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without_o any_o investiture_n of_o promise_n or_o threaten_n carry_v a_o man_n out_o against_o sin_n then_o be_v his_o abstain_v from_o sin_n from_o a_o principle_n of_o true_a grace_n not_o but_o that_o he_o that_o have_v true_a grace_n may_v look_v both_o at_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n and_o the_o word_n of_o threaten_v god_n have_v propound_v both_o promise_n and_o threaten_n to_o be_v as_o help_v to_o preserve_v his_o people_n from_o sin_v but_o the_o principal_a ground_n of_o act_v against_o sin_n be_v the_o revelation_n of_o god_n will_v forbid_v such_o action_n this_o be_v that_o which_o david_n say_v of_o himself_o psal_n 119._o 161._o my_o heart_n stand_v in_o awe_n of_o thy_o word_n he_o be_v keep_v from_o sin_n upon_o the_o mere_a awful_a respect_n that_o his_o heart_n bear_v to_o the_o naked_a word_n of_o god_n so_o psal_n 119._o 11._o thy_o word_n have_v i_o hide_v within_o my_o heart_n that_o i_o may_v not_o sin_v against_o thou_o so_o joseph_n gen._n 39_o 9_o when_o 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52._o how_o be_v the_o jew_n offend_v because_o he_o have_v preach_v that_o except_o man_n do_v eat_v his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n they_o have_v no_o life_n in_o they_o they_o strive_v among_o themselves_o say_v how_o can_v this_o man_n give_v we_o his_o flesh_n to_o eat_v nay_o not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o many_o of_o the_o disciple_n also_o be_v offend_v at_o this_o doctrine_n v._o 60_o 61._o the_o mysticalnesse_n and_o height_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o doctrine_n of_o it_o do_v offend_v now_o to_o this_o day_n 4._o the_o simplicity_n of_o his_o doctrine_n be_v a_o offence_n to_o other_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v lay_v down_o with_o great_a plainness_n though_o the_o gospel_n be_v sufficient_o rhetorical_a yet_o it_o be_v write_v with_o much_o plainness_n the_o penman_n of_o scripture_n do_v purposely_o avoid_v the_o entice_a word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n lest_o they_o shall_v corrupt_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n from_o the_o simplicity_n that_o be_v in_o 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