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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chastisement_n and_o correction_n be_v the_o natural_a remedy_n and_o cure_n of_o wickedness_n which_o our_o saviour_n confirm_v when_o he_o say_v as_o many_o as_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v and_o sure_o the_o remedy_n 19_o be_v not_o worse_a than_o the_o disease_n wherefore_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o christ_n undertake_v to_o die_v for_o sin_n that_o man_n may_v secure_o live_v in_o it_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v particular_o intend_v as_o a_o engine_n to_o batter_v down_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sin_n &_o satan_n and_o to_o bring_v man_n effectual_o unto_o god_n and_o righteousness_n as_o the_o scripture_n plain_o witness_v 1_o pet._n 2._o 24._o his_o own_o self_n bear_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o body_n on_o the_o tree_n that_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n may_v live_v to_o righteousness_n the_o death_n of_o christ_n conduce_v to_o this_o great_a end_v not_o only_o as_o it_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o virtue_n can_v be_v teach_v by_o outward_a rule_n and_o precept_n like_o a_o art_n or_o trade_n and_o aristotle_n himself_o also_o when_o he_o incline_v to_o think_v that_o man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o their_o be_v good_a depend_v upon_o some_o extraordinary_a divine_a influence_n and_o assistence_n which_o i_o the_o rather_o take_v notice_n of_o because_o some_o late_a pretender_n to_o philosophy_n have_v profane_o deride_v this_o doctrine_n after_o this_o manner_n as_o if_o it_o make_v good_a thought_n and_o virtuous_a disposition_n to_o be_v pour_v and_o blow_v into_o man_n by_o god_n but_o there_o be_v a_o second_o degree_n of_o victory_n over_o sin_n which_o every_o true_a christian_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o look_v upon_o as_o possible_a but_o also_o to_o endeavour_v after_o and_o restles_o to_o pursue_v which_o be_v such_o a_o measure_n of_o strength_n in_o the_o inward_a man_n and_o 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conquer_v darkness_n and_o upon_o its_o first_o approach_n make_v it_o fly_v before_o it_o and_o like_o a_o guilty_a shade_n seek_v to_o hide_v itself_o from_o it_o by_o run_v round_o about_o the_o earth_n and_o certain_o the_o light_n of_o god_n arise_v in_o the_o soul_n can_v with_o as_o much_o ease_n scatter_v away_o the_o night_n of_o sinful_a ignorance_n before_o it_o for_o truth_n have_v a_o cognation_n with_o the_o soul_n and_o falsehood_n lie_v and_o imposture_n be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o make_v resistance_n against_o the_o power_n of_o truth_n break_v forth_o then_o darkness_n be_v able_a to_o dispute_v with_o light_n wherefore_o the_o entrance_n in_o of_o light_n upon_o the_o soul_n be_v half_a a_o conquest_n over_o our_o sinful_a lusts._n again_o though_o sin_n have_v have_v a_o long_a and_o customary_a possession_n in_o the_o
they_o to_o be_v without_o we_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o vital_a energy_n of_o our_o own_o spirit_n in_o a_o word_n god_n will_v have_v man_n to_o be_v a_o live_a temple_n for_o himself_o to_o dwell_v in_o and_o his_o faculty_n instrument_n to_o be_v use_v and_o employ_v by_o he_o which_o need_v not_o be_v think_v impossible_a if_o that_o be_v true_a that_o philosophy_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v cognatio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la a_o certain_a near_o kindred_n and_o alliance_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o god_n last_o we_o must_v observe_v though_o this_o inward_a victory_n over_o sin_n be_v no_o otherwise_o to_o be_v effect_v then_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n through_o faith_n and_o by_o a_o divine_a operation_n in_o we_o so_o that_o in_o a_o certain_a sense_n we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v passive_a thereunto_o yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o must_v not_o dream_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o if_o our_o active_a cooperation_n and_o concurrence_n be_v not_o also_o necessary_o 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what_o i_o will_v that_o do_v i_o not_o but_o what_o i_o hate_v that_o do_v i._o and_o again_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n war_a against_o my_o mind_n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n under_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n now_o from_o the_o law_n in_o this_o sense_n that_o be_v from_o the_o bondage_n and_o servility_n of_o the_o legal_a state_n we_o be_v not_o deliver_v nor_o make_v conqueror_n by_o what_o christ_n do_v outward_o upon_o the_o cross_n as_o some_o imagine_v as_o if_o he_o have_v there_o purchase_v for_o we_o a_o indulgence_n to_o sin_n without_o control_v but_o by_o the_o inward_a work_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n free_v we_o from_o the_o power_n and_o bondage_n of_o sin_n and_o unbewitch_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o it_o wherefore_o there_o be_v a_o double_a freedom_n from_o this_o legal_a state_n to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o true_a &_o a_o false_a 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