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yet_o both_o itself_o and_o the_o first_o motion_n thereof_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o 17_o proper_o rom._n 7._o 24._o 25._o gal._n 5._o 17_o sin_n chap._n vii_o of_o god_n covenant_n 1._o the_o distance_n between_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n be_v so_o great_a that_o although_o reasonable_a creature_n do_v owe_v obedience_n unto_o he_o as_o their_o creator_n yet_o they_o can_v never_o have_v attain_v the_o reward_n of_o life_n but_o by_o some_o 8._o some_o luk._n 17._o 10._o job_n 35._o 7._o 8._o voluntary_a condescension_n on_o god_n part_n which_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o express_v by_o way_n of_o covenant_n 2._o moreover_o man_n have_v bring_v himself_o 21._o himself_o gen._n 2._o 17._o gal._n 3._o 10._o rom._n 3._o 20_o 21._o under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n by_o his_o fall_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o make_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n wherein_o he_o free_o offer_v unto_o sinner_n 16._o sinner_n rom._n 8._o 3._o mark_v 16._o 15._o 16._o joh._n 3._o 16._o life_n 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&_o psa_n 77._o 1-12_a partaker_n of_o it_o yet_o be_v enable_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o give_v he_o of_o god_n he_o may_v without_o extraordinary_a revelation_n in_o the_o right_a use_n of_o mean_n 12._o mean_n 1_o joh._n 4_o 13._o heb._n 6._o 11_o 12._o attain_v thereunto_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o one_o to_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v their_o call_v and_o election_n sure_a that_o thereby_o his_o heart_n may_v be_v enlarge_v in_o peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o love_n and_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n and_o in_o strength_n and_o cheerfulness_n in_o the_o duty_n of_o obedience_n the_o proper_a 32._o proper_a rom._n 5._o 1_o 2._o 5._o ch_n 14_o 17._o ps_n 119._o 32._o fruit_n of_o this_o assurance_n so_o far_o be_v it_o 14._o it_o rom._n 6._o 1_o 2._o tit._n 2._o 11_o 12._o 14._o from_o incline_v man_n to_o looseness_n 4._o true_a believer_n may_v have_v the_o assurance_n of_o their_o 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42._o 5._o 11._o revive_v and_o by_o the_o which_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o be_v 27-31_a be_v lam._n 3._o 26._o 27-31_a preserve_v from_o utter_a despair_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 1._o god_n give_v to_o adam_n a_o law_n of_o universal_a obedience_n 29._o obedience_n gen._n 1._o 27._o eccl._n 7._o 29._o write_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o a_o particular_a precept_n of_o not_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a by_o which_o he_o bind_v he_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n to_o personal_a entire_a exact_a and_o perpetual_a 5._o perpetual_a rom._n 10_o 5._o obedience_n promise_v life_n upon_o the_o fulfil_n and_o 12_o and_o gal._n 3._o 10._o 12_o threaten_a death_n upon_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o and_o endue_v he_o with_o power_n and_o ability_n to_o keep_v it_o 2._o the_o same_o law_n that_o be_v first_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n 15._o man_n rom._n 2._o 14_o 15._o continue_v to_o be_v a_o perfect_a rule_n of_o 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