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everlasting_a life_n that_o although_o christ_n jesus_n will_v gather_v man_n to_o salvation_n as_o a_o hen_n her_o chicken_n 23.37_o mat._n 23.37_o yet_o they_o can_v refuse_v it_o and_o although_o the_o lord_n call_v man_n to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o gospel_n 4.7_o heb._n 4.7_o yet_o may_v they_o harden_v their_o heart_n against_o it_o by_o all_o which_o and_o much_o more_o former_o relate_v it_o be_v most_o apparent_a that_o although_o the_o lord_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n all_o the_o day_n long_o 10.21_o rom._n 10.21_o yet_o man_n may_v gainsay_v he_o 3._o verse_n 3._o and_o also_o they_o may_v submit_v themselves_o unto_o this_o righteousness_n of_o god_n the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n through_o faith_n and_o obedience_n which_o
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matter_n but_o our_o form_n and_o soul_n come_v from_o god_n he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o our_o spirit_n 8.8_o spirit_n heb._n 12.9_o eccles_n 12.7_o &_o 8.8_o that_o earthly_a matter_n be_v in_o adam_n of_o which_o our_o body_n be_v make_v as_o adam_n be_v in_o the_o earth_n before_o his_o body_n be_v make_v thus_o &_o no_o otherwise_o be_v we_o in_o adam_n but_o as_o adam_n be_v not_o in_o the_o earth_n in_o form_n and_o soul_n no_o more_o be_v we_o in_o adam_n in_o form_n &_o soul_n and_o as_o god_n give_v no_o law_n to_o adam_n before_o he_o give_v he_o a_o soul_n of_o reason_n &_o understanding_n no_o more_o do_v he_o give_v to_o any_o of_o adam_n posterity_n any_o law_n till_o he_o give_v they_o soul_n of_o reason_n &_o understanding_n as_o we_o plain_o see_v by_o moses_n 11.2_o deut._n 11.2_o i_o speak_v not_o to_o your_o child_n which_o have_v neither_o know_v nor_o see_v etc._n etc._n they_o must_v be_v teach_v it_o when_o they_o can_v understand_v it_o 19_o verse_n 19_o the_o gospel_n also_o speak_v to_o they_o that_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v 10.15_o hear_v mat._n 13.9_o 1_o cor._n 10.15_o to_o they_o that_o have_v understanding_n that_o can_v judge_v what_o be_v say_v further_o i_o say_v it_o be_v never_o god_n purpose_n to_o execute_v upon_o adam_n for_o that_o transgression_n condemnation_n to_o hell_n in_o that_o he_o purpose_v to_o send_v christ_n betwixt_o in_o who_o adam_n believe_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v if_o adam_n himself_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n be_v not_o condemn_v to_o hell_n without_o remedy_n shall_v any_o of_o his_o posterity_n be_v send_v to_o hell_n without_o remedy_n &_o that_o for_o his_o sin_n see_v they_o fall_v no_o deep_o in_o the_o transgression_n than_o he_o if_o so_o deep_a be_v this_o equal_a and_o right_n for_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n to_o do_v the_o scripture_n say_v 18.25_o gen._n 18.25_o this_o be_v condemnation_n 9_o joh._n 9_o that_o light_n or_o christ_n that_o true_a light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o man_n love_v darkness_n better_o 11.21_o joh._n 3.19_o joh._n 16.9_o mark_n 16.16_o rom._n 11.21_o and_o christ_n will_v condemn_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o in_o he_o condemnation_n consist_v in_o refuse_v christ_n he_o that_o will_v not_o believe_v shall_v be_v damn_v and_o not_o else_o for_o god_n have_v shut_v up_o all_o in_o unbelief_n adam_n by_o that_o transgression_n deprive_v himself_o of_o god_n favour_n in_o that_o estate_n wherein_o he_o be_v in_o paradise_n &_o notwithstanding_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n have_v by_o this_o his_o sin_n procure_v this_o judgement_n curse_a be_v the_o earth_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 and_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n till_o thou_o return_v to_o the_o earth_n for_o out_o of_o it_o waste_v thou_o take_v because_o thou_o be_v dust_n etc._n gen._n 3.17_o etc._n etc._n and_o 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