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this_o your_o heave-offering_a shall_v be_v account_v or_o impute_v to_o you_o as_o the_o corn_n of_o the_o threshing-floor_n that_o be_v whereas_o the_o people_n be_v command_v to_o offer_v their_o tithe_n and_o their_o first-fruit_n to_o god_n or_o they_o can_v without_o sin_n and_o a_o curse_n enjoy_v the_o rest_n now_o say_v he_o to_o the_o levite_n if_o you_o pay_v this_o part_n the_o giving_z of_o this_o shall_v by_o god_n favour_n be_v available_a in_o law_n to_o your_o benefit_n and_o comfort_n in_o free_v you_o from_o a_o curse_n in_o employ_v all_o the_o rest_n to_o your_o own_o use_n as_o if_o you_o have_v give_v such_o tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n of_o your_o own_o husbandry_n as_o the_o people_n do_v not_o that_o god_n will_v account_v it_o real_o the_o corn_n of_o their_o own_o threshing-floor_n the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o own_o husbandry_n rom._n 5._o 13._o where_o a_o different_a word_n be_v use_v but_o next_o akin_a to_o this_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v where_o 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himself_o use_v the_o word_n reckon_v for_o reckon_v of_o debt_n and_o therefore_o the_o word_n reckon_v do_v not_o signify_v reckon_v of_o grace_n of_o itself_o answ_n it_o be_v so_o apparent_a that_o any_o one_o may_v see_v it_o by_o peruse_v the_o place_n that_o these_o word_n now_o to_o he_o that_o work_v the_o reward_n be_v reckon_v of_o debt_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n be_v a_o argument_n to_o prove_v something_o say_v before_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v now_o and_o do_v lean_a upon_o this_o imply_v foundation_n to_o make_v they_o argumentative_a viz._n that_o so_o the_o word_n reckon_v can_v signify_v when_o he_o say_v god_n account_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n but_o signify_v account_v it_o of_o grace_n the_o apostle_n argument_n be_v this_o if_o the_o reward_n have_v be_v give_v to_o abraham_n for_o his_o work_n as_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n in_o the_o strict_a sense_n free_a from_o all_o sin_n or_o fail_v in_o 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word_n tell_v we_o how_o the_o apostle_n gather_v out_o of_o that_o scripture_n abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v count_v or_o impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n that_o the_o reward_n be_v not_o impute_v to_o abraham_n of_o debt_n as_o a_o reward_n be_v give_v to_o labourer_n but_o of_o grace_n thus_o i_o judge_v therefore_o that_o the_o collection_n 265._o pag._n 265._o of_o the_o apostle_n whereby_o he_o infer_v out_o of_o that_o citation_n that_o the_o justification_n of_o abraham_n be_v mere_o gratuitous_a do_v not_o lean_a upon_o the_o naked_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n be_v impute_v but_o partly_o upon_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n and_o partly_o on_o the_o former_a state_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n abraham_n to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v first_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n 266._o pag._n 266._o the_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v 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divine_a command_n in_o call_v he_o to_o a_o long_a perilous_a journey_n but_o god_n have_v add_v wing_n to_o his_o journey_n promise_v such_o huge_a good_a thing_n which_o may_v even_o fill_v a_o decriped_a old_a man_n with_o youthful_a strength_n and_o may_v animate_v he_o to_o bear_v any_o trouble_n cheerful_o whatsoever_o therefore_o abraham_n do_v worthy_a of_o praise_n he_o ought_v to_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o gracious_a revelation_n and_o the_o liberal_a promise_n make_v to_o he_o by_o god_n of_o his_o mere_a mercy_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o abraham_n to_o glory_n no_o merit_n the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o have_v respect_n to_o this_o ver_fw-la 5._o where_o when_o that_o which_o be_v deny_v of_o one_o work_v viz._n the_o reward_n to_o be_v give_v he_o of_o grace_n apostle_n grace_n this_o be_v his_o mistake_n and_o not_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o have_v be_v repeat_v in_o the_o follow_a opposition_n and_o to_o have_v be_v affirm_v of_o one_o believe_v 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of_o the_o conversion_n of_o one_o enjoy_v the_o gospel_n when_o other_o go_v on_o unconvert_v be_v not_o wrought_v by_o grace_n this_o will_v be_v to_o ascribe_v a_o man_n conversion_n so_o to_o freewill_n as_o that_o it_o will_v be_v gross_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n pag._n 45._o 58._o can_v any_o one_o