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which_o notwithstanding_o any_o thing_n there_o say_v may_v yet_o be_v do_v 1_o joh._n 5._o 16._o joh._n 16._o 26._o now_o what_o have_v be_v say_v to_o this_o objection_n be_v not_o say_v that_o man_n may_v continue_v in_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v god_n forbid_v but_o to_o the_o end_n that_o such_o as_o conclude_v against_o themselves_o that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n for_o they_o may_v not_o be_v discourage_v from_o turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n unto_o god_n for_o when_o god_n say_v in_o any_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o the_o wicked_a thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v if_o he_o turn_v from_o his_o sin_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v sure_o live_v he_o shall_v not_o die_v ezek._n 33._o 11-13-16_a nay_o when_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o jeremiah_n though_o moses_n and_o samuel_n stand_v before_o i_o my_o mind_n can_v not_o be_v towards_o this_o people_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 15._o 13_a and_o ch._n 16._o and_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n be_v write_v with_o a_o pen_n of_o iron_n 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in_o who_o dwell_v all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n bodily_a and_o who_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n sinner_n indefinite_o and_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o notorious_a sinner_n jonah_n 2._o 2-4-7_a 8._o with_o col._n 2._o 9_o 10._o and_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 13-15_a and_o he_o that_o come_v unto_o he_o in_o this_o day_n of_o grace_n he_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v out_o whatever_o he_o have_v be_v or_o do_v joh._n 6._o 37._o matth._n 11._o 27_o 28._o 3._o let_v i_o proceed_v on_o and_o say_v turn_v you_o turn_v you_o for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v why_o will_v we_o die_v may_v another_o generation_n say_v why_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v so_o sweet_a and_o delightful_a to_o we_o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o on_o that_o account_n to_o turn_v from_o they_o steal_v water_n be_v sweet_a and_o bread_n of_o secrecy_n be_v pleasant_a we_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o god_n call_v we_o to_o repentance_n and_o therewith_o inable_v we_o to_o turn_v from_o 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of_o that_o mirth_n be_v heaviness_n however_o to_o the_o soul_n their_o soul_n within_o they_o shall_v mourn_v prov_n 14._o 13._o with_o joh_n 14._o 22._o how_o oft_o do_v terror_n make_v they_o afraid_a on_o every_o side_n and_o even_o drive_v they_o to_o their_o foot_n as_o job_n 18._o 11._o and_o ch._n 20._o 23-25_a how_o do_v their_o heart_n smite_v they_o 2_o sam._n 24_o 10._o and_o how_o be_v they_o prick_v in_o their_o reins_o when_o god_n be_v reprove_v they_o and_o set_v their_o sin_n in_o order_n before_o they_o now_o how_o can_v any_o considerate_a and_o soberminded_n person_n call_v or_o count_v that_o true_o delightful_a which_o do_v so_o wind_v
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do_n for_o he_o be_v good_a and_o upright_a therefore_o will_v he_o teach_v sinner_n in_o the_o way_n psal_n 25._o 8._o isa_n 42._o 1_o 6_o 7._o but_o yet_o further_o 2._o there_o be_v also_o contain_v in_o this_o branch_n of_o the_o oath_n which_o god_n swear_v to_o abraham_n that_o in_o his_o seed_n to_o wit_n in_o christ_n sinful_a one_o shall_v be_v bless_v that_o be_v that_o grace_n shall_v be_v give_v unto_o they_o in_o and_z by_o chrst_n to_o turn_v they_o from_o their_o sinful_a way_n or_o as_o here_o zacharias_n explain_v it_o that_o be_v will_v grant_v unto_o they_o and_o so_o also_o the_o apostle_n peter_n explicate_v this_o branch_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o oath_n make_v to_o abraham_n say_v to_o the_o jew_n you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o our_o father_n namely_o with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n say_v unto_o abraham_n to_o wit_n in_o gen._n 22._o 18_o and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n 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