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17_o â—8_o 19_o because_o thou_o have_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o which_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o curse_a be_v the_o ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v of_o it_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n thorn_n also_o and_o thistle_n shall_v it_o bring_v forth_o to_o thou_o and_o thou_o shalâ—_n eat_v the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v bread_n till_o thou_o return_v unto_o the_o ground_n but_o though_o the_o heathen_n can_v not_o know_v this_o story_n by_o light_n of_o nature_n yet_o thus_o much_o be_v reveal_v or_o make_v know_v unto_o they_o they_o may_v easy_o have_v gather_v that_o if_o the_o earth_n be_v thus_o accurse_v for_o man_n sake_n the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v first_o accurse_v or_o corrupt_v as_o in_o very_a deed_n this_o preposterous_a and_o untoward_a inclination_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o bring_v forth_o weed_n free_o and_o plentiful_o and_o good_a 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call_n of_o god_n providence_n god_n be_v please_v to_o multiply_v the_o active_a mean_n of_o mortification_n or_o to_o make_v their_o contrivance_n and_o disposition_n more_o remarkable_a and_o effectual_a than_o they_o be_v before_o this_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o he_o which_o will_v not_o take_v such_o warning_n as_o god_n shall_v send_v he_o into_o his_o serious_a consideration_n shall_v bring_v this_o twofold_n inconvenience_n upon_o himself_o first_o ☜_o ☜_o his_o soul_n shall_v be_v every_o day_n than_o other_o more_o unapt_a to_o be_v wrought_v unto_o repentance_n or_o to_o have_v mortification_n wrought_v in_o it_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o former_o will_v have_v wrought_v it_o second_o god_n in_o justice_n will_v deprive_v he_o of_o such_o ordinary_a mean_n or_o motive_n to_o mortification_n as_o before_o he_o have_v man_n extreme_a want_n of_o all_o ability_n so_o to_o prepare_v or_o mollify_v his_o own_o heart_n as_o it_o may_v be_v more_o towardly_a passive_n than_o it_o have_v be_v can_v disinable_a god_n from_o multiply_v his_o flessing_n or_o from_o grant_v grace_n sufficient_a to_o mollify_v their_o heart_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o mollify_v themselves_o yet_o have_v be_v diligent_a according_a to_o that_o ability_n which_o they_o have_v to_o reflect_v and_o ruminate_v upon_o his_o providence_n summon_v they_o to_o repentance_n always_o diligent_a and_o ready_a to_o acknowledge_v their_o own_o insufficiency_n and_o out_o of_o this_o acknowledgement_n more_o earnest_o to_o solicit_v his_o grace_n and_o favour_n for_o enable_v they_o to_o do_v better_o 6._o salvation_n in_o what_o sense_n we_o be_v say_v to_o work_v out_o our_o own_o salvation_n so_o than_o man_n endeavour_n be_v not_o available_a not_o of_o force_n to_o produce_v mortification_n spiritual_a yet_o be_v they_o two_o way_n necessary_a necessitre_n praecepti_fw-la &_o necessitate_v medij_fw-la by_o a_o necessity_n of_o duty_n and_o by_o a_o necessity_n of_o mean_n that_o 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be_v overthrow_v and_o other_o erect_v in_o their_o place_n who_o erection_n or_o ruin_n jeremiah_n have_v foretell_v now_o to_o inquire_v how_o man_n or_o his_o freewill_n do_v cooperate_v with_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o first_o second_o or_o three_o act_n of_o his_o conversion_n be_v to_o my_o apprehension_n a_o question_n not_o inextricable_a only_o but_o as_o impertinent_a as_o to_o make_v a_o philosophical_a or_o political_a search_n how_o jeremiah_n do_v concur_v with_o god_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o babylonian_a or_o esay_n with_o the_o same_o god_n in_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n or_o more_o punctual_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n how_o he_o that_o shall_v open_v another_o man_n mouth_n that_o be_v unable_a or_o unwilling_a to_o open_v it_o himself_o and_o yet_o so_o desperate_o sick_a that_o unless_o he_o take_v some_o physical_a receipt_n to_o remove_v the_o matter_n of_o his_o disease_n or_o to_o revive_v his_o spirit_n he_o shall_v 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or_o conceive_v to_o be_v exit_fw-la praevisis_fw-la operibus_fw-la by_o our_o work_n or_o from_o god_n foresight_n of_o our_o work_n two_o way_n either_o tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la causa_fw-la aâ—t_fw-la titulo_fw-la as_o from_o the_o efficient_a cause_n or_o moral_a title_n unto_o these_o grace_n or_o tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la termino_fw-la aut_fw-la objecto_fw-la non_fw-la implicante_fw-la contradictionem_fw-la as_o from_o the_o term_n or_o object_n unto_o which_o god_n decree_v for_o produce_v the_o work_n of_o spiritual_a mortification_n by_o which_o our_o election_n be_v make_v sure_a be_v terminate_v to_o say_v that_o mortification_n or_o election_n shall_v be_v by_o or_o from_o our_o work_n in_o the_o former_a sense_n that_o be_v from_o our_o work_n as_o from_o any_o true_a cause_n of_o their_o production_n or_o as_o from_o any_o merit_n or_o title_n that_o they_o may_v be_v produce_v in_o we_o be_v a_o error_n indeed_o deserve_o reject_v by_o most_o reform_a church_n to_o say_v that_o mortification_n or_o election_n itself_o be_v by_o our_o work_n or_o from_o our_o work_n in_o the_o second_o sense_n that_o be_v tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la termino_fw-la as_o from_o a_o term_n or_o object_n without_o who_o presence_n or_o coexistence_n god_n do_v not_o work_n or_o accomplish_v our_o mortification_n by_o his_o spirit_n nor_o admit_v we_o into_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o elect_n this_o be_v no_o error_n but_o a_o orthodoxal_a doctrine_n void_a of_o all_o danger_n for_o it_o be_v grant_v which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o can_v be_v demand_v that_o mortification_n spiritual_n be_v a_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o proper_a only_o unto_o god_n yet_o even_o creation_n itself_o take_v in_o the_o strict_a sense_n be_v ex_fw-la termino_fw-la praeviso_fw-la from_o some_o term_n though_o not_o out_o of_o any_o cause_n or_o matter_n preaexistent_a for_o when_o we_o say_v that_o god_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n of_o nothing_o that_o be_v out_o of_o no_o matter_n 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can_v wish_v that_o myself_o be_v accurse_v from_o christ_n for_o my_o brethren_n my_o kinsman_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n who_o be_v israelites_n to_o who_o pertain_v the_o adoption_n &_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o promise_n who_o be_v the_o father_n and_o of_o who_o as_o concern_v the_o flesh_n christ_n come_v who_o be_v over_o all_o god_n bless_v for_o ever_o amen_n he_o conclude_v his_o sorrow_n as_o though_o he_o have_v still_o pray_v for_o they_o while_o he_o sorrow_v if_o it_o be_v further_o demand_v what_o peculiar_a occasion_n he_o have_v to_o be_v overtake_v with_o these_o sudden_a pang_n of_o sorrow_n rather_o in_o this_o place_n the_o beginning_n of_o this_o nine_o chapter_n than_o any_o other_o the_o special_a occasion_n as_o i_o intimate_v before_o be_v the_o present_a opportunity_n or_o necessity_n of_o answer_v a_o exception_n which_o from_o the_o rejection_n of_o these_o 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