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cant._n 2._o 2._o 243_o  _fw-fr 13._o 97_o isaiah_n 11._o 6_o 7._o 164_o 34._o 16._o 181_o 43._o 11._o 132_o 51._o 9_o 16_o 52._o 7._o 280_o 63._o 1_o 2_o 3._o 122_o jerem._n 6._o 16._o 240_o  _fw-fr 20._o 176_o daniel_n 7._o 13._o 122_o matth._n 6._o 13._o 213_o 7._o 29._o 257_o 8._o 8_o 9_o 28_o  _fw-fr 12._o 370_o 9_o 6._o 86_o 12._o 4._o 154_o 15._o 6._o 117_o 19_o 27_o 28._o 114_o 20._o 23._o 350_o 22._o 5._o 115_o 23._o 29_o 30._o 129_o 24._o 14._o 193_o 26._o 39_o 101_o 28._o 20._o 271_o mark_v 13._o 9_o 193_o luke_n 1._o 17._o 258_o 4._o 4._o 276_o  _fw-fr 17._o 207_o 21._o 13._o 193_o 23._o 43._o 252_o john_n 1._o 4._o 232_o 3._o 3._o 349_o 5._o 19_o 87_o 6._o 27._o 86_o 264_o 7._o 17._o 262_o 8._o 27._o 207_o 10._o 36._o 86_o 12._o 28._o 11_o  _fw-fr 42_o 43._o 311_o 13._o 10._o 230_o  _fw-fr 27._o 287_o  _fw-fr 34._o 162_o 14._o 1._o 296_o  _fw-fr 28._o 25_o 15._o 19_o 197_o 16._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o 312_o  _fw-fr 15._o 110_o  _fw-fr 26_o 27._o 11._o  _fw-fr 28._o 98_o  _fw-fr 30._o 40_o 17._o 5._o 269_o  _fw-fr 12._o 76_o 153_o  _fw-fr 20._o 100_o  _fw-fr 22._o 164_o  _fw-fr 26._o 100_o act_n 1._o 12._o 121_o  _fw-fr 18._o 177_o 2._o 21._o 31_o  _fw-fr 33._o 63_o 5._o 30_o 31._o 313_o 6._o 3._o 273_o 9_o 6._o 304_o  _fw-fr 15._o 275_o 13._o 12._o 272_o 273_o 16._o 7._o 279_o 19_o 14_o 15._o 274_o 20._o 28._o 265_o roman_n 4._o 25._o 87_o 5._o 5._o 384_o 6._o 23._o 19_o 8._o 23._o 349_o 11._o 29._o 146_o 15._o 3._o 13_o 1_o corint_n 2._o 4._o 92_o 2._o 14._o 243_o 375_o 6._o 17._o 302_o 10._o 31._o 51_o 11._o 32._o 211_o 12._o 4._o 164_o 15._o 24._o 22_o 73_o 157_o  _fw-fr 28._o 334_o  _fw-fr 32._o 193_o 2_o corinth_n 3._o 3._o 321_o  _fw-fr 18._o 281_o 4._o 4._o 130_o 374._o 5._o 9_o 117_o 12._o 9_o 131_o galatian_n 4._o 45._o 41_o 264_o 265_o  _fw-fr 29._o 198_o 6._o 14._o 222_o ephes._n 1._o 10._o 161_o  _fw-fr 23._o 304_o 2._o 3._o 363_o  _fw-fr 14_o 15_o 16._o 164_o  _fw-fr 19_o 109_o 3._o 12._o 298_o  _fw-fr 17._o 355_o 4._o 6._o 164_o  _fw-fr 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392._o l._n 35._o f._n these_o r._n there_o sermon_n upon_o the_o six_z chapter_n of_o the_o roman_n sermon_n i._n rome_n vi_o 1_o 2._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o shall_v we_o continue_v in_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v god_n forbid_v how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o the_o drift_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v to_o show_v that_o free_a justification_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n great_o tend_v to_o promote_v holiness_n which_o he_o first_o prove_v from_o the_o tenor_n of_o christianity_n and_o then_o exhort_v the_o justify_v to_o get_v increase_n and_o exercise_v this_o holiness_n in_o all_o their_o action_n in_o these_o word_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n 1._o a_o objection_n suppose_v 2._o a_o rejection_n of_o it_o with_o abhorrence_n and_o indignation_n 3._o a_o confutation_n of_o it_o first_o the_o objection_n be_v a_o preposterous_a inference_n from_o what_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v chap._n 5.20_o that_o where_o sin_n abound_v grace_n do_v much_o more_o abound_v the_o apostle_n propound_v it_o by_o way_n of_o interrogation_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o shall_v we_o continue_v in_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v the_o word_n may_v be_v conceive_v as_o a_o slander_n raise_v by_o jewish_a prejudice_n to_o make_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n