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since_o he_o leave_v earth_n be_v not_o this_o able_a to_o dissolve_v a_o rock_n do_v 3_o pro_fw-la v._n 9_o 3_o not_o wisdom_n daily_o send_v forth_o her_o maiden_n to_o call_v in_o soul_n god_n come_v to_o soul_n with_o christ_n grace_n holiness_n a_o new_a heart_n and_o say_v what_o do_v want_v what_o will_v thou_o have_v do_v blush_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o condition_n i_o have_v that_o will_v fit_v thou_o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v help_v thou_o but_o christ_n and_o grace_n here_o they_o be_v i_o pray_v thou_o take_v they_o here_o be_v all_o in_o my_o son_n accept_v of_o he_o and_o say_v not_o nay_o to_o embrace_v my_o offer_n be_v my_o desire_n your_o duty_n it_o will_v much_o please_v i_o and_o pleasure_v you_o to_o take_v my_o tender_a how_o many_o motive_n in_o scripture_n do_v god_n use_v to_o force_v this_o his_o precious_a kindness_n upon_o we_o be_v not_o the_o gospel_n for_o this_o very_a end_n to_o invite_v call_v allure_v yet_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o law_n be_v 7._o ames_n 1._o lib._n med._n 26._o c._n 12._o 12._o thes_n rom._n 7._o 7._o useful_a thereunto_o and_o ordinary_o precede_v and_o go_v before_o that_o so_o people_n see_v the_o worst_a of_o themselves_o may_v the_o better_o apprehend_v the_o worth_n of_o christ_n and_o know_v their_o own_o poverty_n may_v the_o better_o know_v the_o price_n of_o christ_n that_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n they_o may_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o conceit_n with_o themselves_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v make_v gracious_a then_o do_v the_o white_a of_o grace_n most_o appear_v when_o the_o black_a of_o sin_n be_v set_v by_o it_o and_o the_o excellency_n and_o need_n of_o goodness_n when_o we_o see_v the_o danger_n of_o our_o own_o badness_n a_o sense_n of_o distress_n put_v his_o on_o to_o sigh_v for_o deliverance_n and_o what_o saint_n experience_v almost_o tell_v they_o not_o that_o conviction_n be_v midwife_n to_o conversion_n 2._o there_o be_v take_v or_o receive_v the_o former_a s._n 2_o be_v god_n act_n this_o latter_a be_v the_o soul_n 24._o conuersio_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la non_fw-la homini_fw-la sed_fw-la deo_fw-la adscribenda_fw-la aust_n ep._n phil._n 2._o 13._o bou._n 1._o 24._o yet_o not_o so_o the_o soul_n but_o that_o it_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n for_o it_o it_o have_v not_o such_o propriety_n in_o it_o but_o that_o it_o depend_v upon_o god_n efficiency_n it_o be_v he_o that_o work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n god_n have_v reach_v out_o his_o hand_n in_o offering_n and_o now_o the_o soul_n reach_v out_o its_o hand_n to_o accept_v the_o soul_n now_o give_v consent_n and_o no_o long_o say_v nay_o now_o christ_n and_o the_o soul_n be_v make_v one_o and_o of_o his_o fullness_n do_v it_o receive_v 16._o john_n 1._o 16._o grace_n for_o grace_n now_o it_o drink_v a_o hearty_a draught_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n now_o it_o open_v the_o door_n of_o its_o heart_n and_o let_v we_o in_o christ_n and_o grace_n who_o have_v stand_v knock_v there_o a_o great_a while_n and_o bid_v they_o welcome_a with_o a_o kiss_n of_o hearty_a and_o sincere_a love_n john_n 1._o 12._o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o now_o the_o soul_n receive_v christ_n now_o the_o womb_n of_o its_o heart_n be_v not_o capacious_a enough_o to_o receive_v now_o it_o be_v stomach_n be_v come_v down_o and_o fall_v to_o feed_v hearty_o upon_o spiritual_a viand_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n john_n 6._o 56._o he_o that_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n dwell_v in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o he_o now_o it_o admire_v the_o gracious_a condescension_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o blame_v itself_o for_o be_v stubborn_a so_o long_o now_o it_o be_v willing_a to_o open_v its_o mouth_n wide_a yea_o that_o its_o heart_n be_v open_v that_o it_o may_v be_v 10._o psa_fw-la 81._o 10._o fill_v with_o good_a thing_n it_o hearken_v inward_o as_o well_o as_o outward_o the_o lord_n have_v open_v its_o ear_n and_o it_o be_v not_o rebellious_a now_o it_o yield_v stoop_v submit_v to_o and_o close_v with_o god_n in_o his_o grace_n it_o answer_v god_n call_v and_o say_v lord_n thy_o face_n will_v i_o seek_v ps_n 27._o 8._o and_o subscribe_v for_o god_n isai_n 44._o 5._o chap._n v._o iu._n what_o be_v do_v in_o this_o effectual_a call_n or_o what_o part_n be_v wrought_v upon_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v alter_v but_o principal_o these_o two_o cardinal_n part_n or_o faculty_n which_o be_v as_o king_n and_o queen_n to_o the_o rest_n 1._o the_o wit_n or_o 