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they_o have_v get_v free_a grace_n that_o free_v they_o from_o all_o faith_n and_o obedience_n and_o so_o at_o one_o clap_v they_o cast_v away_o both_o law_n and_o gospel_n o_o my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n nor_o unto_o their_o assembly_n my_o honour_n be_v not_o thou_o unite_v gen_n 496._o but_o they_o will_v say_v god_n love_v his_o people_n from_o all_o eternity_n with_o the_o love_n of_o good_a will_n although_o not_o with_o the_o love_n of_o delight_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a the_o counsel_n of_o god_n will_n be_v from_o all_o eternity_n for_o say_v christ_n this_o be_v the_o father_n will_n which_o have_v send_v i_o that_o all_o which_o he_o
with_o thy_o salvation_n that_o i_o may_v see_v the_o good_a of_o thy_o choose_a and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o gladness_n of_o thy_o nation_n and_o glory_n with_o thy_o inheritance_n psal_n 106.4_o 5._o now_o this_o love_n be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n people_n neither_o have_v the_o elect_v this_o love_n from_o all_o eternity_n nor_o yet_o before_o conversion_n for_o god_n anger_n must_v be_v turn_v away_o and_o their_o backslide_n heal_v and_o then_o he_o will_v love_v they_o free_o hos_fw-la 14.4_o say_v christ_n he_o that_o keep_v my_o commandment_n be_v he_o that_o love_v i_o and_o he_o that_o love_v i_o shall_v be_v love_v of_o my_o father_n and_o i_o will_v love_v he_o and_o if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o my_o father_n will_v love_v he_o and_o i_o will_v manifest_v myself_o unto_o he_o for_o we_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o make_v our_o abode_n with_o he_o john_n 14.21_o 22_o 23._o and_o if_o you_o keep_v my_o commandment_n you_o shall_v abide_v in_o my_o love_n even_o as_o i_o keep_v my_o father_n commandment_n and_o abide_v in_o his_o love_n john_n 15.9_o 10._o if_o you_o harken_v to_o these_o judgement_n and_o keep_v and_o do_v they_o than_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v keep_v unto_o thou_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o mercy_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n and_o he_o will_v love_v thou_o deut._n 7.12_o 13._o but_o now_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n that_o create_v thou_o o_o jacob_n and_o he_o that_o form_v thou_o o_o israel_n fear_v not_o i_o have_v redeem_v thou_o i_o have_v call_v thou_o by_o thy_o name_n thou_o be_v i_o and_o then_o after_o all_o this_o it_o follow_v since_o thou_o be_v precious_a in_o my_o sight_n thou_o have_v be_v honourable_a and_o i_o have_v love_v thou_o isay_n 43.1.4_o and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v god_n love_n be_v before_o the_o send_n of_o christ_n the_o apostle_n seem_v purposely_o to_o prevent_v it_o pray_v thus_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n put_v 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keep_v not_o strength_n to_o keep_v it_o therefore_o no_o love_n before_o the_o world_n be_v again_o say_v the_o lord_n who_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v rev._n 3.19_o but_o do_v god_n correct_v any_o before_o the_o creation_n if_o he_o do_v let_v they_o prove_v it_o and_o he_o scourge_v every_o son_n that_o he_o receive_v heb._n 12.6_o so_o than_o if_o they_o be_v adopt_v the_o son_n of_o god_n before_o the_o creation_n they_o must_v show_v that_o they_o be_v correct_v before_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n go_v before_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n suppose_v they_o say_v that_o god_n commend_v his_o love_n to_o we_o in_o that_o while_n we_o be_v sinner_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o rom._n 5.8_o therefore_o say_v they_o christ_n love_v we_o while_o we_o be_v in_o our_o sin_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a christ_n die_v for_o we_o when_o we_o be_v in_o oursin_n and_o christ_n be_v tender_v unto_o we_o in_o that_o condition_n as_o a_o man_n may_v tender_v his_o love_n to_o a_o woman_n who_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v his_o wife_n but_o this_o will_v not_o hold_v that_o she_o therefore_o be_v his_o wife_n because_o he_o have_v tender_v his_o love_n to_o she_o no_o she_o must_v consent_v to_o that_o motion_n and_o then_o be_v give_v to_o he_o and_o then_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n so_o when_o god_n tender_v christ_n unto_o we_o and_o give_v we_o faith_n whereby_o we_o be_v capable_a