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of_o his_o grace_n so_o that_o god_n in_o his_o elect_a work_n be_v a_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n second_o in_o his_o work_n of_o salvation_n he_o be_v altogether_o 2_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n 2._o ephes_n 4_o 5._o but_o god_n who_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n for_o his_o great_a love_n wherewith_o be_v love_v we_o even_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n have_v quicken_v we_o together_o with_o christ_n by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v the_o apostle_n here_o tell_v we_o positive_o that_o salvation_n be_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n i_o and_o prove_v it_o for_o say_v he_o god_n who_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n love_v 〈◊〉_d even_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o have_v quicken_v we_o together_o with_o christ_n so_o that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v by_o grace_n that_o we_o be_v save_v iâ—_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o free_a grace_n in_o a_o holy_a god_n that_o can_v love_v soul_n dead_a in_o sin_n and_o the_o salvation_n and_o quicken_n of_o such_o soul_n in_o christ_n must_v needs_o 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subject_a to_o pitch_v eternal_a unchangeable_a love_n upon_o and_o such_o a_o time_n when_o no_o eye_n besides_o can_v so_o much_o as_o pity_v the_o reason_n be_v plain_a none_o have_v a_o eye_n of_o free_a grace_n but_o god_n and_o no_o other_o eye_n beside_o that_o can_v pity_v and_o pardon_v poor_a sinner_n when_o they_o lie_v in_o their_o blood_n in_o their_o filth_n and_o pollution_n of_o sin_n now_o for_o soul_n to_o be_v justify_v and_o acquit_v of_o all_o pollution_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o holy_a pure_a god_n what_o can_v this_o be_v but_o free_a grace_n rom._n
3.23_o 24._o for_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n as_o if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v say_v you_o justify_v soul_n you_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o your_o own_o justification_n which_o you_o stand_v before_o god_n in_o but_o the_o justification_n of_o his_o free_a grace_n it_o be_v the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n that_o do_v acquit_v you_o and_o make_v you_o righteous_a in_o his_o own_o presence_n god_n give_v the_o beauty_n he_o delight_v in_o his_o free_a grace_n give_v a_o complete_a righteousness_n to_o poor_a sinner_n and_o justifi_v they_o in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o own_o free_a grace_n thus_o be_v god_n a_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n yea_o in_o all_o his_o gift_n he_o be_v the_o same_o a_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n it_o be_v his_o free_a grace_n that_o give_v christ_n in_o who_o and_o with_o who_o he_o give_v all_o thing_n to_o his_o people_n as_o a_o god_n of_o grace_n in_o his_o rich_a love_n it_o be_v of_o god_n grace_n that_o christ_n be_v make_v wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n and_o sanctification_n and_o redemption_n to_o his_o people_n 1._o cor._n 1.30_o we_o do_v not_o purchase_v christ_n but_o christ_n do_v purchase_v we_o and_o redeem_v we_o and_o to_o this_o work_n he_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n and_o all_o that_o more_o exceed_o and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n that_o our_o poor_a soul_n have_v with_o and_o by_o christ_n all_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n the_o lord_n proclaim_v his_o free_a grace_n by_o his_o prophet_n in_o the_o 55._o x._o isa_n 55._o x._o of_o isa_n ho_o every_o one_o that_o this_o st_z come_v you_o to_o the_o waterâ—_n he_o that_o have_v no_o money_n shall_v have_v wine_n and_o milk_n without_o money_n and_o without_o price_n here_o the_o lord_n proclaim_v to_o want_v thirst_a soul_n that_o he_o be_v a_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n in_o all_o his_o gift_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v though_o you_o be_v full_a of_o want_n and_o unworthiness_n yet_o let_v not_o this_o hinder_v your_o come_n to_o i_o for_o i_o be_o a_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n all_o my_o gift_n be_v free_a i_o give_v my_o wine_n and_o milk_n without_o money_n and_o without_o price_n i_o never_o turn_v any_o