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have_v make_v we_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n col._n 1.12_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o grace_n be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o eternal_a love_n the_o appearance_n of_o it_o in_o man_n be_v in_o supernatural_a gift_n the_o period_n and_o centre_n of_o it_o be_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n two_o thing_n in_o this_o point_n of_o grace_n offer_v themselves_o to_o our_o consideration_n the_o freeness_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o divine_a efficacy_n of_o it_o first_o the_o freeness_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o that_o in_o two_o or_o three_o particular_n 1._o it_o be_v of_o freegrace_n that_o all_o mankind_n do_v not_o eternal_o perish_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o fall_n that_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n for_o any_o one_o son_n of_o adam_n when_o the_o angel_n sin_v but_o one_o sin_n god_n turn_v they_o down_o into_o chain_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o may_v he_o not_o in_o justice_n have_v 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abundant_o testify_v this_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n rom._n 6.23_o in_o which_o we_o have_v a_o double_a antithesis_fw-la wages_n be_v oppose_v to_o gift_n and_o eternal_a death_n to_o eternal_a life_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n rom._n 5.12_o not_o mere_a infelicity_n but_o sin_n enter_v not_o mere_a temporal_a death_n but_o eternal_a follow_v upon_o it_o hence_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judgement_n unto_o condemnation_n and_o that_o upon_o all_o man_n vers_fw-la 16_o and_o 18._o we_o be_v by_o nature_n child_n of_o wrath_n even_o as_o other_o eph._n 2.3_o he_o do_v not_o say_v by_o practice_n or_o custom_n but_o by_o nature_n we_o be_v child_n of_o wrath_n that_o be_v worthy_a of_o it_o nature_n as_o corrupt_v be_v here_o oppose_v to_o grace_n which_o as_o the_o text_n after_o 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