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that_o receive_v christ_n by_o faith_n into_o their_o soul_n and_o consent_n and_o submit_v to_o his_o sceptre_n and_o upon_o these_o act_n of_o grace_n our_o hope_n of_o glory_n be_v build_v as_o upon_o a_o foundation_n but_o these_o act_n of_o grace_n have_v prouiso_n that_o exempt_v out_o of_o mercy_n and_o favour_v such_o as_o continue_v in_o impenitence_n and_o unbelief_n and_o in_o disobedience_n to_o the_o gospel_n and_o tell_v such_o that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o they_o whilst_o such_o to_o hope_v for_o glory_n but_o in_o that_o estate_n they_o can_v expect_v no_o mercy_n for_o god_n have_v exempt_v they_o in_o the_o act_n of_o grace_n 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o be_v not_o deceive_v nither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolater_n etc._n etc._n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n glory_n be_v promise_v to_o some_o but_o gross_a sinner_n be_v exempt_v the_o apostle_n thus_o treat_v the_o corinthian_n if_o any_o among_o you_o lead_v wicked_a life_n and_o hope_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n in_o their_o sin_n be_v it_o know_v to_o they_o that_o they_o be_v deceive_v they_o do_v but_o deceive_v themselves_o by_o thus_o hope_v such_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n if_o they_o live_v and_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n they_o live_v and_o die_v without_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n and_o shall_v be_v shut_v out_o of_o heaven_n but_o if_o any_o have_v be_v such_o and_o be_v change_v and_o convert_v from_o sin_n to_o christ_n let_v such_o live_v in_o hope_n of_o glory_n such_o as_o do_v continue_v in_o a_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v neither_o justify_v nor_o sanctify_v do_v vain_o expect_v to_o be_v glorify_v 2._o the_o promise_n that_o we_o find_v in_o the_o say_a act_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o person_n to_o who_o these_o promise_n be_v make_v do_v prove_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o doctrine_n we_o find_v a_o grant_n of_o mercy_n in_o the_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o christ_n promise_v to_o save_o some_o from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v and_o to_o receive_v they_o into_o glory_n but_o who_o be_v the_o person_n concern_v in_o this_o grant_n that_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o grace_n and_o to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v it_o be_v not_o to_o all_o sinner_n nor_o to_o sinner_n as_o sinner_n but_o to_o penitent_a sinner_n to_o such_o sinner_n and_o to_o all_o such_o and_o to_o none_o but_o such_o as_o come_v to_o christ_n in_o the_o path_n of_o the_o promise_n with_o penitent_a heart_n and_o accept_v of_o he_o upon_o his_o own_o term_n and_o receive_v he_o by_o faith_n into_o their_o soul_n to_o dwell_v with_o they_o by_o his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n and_o reign_v