1_o the_o head_n 2._o the_o will_n or_o 2._o the_o heart_n 1._o the_o head_n be_v change_v before_o it_o be_v a_o s._n 1_o head_n of_o brass_n now_o a_o head_n of_o gold_n before_o it_o be_v night_n now_o it_o be_v day_n with_o it_o now_o the_o bright_a morning_n star_n appear_v in_o the_o horizon_n 28._o revel_v 2._o 28._o of_o the_o soul_n the_o ruddy_a morning_n be_v come_v and_o the_o sun_n put_v forth_o his_o head_n ephes_n 5._o 8._o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o now_o be_v you_o light_v in_o the_o lord_n so_o dark_a be_v the_o soul_n while_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o nature_n that_o it_o be_v darkness_n itself_o in_o the_o abstract_n a_o great_a darkness_n than_o that_o which_o god_n send_v as_o a_o sore_a judgement_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o that_o be_v feel_v but_o sinful_a soul_n 21._o exod._n 10._o 21._o feel_v not_o nor_o perceive_v this_o darkness_n ephes_n 4._o 18._o their_o understanding_n be_v darken_v and_o there_o be_v ignorance_n and_o blindness_n in_o they_o but_o now_o god_n make_v a_o window_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o let_v we_o in_o enlighten_v beam_n
faith_n sin_n must_v out_o of_o the_o house_n by_o force_n for_o they_o can_v dwell_v both_o together_o with_o love_n and_o like_v it_o now_o look_v upon_o sin_n with_o coyness_n and_o detestation_n and_o upon_o grace_n with_o a_o please_a smile_n and_o say_v away_o you_o fawn_a flatterer_n &_o welcome_o faithful_a friend_n christ_n and_o grace_n these_o namely_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v the_o beam_n and_o ray_n of_o that_o sun_n which_o god_n set_v in_o the_o firmament_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o first_o he_o create_v the_o new_a world_n and_o implant_v grace_n in_o the_o heart_n there_o be_v a_o sweet_a harmony_n and_o love_a accord_n between_o they_o though_o of_o late_a some_o have_v endeavour_v to_o set_v they_o at_o variance_n by_o buzz_v causeless_a jealousy_n in_o their_o ear_n whereas_o god_n never_o set_v the_o one_o for_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o other_o chap._n vii_o vi_o the_o degree_n and_o step_v whereby_o effectual_a calling_n arise_v to_o perfection_n and_o be_v complete_v now_o in_o the_o next_o place_n let_v we_o consider_v those_o degree_n whereby_o god_n carry_v on_o this_o choice_a work_n the_o round_n of_o that_o ladder_n whereby_o he_o raise_v the_o soul_n from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n from_o its_o self_n to_o himself_o let_v we_o tract_n the_o foot_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o its_o ordinary_a go_n for_o be_v it_o from_o i_o to_o confine_v the_o spirit_n for_o as_o it_o blow_v where_o it_o list_v so_o also_o how_o it_o list_v but_o this_o order_n seem_v to_o i_o probable_a from_o the_o nature_n of_o effectual_a call_n and_o from_o the_o experience_n of_o convert_n 1._o cognition_n or_o a_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n s._n 1_o it_o usual_o learn_v this_o hornbook_n before_o it_o get_v into_o a_o high_a form_n how_o can_v he_o be_v what_o he_o will_v be_v that_o know_v not_o what_o he_o be_v and_o how_o can_v he_o know_v what_o he_o be_v that_o know_v not_o what_o he_o shall_v be_v rom._n 7._o 7._o i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n and_o have_v he_o ambr._n lex_fw-la est_fw-la index_n peccati_fw-la ambr._n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n he_o may_v have_v be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o sin_n too_o it_o be_v the_o hand_n that_o do_v indigitate_v and_o point_v at_o sin_n the_o law_n be_v a_o lookingglass_n but_o if_o we_o have_v not_o eye_n to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o glass_n what_o will_v it_o avail_v we_o sin_n be_v 8._o 1_o john_n 3._o 1_o 4_o 8._o the_o transgression_n of_o a_o law_n and_o where_o no_o law_n be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o transgression_n and_o if_o there_o 15._o rom._n 4._o 15._o be_v law_n and_o no_o knowledge_n of_o this_o law_n there_o can_v be_v no_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n the_o page_n then_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n or_o of_o that_o we_o be_v speak_v must_v be_v turn_v over_o the_o soul_n must_v meditate_v upon_o that_o god_n open_v the_o eye_n now_o to_o see_v his_o mind_n in_o precept_n and_o prohibition_n in_o his_o law_n have_v not_o the_o darkness_n of_o ignorance_n keep_v many_o a_o one_o a_o sleep_n still_o in_o the_o devil_n lap_n unseen_a danger_n make_v no_o impression_n upon_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o the_o law_n speak_v of_o guilt_n danger_n &_o c._n it_o be_v true_a a_o man_n may_v have_v knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o yet_o through_o inconsiderateness_n or_o the_o strong_a tide_n