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taste_n of_o some_o few_o of_o they_o with_o this_o caution_n that_o you_o will_v implore_v the_o special_a grace_n of_o god_n to_o fortify_v your_o soul_n with_o that_o antidote_n lest_o this_o â—ittle_a taste_n shall_v prove_v your_o bane_n and_o poison_n 1._o to_o talk_v of_o a_o gospel_n threat_n be_v at_o best_a a_o catachresis_fw-la and_o nothing_o else_o can_v save_v it_o from_o be_v a_o bull._n 2._o pardon_n be_v rather_o the_o condition_n of_o faith_n and_o much_o more_o have_v a_o causal_a influence_n thereunto_o than_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v of_o pardon_n 3._o it_o be_v sin_n as_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o christ_n bear_v the_o fault_n of_o sin_n be_v lay_v on_o christ_n the_o sin_n itself_o as_o oppose_v to_o gild_n christ_n be_v repute_v a_o criminal_a not_o only_o by_o man_n but_o by_o god_n 4._o as_o to_o the_o elect_a there_o be_v never_o any_o gild_n upon_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n in_o 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truth_n that_o god_n see_v no_o sin_n in_o a_o bâ—â—liever_n 13._o sin_n can_v do_v no_o real_a hurt_v to_o a_o believer_n 14._o god_n be_v not_o displease_v with_o his_o people_n and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d angry_a with_o the_o person_n of_o believer_n for_o their_o sin_n 15._o legal_a conviction_n before_o save_a faith_n be_v no_o moâ—â—_n than_o sin_n it_o be_v but_o the_o filthy_a conscience_n pollute_v guâ—â—â—_n of_o sin_n 16._o all_o imperfect_a holiness_n be_v sin_n 17._o turn_v you_o turn_v you_o why_o will_v you_o die_v be_v but_o the_o triumph_n of_o the_o law_n over_o a_o dead_a sinner_n 18._o the_o eternal_a life_n in_o which_o the_o angel_n be_v create_v and_o confirm_v by_o christ_n differ_v from_o that_o eternal_a life_n which_o believer_n have_v in_o christ_n the_o one_o be_v creature_n life_n or_o a_o create_a life_n the_o other_o be_v the_o eteâ—â—nal_a life_n of_o god_n communicate_v in_o time_n 19_o believer_n be_v as_o righteous_a as_o christ_n i_o mean_v noâ—_n in_o a_o 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