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the_o fault_n in_o the_o seed_n no_o very_o but_o only_o in_o the_o ground_n the_o one_o be_v break_v but_o not_o deep_a enough_o the_o other_o be_v break_v deep_a but_o not_o through_o enough_o the_o root_n of_o thorn_n choke_v they_o the_o lust_n and_o care_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o destroy_v first_o &_o therefore_o they_o destroy_v that_o ground_n 4._o i_o conclude_v therefore_o with_o that_o of_o jeremy_n break_v up_o your_o fallow_a ground_n seek_v to_o the_o lord_n to_o break_v they_o for_o you_o and_o sow_v not_o among_o thorn_n take_v heed_n of_o such_o brokennesse_n which_o remove_v not_o the_o thorn_n of_o sinful_a secret_a stubbornness_n lest_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n break_v out_o against_o you_o and_o burn_v that_o none_o can_v quench_v it_o do_v not_o cut_v
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and_o that_o wherein_o the_o life_n and_o essence_n of_o it_o consist_v and_o which_o do_v difference_n it_o from_o all_o other_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o first_o act_n of_o faith_n as_o it_o unite_v we_o to_o christ_n be_v not_o assurance_n that_o he_o be_v i_o but_o a_o come_n to_o he_o with_o assurance_n that_o hereby_o he_o be_v become_v i_o 2._o come_v unto_o the_o water_n and_o so_o buy_v wine_n and_o milk_n i._n e._n now_o make_v they_o your_o own_o 21.28_o the_o weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v shall_v not_o have_v rest_n unless_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n for_o it_o faith_n do_v nothing_o for_o life_n for_o that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o work_n it_o only_o receive_v he_o who_o have_v do_v all_o for_o it_o it_o come_v out_o of_o all_o it_o have_v or_o do_v like_a abraham_n that_o leave_v his_o servant_n behind_o he_o when_o he_o go_v up_o to_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n unto_o christ_n for_o life_n conceive_v it_o thus_o adam_n have_v a_o principle_n &_o stock_n of_o life_n in_o himself_o in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o live_v by_o this_o to_o live_v of_o himself_o and_o from_o himself_o and_o therefore_o have_v no_o need_n nor_o use_v of_o faith_n he_o live_v by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n which_o the_o apostle_n set_v in_o a_o direct_a opposition_n to_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n but_o adam_n be_v now_o fall_v have_v lose_v his_o life_n and_o become_v not_o like_o the_o man_n that_o fall_v among_o thief_n betwixt_o jerusalem_n and_o jericho_n strip_v wound_a and_o half_a dead_a but_o whole_o dead_a ephes._n 2.1_o so_o that_o let_v any_o man_n seek_v life_n from_o himself_o its_o impossible_a he_o shall_v live_v for_o if_o there_o have_v be_v a_o law_n that_o can_v have_v give_v life_n our_o righteousness_n shall_v have_v be_v thereby_o gal._n 3.21_o hence_o it_o follow_v if_o any_o man_n will_v have_v life_n he_o must_v go_v out_o of_o himself_o unto_o another_o viz._n the_o lord_n of_o life_n for_o it_o john_n 5.40_o john_n 6.27_o 28_o 29._o now_o observe_v it_o this_o very_a come_n this_o very_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o christ_n a_o grace_n which_o adam_n neither_o have_v nor_o have_v power_n to_o use_v be_v faith_n the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n move_v or_o draw_v the_o soul_n the_o soul_n be_v thence_o move_v and_o so_o come_v to_o christ_n john_n 6.64_o 65._o the_o soul_n by_o sin_n be_v avert_v from_o god_n and_o turn_v his_o back_n upon_o god_n the_o turn_n or_o come_v of_o the_o soul_n not_o unto_o duty_n of_o holiness_n for_o that_o be_v obedience_n proper_o but_o unto_o god_n in_o christ_n again_o be_v proper_o and_o formal_o faith_n all_o evil_a be_v in_o man_n self_n and_o from_o himself_o all_o man_n good_a be_v in_o christ_n and_o from_o christ._n the_o soul_n of_o all_o god_n elect_v see_v these_o thing_n forsake_v and_o renounce_v themselves_o in_o who_o and_o for_o who_o be_v all_o thâ—ir_n evil_a and_o come_v unto_o christ_n in_o who_o and_o from_o who_o be_v all_o their_o good_a this_o motion_n 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