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or_o scarcenesse_n of_o salvation_n to_o those_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n which_o god_n have_v choose_v in_o christ_n before_o the_o world_n to_o be_v holy_a and_o without_o blame_n before_o he_o in_o love_n that_o be_v so_o 48_o eph_n 1._o 4_o 5._o act._n 13._o 48_o ordinate_v to_o eternal_a life_n before_o the_o world_n as_o paul_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v as_o he_o affirm_v and_o the_o other_o evangelist_n arg._n 7._o think_v that_o these_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n will_v uphold_v inherent_a holiness_n etc._n etc._n they_o will_v have_v they_o paraphrase_v auferam_fw-la cor_fw-la lapideum_fw-la &_o dabo_fw-la cor_fw-la carneum_fw-la that_o be_v i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a 26._o ezek._n 36._o 26._o heart_n and_o give_v a_o fleshy_a heart_n answ_n man_n by_o corruption_n have_v a_o hard_a and_o stony_a heart_n in_o himself_o although_o the_o man_n be_v choose_v in_o christ_n before_o the_o world_n to_o be_v holy_a and_o without_o blame_n before_o god_n and_o be_v so_o in_o christ_n although_o his_o heart_n be_v still_o hard_a in_o himself_o but_o when_o christ_n please_v to_o send_v his_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o promise_n to_o he_o with_o his_o operation_n of_o mortification_n and_o sanctification_n thereby_o christ_n fit_v his_o story_n heart_n to_o be_v his_o branch_n to_o bear_v his_o fruit_n wrought_v up_o by_o his_o spirit_n as_o he_o please_v such_o as_o be_v call_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o spirit_n enlighten_v soften_a love_n joy_n peace_n faith_n righteousness_n repentance_n selfe-deniall_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o goodness_n in_o which_o respect_n it_o be_v call_v a_o fleshy_a heart_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n unto_o it_o but_o the_o operation_n be_v not_o so_o as_o no_o hardness_n remain_v or_o return_v or_o fruit_n of_o the_o same_o hardness_n and_o corruption_n in_o the_o heart_n or_o soul_n mr._n calles_n the_o memorable_a martyr_n show_v that_o well_o in_o his_o mournful_a song_n which_o every_o best_a fleshy_a heart_a man_n prove_v indeed_o say_v he_o sometime_o i_o do_v repent_v to_o god_n for_o mercy_n call_v but_o yet_o alas_o incontinent_a to_o sin_v again_o i_o fall_v here_o be_v in_o he_o fruit_n bear_v and_o hold_v forth_o of_o the_o fleshy_a heart_n but_o incontinent_a the_o fruit_n of_o the_o corrupt_a and_o stony_a heart_n be_v hold_v forth_o in_o this_o man_n no_o inherent_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n prove_v in_o man_n arg._n 8._o they_o allege_v for_o inherent_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n act._n 10._o 35._o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v with_o god_n from_o whence_o they_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v some_o man_n that_o work_v righteousness_n and_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n for_o work_v of_o righteousness_n answ_n i_o be_o sorry_a that_o you_o draw_v such_o a_o conclusion_n from_o this_o scripture_n contrary_a to_o the_o meaning_n thereof_o and_o contrary_a to_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o 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