back_n which_o come_v to_o satisfy_v their_o thirst_n in_o i_o because_o they_o have_v no_o money_n to_o buy_v i_o satisfy_v all_o that_o come_v to_o i_o i_o be_o free_a and_o full_a in_o my_o grace_n and_o with_o that_o i_o satisfy_v all_o soul_n that_o thirst_v after_o i_o god_n be_v a_o give_v god_n not_o a_o sell_a god_n it_o be_v his_o free_a grace_n that_o give_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o himself_o needful_a to_o his_o people_n for_o life_n and_o godliness_n for_o grace_n and_o glory_n so_o in_o the_o 7_o matth._n 7._o our_o saviour_n bid_v we_o to_o ask_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o we_o he_o do_v not_o bid_v we_o to_o buy_v but_o to_o beg_v he_o know_v god_n to_o be_v a_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n and_o therefore_o put_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n in_o all_o his_o work_n and_o in_o all_o his_o gift_n to_o his_o own_o people_n he_o elect_v and_o choose_v to_o salvation_n in_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o save_v all_o his_o elect_n by_o his_o free_a grace_n god_n give_v christ_n as_o the_o great_a gift_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o in_o christ_n he_o give_v the_o fullness_n and_o freeness_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o his_o people_n so_o that_o it_o be_v true_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n to_o call_v he_o the_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n in_o this_o attribute_n god_n make_v know_v himself_o to_o his_o people_n and_o in_o this_o a_o believe_a soul_n look_v up_o to_o god_n and_o be_v establish_v by_o believe_v in_o god_n as_o a_o god_n of_o free_a grace_n to_o be_v his_o god_n another_o attribute_n of_o god_n in_o which_o he_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o his_o people_n be_v this_o namely_o that_o god_n be_v a_o faithful_a god_n not_o a_o tittle_n which_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o his_o people_n shall_v fall_v what_o god_n speak_v to_o his_o people_n he_o will_v have_v they_o believe_v now_o he_o never_o do_v nor_o will_v fail_v his_o people_n that_o believe_v his_o word_n num._n 23.19_o god_n be_v not_o a_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v lie_v neither_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repent_v 23.19_o num._n 23.19_o have_v he_o say_v and_o shall_v be_v not_o do_v it_o or_o both_o he_o speak_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o make_v it_o good_a what_o can_v there_o be_v falsehood_n or_o fail_v in_o god_n shall_v he_o repent_v and_o not_o make_v good_a what_o he_o have_v speak_v no_o he_o be_v a_o faithful_a god_n heaven_n and_o earth_n may_v pass_v away_o but_o not_o one_o tittle_n of_o his_o word_n shall_v fail_v yea_o though_o the_o make_n good_a of_o his_o word_n desolve_v heaven_n and_o earth_n both_o shall_v consume_v 11.23_o num._n 11.23_o but_o not_o a_o tittle_n of_o his_o word_n shall_v fail_v for_o he_o iâ—_n the_o faithful_a god_n numb_a 11.23_o thou_o shall_v see_v whether_o my_o word_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v unto_o thou_o or_o not_o moses_n make_v a_o question_n how_o all_o that_o people_n shall_v eat_v flesh_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v shall_v eatâ—_n flesh_n well_o say_v god_n i_o be_o god_n still_o my_o arm_n be_v not_o shorten_v nor_o do_v my_o faithfulness_n fail_v for_o thou_o shall_v sure_o see_v my_o word_n come_v to_o pass_v it_o be_v my_o word_n moses_n and_o i_o be_o the_o faithful_a god_n though_o thy_o faith_n be_v weak_a yet_o my_o faithfulness_n be_v strong_a and_o sure_a it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o it_o shall_v not_o fail_v thou_o shall_v sure_o see_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o psalmist_n do_v acknowledge_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n to_o be_v very_o sure_a in_o the_o 93_o psalm_n 5._o he_o have_v find_v that_o what_o ever_o god_n promise_v he_o make_v it_o good_a and_o always_o prove_v himself_o a_o faithful_a god_n his_o testimony_n be_v ever_o sure_a so_o the_o 119_o psalm_n 65._o thou_o have_v deal_v well_o with_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n thou_o have_v not_o deceive_v they_o but_o thou_o have_v make_v good_a all_o thy_o word_n and_o promise_n to_o they_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thou_o be_v a_o faithful_a god_n thou_o make_v