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of_o the_o church_n page_n 7_o 3_o by_o rational_a life_n ibid._n how_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o other_o be_v not_o in_o this_o state_n of_o life_n page_n 8_o objection_n answer_v page_n 9_o 10_o application_n comfort_n for_o the_o saint_n 1._o it_o be_v above_o the_o life_n of_o adam_n in_o innocency_n page_n 12_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o most_o pleasant_a life_n ibid._n 3._o it_o be_v the_o most_o communicative_a life_n page_n 13_o 4._o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o all_o our_o former_a sin_n under_o a_o mollify_a consideration_n ibid._n object_n i_o be_o afraid_a i_o have_v not_o this_o spiritual_a life_n because_o i_o be_o dead_a cold_a and_o stiff_o answer_v there_o be_v a_o deadness_n opposite_a to_o liveliness_n as_o well_o as_o a_o death_n opposite_a to_o life_n page_z 15_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o coldness_n of_o a_o live_a man_n and_o the_o coldness_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n ibid._n object_n i_o be_o afraid_a i_o be_o not_o alive_a because_o i_o do_v not_o grow_v answer_v 1._o do_v you_o grow_v out_o of_o love_n with_o your_o own_o righteousness_n page_n 16_o 2._o be_v you_o less_o subject_a to_o be_v offend_v than_o before_o page_n 17_o 3._o do_v you_o grow_v more_o off_o from_o youth_n full_a thing_n that_o godly_a man_n look_v to_o ibid._n object_n i_o be_o alive_a to_o the_o world_n answer_v page_n 18_o duty_n flow_v from_o this_o spiritual_a life_n 1._o we_o shall_v live_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n than_o the_o world_n do_v page_n 20_o 2._o our_o heart_n shall_v not_o run_v too_o much_o after_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n page_n 21_o 3._o our_o comunion_n and_o fellowship_n shall_v be_v more_o with_o the_o live_a ibid._n exhortation_n to_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n page_n 23_o sermon_n ii_o gal._n 2.20_o doctrine_n 2._o our_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o be_v no_o enemy_n but_o a_o real_a friend_n to_o our_o spiritual_a life_n page_n 26_o explication_n 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o 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be_v to_o walk_v with_o god_n page_n 36_o 4._o as_o by_o seek_v justification_n by_o work_n a_o man_n be_v estate_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n so_o by_o seek_v justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o a_o man_n be_v estate_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n page_n 37_o application_n hence_o we_o see_v the_o reason_n why_o man_n be_v no_o more_o gracious_a page_n 39_o object_n i_o fear_v my_o obedience_n be_v never_o right_a because_o i_o have_v turn_v aside_o to_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n answer_v page_n 41_o object_n my_o obedience_n be_v not_o right_a because_o it_o be_v so_o little_a answer_n 1._o do_v thou_o limit_v thyself_o page_n 42_o 2_o do_v thou_o oppose_v they_o that_o have_v much_o ibid._n object_n my_o obedience_n be_v not_o right_a because_o i_o do_v not_o find_v the_o visible_a character_n of_o justification_n upon_o my_o sanctification_n answer_v 1._o do_v thou_o mourn_v for_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v pardon_v page_n 44_o 2._o be_v there_o a_o meeting_n of_o all_o grace_n in_o thou_o ibid._n object_n suppose_v i_o have_v not_o stand_v clear_o from_o my_o own_o do_n in_o matter_n of_o justification_n how_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o do_v it_o answer_v 1._o be_v humble_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n page_n 46_o 2._o study_v much_o the_o transaction_n of_o thing_n between_o god_n the_o father_n and_o jesus_n christ_n ib._n 3._o acquaint_v your_o soul_n with_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n ibid._n 4._o when_o your_o duty_n be_v high_a let_v your_o soul_n go_v beyond_o they_o ibid._n 5._o when_o they_o be_v low_a you_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o stand_v clear_a from_o they_o page_z 47_o sermon_n iii_o gal._n 2.20_o doctrine_n every_o true_a believer_n that_o seek_v justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o be_v a_o self-denying_a person_n page_n 50_o explication_n 1._o what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o deny_v himself_o answer_v page_n 51_o 2._o whereby_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o the_o gospel_n work_v this_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n answer_v 1._o if_o the_o law_n can_v do_v it_o the_o gospel_n must_v page_n 52_o 2._o he_o that_o live_v under_o the_o gospel_n be_v of_o a_o disposition_n contrary_n to_o the_o world_n page_n 53_o 3._o he_o be_v tender_a of_o entrench_v upon_o god_n prerogative_n page_n 54_o 4._o the_o more_o true_o a_o man_n repent_v the_o more_o sensible_a he_o be_v of_o his_o own_o unworthiness_n ibid._n a_o objection_n how_o do_v the_o gospel_n only_o do_v this_o see_v moral_a man_n heathen_n and_o papist_n have_v speak_v and_o write_v much_o for_o humility_n and_o self-denial_n answer_v 1_o though_o they_o be_v humble_a yet_o they_o be_v proud_a of_o humility_n page_n 56_o 2_o it_o be_v only_o in_o some_o particular_n ibid._n 3_o he_o be_v rule_v by_o reason_n and_o not_o by_o the_o spirit_n ibid._n 4_o there_o be_v no_o mystery_n in_o it_o as_o there_o be_v in_o a_o christian_n for_o 1_o a_o christian_a cry_n out_o what_o shall_v 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