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himself_o and_o exalt_v himself_o but_o grace_n will_v have_v a_o man_n love_n god_n and_o seek_v god_n and_o exalt_v god_n etc._n etc._n take_v nature_n when_o it_o be_v most_o adorn_v enrich_v raise_v elevate_a etc._n etc._n yet_o than_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o at_o enmity_n with_o god_n and_o grace_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n three_o because_o grace_n be_v not_o only_o above_o nature_n and_o contrary_a to_o nature_n but_o it_o be_v even_o a_o hell_n to_o nature_n grace_n and_o holiness_n be_v a_o hell_n to_o a_o natural_a man_n 66._o see_v my_o treatise_n on_o holiness_n page_n 64_o 65_o 66._o look_v as_o a_o glorify_a estate_n will_v be_v a_o hell_n to_o every_o wicked_a person_n coelum_fw-la est_fw-la altera_fw-la gehenna_fw-la damnatorum_fw-la say_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_n heaven_n be_v another_o hell_n to_o the_o damn_a so_o will_v a_o gracious_a estate_n also_o grace_n put_v a_o man_n to_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n to_o deny_v his_o natural_a self_n his_o 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