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the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o civil_a moral_a temporary_a general_a faith_n and_o save_v faith_n without_o which_o god_n be_v not_o serve_v and_o please_v with_o the_o mark_n propriety_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o same_o serve_v multitude_n that_o live_v under_o the_o mean_n be_v ignorant_a how_o god_n shall_v be_v serve_v let_v they_o distinguish_v unto_o i_o betwixt_o that_o godly_a and_o that_o worldly_a that_o christian_a and_o that_o carnal_a sorrow_n mention_v 2_o cor._n 7.10_o let_v they_o show_v i_o the_o true_a quality_n and_o condition_n of_o such_o a_o prayer_n as_o prevail_v with_o god_n and_o fetch_v a_o blessing_n from_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n the_o note_n and_o adjunct_n of_o that_o confession_n of_o sin_n to_o which_o remission_n be_v promise_v 1_o john_n 1.9_o pro._n 28.13_o let_v they_o tell_v i_o wherein_o the_o evangelicall_a repentance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o his_o new_a birth_n or_o after_o his_o fall_n differ_v from_o the_o legal_a penitency_n 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