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entertain_v he_o as_o a_o son_n or_o a_o servant_n but_o he_o resolve_v to_o go_v and_o confess_v his_o sin_n and_o unworthiness_n and_o cast_v himself_o upon_o his_o father_n mercy_n the_o apostle_n in_o plant_v church_n first_o preach_v faith_n in_o christ_n simple_o but_o to_o believer_n they_o press_v they_o on_o to_o further_a assurance_n 2_o pet._n 1._o vers_fw-la 10._o strive_v to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a direction_n a_o direction_n therefore_o this_o do_v if_o you_o know_v not_o yourselves_o to_o be_v god_n go_v and_o present_v yourselves_o as_o object_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n 1._o 2_o cor._n 1._o for_o all_o the_o promise_n be_v in_o christ_n as_o spoke_n fit_v in_o the_o wheel_n therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 8.32_o if_o god_n have_v give_v we_o christ_n how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o also_o free_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n i_o say_v present_v yourselves_o before_o god_n as_o object_n to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o that_o god_n 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house_n before_o he_o manifest_v his_o abode_n there_o so_o that_o now_o he_o may_v be_v under_o god_n hand_n in_o form_v he_o and_o yet_o not_o know_v his_o interest_n in_o he_o for_o the_o present_a 2._o this_n not_o know_v may_v be_v in_o a_o man_n form_v regenerate_v by_o reason_n he_o may_v be_v 1._o of_o a_o cavil_v spirit_n and_o see_v such_o infirmity_n in_o himself_o as_o he_o think_v be_v not_o accompany_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o second_o by_o mistake_v when_o the_o poor_a soul_n look_v upon_o sin_n of_o intrusion_n as_o sin_n of_o admission_n and_o dominion_n or_o three_o because_o he_o want_v that_o perfection_n that_o he_o will_v or_o shall_v have_v and_o by_o look_v upon_o some_o place_n of_o scripture_n he_o see_v he_o want_v that_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v he_o to_o now_o in_o his_o apprehension_n he_o be_v not_o a_o son_n of_o god_n but_o this_o can_v conclude_v he_o so_o second_o thought_n the_o second_o troublesome_a thought_n another_o 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and_o like_o the_o eunuch_n i_o be_o a_o dry_a tree_n why_o so_o why_o the_o spirit_n be_v so_o dead_a and_o so_o unwieldy_a in_o holy_a duty_n so_o loose_a and_o base_a he_o can_v bring_v his_o heart_n to_o nothing_o sure_a god_n have_v leave_v he_o i_o be_o a_o dry_a tree_n say_v the_o eunuch_n no_o sap_n of_o grace_n all_o comfort_n be_v go_v and_o thus_o the_o poor_a soul_n cry_v out_o to_o speak_v to_o this_o case_n first_o i_o will_v reprove_v this_o and_o second_o confute_v it_o reproof_n this_o case_n speak_v to_o 1._o by_o way_n of_o reproof_n 1._o let_v i_o reprove_v it_o 1._o why_o shall_v thou_o be_v more_o cruel_a to_o thyself_o then_o god_n be_v challenge_v thyself_o when_o god_n do_v not_o zach._n 4.10_o who_o have_v despise_v the_o day_n of_o small_a thing_n god_n do_v not_o because_o thou_o be_v weak_a to_o conclude_v thou_o have_v nothing_o this_o argue_v but_o a_o heady_a peevish_a spirit_n psal_n 31.22_o i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n i_o be_o cut_v off_o from_o 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