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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o want_v a_o heart_n prov._n 9_o 4._o a_o stone_n he_o have_v which_o resist_v god_n will_n but_o a_o heart_n he_o have_v not_o to_o obey_v the_o same_o his_o will_n be_v tota_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la a_o lust_n rather_o than_o a_o will_n no_o wonder_n if_o he_o can_v by_o his_o own_o power_n convert_v himself_o conversion_n be_v a_o thing_n above_o the_o sphere_n of_o lapse_v nature_n nay_o beyond_o the_o line_n of_o angel_n man_n heart_n be_v so_o dark_a that_o those_o star_n of_o light_n can_v irradiate_a it_o and_o so_o cold_a that_o those_o flame_n of_o love_n can_v warm_v it_o there_o be_v such_o a_o ironsinew_n in_o it_o as_o the_o heavenly_a host_n which_o excel_v in_o strength_n can_v bow_v but_o must_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o when_o he_o do_v it_o they_o joy_v over_o the_o convert_n as_o a_o wonder_n of_o power_n and_o grace_n 2._o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o work_n call_v for_o it_o the_o body_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o rare_a 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long-suffering_a to_o we_o ward_n not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v come_v to_o repentance_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o mirus_fw-la hîc_fw-la erga_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la amor_fw-la say_v calvin_n on_o the_o place_n quòd_fw-la omnes_fw-la vult_fw-la esse_fw-la salvos_fw-la &_o ultrò_fw-la pereuntes_fw-la in_o salutem_fw-la colligere_fw-la paratus_fw-la est_fw-la god_n in_o indulge_v his_o patience_n and_o long-suffering_a to_o man_n do_v virtual_o will_v their_o repentance_n and_o salvation_n i_o know_v some_o interpret_v this_o place_n otherwise_o god_n be_v long-suffering_a to_o we_o that_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o former_a verse_n not_o willing_a that_o any_o viz._n of_o we_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o viz._n of_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o repentance_n but_o i_o conceive_v that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n at_o all_o that_o the_o text_n shall_v be_v so_o straighten_a nor_o yet_o congruity_n for_o 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