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that_o it_o may_v let_v he_o answer_v the_o word_n of_o that_o promise_n jer._n 31.31_o 32._o behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v make_v a_o new_a covenant_n with_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n not_o according_a to_o the_o covenant_n which_o i_o make_v with_o their_o father_n when_o i_o take_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o covenant_n they_o break_v but_o this_o be_v the_o covenant_n that_o i_o will_v make_v after_o those_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n in_o the_o present_a case_n then_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n must_v be_v mean_v only_o of_o a_o effectual_a inscription_n if_o this_o be_v not_o so_o where_o will_v be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o old_a &_o the_o new_a covenant_n betwixt_o the_o 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tell_v you_o that_o you_o heap_v up_o calumny_n we_o do_v not_o maintain_v any_o such_o position_n that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o surnish_v the_o non-elect_a with_o ability_n there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o all_o but_o he_o have_v more_o ability_n than_o he_o use_v and_o for_o the_o temporary_a believer_n we_o hold_v that_o he_o have_v very_o great_a qualification_n and_o be_v able_a to_o go_v very_o sarre_o here_o only_o lie_v the_o point_n of_o the_o difference_n that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o give_v he_o such_o ability_n as_o will_v infallible_o carry_v he_o on_o unto_o salvation_n this_o be_v his_o peculiar_a deal_n with_o the_o elect_a as_o may_v be_v prove_v from_o divers_a scripture_n ☜_o ☜_o but_o here_o perhaps_o will_v
but_o still_o you_o take_v offence_n at_o the_o contrariety_n of_o the_o two_o will_n you_o say_v there_o be_v a_o impossibility_n for_o adam_n to_o serve_v two_o master_n especial_o when_o one_o command_v he_o to_o stand_v by_o a_o reveal_v will_n and_o the_o other_o have_v determine_v the_o fall_n by_o his_o secret_a will_n at_o the_o same_o time_n unless_o he_o can_v serve_v the_o one_o in_o the_o forenoon_n ☞_o ☞_o the_o other_o in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o yet_o further_o to_o amplify_v the_o difficulty_n you_o say_v the_o secret_a will_n be_v the_o controller_n for_o let_v the_o reveal_v will_v command_v any_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o centre_n in_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o secret_a and_o then_o you_o pathetical_o call_v upon_o man_n to_o bewail_v the_o time_n that_o ever_o be_v have_v a_o be_v in_o this_o world_n because_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o come_v to_o ruin_v which_o will_v soever_o he_o obey_v if_o adam_n do_v obey_v the_o secret_a will_n of_o god_n than_o the_o penalty_n inflict_v by_o the_o reveal_v will_n will_v fall_v upon_o he_o and_o then_o you_o conclude_v in_o these_o word_n may_v we_o not_o say_v farewell_n all_o hope_n of_o another_o life_n and_o so_o hang_v down_o our_o head_n cry_v out_o alas_o we_o be_v undo_v our_o leader_n be_v not_o agree_v for_o what_o the_o one_o say_v do_v the_o other_o determine_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o do_v and_o much_o more_o you_o have_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n page_n 80._o but_o all_o may_v be_v answer_v in_o a_o few_o word_n we_o plain_o affirm_v in_o matter_n of_o obedience_n man_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o secret_a will_n of_o god_n according_a to_o that_o determination_n secret_a thing_n belong_v to_o god_n but_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v reveal_v belong_v to_o we_o and_o to_o our_o child_n for_o ever_o that_o we_o may_v do_v the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n deut._n 29.29_o this_o also_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o meddle_v 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will_n in_o their_o seem_a difference_n let_v we_o keep_v the_o ordinary_a path_n but_o if_o you_o will_v say_v that_o the_o secret_a will_n be_v that_o which_o do_v prevail_v though_o this_o do_v prove_v true_a in_o the_o event_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n or_o cannon_n which_o we_o must_v walk_v by_o as_o for_o example_n the_o lord_n in_o his_o reveal_v will_n require_v abraham_n to_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n isaac_n in_o sacrifice_n when_o in_o his_o secret_n will_v he_o have_v decree_v that_o isaac_n shall_v not_o be_v sacrifice_v if_o we_o go_v to_o the_o event_n the_o secret_a will_n be_v the_o more_o preponderate_v and_o prevail_a will_n of_o the_o twain_o though_o it_o be_v yet_o the_o obedience_n of_o abraham_n have_v its_o special_a testimony_n in_o this_o that_o he_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n gen._n 22.2_o 12._o so_o in_o the_o case_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o prophet_n be_v send_v with_o a_o 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