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desert_n and_o their_o own_o both_o unworthiness_n of_o mercy_n and_o inability_n and_o impotency_n to_o make_v themselves_o any_o help_n feel_v isâ—_n 66.2_o job_n 9.13_o 2_o his_o mercy_n which_o thus_o be_v more_o feel_v and_o by_o so_o do_v whilst_o the_o best_a be_v make_v to_o tremble_v before_o he_o and_o that_o the_o proud_a helper_n do_v stoup_n under_o he_o he_o make_v way_n for_o his_o mercy_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o glorify_v both_o by_o show_v mercy_n and_o by_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o mercy_n by_o those_o that_o find_v mercy_n as_o it_o be_v gal._n 3.22_o the_o scripture_n have_v conclude_v all_o under_o sin_n that_o the_o promise_n by_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n may_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v or_o as_o rom._n 11.32_o god_n have_v shut_v up_o or_o conclude_v they_o all_o i._o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n in_o unbeleef_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n on_o all_o for_o so_o by_z shuting_z all_z up_z under_o sin_n and_o wrath_n his_o 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prepare_v matter_n of_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o himself_o in_o due_a time_n which_o according_o we_o see_v give_v unto_o he_o by_o paul_n even_o upon_o this_o ground_n 17._o 1_o tim._n 1.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o i_o say_v he_o be_v before_o a_o blasphemer_n and_o persecuter_n and_o injurious_a obtain_v mercy_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v exceed_v abundant_a christ_n come_v to_o save_v sinner_n of_o who_o i_o be_o chief_a howbeit_o for_o this_o cause_n i_o obtain_v mercy_n that_o in_o i_o first_o jesus_n christ_n may_v show_v forth_o all_o long-suffering_a now_o unto_o the_o king_n eternal_a etc._n etc._n be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n so_o elsewhere_o cry_v out_o in_o a_o sense_n
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etc._n seven_o treatise_n treat_n 1._o chap._n 4._o treat_n of_o the_o christian_n apparel_v by_o christ_n part_n 3._o sect._n 73._o &_o on_o 1_o cor._n 1.30_o pag._n 117_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 2._o i_o have_v also_o myself_o endeavour_v to_o show_v how_o faith_n be_v wrought_v and_o from_o thence_o discover_v many_o man_n false_a faith_n only_o now_o i_o will_v brief_o note_v thus_o much_o before_o the_o grace_n of_o conversion_n and_o faith_n be_v full_o wrought_v the_o spirit_n work_v orderly_o by_o the_o word_n assist_v as_o be_v say_v sometime_o by_o miracle_n affliction_n &c._n &c._n so_o that_o there_o be_v first_o a_o work_n of_o the_o law_n then_o of_o the_o gospel_n not_o but_o that_o the_o gospel_n have_v also_o some_o work_n on_o the_o soul_n like_v unto_o that_o of_o the_o law_n which_o therefore_o so_o far_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n if_o not_o of_o moses_n 11.15_o there_o be_v a_o double_a orderly_a work_n of_o god_n power_n both_o of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n 1._o by_o the_o precept_n mark_n 11.15_o yet_o of_o christ_n the_o law_n then_o yea_o and_o so_o the_o gospel_n have_v a_o work_n 1._o in_o and_o by_o the_o precept_n of_o it_o as_o when_o it_o say_v thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n beside_o i_o and_o so_o in_o the_o other_o commandment_n yea_o so_o also_o the_o gospel_n repent_v you_o and_o believe_v the_o gospel_n and_o so_o it_o work_v on_o the_o understanding_n 2._o in_o the_o sanction_n of_o it_o 27.26_o 2_o by_o the_o sanction_n gal._n 3.10_o deut._n 27.26_o whereby_o it_o be_v establish_v and_o a_o curse_n annex_v to_o the_o breaker_n of_o it_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o so_o faith_n the_o gospel_n except_o you_o repent_v you_o shall_v all_o perish_v and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o the_o son_n 13.5_o luke_n 13.5_o shall_v not_o see_v life_n but_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o he_o 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