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be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d send_v the_o lord_n jesus_n i_o shall_v short_o open_v both_o 1_o why_o it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o father_n and_o 2_o why_o to_o the_o father_n as_o send_v the_o lord_n jesus_n unless_o the_o father_n which_o have_v send_v i_o draw_v he_o first_o then_o why_o the_o father_n be_v say_v to_o draw_v this_o draw_v as_o we_o have_v dispute_v former_o imply_v two_o thing_n in_o it_o of_o necessity_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o the_o soul_n be_v draw_v and_o that_o be_v sin_n upon_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 2_o something_o unto_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v draw_v and_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d now_o both_o the_o expression_n serve_v both_o these_o intendment_n in_o a_o most_o pregnant_a manner_n because_o the_o father_n manifest_v himself_o in_o his_o displeasure_n unto_o the_o soul_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o most_o 〈◊〉_d the_o work_n of_o that_o holy_a violence_n 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d from_o it_o and_o 〈◊〉_d which_o this_o draw_v we_o know_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v conceive_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n fall_v from_o his_o creation_n in_o which_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o father_n work_v be_v especial_o discover_v in_o that_o he_o be_v the_o original_n in_o the_o deity_n first_o in_o order_n and_o work_v from_o himself_o and_o creation_n be_v the_o original_a of_o thing_n there_o they_o have_v their_o beginning_n hence_o in_o scripture_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d direct_o against_o he_o and_o indirect_o against_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n because_o that_o work_n wherein_o though_o they_o all_o wrought_v yet_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o father_n dispensation_n do_v principal_o appear_v 1_o joh._n 2._o 1._o little_a child_n sin_v not_o at_o all_o but_o if_o any_o man_n do_v sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n he_o say_v not_o we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o a_o advocate_n christ_n be_v not_o proper_o and_o first_o and_o direct_o a_o advocate_n 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may_v be_v remove_v from_o he_o and_o he_o deliver_v from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o father_n which_o he_o have_v deserve_v by_o it_o when_o he_o have_v seek_v far_o and_o near_o for_o succour_v and_o shelter_n that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n profess_v there_o be_v no_o salvation_n to_o be_v have_v in_o we_o holy_a ordinance_n and_o duty_n say_v we_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o name_n thereof_o but_o we_o neither_o have_v it_o nor_o can_v give_v it_o only_o we_o have_v hear_v tell_v there_o be_v salvation_n in_o christ_n and_o in_o no_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n the_o 〈◊〉_d therefore_o intend_v to_o make_v out_o to_o a_o christ_n but_o 〈◊〉_d the_o question_n and_o doubt_n meet_v he_o though_o christ_n can_v discharge_v my_o debt_n lay_v down_o and_o present_v sufficient_a pay_n it_o be_v yet_o doubtful_a whether_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o creditor_n will_v accept_v of_o it_o and_o rest_v 〈◊〉_d with_o it_o or_o no_o yea_o say_v the_o text_n the_o father_n have_v send_v he_o for_o this_o purpose_n to_o be_v his_o salvation_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o refuse_v he_o brief_o therebe_fw-la three_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o send_n which_o may_v draw_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sinner_n towards_o christ._n 1_o that_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d purpose_n and_o counsel_n to_o accomplish_v this_o work_n 〈◊〉_d 49._o the_o lord_n have_v call_v i_o vers_fw-la 1._o and_o he_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o i_o thou_o be_v my_o servant_n in_o thou_o will_v i_o 〈◊〉_d glorify_v vers_fw-la 3._o thou_o shall_v be_v my_o salvation_n to_o 〈◊〉_d end_v of_o the_o earth_n vers_fw-la 6._o joh._n 6._o 27._o for_o he_o 〈◊〉_d the_o father_n seal_v a_o comparison_n take_v from_o prince_n when_o they_o will_v send_v any_o with_o certain_a evidence_n of_o their_o appointment_n and_o approbation_n they_o 〈◊〉_d he_o a_o commission_n and_o signify_v their_o mind_n under_o 〈◊〉_d hand_n and_o seal_n so_o the_o commission_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o father_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o evidence_n and_o 〈◊〉_d undeniable_a that_o he_o be_v design_v to_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 2_o that_o he_o have_v fit_v and_o furnish_v he_o with_o all_o 〈◊〉_d ability_n and_o sufficiency_n to_o discharge_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o redemption_n commit_v to_o he_o psal._n 89._o 19_o he_o have_v lay_v salvation_n upon_o one_o that_o be_v mighty_a 〈◊〉_d save_v yea_o isa._n 61._o 1._o 2._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d he_o and_o he_o have_v anoint_v he_o i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d he_o with_o grace_n that_o he_o may_v suit_v all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o desire_n of_o his_o people_n yea_o with_o the_o spirit_n above_o measure_n joh._n 3._o 34._o 3_o that_o he_o accept_v of_o he_o and_o his_o service_n and_o mediation_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o all_o those_o who_o 〈◊〉_d and_o place_n he_o sustain_v matt._n 3._o last_o this_o be_v my_o 〈◊〉_d in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v not_o with_o who_o only_o but_o in_o who_o with_o all_o those_o who_o place_n he_o sustain_v and_o who_o surety_n he_o be_v if_o god_n the_o father_n who_o be_v offend_v and_o that_o deep_o with_o my_o sin_n and_o therefore_o be_v now_o come_v out_o against_o i_o either_o to_o destroy_v my_o sin_n or_o to_o ruinate_v and_o condemn_v my_o soul_n he_o have_v appoint_v the_o lord_n jesus_n his_o son_n to_o deliver_v poor_a creature_n from_o their_o sin_n and_o from_o his_o wrath_n and_o he_o have_v fit_v he_o for_o this_o so_o great_a a_o work_n and_o he_o will_v accept_v he_o only_o and_o all_o that_o sue_v for_o acceptance_n in_o he_o he_o only_o appoint_v fit_v and_o accept_v for_o sinner_n let_v we_o therefore_o look_v towards_o he_o and_o go_v to_o he_o the_o father_n that_o have_v
