_n to_o come_v out_o of_o trouble_n 1_o sam._n 26.9_o 10._o wait_v till_o god_n open_v a_o door_n of_o deliverance_n isa_n 28.16_o 8._o in_o eye_v god_n for_o a_o good_a issue_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o trouble_n 2_o chron._n 20.12_o because_o of_o his_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v never_o fail_v we_o nor_o forsake_v we_o heb._n 13.5_o 9_o in_o set_v before_o the_o soul_n the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n both_o in_o eternity_n of_o joy_n 2_o thes_n 4.17_o and_o property_n of_o interest_n 1_o john_n 5.12_o all_o this_o be_v thou_o say_v faith_n 10._o in_o free_v the_o soul_n from_o a_o slavish_a fear_n of_o death_n heb._n 2.15_o psal_n 23.4_o man_n have_v find_v out_o comfort_n against_o other_o evil_n as_o poverty_n shame_n but_o faith_n only_o profess_v the_o cure_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n of_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n q._n what_o be_v it_o to_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n or_o conscience_n a._n it_o be_v when_o we_o take_v the_o fulfil_n of_o a_o lust_n or_o the_o performance_n of_o a_o duty_n into_o consideration_n and_o consider_v motive_n against_o the_o sin_n or_o to_o the_o duty_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o motive_n that_o will_v stop_v we_o yet_o we_o commit_v the_o sin_n dan._n 5.22_o rom._n 1.24_o or_o omit_v the_o duty_n jam._n 4.17_o q._n whether_o be_v all_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n alike_o or_o be_v some_o great_a than_o other_o a._n the_o more_o a_o person_n consider_v the_o issue_n and_o event_n of_o such_o a_o sin_n before_o he_o commit_v it_o rom._n 1.32_o and_o the_o more_o consultation_n thou_o have_v about_o it_o dan._n 6.14_o and_o the_o more_o warning_n thou_o have_v against_o it_o whether_o from_o god_n conscience_n or_o man_n and_o yet_o do_v commit_v it_o the_o more_o heinous_a be_v thy_o sin_n mark_v 14.21_o mat._n 17.18_o 19_o yea_o the_o more_o sorrow_n and_o reluctancy_n in_o commit_v such_o a_o evil_a argue_v thou_o sin_v against_o great_a knowledge_n mark_v 6.26_o for_o this_o displeasure_n of_o mind_n arise_v from_o the_o deep_a apprehension_n of_o the_o evil_a than_o a_o do_v from_o which_o thy_o knowledge_n will_v stop_v thou_o but_o it_o can_v q._n whether_o be_v sin_n commit_v against_o conscience_n and_o knowledge_n pardonable_a a._n yes_o 1._o because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o because_o for_o the_o most_o voluntary_a sin_n a_o sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v levit._n 6.8_o there_o be_v sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v for_o he_o that_o deny_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v give_v he_o to_o keep_v in_o the_o day_n of_o restitution_n but_o if_o person_n persecute_v the_o truth_n against_o light_n and_o malicious_o then_o there_o be_v no_o pardon_n for_o that_o sin_n heb._n 6.4_o 5._o and_o 10.26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o yet_o though_o sin_n against_o conscience_n be_v pardonable_a yet_o this_o circumstance_n that_o such_o a_o sin_n be_v deliberate_o commit_v against_o light_n make_v the_o soul_n more_o guilty_a than_o ordinary_o the_o sin_n commit_v therewith_o qu._n wherein_o be_v the_o greatness_n of_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n soon_o a._n in_o divers_a respect_n as_o 1._o in_o such_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o great_a contempt_n of_o the_o power_n of_o knowledge_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n numb_a 15.30_o deut._n 29.19_o numb_a 15.32_o 33._o 2._o in_o such_o sin_n there_o be_v more_o of_o the_o will_n 1_o sam._n 13.12_o hence_o saul_n for_o sin_v against_o conscience_n be_v cast_v off_o 1_o sam._n 13.12_o compare_v with_o 1_o sam._n 15.14_o 26._o 3._o in_o such_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o great_a resistance_n of_o that_o light_n the_o spirit_n kindle_v in_o we_o act_v 5.3_o ananias_n and_o sapphira_n lie_v against_o that_o light_n the_o spirit_n set_v up_o in_o they_o be_v smite_v with_o sudden_a death_n for_o sin_v so_o against_o their_o knowledge_n act_v 7.51_o 4._o in_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n there_o be_v few_o pretence_n matth._n 22.12_o joh._n 15.22_o in_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n man_n pretend_v they_o know_v not_o duty_n but_o here_o be_v no_o place_n for_o such_o pretence_n joh._n 9.41_o 5._o we_o may_v see_v the_o greatness_n of_o such_o sin_n from_o the_o stripe_n proportion_v to_o they_o luke_n 12.48_o rom._n 1.15_o such_o be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n 6._o in_o that_o by_o such_o sin_n we_o do_v at_o once_o quench_v the_o fire_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o lose_v the_o feeling_n of_o god_n love_n psal_n 51.11_o 12._o q._n why_o do_v man_n venture_v upon_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n see_v they_o be_v dangerous_a a._n 1._o union_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o some_o lust_n either_o of_o gain_n or_o pleasure_n matth._n 15.10_o compare_v with_o verse_n 15._o 2._o lothness_n to_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n of_o duty_n hence_o person_n lie_v and_o do_v other_o evil_n against_o conscience_n 1_o sam._n 13.12_o job._n 36.21_o 3._o presumptuous_a hope_n of_o
