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therefore_o be_v none_o discourage_v to_o come_v because_o of_o their_o wretched_a estate_n that_o be_v to_o say_v we_o can_v come_v we_o have_v no_o money_n but_o christ_n invit_v these_o which_o have_v no_o money_n &_o though_o christ_n seem_v to_o exclude_v the_o woman_n from_o mercy_n yet_o christ_n in_o wisdom_n hold_v forth_o the_o promise_n here_o in_o that_o latitude_n of_o freegrace_n while_o as_o he_o say_v he_o come_v for_o the_o lose_a sheep_n that_o there_o be_v room_n for_o the_o woman_n and_o all_o believe_a gentile_n to_o come_v in_o and_o lie_v hold_v on_o the_o covenant_n sense_n of_o wretchedness_n and_o unbelief_n represent_v christ_n as_o too_o narrow_a and_o contract_v and_o
2._o quid_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la veritatem_fw-la sequimur_fw-la nisi_fw-la aurora_fw-la sumus_fw-la aurora_fw-la enim_fw-la noctem_fw-la praeteriisse_fw-la nunciat_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la diei_fw-la claritatem_fw-la illa_fw-la satis_fw-la ostendit_fw-la sed_fw-la dum_fw-la illam_fw-la pellit_fw-la &_o hanc_fw-la suscipit_fw-la lucem_fw-la tenebris_fw-la per_fw-la mixtam_fw-la tenet_fw-la sic_fw-la nos_fw-la quedam_fw-la jam_fw-la quae_fw-la lucis_fw-la sunt_fw-la agimus_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la adhuc_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la reliquiis_fw-la non_fw-la caremus_fw-la the_o holy_a in_o this_o life_n be_v but_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o morning_n we_o be_v half_a night_n half_a day_n prov._n 20._o v_o 19_o who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n pure_a i_o be_o clean_a from_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v a_o clean_a heart_n and_o not_o lie_v libertine_n can_v say_v it_o in_o a_o high_a manner_n than_o papist_n who_o acknowledge_v that_o veniall_n little_a sin_n &_o mote_n be_v in_o we_o always_o in_o this_o life_n but_o it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v the_o old_a testament-spirit_n that_o speak_v as_o they_o say_v but_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 3._o apply_v the_o psalm_n 14._o that_o stop_v all_o mouth_n of_o the_o world_n as_o so_o many_o guilty_a malefactor_n at_o the_o high_a bar_n of_o heaven_n and_o he_o prove_v that_o no_o flesh_n not_o david_n nor_o the_o holy_a on_o earth_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o work_n either_o do_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n or_o by_o the_o help_n of_o grace_n now_o if_o there_o be_v no_o indwelling_a sin_n in_o the_o justify_v person_n we_o answer_v not_o papist_n and_o pelagian_n who_o say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n do_v by_o the_o help_n and_o aid_n of_o grace_n after_o regeneration_n but_o not_o by_o the_o work_n that_o we_o perform_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o indwelling_a sin_n in_o 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pardon_v only_o in_o that_o notion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o not_o first_o formal_o remit_v and_o then_o afterward_o commit_v yet_o it_o be_v pay_v for_o and_o the_o person_n free_v from_o all_o actual_a condemnation_n for_o it_o but_o with_o all_o conditional_o and_o virtual_o so_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o renew_v his_o repentance_n which_o grace_n god_n shall_v infallible_o give_v he_o because_o the_o call_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n and_o of_o this_o three_o removal_n of_o sin_n be_v that_o petition_n that_o christ_n have_v teach_v justify_v person_n to_o ask_v of_o god_n forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o sin_n against_o we_o and_o nathan_n say_v to_o david_n 2_o sam._n 12.13_o the_o lord_n also_o have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v david_n before_o he_o contract_v this_o horrible_a guilt_n of_o murder_n and_o adultery_n be_v a_o man_n according_a to_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o so_o his_o person_n be_v justify_v this_o way_n god_n daily_o take_v away_o sin_n rom._n 1.17_o for_o therein_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n now_o the_o life_n of_o faith_n justify_v be_v not_o one_o single_a act_n of_o faith_n such_o as_o be_v at_o ouâ—_n first_o personal_a relative_a and_o universal_a absolution_n but_o the_o believer_n live_v by_o renew_v and_o often_o repeat_v act_n of_o faith_n such_o as_o be_v to_o walk_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n the_o least_o faith_n even_o the_o minimum_fw-la quod_fw-la sic_fw-la do_v justify_v but_o the_o gospel_n require_v a_o growth_n in_o faith_n in_o this_o sense_n remission_n be_v a_o continue_a and_o one_o prorogate_v act_n of_o free_a grace_n from_o our_o first_o moment_n of_o believe_v to_o the_o day_n of_o put_v the_o crown_n on_o our_o head_n if_o any_o object_n that_o i_o be_o contrary_a to_o myself_o in_o that_o i_o sometime_o do_v 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this_o ground_n that_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi lend_v eye_n and_o ear_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o miracle_n agent_n the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n work_v as_o a_o natural_a agent_n for_o make_v open_a window_n in_o a_o house_n whether_o the_o indweller_n will_v or_o he_o will_v not_o the_o fun_n shall_v dart_v in_o day_n light_a upon_o the_o house_n joh._n 7.28_o then_o cry_v jesus_n in_o the_o temple_n as_o he_o teach_v say_v you_o both_o know_v i_o and_o you_o know_v whence_o i_o be_o and_o there_o be_v a_o cover_n upon_o the_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o natural_a man_n that_o though_o eye_n and_o ear_n and_o mind_n and_o soul_n be_v open_v yet_o it_o be_v as_o unpossible_a for_o the_o natural_a spirit_n or_o the_o preacher_n to_o remove_v that_o cover_n as_o to_o remove_v a_o mountain_n it_o be_v as_o heavy_a as_o a_o mountain_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v three_o bad_a sign_n in_o a_o natural_a spirit_n 1._o his_o light_n which_o be_v but_o 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