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for_o not_o continue_v in_o sin_n argument_n 2._o he_o that_o ought_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n in_o a_o sinful_a state_n aught_o to_o continue_v in_o he_o in_o the_o same_o state_n but_o no_o man_n can_v continue_v in_o christ_n and_o a_o sinful_a state_n therefore_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o come_v in_o a_o sinful_a unrenewed_a state_n to_o christ_n the_o former_a part_n of_o my_o argument_n be_v clear_a from_o col._n 2.6_o as_o you_o have_v therefore_o receive_v christ_n jesus_n the_o lord_n so_o walk_v you_o in_o he_o now_o you_o know_v the_o present_a enquiry_n be_v what_o
state_n and_o condition_n the_o soul_n be_v in_o when_o by_o faith_n it_o receive_v christ_n say_v some_o in_o a_o unrenewed_a state_n without_o any_o principle_n of_o grace_n miserable_o forget_v that_o this_o come_n be_v itself_o a_o grace_n and_o under_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n then_o say_v the_o text_n so_o walk_v you_o in_o he_o minor_n but_o none_o that_o receive_v christ_n can_v or_o aught_o to_o continue_v in_o sin_n 2_o cor._n 5.17_o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n he_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n so_o rom._n 8.10_o if_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o of_o necessity_n the_o opinion_n i_o be_o confute_v must_v be_v false_a or_o the_o word_n of_o god_n not_o true_a but_o for_o the_o more_o full_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o weak_a sort_n who_o can_v easy_o raise_v objection_n against_o the_o truth_n than_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v i_o shall_v come_v now_o to_o answer_v some_o 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sufficient_o prove_v such_o can_v so_o come_v but_o if_o you_o mean_v such_o as_o only_o have_v the_o remainder_n of_o sin_n in_o they_o so_o such_o may_v come_v or_o none_o must_v come_v but_o i_o have_v show_v you_o how_o the_o remainder_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o regenerate_v do_v not_o proper_o denominate_v they_o sinner_n nor_o be_v this_o any_o thing_n to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n for_o i_o be_o discourse_v of_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n in_o a_o unregenerate_a soul_n he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o that_o be_v not_o with_o delight_n and_o approbation_n therefore_o it_o savour_v of_o most_o gross_a ignorance_n thus_o to_o style_v saint_n sinner_n because_o not_o perfect_o free_a from_o sin_n when_o god_n himself_o make_v such_o a_o vast_a difference_n between_o they_o so_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v lay_v down_o my_o answer_n be_v we_o be_v not_o to_o come_v as_o sinner_n in_o the_o sense_n aforesaid_a quest_n 3._o but_o must_v not_o we_o bring_v our_o sin_n and_o 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