good_a all_o thy_o word_n so_o in_o the_o 89_o and_o 90_o verse_n of_o that_o psalm_n for_o ever_o o_o lord_n thy_o word_n be_v settle_v in_o heaven_n thy_o faithfulness_n be_v unto_o all_o generation_n that_o be_v thou_o be_v for_o ever_o a_o faithful_a god_n thy_o word_n be_v as_o fix_v and_o sure_a as_o heaven_n there_o can_v nothing_o fail_v of_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v take_v some_o few_o instance_n of_o god_n fulfil_v his_o word_n to_o his_o people_n as_o a_o faithful_a god_n consider_v the_o first_o promise_n god_n make_v of_o christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n gen._n 3.15_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o how_o faithful_a god_n have_v be_v in_o make_v good_a his_o word_n christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o christ_n crucify_a the_o whole_a currant_n of_o scripture_n be_v proof_n â—o_o it_o when_o god_n promise_v abraham_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n from_o sarahs_n womb_n though_o the_o womb_n be_v dead_a yet_o the_o promise_n live_v it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o a_o faithful_a god_n and_o must_v be_v make_v good_a now_o isaac_n the_o child_n of_o promise_n come_v from_o this_o dead_a womb_n to_o manifest_a god_n to_o be_v a_o faithful_a god_n god_n send_v moses_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v lead_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o from_o under_o their_o bondage_n and_o slavery_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n moses_n go_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n now_o notwithstanding_o the_o hardness_n of_o pharoahs_n heart_n and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o hand_n yet_o god_n make_v good_a every_o tittle_n of_o his_o word_n to_o they_o though_o he_o make_v their_o way_n through_o the_o deep_a water_n yet_o all_o must_v obey_v to_o fulfil_v the_o faithful_a word_n of_o god_n and_o in_o that_o divine_a story_n we_o may_v see_v with_o how_o many_o miracle_n and_o wonder_n god_n make_v good_a all_o his_o faithful_a word_n to_o they_o god_n be_v a_o faithful_a god_n he_o can_v not_o else_o be_v god_n and_o i_o may_v true_o say_v all_o these_o scripture_n which_o prove_v he_o
sectary_n a_o heretic_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o caesar_n so_o that_o not_o only_o the_o ignorant_a multitude_n but_o even_o authority_n itself_o which_o shall_v protect_v they_o be_v set_v against_o they_o now_o help_v lord_n say_v these_o afflict_a spirit_n 12._o psal_n 12._o good_a and_o goodly_a man_n they_o cease_v for_o the_o faithful_a fall_n among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n they_o speak_v vanity_n every_o one_o with_o his_o neighbour_n with_o flatter_a lip_n and_o with_o a_o double_a heart_n do_v they_o speak_v so_o that_o all_o worldly_a man_n who_o be_v much_o the_o great_a number_n be_v either_o open_a or_o private_a enemy_n to_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n therefore_o word_n be_v but_o the_o fleshly_a policy_n of_o their_o false_a heart_n the_o mischief_n lie_v at_o the_o root_n so_o that_o what_o ever_o the_o serpent_n brew_v proveâ—_n their_o businesle_n be_v to_o bruise_v the_o heel_n of_o the_o woman_n christ_n in_o his_o church_n and_o people_n so_o that_o indeed_o the_o condition_n of_o god_n church_n and_o people_n in_o the_o world_n be_v very_o sad_a they_o be_v a_o lily_n among_o thorn_n enemy_n either_o open_a or_o private_a round_n about_o they_o be_v it_o so_o poor_a heart_n why_o then_o look_v up_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n be_v all_o man_n false_a yet_o god_n be_v true_a will_v not_o the_o power_n on_o earth_n bea_fw-mi kind_n to_o zion_n do_v they_o neglect_v their_o duty_n to_o protect_v the_o praiseworthy_a yet_o fear_v not_o god_n will_v he_o kind_n and_o faithful_a too_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o lord_n and_o king_n of_o king_n all_o the_o power_n be_v heaven_n and_o earth_n must_v obey_v he_o for_o thy_o encouragement_n and_o matter_n for_o thy_o faith_n to_o build_v on_o to_o the_o establishment_n of_o thy_o â—â—â—rit_n take_v into_o thy_o bosom_n and_o serious_o consider_v what_o follow_v first_o 43.1_o isa_n 43.1_o confider_v god_n interest_n in_o his_o people_n isa_n 43.1_o 〈◊〉_d now_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n that_o 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