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only_o a_o moral_a suasion_n or_o indifferent_a influx_n which_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o assent_v or_o not_o assent_v unto_o but_o a_o strong_a and_o effectual_a motion_n as_o whereby_o he_o raise_v jesus_n christ_n from_o the_o dead_a eph._n 1.19.20_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o say_v in_o conversion_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a moral_a suasion_n or_o indifferent_a influx_n which_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o assent_v or_o not_o to_o assent_v unto_o as_o a_o guest_n which_o stand_v without_o door_n which_o a_o man_n may_v either_o take_v in_o or_o keep_v out_o as_o himself_o please_v but_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a and_o efficatious_a motion_n whereby_o god_n according_a to_o his_o mighty_a power_n raise_v jesus_n christ_n from_o the_o dead_a do_v quicken_v a_o man_n which_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n make_v he_o a_o new_a creature_n and_o work_n in_o he_o not_o only_o a_o power_n of_o willing_a but_o even_o to_o will_n itself_o according_a to_o that_o of_o 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hindrance_n and_o impediment_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n neither_o have_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n upon_o this_o point_n be_v any_o thing_n dishearten_v from_o access_n unto_o he_o see_v it_o in_o david_n psal_n 25.11_o for_o thy_o name_n sake_n o_o lord_n pardon_v my_o iniquity_n for_o it_o be_v great_a mark_v it_o be_v great_a therefore_o pardon_v it_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o refuse_v pardon_n upon_o this_o consideration_n as_o that_o upon_o this_o he_o do_v therefore_o desire_v it_o and_o that_o upon_o a_o double_a account_n in_o reference_n to_o himself_o and_o in_o reference_n to_o god_n in_o reference_n to_o himself_o pardon_v it_o because_o it_o be_v great_a and_o so_o i_o have_v more_o need_n of_o pardon_n in_o reference_n to_o god_n pardon_v it_o because_o it_o be_v great_a and_o so_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o great_a honour_n in_o pardon_v of_o it_o to_o satisfy_v we_o full_o in_o this_o point_n we_o may_v consider_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o ground_n of_o god_n 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