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thus_o do_v thou_o expect_v that_o when_o thy_o own_o wilful_a transgression_n have_v make_v thou_o liable_a to_o eternal_a death_n and_o wrath_n peace_n and_o life_n and_o salvation_n shall_v be_v impose_v upon_o thou_o whether_o thou_o will_v or_o no_o or_o notwithstanding_o thy_o most_o wilful_a neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o they_o and_o all_o the_o mean_n of_o they_o can_v it_o enter_v into_o thy_o mind_n that_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n shall_v be_v wrought_v and_o frame_v for_o that_o high_a and_o bless_a end_n whereof_o it_o be_v radical_o capable_a as_o a_o stock_n or_o a_o stone_n be_v for_o any_o use_n it_o be_v design_v for_o without_o design_v its_o own_o end_n or_o way_n to_o it_o can_v thou_o think_v the_o gospel_n be_v to_o bring_v thou_o to_o faith_n and_o repentance_n whether_o thou_o do_v hear_v it_o or_o no_o or_o ever_o apply_v thy_o mind_n to_o consider_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o and_o what_o it_o do_v propose_v and_o offer_v to_o thou_o or_o when_o thou_o may_v so_o easy_o understand_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v necessary_a to_o make_v it_o effectual_a to_o thou_o and_o that_o it_o may_v become_v his_o power_n or_o the_o instrument_n of_o his_o power_n to_o thy_o salvation_n can_v thou_o think_v it_o concern_v thou_o not_o to_o sue_v and_o supplicate_v to_o he_o for_o that_o grace_n when_o thy_o life_n lie_v upon_o it_o and_o thy_o eternal_a hope_n have_v thou_o lie_v welter_v at_o the_o footstool_n of_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n in_o thy_o own_o tear_n as_o thou_o have_v be_v former_o welter_v in_o thy_o sin_n and_o impurity_n cry_v for_o grace_n to_o help_v thou_o in_o this_o time_n of_o thy_o need_n and_o if_o thou_o think_v this_o be_v above_o thou_o and_o without_o out_o thy_o compass_n have_v thou_o do_v all_o that_o be_v within_o thy_o compass_n in_o order_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o grace_n at_o god_n hand_n but_o here_o perhaps_o thou_o will_v inquire_v be_v there_o any_o thing_n then_o to_o be_v do_v by_o we_o whereupon_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n may_v be_v expect_v certain_o to_o follow_v to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v out_o of_o question_n nothing_o can_v be_v do_v by_o we_o to_o deserve_v it_o or_o for_o which_o we_o may_v expect_v it_o to_o follow_v it_o be_v not_o grace_v if_o we_o have_v oblige_v or_o bring_v it_o by_o our_o desert_n under_o former_a preventive_a bond_n to_o we_o and_o 2._o what_o if_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v by_o we_o upon_o which_o it_o may_v be_v certain_o expect_v to_o follow_v be_v a_o certainty_n of_o perish_v better_a than_o a_o high_a probability_n of_o be_v save_v 3._o such_o as_o live_v under_o the_o gospel_n have_v reason_n to_o apprehend_v it_o high_o probable_a they_o may_v obtain_v that_o grace_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o their_o salvation_n if_o they_o be_v not_o want_v to_o themselves_o for_o 4._o there_o be_v general_o afford_v to_o such_o that_o which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v common_a grace_n i_o speak_v not_o of_o any_o further_a 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his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n phil._n 2.12_o 13._o the_o matter_n fail_v not_o on_o his_o part_n he_o will_v work_v on_o in_o order_n to_o their_o salvation_n if_o they_o work_v in_o that_o way_n of_o subordinate_a cooperation_n which_o his_o command_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o own_o case_n oblige_v they_o unto_o and_o it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v consider_v that_o where_o god_n have_v former_o afford_v the_o symbol_n of_o his_o gracious_a presence_n give_v his_o oracle_n and_o settle_v his_o church_n tho'_o yet_o in_o its_o hoâ—â—ge_n and_o much_o more_o imperfect_a state_n there_o he_o however_o communicate_v those_o influence_n of_o his_o spirit_n that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o themselves_o if_o they_o come_v short_a of_o the_o save_a operation_n of_o it_o of_o such_o it_o be_v say_v thou_o give_v thy_o good_a spirit_n to_o instruct_v they_o nehem._n 9.20_o and_o to_o such_o turn_v you_o at_o my_o reproof_n i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n to_o you_o i_o will_v make_v know_v my_o word_n unto_o you_o because_o i_o call_v and_o you_o refuse_v i_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n and_o