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visceribus_fw-la ipsis_fw-la sedet_fw-la et_fw-la ideo_fw-la difficulter_fw-la ad_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la pervenimus_fw-la quia_fw-la nos_fw-la agrotare_fw-la nescimus_fw-la son_n epist_n 50._o there_o be_v a_o double_a work_n require_v to_o the_o conversion_n of_o such_o first_o to_o empty_v they_o of_o self_n and_o then_o to_o drive_v they_o unto_o the_o saviour_n first_o to_o make_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o sickness_n and_o then_o to_o quicken_v they_o to_o seek_v a_o remedy_n first_o to_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o damnable_a estate_n and_o then_o to_o cause_v they_o to_o flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v and_o the_o first_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o very_o great_a difficulty_n 2._o consider_v that_o such_o as_o be_v in_o christ_n by_o visible_a profession_n only_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o have_v their_o conscience_n sear_v as_o with_o a_o hot_a iron_n so_o that_o those_o awaken_n truth_n which_o serve_v to_o rouse_v up_o other_o sinner_n produce_v little_a or_o no_o 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so_o knit_v to_o jesus_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n in_o order_n thereunto_o be_v well_o instruct_v in_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o conversion_n my_o meaning_n be_v this_o he_o must_v right_o understand_v wherein_o a_o sound_n and_o sincere_a conversion_n lie_v and_o what_o a_o change_n it_o make_v upon_o the_o soul_n and_o what_o effect_n it_o produce_v that_o so_o he_o may_v not_o mistake_v a_o feign_a conversion_n for_o a_o true_a and_o a_o slight_a work_n upon_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v common_a to_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o grace_n of_o regeneration_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o mark_v it_o sir_n there_o be_v a_o false_a conversion_n as_o well_o as_o a_o true_a and_o counterfeit_a grace_n as_o well_o as_o that_o which_o be_v grace_n indeed_o and_o in_o
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that_o which_o be_v spiritual_a joh._n 4.23_o the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v the_o father_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n for_o the_o father_n seek_v such_o to_o worship_v he_o these_o be_v the_o true_a worshipper_n that_o be_v such_o as_o be_v so_o in_o god_n account_n who_o he_o will_v gracious_o receive_v and_o own_o in_o their_o performance_n when_o people_n serve_v he_o in_o a_o bare_a external_a bodily_a manner_n he_o reckon_v they_o as_o his_o great_a enemy_n their_o service_n be_v but_o a_o piece_n of_o dissimulation_n which_o have_v only_o the_o shadow_n of_o worship_n for_o the_o substance_n lie_v in_o what_o be_v spiritual_a and_o such_o the_o father_n seek_v to_o worship_v he_o i.e._n such_o worship_n he_o command_v and_o his_o soul_n be_v well_o please_v with_o although_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v speak_v here_o with_o a_o peculiar_a reference_n to_o institute_v worship_n yet_o it_o hold_v strong_o as_o to_o natural_a worship_n also_o even_o of_o all_o the_o 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lord_n and_o frequent_a contemplation_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n adore_v his_o majesty_n and_o admire_v his_o work_n and_o set_v the_o affection_n on_o thing_n above_o as_o well_o as_o in_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o holiness_n and_o open_o walk_v in_o the_o profession_n of_o it_o it_o must_v carry_v we_o to_o such_o work_n as_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o secret_a recess_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o set_v we_o a_o strive_n against_o such_o corruption_n as_o be_v forge_v and_o fabricate_v in_o the_o spirit_n which_o no_o eye_n can_v observe_v but_o god_n and_o our_o own_o conscience_n 2_o cor._n 7.1_o let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o the_o filthiness_n both_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n rom._n 8.5_o they_o that_o be_v after_o the_o flesh_n do_v mind_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o they_o that_o be_v after_o the_o spirit_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n psal_n 73.1_o true_o god_n be_v good_a to_o israel_n even_o to_o such_o as_o be_v clean_a of_o 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