have_v be_v happy_a for_o we_o that_o we_o have_v never_o listen_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o be_v lead_v by_o their_o example_n or_o carry_v with_o the_o crowd_n to_o the_o commission_n of_o such_o bloody_a evil_n the_o guilt_n whereof_o be_v so_o great_a vileness_n of_o loathsomenoss_n whereof_o be_v so_o hellish_a and_o unconceivable_a but_o that_o which_o be_v do_v and_o pass_v can_v be_v recall_v but_o what_o shall_v we_o now_o do_v be_v there_o nothing_o to_o be_v do_v against_o these_o high-handed_n abomination_n which_o have_v do_v so_o much_o dishonour_n to_o god_n name_n indignity_n to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n the_o lord_n of_o life_n so_o much_o injury_n to_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o hazard_v our_o everlasting_a happiness_n and_o comfort_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v if_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v do_v by_o other_o we_o will_v seek_v far_o and_o near_o for_o help_v if_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v do_v by_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v 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lord_n jesus_n and_o his_o service_n this_o forgetfulness_n not_o mind_v that_o which_o be_v thy_o charge_n show_v thou_o never_o have_v a_o high_a esteem_n never_o yet_o sett'_v a_o price_n upon_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o way_n and_o will_n of_o god_n thou_o undervalue_v thy_o duty_n and_o look_v at_o they_o as_o thing_n of_o little_a worth_n and_o therefore_o be_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o out_o of_o mind_n refuse_v thing_n that_o be_v of_o mean_a account_n with_o we_o we_o lay_v they_o by_o cast_v they_o into_o any_o blind_a corner_n we_o judge_v they_o not_o worth_a the_o remembrance_n and_o therefore_o we_o bestow_v not_o our_o memory_n upon_o they_o but_o if_o there_o be_v a_o pearl_n of_o price_n some_o special_a and_o rare_a jewel_n each_o
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will_v bring_v we_o to_o our_o beginning_n to_o the_o bare_a board_n even_o to_o leave_v our_o soul_n with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v carry_v we_o from_o sin_n to_o himself_o and_o act_v we_o upon_o himself_o and_o keep_v we_o with_o himself_o for_o ever_o thus_o david_n psal._n 119._o 29._o take_v from_o i_o the_o way_n of_o lie_v 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o take_v it_o away_o himself_o hos._n 14._o 2._o take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n they_o leave_v themselves_o in_o god_n hand_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v cause_v they_o to_o turn_v from_o iniquity_n so_o that_o in_o this_o condition_n it_o be_v true_a to_o say_v a_o man_n have_v not_o a_o principle_n of_o concurrence_n with_o god_n as_o by_o sanctify_a habit_n we_o have_v but_o the_o spirit_n put_v in_o we_o a_o power_n whereby_o we_o be_v carry_v to_o god_n the_o four_o particular_a for_o open_v of_o the_o point_n the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o heart_n under_o this_o stroke_n and_o that_o appear_v in_o the_o particular_n follow_v when_o this_o 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comfort_n and_o credit_n and_o carnal_a and_o sensual_a delight_n than_o to_o have_v 〈◊〉_d these_o and_o go_v to_o hell_n where_o the_o worm_n never_o die_v and_o the_o fire_n never_o go_v out_o and_o now_o my_o conscience_n confess_v it_o be_v so_o lord_n where_o be_v my_o mind_n that_o can_v not_o see_v this_o how_o hard_a and_o senseless_a my_o heart_n that_o can_v not_o be_v affect_v with_o this_o the_o sinner_n thus_o wound_v his_o hand_n be_v ever_o upon_o the_o sore_a his_o eye_n upon_o his_o distemper_n as_o the_o extreme_a danger_n that_o hang_v over_o his_o head_n and_o the_o deadly_a enemy_n that_o be_v in_o pursuit_n of_o his_o soul_n he_o sleep_v &_o wake_v &_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o this_o as_o his_o daily_a diet_n &_o a_o stand_a dish_n carry_v it_o up_o and_o down_o as_o his_o daily_a companion_n psal._n 51._o 3._o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o listen_v to_o he_o when_o he_o sigh_v out_o his_o prayer_n in_o secret_a you_o shall_v observe_v his_o complaint_n 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the_o utmost_a of_o all_o his_o 〈◊〉_d now_o to_o defeat_v the_o enemy_n how_o to_o encounter_v he_o how_o to_o overcome_v he_o and_o this_o take_v up_o the_o whole_a mind_n and_o the_o whole_a man_n its_o vain_a to_o attend_v other_o thing_n when_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o enemy_n approach_n be_v the_o loss_n and_o overthrow_n of_o al._n so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o break_a heart_a christian_a when_o the_o numberless_a company_n of_o those_o hellish_a abomination_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n lay_v siedg_n against_o and_o threaten_v his_o everlasting_a ruin_n either_o he_o must_v destroy_v they_o or_o they_o will_v undoubted_o destroy_v his_o comfort_n he_o leave_v the_o consideration_n of_o other_o thing_n and_o look_n to_o the_o main_a chance_n if_o my_o sin_n live_v i_o die_v for_o it_o either_o i_o must_v be_v separate_v from_o they_o or_o they_o from_o i_o and_o therefore_o bend_v all_o his_o force_n bestow_v all_o his_o thought_n how_o the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o may_v be_v 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