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his_o son_n and_o his_o spirit_n to_o relieve_v the_o misery_n and_o want_n of_o man_n to_o forgive_v sin_n to_o impute_v righteousness_n and_o to_o give_v life_n to_o such_o as_o obey_v his_o son_n and_o his_o spirit_n and_o man_n to_o humble_v himself_o for_o his_o sin_n to_o god_n his_o creator_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n his_o redeemer_n and_o to_o yield_v himself_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o spirit_n but_o here_o be_v two_o thing_n affirm_v which_o may_v seem_v to_o require_v proof_n first_o that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v make_v with_o all_o mankind_n second_o that_o he_o supply_v by_o his_o spirit_n whatsoever_o be_v needful_a to_o the_o keep_n of_o this_o covenant_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o man_n who_o be_v confess_v impotent_a in_o himself_o through_o his_o former_a fall_n these_o two_o shall_v by_o god_n assistance_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v afterward_o when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o call_v and_o free_a will_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v this_o suffice_v first_o that_o we_o find_v here_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o first_o publish_n of_o the_o covenant_n all_o mankind_n in_o adam_n and_o eve_n receive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o they_o receive_v their_o penance_n which_o we_o see_v to_o be_v universal_a to_o all_o their_o seed_n it_o be_v therefore_o more_o than_o probable_a that_o promise_n shall_v be_v take_v as_o universal_a since_o the_o wise_a do_v say_v ampliandi_fw-la favores_fw-la second_o that_o we_o find_v leave_v after_o the_o fall_n remain_v of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n as_o life_n understand_v of_o good_a and_o evil_a liberty_n of_o will_n in_o natural_a and_o civil_a thing_n conscience_n accuse_v or_o excuse_v etc._n etc._n which_o though_o they_o be_v give_v at_o first_o by_o creation_n and_o so_o belong_v to_o nature_n yet_o the_o stay_n of_o they_o to_o remain_v in_o man_n after_o his_o fall_n be_v of_o grace_n both_o to_o 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