no_o man_n regard_v but_o you_o set_v at_o nought_o my_o counsel_n and_o despise_v all_o my_o reproof_n i_o also_o will_v laugh_v at_o your_o calamity_n etc._n etc._n prov._n 1.23_o 24._o we_o see_v whence_o their_o destruction_n come_v not_o from_o god_n first_o restraint_n of_o his_o spirit_n but_o their_o refuse_v despise_v and_o set_v at_o nought_o his_o counsel_n and_o reproof_n and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v they_o rebel_v and_o vex_v his_o spirit_n and_o he_o therefore_o turn_v and_o fight_v against_o they_o and_o become_v their_o enemy_n isa._n 63.10_o it_o appear_v that_o before_o his_o spirit_n be_v not_o withhold_v but_o do_v various_o and_o often_o make_v essay_n and_o attempt_n upon_o they_o and_o when_o stephen_n immediate_o before_o his_o martyrdom_n thus_o bespeak_v the_o descendants_n of_o these_o jew_n you_o stiff-necked_a and_o uncircumcised_a you_o do_v always_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o your_o father_n do_v so_o do_v you_o act._n 7._o it_o be_v imply_v the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v always_o strive_v from_o age_n to_o age_n with_o that_o stubborn_a people_n for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o counter-striving_a there_o can_v be_v no_o resistance_n no_o more_o than_o there_o can_v be_v a_o war_n on_o one_o side_n only_o which_o also_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v the_o course_n of_o god_n deal_v with_o the_o old_a world_n before_o their_o so_o general_a lapse_n into_o idolatry_n and_o sensual_a wickedness_n from_o that_o passage_n gen._n 6.3_o according_a to_o the_o more_o common_a read_n and_o sense_n of_o those_o word_n now_o whereas_o the_o gospel_n be_v eminent_o say_v to_o be_v the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o contradistinction_n not_o only_o to_o the_o natural_a religion_n of_o other_o nation_n but_o the_o divine_o institute_v religion_n of_o the_o jew_n also_o as_o be_v large_o discourse_v 2_o cor._n 3._o and_o more_o large_o through_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n especial_o chap._n 4._o and_o whereas_o we_o find_v that_o in_o the_o jewish_a church_n the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v general_o diffuse_v its_o influence_n and_o not_o otherwise_o withhold_v they_o than_o penal_o and_o upon_o great_a provocation_n how_o much_o more_o may_v it_o be_v conclude_v that_o under_o the_o gospel_n the_o same_o bless_a spirit_n be_v very_o general_o at_o work_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n till_o by_o their_o resist_n grieve_v and_o quench_v of_o it_o they_o provoke_v it_o to_o retire_v and_o withdraw_v from_o they_o and_o let_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n live_v under_o the_o gospel_n testify_v in_o the_o case_n appeal_v sinner_n to_o thy_o
which_o tho'_o it_o may_v seem_v severe_a be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v strange_a much_o less_o unrighteous_a it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v strange_a to_o they_o that_o read_v the_o bible_n which_o so_o often_o speak_v this_o sense_n as_o when_o it_o warn_v and_o threaten_v man_n with_o so_o much_o terror_n as_o heb._n 10.26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o for_o if_o we_o sin_v wilful_o after_o that_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n but_o a_o certain_a fearful_a look_v for_o of_o judgement_n and_o fiery_a indignation_n which_o shall_v devour_v the_o adversary_n he_o that_o despise_a moses_n law_n die_v without_o mercy_n under_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n of_o how_o much_o sore_a punishment_n suppose_v you_o shall_v he_o be_v think_v worthy_a who_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o have_v count_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n wherewith_o he_o be_v sanctify_v a_o unholy_a thing_n and_o have_v do_v despite_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o when_o it_o tell_v we_o after_o many_o overture_n make_v to_o man_n in_o vain_a of_o his_o have_v give_v they_o up_o etc._n etc._n psal._n 81.11_o 12._o but_o my_o people_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o my_o voice_n and_o israel_n will_v none_o of_o i_o so_o i_o give_v they_o up_o unto_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n and_o pronounce_v let_v he_o that_o be_v unjust_a be_v unjust_a still_o and_o let_v he_o which_o be_v filthy_a be_v filthy_a still_o rev._n 22.11_o and_o say_v in_o thy_o filthiness_n be_v lewdness_n because_o i_o have_v purge_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o