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10._o 25._o levit._fw-la 18._o 5_o hebr._n 7._o 19_o power_n above_o to_o observe_v as_o it_o require_v therefore_o *_o the_o law_n bring_v nothing_o to_o perfection_n for_o it_o be_v give_v to_o mose_n and_o by_o he_o to_o the_o people_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o civil_a order_n and_o honesty_n of_o life_n it_o be_v not_o give_v to_o justify_v to_o salvation_n because_o none_o can_v observe_v it_o as_o it_o require_v therefore_o by_o very_a justice_n *_o into_o 〈◊〉_d conclude_v 〈…〉_o e_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d come_v christ_n jesus_n with_o grace_n and_o 25._o gal._n 3._o 22._o john_n 1._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o 6._o rom._n 4._o 25._o truth_n aâ—d_v satisfy_v the_o rigour_n and_o strayghtnes_n of_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d read_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d between_o god_n and_o man_n even_o for_o these_o so_o many_o as_o he_o have_v choose_v and_o forepoint_v before_o the_o world_n be_v to_o â—ee_n his_o 〈◊〉_d adopt_v in_o christ_n jesus_n who_o be_v the_o elder_a brother_n of_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d by_o nature_n to_o the_o whole_a monarchy_n of_o heaven_n and_o church_n three_o we_o see_v feel_v and_o understand_v that_o our_o good_a god_n have_v make_v this_o workâ—_n with_o all_o the_o reâ—â—ences_n for_o man_n use_n and_o *_o prepare_v it_o in_o re_fw-mi 〈…〉_o before_o his_o creation_n as_o p_o 〈…〉_o ces_fw-fr of_o the_o earth_n and_o every_o man_n to_o his_o powe_n 〈…〉_o for_o their_o child_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d and_o albeit_o god_n give_v man_n all_o necessary_n before_o he_o be_v able_a to_o ask_v yet_o be_v it_o his_o good_a pleasure_n also_o to_o command_v man_n to_o câ—aâ—e_v it_o of_o he_o as_o though_o it_o seem_v that_o *_o he_o 2._o sap._n 6._o 7._o eccl._n 9_o 1._o 2._o care_v for_o all_o alike_o because_o *_o no_n man_n can_v know_v by_o any_o thing_n that_o happen_v in_o this_o life_n who_o god_n have_v choose_v to_o salvation_n for_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o godly_a as_o to_o the_o ungodly_a and_o so_o it_o seem_v he_o love_v all_o alike_o but_o certain_o it_o 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which_o his_o choose_a people_n suck_v ivice_n to_o their_o salvation_n and_o his_o refuse_a people_n to_o their_o damnation_n so_o be_v god_n eternal_a decree_n that_o each_o thing_n shall_v keep_v his_o own_o course_n and_o have_v his_o natural_a be_v *_o for_o thorn_n can_v not_o 16._o mat._n 7._o 16._o bring_v forth_o grape_n nor_o thistle_n fig_n nature_n law_n in_o the_o firmament_n in_o the_o planet_n in_o the_o sign_n in_o the_o elimente_n in_o the_o tree_n and_o fruit_n in_o the_o herb_n and_o flower_n and_o what_o soever_o spring_v of_o the_o earth_n each_o thing_n yield_v forth_o his_o virtue_n to_o man_n use_n as_o god_n do_v first_o decree_n for_o the_o bless_a spirit_n holy_a angel_n work_v god_n will_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o this_o world_n a_o law_n of_o such_o humility_n obedience_n &_o willingness_n to_o please_v god_n as_o they_o have_v neither_o will_n nor_o motion_n to_o the_o contrary_a which_o law_n be_v so_o natural_o engraft_v in_o they_o that_o they_o can_v 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