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Of holy living first a serious exhortation thereunto : secondly choice directions therein, both for every working and for every Lords-day.
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Mall, Thomas, b. 1629 or 30.
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1668
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Wing M335; ESTC R6533
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perfect_a obedience_n gal._n 3.10_o give_v no_o power_n at_o all_o to_o obey_v and_o therefore_o call_v the_o letter_n 2_o cor._n 3.6_o yea_o cause_v accidental_o the_o abound_v of_o disobedience_n rom._n 5.10_o and_o therefore_o compare_v to_o a_o husband_n and_o a_o sinful_a heart_n to_o a_o wife_n rom._n 7.4_o 5._o but_o now_o be_v under_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n god_n be_v engage_v to_o forgive_v your_o transgression_n jer._n 31.34_o and_o to_o accept_v your_o imperfect_a obedience_n mal._n 3.17_o yea_o to_o give_v you_o power_n and_o strength_n to_o do_v what_o be_v require_v and_o to_o abstain_v from_o what_o be_v forbid_v 2_o cor._n 3.6_o mica_n 7.19_o o_o what_o a_o obligation_n be_v this_o upon_o you_o to_o see_v to_o circumspect_a walk_n very_o god_n promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n to_o enable_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o statute_n do_v not_o shut_v out_o your_o endeavour_n but_o engage_v you_o to_o endeavour_v for_o god_n only_o promise_v to_o help_v you_o if_o you_o endeavour_v in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n whereof_o prayer_n be_v one_o ezek._n 36.27_o compare_v with_o verse_n 37._o 3_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o your_o justification_n bind_v you_o hereunto_o tit._n 2.11_o 12._o rom._n 6.12_o 13_o 14._o hereby_o god_n have_v do_v more_o for_o you_o then_o other_o and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v do_v more_o for_o he_o than_o other_o matth._n 5.47_o consider_v how_o great_a thing_n he_o have_v do_v for_o you_o 1_o sam._n 12.24_o 4_o your_o relation_n upon_o your_o justification_n bound_v you_o hereunto_o be_v justify_v you_o be_v christ_n and_o god_n and_o therefore_o shall_v see_v to_o it_o that_o you_o live_v to_o god_n and_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 6.20_o other_o be_v not_o under_o your_o bond_n they_o may_v indeed_o be_v more_o under_o the_o bond_n of_o slavish_a fear_n but_o you_o be_v more_o under_o the_o bond_n of_o love_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o love_n be_v strong_a than_o that_o of_o fear_n motive_n 3._o you_o have_v 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all_o your_o own_o righteousness_n christ_n be_v engage_v to_o give_v you_o his_o righteousness_n that_o righteousness_n which_o he_o work_v in_o soul_n and_o because_o upon_o your_o believe_v for_o justification_n you_o be_v estate_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o god_n be_v engage_v to_o enable_v you_o to_o live_v this_o holy_a life_n as_o you_o hear_v under_o the_o former_a particular_a motive_n 4._o if_o you_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o follow_v this_o exhortation_n your_o sin_n be_v upon_o this_o account_n great_a than_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o for_o 1_o hereby_o you_o cross_a god_n grand_a design_n in_o his_o decree_n of_o election_n in_o his_o send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n in_o justification_n in_o all_o his_o ordinance_n and_o providence_n more_o than_o other_o what_o ever_o other_o be_v if_o you_o be_v indeed_o justify_v you_o be_v predestinate_v to_o live_v this_o life_n rom._n 8.29_o 30._o christ_n come_v not_o only_o to_o redeem_v you_o 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justify_v person_n to_o be_v unwilling_a thereunto_o and_o that_o appear_v in_o his_o rage_n against_o such_o as_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v by_o he_o he_o will_v by_o some_o mean_n or_o other_o stir_v up_o sharp_a persecution_n against_o they_o 2_o tim._n 3.12_o 3_o hereby_o you_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n more_o than_o other_o judas_n 4._o other_o turn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o freegrace_n in_o âustification_n into_o wantonness_n but_o you_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n itself_o into_o wantonness_n and_o therefore_o your_o sin_n be_v against_o more_o mercy_n and_o by_o consequence_n do_v more_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n than_o other_o unperswadableness_n 4_o hereby_o your_o unperswadableness_n become_v more_o inexcusable_a it_o be_v not_o indeed_o unpardonable_a for_o you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n rom._n 6.14_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v altogether_o unexcusable_a even_o because_o you_o be_v under_o grace_n and_o by_o 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spirit_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o heat_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d arist_n de_fw-fr respir_n c._n 8._o no_o more_o possible_a be_v it_o to_o live_v this_o spiritual_a life_n without_o a_o inward_a principle_n if_o the_o watch_n be_v not_o of_o the_o right_n make_v it_o will_v never_o go_v true_a till_o you_o be_v convert_v the_o flesh_n be_v predominant_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o you_o to_o live_v any_o other_o than_o a_o flesble_o life_n for_o every_o thing_n will_v act_v according_a to_o its_o predominant_a principle_n but_o now_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o predominant_a principle_n within_o you_o shall_v not_o you_o therefore_o live_v a_o spiritual_a life_n shall_v not_o the_o law_n of_o god_n write_v in_o your_o heart_n be_v legible_a in_o your_o life_n shall_v not_o your_o life_n be_v according_a to_o
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