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9.12_o so_o that_o he_o which_o must_v repent_v aught_o to_o know_v his_o own_o noughtines_n and_o wickedness_n and_o also_o by_o what_o mean_v the_o same_o may_v be_v amend_v which_o be_v break_v and_o spoil_v but_o these_o thing_n can_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v do_v of_o any_o wretched_a sinner_n unless_o they_o be_v draw_v hereunto_o and_o therein_o instruct_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o word_n of_o god_n 1.15_o mar._n 1.15_o which_o they_o must_v also_o steadfast_o believe_v 6.44_o io._n 6.44_o for_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o necessarilye_o require_v that_o unless_o god_n by_o grace_n through_o his_o spirit_n open_a and_o draw_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o sinner_n and_o by_o his_o word_n show_v we_o the_o perfect_a way_n govern_v and_o keep_v we_o in_o the_o same_o give_v we_o true_a faith_n whereby_o to_o quicken_v and_o justify_v we_o unless_o i_o say_v he_o give_v we_o these_o all_o repentance_n how_o hard_a or_o grievous_a so_o ever_o it_o seem_v be_v no_o true_a repentance_n 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18.19_o ver_fw-la 18.19_o when_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o 31._o chap._n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o true_a repentance_n and_o the_o sorrow_n for_o our_o sin_n must_v proceed_v from_o god_n stir_v up_o the_o same_o in_o we_o by_o faith_n so_o as_o it_o must_v not_o be_v a_o repentance_n or_o sorrow_n according_a to_o the_o world_n but_o after_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 210_o repentance_n be_v necessary_a to_o make_v pure_a the_o conscience_n and_o it_o be_v not_o a_o work_n of_o man_n the_o filth_n and_o infection_n which_o defile_v and_o corrupt_v the_o person_n be_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o principal_a care_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o ourselves_o be_v that_o we_o be_v pure_a and_o clean_a in_o our_o heart_n and_o conscience_n which_o thing_n we_o can_v attain_v unto_o but_o by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o we_o must_v beware_v that_o we_o resemble_v not_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n to_o who_o our_o saviour_n christ_n object_v their_o 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that_o we_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o word_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o we_o to_o be_v instruct_v but_o it_o must_v be_v forcible_a in_o we_o and_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o if_o we_o come_v to_o it_o daily_o it_o be_v a_o study_n to_o exercise_v our_o self_n with_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n &_o let_v we_o take_v diligent_a heed_n that_o we_o present_v not_o our_o self_n to_o receive_v the_o supper_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n unless_o we_o have_v this_o before_o our_o eye_n etc._n ma._n 11.19_o &_o 17.30.31_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v unless_o we_o behold_v the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o make_v himself_o utter_o of_o no_o reputation_n for_o we_o &_o suffer_v most_o shameful_a reproach_n and_o that_o he_o go_v down_o even_o to_o the_o low_a and_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o damnation_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v exalt_v into_o glory_n that_o in_o the_o end_n we_o may_v be_v receive_v with_o he_o 232_o against_o the_o real_a presence_n in_o the_o 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