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upon_o he_o that_o he_o behold_v the_o travel_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o be_v satisfy_v now_o reader_n thou_o may_v see_v who_o this_o author_n be_v and_o what_o also_o his_o design_n be_v and_o his_o false_a representation_n of_o the_o doctor_n mere_o because_o he_o abhor_v duty_n and_o grace_n in_o a_o popish_a and_o meritorious_a sense_n this_o be_v the_o plain_a grammar_n as_o latent_o radical_a of_o all_o his_o virulency_n against_o he_o as_o to_o the_o four_o charge_n iv_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o these_o sermon_n strike_v at_o all_o godly_a sorrow_n contrition_n humiliation_n confession_n and_o lament_v of_o sin_n and_o repent_v of_o it_o and_o render_v they_o useless_a and_o insignificant_a in_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_n now_o what_o warrant_v he_o have_v have_v for_o this_o his_o bold_a assertion_n 18._o crispi_n unmask_v p._n 18._o a_o plain_a unminced_a and_o uncurtailed_a quotation_n of_o the_o dr._n will_v full_o satisfy_v and_o also_o 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by_o he_o as_o a_o representative_a head_n he_o deal_v with_o all_o his_o posterity_n but_o what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o all_o his_o convince_a though_o just_a proceed_n against_o he_o nothing_o but_o a_o continue_a act_n of_o rebellion_n and_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o mild_a proceed_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o he_o even_o in_o the_o cool_a of_o the_o evening_n not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o bare_a acknowledgement_n of_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n in_o a_o transgressive_a sense_n but_o rather_o a_o aggravate_v of_o the_o same_o by_o their_o or_o our_o first_o parent_n ultimate_a though_o tacit_n cast_v the_o cause_n thereof_o upon_o god_n rather_o than_o themselves_o which_o way_n do_v the_o lord_n take_v to_o restore_v they_o or_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o himself_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o application_n of_o a_o promise_n and_o that_o under_o a_o personal_a consideration_n before_o any_o of_o that_o which_o betoken_v a_o real_a one_o gen._n 3._o 15._o comp_n v._o 21._o the_o person_n include_v in_o the_o promise_n they_o first_o receive_v and_o thereupon_o their_o clothing_n or_o justify_v garment_n typify_v in_o the_o coat_n of_o skin_n which_o be_v make_v or_o wrought_v out_o and_o also_o true_o apply_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o rom._n 3._o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o paul_n himself_o who_o have_v a_o passive_a part_n in_o christ_n i_o speak_v it_o not_o of_o that_o which_o be_v bare_o decretive_a or_o redemptive_a even_o before_o his_o actual_a close_n with_o he_o act._n 9_o 3_o 4_o 5._o comp_n v._o 6._o and_o be_v not_o this_o dr._n crisp'_v doctrine_n in_o his_o distinguish_n between_o a_o passive_a and_o active_a recipiency_n of_o christ_n namely_o that_o god_n out_o of_o his_o bowel_n of_o pity_n and_o mercy_n will_v reach_v out_o his_o christ_n to_o those_o that_o have_v no_o hand_n to_o receive_v he_o no_o faith_n to_o believe_v in_o he_o but_o be_v rather_o as_o froward_a patient_n shut_v their_o tooth_n against_o their_o remedy_n and_o be_v not_o this_o evident_a without_o the_o least_o reserve_v in_o the_o case_n of_o paul_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o adam_n as_o that_o the_o part_n the_o elect_n have_v in_o he_o in_o a_o convertive_a sense_n proceed_v primary_o from_o a_o passive_a application_n of_o they_o unto_o their_o soul_n as_o precedaneous_a unto_o their_o actual_a know_v and_o voluntary_a close_n with_o he_o act._n 22._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o nay_o take_v it_o in_o the_o most_o gentle_a of_o god_n proceed_n with_o his_o adult_n elect_n in_o the_o act_n of_o conversion_n or_o his_o bring_v they_o over_o by_o faith_n unto_o himself_o they_o be_v primary_o passive_a herein_o consult_v for_o a_o instance_n but_o the_o case_n of_o lydia_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v deal_v with_o her_o soul_n act._n 16._o wherein_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o her_o faith_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o union_n or_o that_o she_o have_v a_o passive_a part_n in_o the_o lord_n beside_o that_o of_o a_o decretive_a and_o so_o 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of_o faith_n be_v sin_n but_o as_o to_o the_o believer_n all_o thing_n be_v clean_a here_o come_v our_o author_n so_o through_o our_o faith_n in_o christ_n the_o whole_a filth_n and_o dung_n of_o our_o work_n be_v extract_v by_o christ_n and_o he_o present_v the_o same_o purge_v by_o himself_o alone_o they_o become_v accept_v with_o god_n rev._n 3._o 4._o but_o simple_o the_o work_n themselves_o as_o do_v though_o never_o so_o well_o be_v abhor_v of_o god_n and_o christ_n never_o take_v they_o to_o purge_v till_o we_o ourselves_o whole_o renounce_v they_o by_o count_v they_o loss_n and_o dung_n and_o that_o acceptance_n procure_v by_o christ_n import_v only_o a_o like_n god_n take_v to_o they_o no_o efficacy_n at_o all_o they_o have_v with_o he_o again_o but_o you_o will_v say_v again_o christ_n make_v our_o righteousness_n to_o be_v 323._o dr._n crisp_n be_v work_n vol._n ii_o serm._n 6._o pag._n 322_o 323._o accept_v hâ—_n make_v it_o please_v and_o acceptable_a by_o purge_v away_o 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speak_v of_o the_o best_a of_o man_n righteousness_n that_o it_o will_v not_o serve_v god_n turn_n as_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n before_o he_o he_o present_o divert_v the_o same_o from_o the_o dr_n liâ—eral_n express_a sense_n and_o meaning_n therein_o that_o god_n be_v not_o therefore_o please_v with_o any_o of_o the_o grace_n or_o duty_n of_o his_o people_n a_o most_o ungrounded_a impudent_a falsehood_n but_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o man_n throughout_o the_o whole_a of_o his_o treatise_n and_o now_o that_o the_o dr._n declare_v which_o way_n they_o become_v of_o use_n unto_o we_o and_o acceptable_a with_o god_n namely_o by_o christ_n purge_v and_o extract_v out_o of_o they_o the_o filth_n that_o do_v attend_v they_o and_o so_o present_v they_o to_o the_o father_n and_o that_o when_o this_o be_v do_v yet_o none_o of_o this_o be_v that_o for_o which_o god_n be_v prevail_v with_o to_o lay_v sin_n upon_o christ_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o truth_n have_v at_o 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