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ghost_n he_o it_o be_v who_o convince_v of_o sin_n john_n 16._o 8._o he_o work_v indeed_o by_o mean_n he_o wrought_v it_o in_o david_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o nathan_n and_o he_o wrought_v it_o in_o peter_n by_o the_o look_n of_o christ._n but_o his_o work_n it_o be_v no_o man_n can_v work_v it_o upon_o his_o own_o soul._n it_o will_v not_o spring_v out_o of_o man_n rational_a consideration_n though_o man_n may_v exercise_v their_o thought_n about_o such_o thing_n as_o one_o will_v think_v be_v enough_o to_o break_v the_o heart_n of_o stone_n yet_o if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n put_v not_o forth_o a_o peculiar_a efficacy_n of_o his_o own_o this_o sense_n of_o sin_n will_v not_o be_v wrought_v or_o produce_v as_o the_o water_n at_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n be_v not_o trouble_v but_o when_o a_o angel_n descend_v and_o move_v they_o no_o more_o will_v the_o heart_n for_o sin_n without_o a_o save_a elapse_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n second_o it_o be_v a_o deep_a apprehension_n of_o 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