see_v that_o this_o concession_n be_v unwary_a and_o that_o he_o will_v present_o have_v fall_v into_o this_o guilt_n have_v he_o answer_v without_o tergiversation_n these_o question_n viz._n whether_o god_n do_v any_o more_o in_o order_n to_o the_o work_n in_o such_o a_o man_n this_o malleableness_n of_o heart_n and_o willingness_n to_o obey_v than_o by_o give_v he_o that_o ability_n to_o be_v wrought_v on_o by_o the_o gospel_n into_o this_o good_a temper_n which_o ability_n he_o also_o give_v equal_o to_o other_o that_o be_v not_o so_o wrought_v on_o and_o whether_o freewill_n then_o here_o do_v not_o so_o cause_v the_o difference_n as_o to_o be_v prejudicial_a 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spirit_n to_o cause_v we_o to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v say_v sit_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la cum_fw-la contra-remonstrantibus_a in_o this_o particular_a though_o still_o i_o grant_v that_o in_o a_o sense_n though_o in_o a_o very_a remote_a sense_n he_o that_o give_v the_o talent_n or_o power_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o improvement_n of_o it_o though_o yet_o in_o no_o other_o sense_n than_o by_o give_v the_o talent_n or_o power_n but_o why_o then_o do_v any_o pray_v god_n to_o cause_v they_o by_o his_o spirit_n to_o improve_v their_o talent_n and_o make_v use_n of_o their_o power_n if_o he_o do_v no_o more_o than_o mere_o give_v the_o talent_n or_o power_n which_o he_o do_v to_o all_o but_o if_o this_o be_v the_o import_n of_o all_o these_o great_a word_n as_o apparent_o it_o be_v concern_v grace_n and_o supernatural-grace_n give_v to_o all_o that_o enjoy_v the_o gospel_n viz._n that_o supernatural-grace_n give_v they_o the_o very_a power_n of_o freewill_n or_o that_o power_n call_v it_o what_o you_o will_v without_o which_o man_n can_v not_o be_v inexcusable_a in_o not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n and_o god_n go_v no_o further_o by_o his_o spirit_n with_o any_o in_o order_n to_o their_o conversion_n and_o this_o power_n do_v all_o in_o conversion_n and_o in_o cause_v the_o difference_n therefore_o supernatural-grace_n do_v all_o good_a and_o nothing_o be_v imputable_a to_o the_o man_n in_o the_o whole_a work_n i_o say_v if_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n it_o be_v a_o empty_a sound_n and_o exalt_v god_n special_a grace_n and_o kindness_n no_o more_o in_o and_o oblidge_n a_o man_n no_o more_o to_o special_a thankfulness_n for_o the_o work_n of_o this_o conversion_n than_o if_o it_o be_v say_v god_n by_o his_o supernatural-grace_n make_v we_o man_n endue_v we_o with_o understanding_n and_o will_n and_o man_n do_v all_o in_o improve_n the_o gospel_n to_o his_o own_o conversion_n therefore_o god_n do_v all_o or_o god_n by_o his_o 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power_n he_o owe_v to_o himself_o and_o freewill_n neither_o will_v this_o be_v a_o dispute_n of_o any_o importance_n in_o divinity_n to_o be_v determine_v whether_o supernatural-grace_n cause_v this_o power_n or_o common_a providence_n though_o it_o will_v be_v a_o gross_a impropriety_n to_o say_v man_n can_v not_o sin_n without_o supernatural-grace_n yea_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o religious_a concern_v whether_o you_o call_v this_o power_n the_o remote_a and_o fundamental_a power_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o doctor_n and_o other_o or_o the_o proximate_a power_n of_o freewill_n while_o there_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o only_o that_o power_n without_o which_o man_n that_o enjoy_v the_o gospel_n can_v not_o sin_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o be_v inexcusable_a in_o not_o
my_o discourse_n of_o natural_a and_o moral_a impotency_n to_o force_v the_o explain_n of_o such_o word_n and_o also_o consider_v what_o will_v be_v answer_v to_o they_o i_o judge_v that_o one_o great_a cause_n of_o doctor_n hammond_n mistake_n under_o debate_n as_o well_o as_o of_o this_o author_n be_v chief_o their_o want_n of_o distinct_a notion_n about_o natural_a and_o moral_a impotency_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o affirm_v as_o both_o of_o they_o do_v and_o the_o doctor_n particular_o pag._n 86._o that_o it_o be_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o hold_v a_o power_n in_o one_o sense_n and_o a_o want_n of_o power_n in_o another_o sense_n to_o the_o same_o act_n to_o hold_v that_o a_o man_n have_v a_o moral_a impotency_n to_o do_v what_o he_o have_v a_o natural_a power_n to_o do_v and_o consequent_o also_o his_o not_o distinguish_v between_o natural_a and_o moral_a irresistibility_n it_o be_v also_o apparent_a that_o another_o great_a â—ause_n of_o his_o mistake_n be_v his_o 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