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to_o we_o for_o righteousness_n and_o faith_n be_v free_o give_v rom._n 3.24_o ephes._n 2.8_o philip._n 1.29_o 6._o our_o sanctification_n be_v free_a he_o heal_v our_o backslide_n and_o love_v we_o free_o hos._n 14.4_o ephes._n 2.4_o 5._o to_o extract_v sweet_a out_o of_o sweet_a nature_n and_o art_n can_v do_v it_o but_o to_o bring_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n good_a out_o of_o evil_a and_o sweet_a out_o of_o bitter_a be_v a_o work_n of_o omnipotency_n it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o change_n of_o nature_n 7._o our_o salvation_n and_o glorification_n be_v free_a luk._n 12.32_o rom._n 6._o ult_n this_o then_o overthrow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o papist_n arminian_n and_o semipelagian_o who_o cry_v up_o fore-seen_a faith_n preparation_n good_a work_n and_o a_o improvement_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n as_o cause_n of_o election_n whereas_o god_n choose_v we_o not_o because_o we_o be_v holy_a but_o that_o we_o may_v be_v holy_a ephes_n 1.4_o and_o 2.10_o we_o be_v create_v 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15.20_o let_v the_o wise_a man_n glory_n in_o his_o wisdom_n and_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o his_o riches_n as_o for_o i_o i_o will_v glory_v in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o all_o be_v grace_n abound_v superabounding_a grace_n rom._n 5.8_o 1._o it_o be_v god_n that_o give_v prevent_v and_o prepare_v grace_n psal._n 10.17_o phil._n 2.13_o whereby_o he_o draw_v we_o to_o himself_o and_o make_v we_o willing_a to_o believe_v and_o obey_v 2._o he_o follow_v we_o with_o his_o subsequent_a grace_n whereby_o he_o uphold_v we_o in_o grace_n begin_v and_o enable_v we_o to_o persevere_v there_o be_v a_o divine_a manutenency_n which_o keep_v we_o from_o fall_v psal._n 73.23_o hence_o the_o scripture_n take_v all_o from_o man_n and_o give_v all_o to_o god_n it_o be_v he_o that_o work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o and_o for_o we_o isaiah_n 26.12_o every_o good_a gift_n come_v from_o he_o jam._n 1.17_o it_o be_v by_o mercy_n and_o truth_n 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and_o 5.10_o 1_o pet._n 2.9_o they_o rule_v over_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o conquer_v all_o the_o enemy_n of_o their_o salvation_n in_o christ_n and_o by_o his_o power_n john_n 16.33_o rom._n 8.37_o gal._n 5.24_o 1_o john_n 5.4_o they_o be_v marry_v to_o christ_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o spiritual_a union_n they_o come_v to_o have_v communion_n with_o he_o in_o his_o privilege_n as_o the_o wife_n partake_v of_o the_o husband_n honour_n christ_n have_v make_v we_o heir_n and_o coheir_n with_o himself_o rom._n 8.17_o this_o may_v comfort_v we_o in_o our_o strait_n here_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v poor_a contemn_a and_o cast_v out_o of_o all_o i_o but_o remember_v christ_n have_v make_v thou_o a_o spiritual_a king_n
not_o 5._o army_n that_o can_v save_v we_o it_o be_v not_o 6._o carnal_a policy_n nor_o sinful_a shift_n that_o can_v save_v we_o 1._o idol_n can_v help_v we_o they_o be_v vanity_n teacher_n of_o lie_n hab._n 2.18_o jonah_n 2.8_o nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o any_o divine_a power_n or_o virtue_n lapide_fw-la 1_o cor._n 8.4_o though_o it_o be_v something_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n vain_a imagination_n who_o honour_v it_o as_o their_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o virtue_n or_o value_n for_o it_o can_v neither_o help_v nor_o hurt_n jer._n 10.5_o they_o can_v save_v themselves_o from_o fire_n and_o plunder_v micah_n god_n be_v steal_v judg._n 18.18_o 24._o they_o be_v curse_v that_o worship_n they_o psal._n 97.7_o they_o shall_v have_v sorrow_n that_o follow_v they_o psal._n 16.4_o and_o be_v great_o ashamed_a that_o trust_n in_o they_o isaiah_n 42.17_o great_a then_o be_v the_o folly_n of_o the_o papist_n who_o fly_v to_o s._n loy_n for_o their_o horse_n s._n 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