of_o corruption_n bear_v down_o all_o before_o it_o till_o god_n stop_v and_o damn_n it_o up_o with_o the_o working_n of_o his_o special_a grace_n may_v go_v on_o in_o sin_n and_o pursue_v the_o foolish_a imagination_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n but_o where_o there_o be_v effectual_a call_n this_o be_v a_o attendant_n to_o usher_v it_o in_o in_o this_o new_a creation_n light_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v god_n gracious_a work_n upon_o the_o soul_n begin_v with_o light_n and_o his_o way_n be_v from_o the_o eye_n to_o the_o heart_n to_o open_v their_o eye_n and_o to_o turn_v they_o from_o darkness_n 18._o act_n 26._o 18._o to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n and_o how_o can_v they_o know_v that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n kingdom_n if_o they_o know_v not_o the_o law_n of_o god_n monarchy_n i_o mention_v not_o the_o law_n to_o derogate_v from_o or_o eclipse_v the_o splendour_n of_o the_o gospel_n 2._o comparation_n the_o next_o thing_n be_v the_o use_n s._n 2_o that_o the_o soul_n make_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n namely_o to_o compare_v its_o way_n with_o the_o law_n now_o it_o lay_v its_o life_n to_o the_o line_n its_o way_n to_o the_o word_n now_o it_o bring_v its_o self_n to_o the_o trial_n the_o touchstone_n the_o square_a the_o commandment_n be_v holy_a and_o just_a and_o good_a obliqui_fw-la rom._n 7._o 12._o rectum_fw-la est_fw-la regula_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o obliqui_fw-la and_o therefore_o fit_a to_o be_v a_o measure_n for_o every_o straight_a thing_n do_v best_a discover_v that_o which_o be_v crooked_a there_o be_v the_o 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itself_o and_o this_o sentence_n be_v write_v in_o legible_a character_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n can_v be_v wipe_v out_o by_o all_o the_o art_n and_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n paul_n know_v the_o law_n but_o can_v not_o 7._o rom._n 7._o find_v his_o sin_n and_o death_n there_o till_o the_o spirit_n show_v it_o he_o if_o the_o spirit_n help_v we_o not_o to_o judge_v aright_o we_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v partial_a in_o our_o own_o case_n which_o be_v more_o desperate_a than_o the_o exact_a impartiality_n that_o help_v we_o to_o see_v the_o conclusion_n condemnation_n the_o result_n wretchedness_n the_o issue_n misery_n till_o that_o turn_v our_o note_n we_o shall_v cry_v peace_n peace_n though_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o wrath_n and_o war_n belong_v to_o we_o 6._o it_o disquiet_v sinner_n be_v ready_a to_o flatter_v themselves_o when_o there_o be_v cause_n to_o fear_v and_o s._n 19_o be_v too_o forward_o to_o presume_v when_o destruction_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o consume_v and_o 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other_o mean_v use_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n and_o then_o the_o deed_n be_v do_v and_o the_o work_n dispatch_v chap._n xii_o xi_o objection_n answer_v in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o give_v answer_n to_o some_o few_o objection_n and_o query_n that_o may_v be_v make_v many_o question_n may_v be_v start_v such_o as_o savour_v of_o curiosity_n more_o than_o christianity_n of_o carnal_a wit_n than_o spiritual_a wisdom_n that_o have_v more_o bone_n than_o meat_n the_o lord_n redress_v it_o this_o age_n be_v too_o rife_o with_o they_o which_o i_o shall_v wave_v and_o speak_v only_o to_o three_o or_o four_o which_o i_o judge_v convenient_a and_o pertinent_a 1._o obj._n the_o first_o be_v whether_o god_n be_v the_o sole_a s._n 1_o
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a_o melt_a heart_n it_o be_v like_o josiah_n who_o heart_n and_o conscience_n the_o 27._o 2_o chron._n 34._o 27._o lord_n commend_v for_o the_o tenderness_n and_o softness_n of_o it_o relent_v affection_n and_o renew_v disposition_n be_v pair_n search_v thy_o own_o heart_n concern_v this_o temper_n neither_o great_a nor_o little_a sin_n it_o may_v be_v scare_v thou_o thou_o can_v not_o melt_v for_o a_o small_a miscarriage_n if_o thou_o can_v mourn_v for_o mighty_a transgression_n that_o be_v all_o thou_o do_v not_o shake_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o god_n chide_v if_o so_o thou_o be_v not_o effectual_o call_v 4._o timely_o caution_n such_o have_v a_o heart_n so_o set_v s._n 63_o against_o sin_n that_o they_o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v temptation_n and_o occasion_n thereto_o where_o grace_n be_v they_o shun_v sin_n not_o only_o in_o the_o performance_n but_o also_o in_o the_o preparative_n not_o only_o in_o the_o device_n of_o it_o but_o also_o in_o the_o desire_n to_o it_o not_o only_o 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