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to_o satan_n and_o their_o own_o heart_n to_o stir_v up_o envy_n and_o hatred_n against_o they_o thus_o we_o find_v too_o god_n threaten_v obstinate_a people_n that_o refuse_v to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n or_o be_v warn_v by_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o trumpet_n that_o he_o will_v lay_v stumble_v block_n before_o they_o and_o the_o father_n and_o son_n shall_v fall_v together_o upon_o they_o jer._n 6.17_o 9.33_o isa_n 8.13_o 14._o rom._n 9.33_o 18_o 21._o such_o be_v christ_n weakness_n cross_n and_o abasement_n and_o the_o father_n withdraw_v from_o he_o 2d_o 1_o cor._n 1_o 2d_o on_o the_o cross_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o pharisee_n who_o out_o of_o envy_n put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o cross_n to_o the_o generality_n of_o they_o 4._o yea_o we_o may_v add_v if_o we_o can_v conceive_v otherwise_o of_o it_o then_o as_o include_v in_o what_o be_v say_v by_o curse_v his_o blessing_n and_o even_o his_o own_o ordinance_n to_o man_n as_o mal._n 2.1_o 2._o that_o they_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o all_o namely_o in_o all_o those_o spiritual_a person_n and_o gift_n and_o administration_n or_o also_o in_o all_o towards_o and_o unto_o who_o those_o gift_n and_o administration_n and_o operation_n be_v vouchsafe_v as_o there_o be_v in_o and_o by_o his_o gift_n and_o in_o the_o exercise_n and_o administration_n of_o they_o in_o some_o operation_n of_o convincement_n in_o other_o of_o conversion_n in_o other_o of_o comfort_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o thing_n one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n work_v in_o all_o in_o who_o they_o be_v wrought_v that_o seem_v to_o be_v plain_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o not_o that_o god_n work_v necessitate_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n man_n act_v forth_o so_o as_o necessary_o to_o cause_v they_o as_o their_o go_v to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o worship_n their_o hear_n read_v etc._n etc._n but_o all_o those_o thing_n effect_v and_o wrought_v in_o their_o attend_v on_o he_o in_o his_o administration_n and_o by_o his_o 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natural_o result_v from_o the_o whole_a treatise_n and_o the_o several_a head_n of_o consideration_n therein_o which_o may_v offer_v the_o profit_n of_o it_o to_o our_o mind_n and_o meditation_n chap._n xii_o conclude_v this_o treatise_n byway_o of_o 1._o conclusion_n 2._o position_n 3._o head_n of_o use_v brief_o lay_v down_o therein_o sect_n i._o some_o brief_a conclusion_n draw_v from_o the_o premise_n in_o this_o distinction_n as_o hitherto_o open_v conclude_v we_o at_o length_n this_o large_a discourse_n 1._o conclus_fw-la 1._o and_o to_o that_o purpose_n first_o from_o what_o we_o have_v say_v about_o this_o distinction_n and_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o it_o we_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o follow_a conclusion_n 1._o that_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n