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very_a heathen_a can_v observe_v and_o say_v last_o i_o add_v be_v averse_a to_o all_o that_o be_v good_a rom._n 8.7_o gal._n 5.17_o jer._n 18.12_o second_o for_o your_o further_a humiliation_n under_o it_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o odious_a title_n give_v to_o it_o with_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o 1._o it_o be_v call_v original_a sin_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v ab_fw-la origine_fw-la from_o the_o begin_n of_o man_n fall_n second_o because_o it_o be_v cum_fw-la origine_fw-la with_o the_o begin_n of_o every_o man_n three_o because_o it_o be_v origo_fw-la the_o beginning_n root_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o actual_a sin_n second_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o rom._n 7.17_o because_o it_o remain_v in_o all_o unto_o death_n three_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sin_n that_o easy_o encompass_v we_o heb._n 12.1_o or_o that_o soon_o overtake_v we_o and_o keep_v we_o from_o run_v the_o race_n set_v before_o we_o four_o it_o be_v call_v concupiscence_n or_o lust_n jam._n 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lie_v impenitent_o in_o it_o express_o forbid_v rom._n 6.12_o the_o former_a be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o regenerate_a the_o latter_a of_o the_o unregenerate_a four_o it_o be_v either_o pardonable_a or_o unpardonable_a first_o pardonable_a sin_n be_v every_o sin_n even_o the_o great_a that_o a_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o repent_v of_o isaiah_n 1.18_o isai_n 55.7_o 8._o second_o unpardonable_a sin_n be_v not_o only_o that_o against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o every_o sin_n even_o the_o least_o that_o a_o man_n be_v unwilling_a to_o see_v and_o to_o leave_v and_o resolve_v to_o persist_v impenitent_o in_o it_o mat._n 5.19_o james_n 2.10_o three_o the_o degree_n of_o actual_a sin_n all_o sin_n be_v not_o alike_o but_o some_o
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sanctify_v the_o first_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o free_a love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o accept_v we_o in_o christ_n and_o for_o his_o sake_n forgive_v all_o our_o sin_n and_o give_v we_o his_o spirit_n to_o renew_v and_o sanctify_v our_o nature_n rom._n 11.6_o eph._n 2.8_o 9_o the_o second_o grace_n be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o special_a gift_n of_o that_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n otherwise_o call_v in_o the_o scripture_n regeneration_n john_n 3.6_o and_o renovation_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n eph._n 4.24_o and_o sanctification_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n 1_o thes_n 5.23_o and_o the_o divine_a nature_n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o godliness_n and_o holiness_n 1_o tim._n 6._o and_o it_o may_v be_v describe_v thus_o a_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n derive_v from_o christ_n their_o head_n unto_o all_o his_o elect_n spiritual_a life_n grace_n or_o holiness_n and_o diffuse_v it_o throughout_o the_o whole_a man_n whereby_o they_o 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