odious_a as_o if_o it_o do_v foster_v people_n in_o sin_n a_o unjust_a calumny_n or_o as_o a_o temptation_n incident_a to_o loose_v carnal_a and_o careless_a christian_n who_o be_v apt_a to_o abuse_v grace_n and_o have_v such_o wretched_a reason_n in_o their_o own_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v take_v the_o more_o liberty_n to_o sin_n that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n may_v thereby_o appear_v more_o illustrious_a and_o abundant_a you_o may_v therefore_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o produce_v either_o as_o a_o check_n to_o a_o objection_n already_o make_v or_o as_o a_o prevention_n of_o a_o abuse_n that_o may_v afterward_o be_v make_v second_o he_o reject_v this_o inference_n as_o absurd_a and_o blasphemous_a by_o a_o form_n of_o speech_n familiar_a to_o he_o gal._n 2.17_o rom._n 3.8.31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v this_o thought_n be_v far_o from_o we_o or_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o all_o christian_a heart_n shall_v abominate_a three_o paul_n reason_n against_o it_o or_o confutation_n of_o it_o represent_v in_o a_o emphatical_a interrogation_n how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o where_o observe_v first_o that_o to_o continue_v in_o sin_n and_o live_v long_o in_o sin_n be_v equivalent_a expression_n for_o in_o the_o objection_n the_o expression_n be_v shall_v we_o continue_v in_o sin_n but_o in_o the_o apostle_n answer_v and_o argument_n to_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v can_v we_o live_v any_o long_a therein_o second_o observe_v that_o before_o grace_n we_o live_v in_o sin_n for_o when_o he_o saiâ—â—_n any_o long_a he_o imply_v that_o we_o be_v give_v to_o 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wean_v we_o from_o worldly_a happiness_n to_o make_v we_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n col._n 1.12_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v afore_o prepare_v unto_o glory_n rom._n 9.23_o in_o time_n you_o shall_v be_v deliver_v see_v that_o you_o have_v the_o beginning_n and_o first-fruit_n and_o that_o you_o daily_o grow_v in_o grace_n 2._o with_o earnest_n long_v rom._n 7.23_o 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 2_o cor._n 5.2_o in_o this_o we_o groan_v earnest_o desire_v to_o be_v clothe_v upon_o with_o our_o house_n which_o be_v from_o heaven_n 3._o as_o to_o faith_n 1._o fix_v it_o and_o be_v at_o a_o great_a certainty_n against_o all_o doubt_n and_o fear_n not_o only_o as_o to_o your_o interest_n but_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n these_o doubt_n may_v stand_v with_o a_o sincere_a faith_n but_o not_o a_o confirm_a faith_n we_o 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prove_v it_o 1._o from_o the_o constant_a drift_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o his_o nature_n and_o office_n mat._n 1.21_o he_o shâ—ll_v be_v call_v jesus_n for_o he_o shall_v save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n denominatio_fw-la est_fw-la a_o potioribus_fw-la from_o his_o chief_a work_n which_o be_v to_o save_v his_o people_n from_o the_o guilt_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n gild_n infer_v damnation_n which_o be_v the_o evil_a after_o sin_n but_o he_o have_v his_o name_n from_o save_v we_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n its_o self_n for_o the_o great_a promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n be_v in_o that_o gen._n 12.3_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o
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