thy_o filthiness_n any_o more_o till_o i_o have_v cause_v my_o fury_n to_o rest_v upon_o thou_o ezek._n 24.13_o which_o passage_n seem_v to_o imply_v a_o total_a desertion_n of_o they_o and_o retraction_n of_o all_o gracious_a influence_n and_o when_o it_o speak_v of_o let_v they_o be_v under_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o salvation_n for_o the_o most_o direful_a purpose_n as_o that_o this_o child_n jesus_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o rise_a of_o many_o in_o israel_n luk._n 2.34_o as_o to_o which_o text_n the_o very_a learned_a grotius_n gloss_v upon_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v accedo_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la necdum_fw-la eventum_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o confilium_fw-la that_o he_o be_v of_o their_o opinion_n who_o think_v that_o not_o the_o naked_a event_n but_o the_o counsel_n or_o purpose_n of_o god_n be_v signify_v by_o it_o the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o allege_v several_a text_n where_o the_o active_a of_o that_o verb_n must_v have_v the_o same_o sense_n as_o to_o appoint_v or_o ordain_v and_o mention_n divers_a other_o place_n of_o the_o same_o import_n with_o this_o so_o understand_v and_o which_o therefore_o to_o recite_v will_v equal_o serve_v our_o present_a purpose_n as_o that_o rom._n 9.33_o behold_v i_o lay_v in_o zion_n a_o stumble_a stone_n and_o rock_n of_o offence_n and_o 1_o pet._n 2.8_o the_o stone_n which_o the_o builder_n refuse_v be_v make_v a_o stone_n of_o stumble_v and_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n even_o to_o they_o which_o stumble_v at_o the_o word_n be_v disobedient_a whereunto_o also_o they_o be_v appoint_v with_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o joh._n 9.39_o for_o judgement_n i_o be_o come_v into_o this_o world_n that_o they_o which_o see_v not_o may_v see_v and_o that_o they_o which_o see_v may_v be_v make_v blind_a and_o most_o agreeable_a to_o those_o former_a place_n be_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n isai._n 28.13_o but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v unto_o they_o precept_n upon_o precept_n precept_n upon_o precept_n line_n upon_o line_n line_n upon_o line_n here_o a_o little_a and_o there_o a_o little_a that_o they_o may_v go_v and_o fall_v backward_o and_o be_v break_v and_o snare_v and_o take_v and_o we_o may_v add_v that_o our_o lord_n have_v put_v we_o out_o of_o doubt_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o that_o which_o be_v eminent_o call_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o a_o man_n may_v in_o such_o circumstance_n and_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n sin_n against_o that_o bless_a spirit_n that_o he_o will_v never_o move_v or_o breathe_v upon_o they_o more_o but_o leave_v they_o to_o a_o hopeless_a ruin_n tho'_o i_o shall_v not_o in_o this_o discourse_n determine_v or_o discuss_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o but_o i_o doubt_v not_o it_o be_v somewhat_o else_o than_o final_a impenitency_n and_o infidelity_n and_o that_o every_o one_o that_o die_v not_o have_v sincere_o repent_v and_o believe_v be_v not_o guilty_a of_o it_o tho'_o every_o one_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o die_v impenitent_a and_o unbelieving_a but_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o before_o so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o mere_a want_n of_o time_n that_o make_v he_o guilty_a whereupon_o therefore_o that_o such_o may_v outlive_v their_o day_n of_o grace_n be_v out_o of_o question_n but_o let_v not_o such_o as_o upon_o the_o description_n the_o gospel_n give_v we_o of_o that_o sin_n may_v be_v just_o confident_a they_o have_v not_o perhaps_o commit_v it_o therefore_o think_v themselves_o out_o of_o all_o danger_n of_o lose_v their_o season_n of_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o god_n before_o they_o die_v many_o a_o one_o may_v no_o doubt_n that_o never_o commit_v the_o unpardonable_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o he_o be_v the_o witness_n by_o his_o wonderful_a work_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o messiah_n as_o one_o may_v die_v by_o neglect_v himself_o that_o do_v not_o poison_v himself_o or_o cut_v his_o own_o throat_n you_o will_v say_v but_o if_o the_o spirit_n retire_v from_o man_n so_o as_o never_o to_o return_v where_o be_v the_o difference_n i_o answer_v the_o difference_n lie_v in_o the_o 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