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do_v the_o good_a that_o they_o will_v gal._n 5._o 17._o and_o if_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v in_o thou_o thy_o heart_n be_v never_o change_v that_o man_n who_o never_o find_v a_o unbelieving_a nature_n oppose_v and_o conflict_v with_o a_o believe_a nature_n hardness_n conflict_v with_o softness_n etc._n etc._n his_o heart_n be_v never_o change_v for_o convert_v grace_n be_v in_o we_o but_o in_o part_n and_o if_o but_o in_o part_n than_o some_o sinfulness_n still_o remain_v and_o believe_v it_o there_o be_v not_o two_o more_o active_a more_o contrary_a more_o conflict_a principle_n than_o grace_n and_o sin_n in_o the_o same_o subject_n 6._o when_o a_o man_n be_v constant_o formal_a in_o the_o same_o road_n and_o posture_n all_o his_o day_n like_o a_o pioâ—ture_n never_o better_a nor_o worse_o god_n such_o who_o seem_v to_o be_v change_v without_o and_o within_o but_o it_o be_v not_o total_a two_o thing_n manifest_v a_o partial_a change_n when_o they_o do_v not_o come_v up_o full_o to_o the_o command_a will_n of_o god_n 3._o there_o be_v many_o man_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v change_v without_o and_o within_o yet_o the_o change_n be_v not_o a_o total_a or_o universal_a change_n and_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o do_v manifest_v a_o partial_a change_n only_o to_o be_v in_o many_o man_n 1._o when_o they_o do_v not_o come_v up_o full_o to_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o command_a will_n they_o can_v come_v up_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n when_o his_o will_n be_v most_o spiritual_a when_o his_o will_n be_v most_o strict_a as_o self-denial_n when_o his_o will_n be_v most_o difficult_a oh_o to_o sacrifice_n isaâ—c_n that_o belove_a child_n to_o part_v with_o benâ—amin_n this_o be_v against_o they_o to_o pluck_v out_o the_o right_a eye_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o right_a hand_n this_o be_v a_o hard_a say_n when_o his_o will_n be_v most_o suffer_a for_o the_o young_a man_n to_o forsake_v all_o his_o riches_n this_o be_v a_o sorrowful_a injunction_n to_o renounce_v all_o 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