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say_v unto_o you_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n than_o for_o you_o after_o our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v instruct_v and_o send_v forth_o his_o disciple_n he_o himself_o go_v abroad_o to_o preach_v unto_o the_o city_n of_o israel_n particular_o he_o spend_v much_o time_n in_o the_o city_n of_o galilee_n chorazin_n and_o bethsaida_n 8._o vol._n 8._o and_o capernaum_n preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o they_o and_o work_v many_o and_o great_a miracle_n among_o they_o but_o with_o little_a or_o no_o success_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o denounce_v this_o terrible_a woe_n against_o they_o ver_fw-la 20._o then_o begin_v he_o to_o upbraid_v the_o city_n wherein_o most_o of_o his_o mighty_a work_n be_v do_v because_o they_o repent_v not_o woe_n unto_o thou_o chorazin_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o word_n our_o saviour_n declare_v the_o sad_a and_o miserable_a condition_n of_o those_o two_o city_n chorazin_n and_o bethsaida_n which_o have_v neglect_v such_o a_o opportunity_n and_o resist_v and_o withstand_v such_o mean_n of_o repentance_n as_o will_v have_v effectual_o reclaim_v the_o most_o wicked_a city_n and_o people_n that_o can_v be_v instance_a in_o in_o any_o age_n tyre_n and_o sidon_n and_o sodom_n and_o therefore_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o their_o condition_n be_v much_o worse_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v fall_v under_o a_o heavy_a sentence_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n than_o the_o people_n of_o those_o city_n who_o they_o have_v always_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o great_a sinner_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n this_o be_v the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n in_o general_a but_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o difficulty_n in_o they_o which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o clear_v and_o then_o proceed_v to_o raise_v such_o observation_n from_o they_o as_o may_v be_v instructive_a and_o useful_a to_o we_o the_o difficulty_n be_v these_o i._o what_o repentance_n be_v here_o speak_v of_o whether_o a_o external_a repentance_n in_o show_n and_o appearance_n only_o or_o a_o inward_a and_o real_a and_o sincere_a repentance_n ii_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v that_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n will_v have_v repent_v iii_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o their_o will_v have_v repent_v long_o ago_o iu._n how_o this_o assertion_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o miracle_n will_v have_v convert_v tyre_n and_o sidon_n be_v reconcileable_a with_o that_o other_o say_v of_o he_o luke_n 16.31_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n and_o lazarus_n that_o those_o who_o believe_v not_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n neither_o will_v they_o be_v persuade_v though_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a i._o what_o repentance_n be_v here_o speak_v of_o whether_o a_o mere_a external_a and_o hypocritical_a repentance_n in_o show_n and_o appearance_n only_o or_o a_o inward_a and_o real_a and_o sincere_a repentance_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o doubt_n depend_v upon_o the_o different_a theory_n of_o divine_n about_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o grace_n accompany_v the_o outward_a mean_n of_o repentance_n and_o whether_o a_o irresistible_a degree_n of_o god_n grace_n be_v necessary_a to_o repentance_n for_o they_o who_o deny_v sufficient_a grace_n to_o accompany_v the_o outward_a mean_n of_o repentance_n and_o assert_v a_o irresistible_a degree_n of_o god_n grace_n necessary_a to_o repentance_n be_v force_v to_o say_v that_o our_o saviour_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o mere_a external_n repentance_n because_o if_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o inward_a and_o sincere_a repentance_n than_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o sufficient_a inward_a grace_n do_v accompany_v the_o miracle_n that_o be_v wrought_v in_o chorazin_n and_o bethsaida_n to_o bring_v man_n to_o repentance_n because_o what_o be_v afford_v to_o they_o will_v have_v bring_v tyre_n and_o sidon_n to_o repentance_n and_o that_o which_o will_v have_v effect_v a_o thing_n can_v be_v deny_v to_o be_v sufficient_a so_o that_o unless_o our_o saviour_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o mere_a external_n repentance_n either_o the_o outward_a mean_n of_o repentance_n as_o preach_v and_o miracle_n must_v be_v grant_v to_o be_v sufficient_a to_o bring_v man_n to_o repentance_n without_o the_o inward_a operation_n of_o god_n grace_n upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n or_o else_o a_o sufficient_a degree_n of_o god_n grace_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o accompany_v the_o outward_a mean_n of_o repentance_n again_o if_o a_o irresistible_a degree_n of_o grace_n be_v necessary_a to_o true_a repentance_n it_o be_v plain_a chorazin_n and_o bethsaida_n have_v it_o not_o because_o they_o do_v not_o repent_v and_o yet_o without_o this_o tire_n and_o sidon_n can_v not_o have_v sincere_o repent_v therefore_o our_o saviour_n here_o must_v speak_v of_o a_o mere_a external_n repentance_n thus_o some_o argue_n as_o they_o do_v likewise_o concern_v the_o repentance_n of_o