to_o make_v a_o contract_n and_o so_o give_v we_o to_o christ_n than_o we_o have_v right_a and_o a_o true_a title_n to_o christ_n and_o all_o his_o benefit_n and_o not_o before_o but_o now_o because_o we_o deny_v that_o any_o can_v be_v actual_o love_v or_o justify_v before_o faith_n suppose_v they_o like_v subtle_a sophister_n shall_v say_v that_o we_o hold_v that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v true_a save_a faith_n some_o space_n of_o time_n and_o yet_o not_o the_o man_n justify_v because_o we_o say_v that_o faith_n justify_v by_o reflect_v back_o and_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n i_o answer_v when_o we_o sit_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n we_o be_v in_o darkness_n but_o when_o we_o be_v baptize_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o with_o fire_n than_o we_o see_v a_o great_a light_n mat._n 3.10.4.16_o no_o soon_o do_v the_o candle_n burn_v but_o it_o give_v a_o light_n say_v david_n thou_o will_v lighten_v my_o candle_n the_o lord_n my_o god_n will_v lighten_v my_o darkness_n psal_n 18.28_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o heart_n be_v touch_v and_o faith_n wrought_v in_o it_o by_o this_o light_n immediate_o it_o see_v christ_n then_o how_o can_v it_o choose_v but_o take_v hold_v immediate_o but_o for_o we_o to_o distinguish_v the_o time_n between_o the_o infuse_v of_o faith_n and_o the_o reflect_a act_n of_o it_o be_v beyond_o our_o capacity_n as_o much_o as_o to_o distinguish_v whether_o fire_n or_o light_n come_v first_o to_o the_o candle_n yet_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n sire_n must_v go_v before_o the_o light_n and_o so_o faith_n must_v go_v before_o the_o operation_n but_o for_o the_o time_n i_o can_v distinguish_v if_o not_o in_o natural_a thing_n much_o less_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n again_o suppose_v they_o say_v do_v not_o god_n love_v they_o that_o have_v faith_n wrought_v in_o their_o soul_n before_o it_o take_v hold_v of_o christ_n to_o justify_v we_o i_o answer_v let_v what_o faith_n will_v be_v wrought_v in_o the_o soul_n till_o it_o take_v hold_v of_o christ_n it_o do_v not_o justify_v and_o therefore_o for_o the_o present_a god_n love_n be_v not_o to_o he_o as_o to_o his_o real_a child_n for_o say_v mr._n perkins_n the_o very_a seed_n of_o save_a faith_n bring_v forth_o groan_n and_o earnest_a desire_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o make_v we_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o his_o righteousness_n mat._n 5.6_o but_o if_o the_o seed_n of_o faith_n do_v this_o what_o will_v faith_n itself_o do_v be_v there_o any_o time_n for_o it_o to_o he_o idle_a in_o the_o soul_n before_o it_o take_v hold_v on_o christ_n to_o justify_v i_o know_v none_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v wrought_v god_n love_v that_o man_n as_o his_o real_a child_n but_o the_o more_o they_o stand_v upon_o these_o nice_a distraction_n the_o more_o they_o display_v their_o folly_n but_o they_o reply_v from_o those_o word_n of_o jeremiah_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v love_v thou_o with_o a_o everlasting_a love_n jer._n 31.3_o this_o say_v they_o be_v everlasting_a be_v from_o all_o eternity_n i_o answer_v when_o god_n love_v his_o people_n he_o love_v they_o for_o ever_o jo._n 13.1_o his_o love_n never_o fail_v 1_o cor._n 13.8_o no_o water_n can_v quench_v this_o love_n cant._n 8.7_o he_o will_v rest_v in_o his_o love_n zeph._n 3.17_o so_o his_o love_n unto_o his_o people_n be_v eternal_a he_o will_v never_o leave_v they_o nor_o forsake_v they_o heb._n 13.5_o but_o all_o this_o will_v not_o prove_v that_o god_n love_v they_o from_o everlasting_a although_o he_o love_v they_o unto_o everlasting_a from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o be_v and_o say_v mr._n perkins_n on_o his_o exposition_n on_o the_o creed_n page_n 396._o god_n neither_o hate_v they_o indeed_o nor_o love_v they_o indeed_o before_o they_o be_v and_o concern_v those_o two_o nation_n that_o come_v of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n he_o say_v god_n do_v purpose_n to_o love_v one_o and_o hate_v the_o other_o page_z 374._o as_o also_o many_o able_a divine_n have_v well_o approve_v of_o this_o book_n before_o it_o be_v publish_v so_o than_o although_o god_n love_v his_o people_n for_o ever_o yet_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o time_n pass_v beyond_o the_o creation_n or_o
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