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the_o decorum_n of_o the_o divine_a government_n at_o least_o if_o he_o mean_v by_o they_o the_o gospel_n as_o i_o gather_v from_o his_o after-discourse_n if_o he_o intend_v by_o his_o relative_n they_o determinative_a influence_n to_o holy_a action_n to_o which_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v now_o vicious_o incline_v as_o he_o elsewhere_o speak_v post_n p._n 40_o &_o 35_o compare_v i_o can_v find_v that_o antecedent_n in_o his_o whole_a discourse_n forego_v yet_o the_o follow_a passage_n may_v give_v a_o suspicious_a person_n some_o ground_n to_o pitch_v upon_o this_o latter_a for_o mr._n h_n meaning_n and_o thus_o by_o messenger_n run_v from_o nation_n to_o nation_n some_o to_o communicate_v other_o to_o inquire_v after_o the_o tiding_n of_o the_o gospel_n how_o easy_o and_o even_o natural_o will_v the_o gospel_n soon_o have_v spread_v itself_o through_o the_o world_n let._n p._n 69._o i_o confess_v that_o term_v natural_o will_v not_o down_o with_o i_o for_o i_o have_v always_o 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mean_n that_o his_o gracious_a tender_n may_v not_o final_o be_v reject_v by_o all_o let._n p._n 74._o rep._n yet_o it_o seem_v not_o of_o such_o absolute_a necessity_n as_o i_o always_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v if_o by_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o whole_a community_n of_o mankind_n whereof_o he_o reckon_v instance_n and_o add_v they_o may_v understand_v god_n to_o have_v favourable_a propension_n towards_o they_o and_o that_o though_o they_o have_v offend_v he_o he_o be_v not_o their_o implacable_a enemy_n and_o may_v by_o his_o goodness_n be_v lead_v to_o repentance_n let._n p._n 75_o 77_o compare_v for_o thus_o mr._n john_n goodwin_n argue_v against_o the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o the_o gospel_n strict_o take_v and_o in_o phrase_n so_o near_o that_o my_o fancy_n be_v ready_a to_o abuse_v i_o with_o a_o mistake_n that_o not_o j._n h._n but_o j._n g._n be_v now_o discourse_v rom._n 2.4_o the_o long-suffering_a of_o god_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v say_v 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