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and_o prosperity_n spurn_v against_o the_o plain_a ministry_n of_o the_o word_n as_o â—hâ—_n which_o will_v give_v they_o a_o view_n of_o themselves_o cry_v against_o the_o minister_n as_o the_o woman_n against_o the_o prophet_n 17.18_o 1._o king_n 17.18_o what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o be_v thou_o come_v unto_o i_o to_o call_v my_o sin_n to_o remembrance_n and_o to_o stay_v way_n son_n so_o what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o you_o be_v you_o come_v to_o call_v our_o sin_n to_o remembrance_n and_o to_o slay_v our_o souâ—…_n and_o against_o the_o word_n as_o a_o false_a glass_n that_o as_o she_o â—…loohed_v herself_o in_o â—…glasse_n and_o appear_v to_o herself_o no_o more_o deform_v their_o 〈◊〉_d be_v yet_o more_o than_o she_o be_v â—…nceited_v of_o herself_o break_v it_o and_o 〈◊〉_d under_o foot_n so_o spurn_v they_o against_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o word_n as_o if_o it_o make_v they_o more_o deform_v than_o they_o be_v indeed_o all_o these_o under_o 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o the_o 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lively_a &_o mighty_a in_o operation_n sharp_a they_o any_o two_o edge_a sword_n etc._n etc._n which_o power_n it_o have_v not_o from_o any_o inherent_a quality_n in_o itself_o or_o from_o man_n that_o preach_v it_o but_o because_o of_o the_o supernatural_a power_n of_o god_n who_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o galathian_o 2.8_o galath_n 2.8_o be_v mighty_a by_o peter_n in_o the_o apostleship_n over_o the_o circumcision_n and_o be_v mighty_a by_o he_o also_o towards_o the_o gentile_n note_v that_o when_o man_n be_v convert_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n and_o it_o be_v powerful_a to_o that_o purpose_n it_o have_v it_o not_o of_o itself_o but_o from_o god_n but_o howsoever_o it_o be_v indeed_o powerful_a 19.7_o psalm_n 19.7_o and_o do_v convert_v the_o soul_n 2._o reason_n 2._o the_o second_o reason_n be_v because_o faith_n be_v one_o immediate_a cause_n and_o beginning_n of_o repentance_n now_o faith_n be_v beget_v by_o the_o word_n therefore_o repentance_n also_o 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thing_n as_o preach_v be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n to_o work_v this_o great_a wonder_n and_o to_o save_v man_n design_v by_o satan_n to_o destruction_n and_o when_o i_o say_v the_o word_n be_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o repentance_n i_o exclude_v not_o the_o law_n as_o that_o which_o help_v to_o this_o though_o proper_o it_o work_v it_o not_o for_o by_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o misery_n it_o prepare_v they_o for_o the_o receive_n of_o that_o grace_n and_o mercy_n which_o be_v propound_v in_o the_o gospel_n as_o a_o eat_a corasive_n which_o make_v way_n for_o a_o heal_a medicine_n but_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o message_n of_o glad_a tiding_n and_o mair_v the_o promise_n of_o pardon_n â—…dreâ—…sission_n of_o fume_n be_v that_o which_o especial_o work_v it_o or_o that_o which_o do_v thorough_o work_v it_o in_o man_n 1_o use_v 1_o now_o for_o to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o truth_n unto_o ourselves_o first_o this_o may_v 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