betwixt_o these_o sinful_a pleasure_n here_o and_o the_o fear_n of_o eternal_a vengeance_n hereafter_o 5._o their_o combat_n how_o hot_a soever_o be_v still_o join_v with_o a_o custom_n and_o purpose_n of_o sin_v so_o that_o they_o lie_v down_o the_o cudgel_n to_o sin_n say_v this_o be_v my_o nature_n and_o i_o must_v do_v it_o 2_o pet._n 2.14_o now_o the_o combat_n in_o regenerate_a man_n be_v 1._o fierce_a and_o in_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o heart_n against_o all_o sin_n though_o sometime_o it_o be_v defective_a in_o some_o act_n or_o act_n 2._o in_o this_o combat_n they_o disallow_v the_o evil_n they_o do_v not_o only_o from_o a_o principle_n of_o natural_a conscience_n which_o in_o some_o sin_n carnal_a man_n may_v do_v but_o also_o from_o a_o principle_n of_o spiritual_a life_n because_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o life_n which_o they_o live_v 3._o they_o groan_v under_o their_o evil_n with_o many_o a_o sign_n and_o tear_v in_o secret_a yea_o such_o evil_n as_o the_o world_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o as_o dead-hartedness_a decline_a of_o affection_n to_o god_n want_v of_o former_a feeling_n hard_a ness_n of_o heart_n unbelief_n coldness_n and_o distraction_n in_o good_a duty_n vain_a hope_n vain_a fear_n cark_n case_n lumpishness_n in_o god_n service_n rise_n of_o revenge_n also_o the_o trick_n the_o soul_n have_v have_v to_o keep_v off_o convincement_n in_o suffer_a time_n also_o the_o by-end_n in_o the_o good_a it_o have_v do_v one_o wear_v a_o chain_n as_o a_o ornament_n another_o as_o a_o fetter_n and_o will_v fain_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o so_o wicked_a man_n wear_v their_o lust_n as_o ornament_n to_o they_o but_o god_n people_n wear_v they_o as_o the_o heavy_a chain_n 4._o if_o in_o the_o combat_n the_o flesh_n get_v the_o upper_a hand_n and_o they_o fall_v they_o can_v be_v quiet_a till_o they_o have_v turn_v to_o god_n and_o recover_v their_o acquaintance_n with_o he_o psalm_n 51.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o but_o carnal_a man_n be_v not_o trouble_v but_o 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10.37_o luke_n 9.23_o &_o 14.26_o mat._n 16.24_o which_o evidence_n if_o you_o leave_v out_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v deceive_v in_o other_o sever_v from_o this_o for_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o christ_n his_o faith_n do_v work_n by_o love_n gal._n 5.4_o yea_o by_o a_o love_n of_o this_o measure_n heb._n 11.25_o 26_o 27_o 35._o q._n what_o be_v the_o witness_n that_o witness_v a_o christian_n good_a condition_n to_o god-ward_o a._n they_o be_v two_o 1._o the_o witness_n of_o god_n spirit_n 2._o the_o witness_n of_o our_o regenerate_v spirit_n rom._n 8.16_o the_o spirit_n bear_v witness_n with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n q._n what_o do_v the_o spirit_n witness_n a._n it_o witness_v god_n be_v our_o father_n for_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n thereby_o cry_v abba_n father_n rom._n 8.15_o it_o witness_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v free_o give_v we_o of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 2.9_o 12._o q._n after_o what_o manner_n do_v the_o spirit_n 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love_v the_o godly_a for_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o they_o 2._o when_o the_o spirit_n be_v combat_v in_o we_o against_o all_o that_o be_v sin_n gal._n 5.17_o so_o that_o we_o do_v not_o only_o suppress_v the_o same_o but_o also_o lust_n after_o grace_n contrary_a thereunto_o 3._o as_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n show_v forth_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o the_o sigh_n groan_n and_o melt_n in_o holy_a heart_n evidence_n that_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o they_o zach._n 12.10_o rom._n 8.26_o q._n what_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o our_o own_o spirit_n a._n it_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o renew_a conscience_n witness_v we_o no_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n upon_o sufficient_a ground_n rom
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