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it_o flow_v not_o from_o faith_n as_o the_o stream_n from_o the_o fountain_n which_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n must_v be_v before_o 5._o before_o any_o thing_n can_v please_v god_n in_o a_o man_n the_o man_n himself_o the_o person_n must_v please_v he_o first_o gen._n 4._o god_n accept_v abel_n and_o his_o sacrifice_n the_o new_a motion_n please_v god_n because_o it_o be_v from_o a_o new_a creature_n but_o first_o the_o person_n must_v be_v in_o christ_n and_o then_o a_o new_a creature_n 2._o cor._n 5.17_o and_o first_o he_o must_v be_v a_o believer_n before_o he_o be_v in_o christ_n god_n respect_v not_o opus_fw-la externum_fw-la but_o spiritum_fw-la internum_fw-la he_o look_v on_o no_o work_n further_o than_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o spirit_n but_o the_o spirit_n be_v no_o where_o but_o in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n gal._n 4.6_o and_o no_o son_n but_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n gal._n 3.26_o if_o therefore_o repentance_n must_v be_v a_o work_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o 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that_o drown_v noah_n near_a friend_n and_o servant_n so_o it_o drown_v our_o near_a and_o most_o friendly_a sin_n and_o hereby_o thou_o have_v a_o good_a note_n of_o sincerity_n psal._n 119.3_o the_o upright_o in_o the_o way_n do_v no_o iniquity_n sincerity_n hate_v all_o way_n of_o falsehood_n a_o hypocrite_n will_v strain_v at_o come_v into_o the_o common_a hall_n upon_o the_o preparation_n day_n but_o not_o at_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o christ._n 2_o ever_o true_a repentance_n carry_v a_o tender_a conscience_n which_o be_v as_o a_o tender_a eye_n that_o will_v water_n and_o find_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o least_o moat_n as_o a_o strait_a shoe_n can_v endure_v the_o least_o stone_n within_o it_o but_o will_v make_v he_o shrink_v the_o second_o term_n to_o god_n for_o this_o we_o have_v sundry_a 1_o commandment_n joel_n 2.12_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n jer._n 3.12_o turn_v to_o i_o o_o disobedient_a child_n jer._n 4.1_o if_o thou_o return_v then_o return_v to_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n 2_o example_n david_n against_o thou_o against_o thou_o etc._n etc._n ps._n 51._o the_o prodigal_n will_v return_v to_o his_o father_n 3_o reason_n first_o because_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o and_o turn_v not_o only_o from_o he_o but_o against_o he_o hos._n 6.1_o sin_n be_v a_o turn_n away_o from_o the_o chief_a good_a repentance_n be_v a_o return_v to_o the_o chief_a good_a 2_o he_o will_v only_o pardon_v sin_n on_o this_o condition_n sin_n be_v a_o run_v from_o god_n and_o into_o the_o hatred_n of_o god_n only_a repentance_n be_v a_o return_v into_o favour_n and_o friendship_n with_o he_o 3_o he_o be_v our_o first_o husband_n therefore_o let_v we_o return_v unto_o he_o our_o first_o
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and_o a_o hundred_o device_n to_o deceive_v the_o nonresident_a will_v not_o part_v with_o his_o gainful_a sin_n though_o it_o be_v the_o price_n of_o a_o thousand_o of_o soul_n the_o lawyer_n the_o conceal_n and_o hide_v of_o truth_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o open_v they_o can_v live_v if_o they_o shall_v to_o conquer_v this_o let_v consider_v 1_o that_o no_o man_n can_v establish_v himself_o by_o iniquity_n pro._n 12.3_o what_o stability_n be_v in_o that_o house_n which_o be_v found_v in_o water_n and_o underprop_a with_o kindle_a firebrand_n can_v saul_n establish_v his_o house_n by_o sound_v it_o in_o disobedience_n and_o underprop_a it_o with_o persecute_v david_n no_o it_o fall_v on_o his_o own_o head_n and_o crush_v and_o hide_v all_o his_o posterity_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o it_o can_v jeroboam_fw-la establish_v his_o house_n or_o confirm_v the_o kingdom_n to_o it_o by_o devise_v the_o trick_n of_o the_o two_o calf_n at_o dan_n &_o bethel_n can_v a_o sick_a man_n gain_v his_o 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man_n dead_a in_o sin_n &_o trespass_n to_o raise_v himself_o to_o repentance_n ephes._n 2.1_o 3_o be_v it_o so_o easy_a which_o the_o whole_a power_n of_o grace_n can_v conquer_v while_o we_o be_v here_o below_o all_o the_o grace_n in_o the_o world_n can_v clean_o fetch_v out_o the_o soil_n of_o sin_n while_o we_o be_v here_o be_v it_o easy_a to_o wash_v out_o a_o scarlet_a or_o crimson_a to_o become_v white_a which_o be_v die_v both_o in_o wool_n and_o cloth_n nay_o the_o cloth_n will_v be_v tear_v to_o piece_n first_o and_o so_o easy_a be_v it_o even_o to_o get_v out_o by_o repentance_n the_o deep_a dye_n of_o our_o scarlet_a sin_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o practice_n 4_o do_v thou_o ever_o try_v how_o easy_a it_o be_v to_o turn_v away_o from_o some_o outward_a act_n of_o sin_n to_o which_o thou_o be_v addict_v and_o yet_o a_o hypocrite_n by_o some_o restrain_v grace_n can_v do_v it_o he_o can_v for_o some_o reason_n forbear_v some_o act_n of_o adultery_n swear_v but_o this_o be_v 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