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way_n of_o god_n and_o to_o close_v in_o with_o thy_o sin_n again_o o_o therefore_o do_v not_o give_v way_n unto_o it_o but_o believe_v that_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n wait_v on_o the_o lord_n be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o he_o shall_v strengthen_v thy_o heart_n wait_v i_o say_v on_o the_o lord_n psal._n 27._o 23_o 24._o and_o that_o thou_o may_v so_o do_v consider_v these_o thing_n first_o if_o thou_o after_o thou_o have_v wait_v thus_o long_o shall_v now_o give_v over_o and_o wait_v no_o long_o thou_o will_v lose_v all_o thy_o time_n and_o pain_n that_o thou_o have_v take_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n hitherto_o and_o will_v be_v like_a to_o a_o man_n that_o because_o he_o seek_v long_o for_o gold_n and_o do_v not_o find_v it_o therefore_o turn_v back_o from_o seek_v after_o it_o though_o he_o be_v hard_o by_o it_o and_o have_v almost_o find_v it_o and_o all_o because_o he_o be_v loath_a to_o look_v and_o seek_v a_o little_a further_o second_o thou_o will_v not_o only_o lose_v thy_o time_n but_o also_o lose_v thy_o own_o soul_n for_o salvation_n be_v no_o where_o else_o but_o in_o jesus_n christ_n act_v 4._o 12._o three_o thou_o will_v sin_v the_o high_a sin_n that_o ever_o thou_o do_v sin_v before_o in_o draw_v final_o back_o insomuch_o that_o god_n may_v say_v my_o soul_n shall_v have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o he_o heb._n 10._o 38._o but_o second_o consider_v thou_o say_v all_o my_o strength_n be_v go_v and_o therefore_o how_o shall_v i_o wait_v why_o at_o that_o time_n when_o thou_o feel_v and_o find_v thy_o strength_n quite_o go_v even_o that_o be_v the_o time_n when_o the_o lord_n will_v renew_v and_o give_v thou_o fresh_a strength_n the_o youth_n shall_v faint_v and_o be_v weary_a and_o the_o young_a man_n shall_v utter_o fall_v but_o they_o that_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n shall_v renew_v their_o strength_n they_o shall_v mount_v up_o with_o wing_n as_o eagle_n they_o shall_v run_v and_o not_o be_v weary_a they_o shall_v walk_v and_o not_o be_v faint_a isa._n 40._o 30_o 31._o object_n but_o though_o i_o do_v wait_v yet_o if_o i_o be_v not_o elect_v to_o eternal_a life_n what_o good_a will_v all_o my_o wait_a do_v i_o for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o in_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n therefore_o i_o say_v if_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v elect_v all_o be_v in_o vain_a 1_o answ._n why_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o be_v sure_a thy_o backslide_n from_o god_n will_v not_o prove_v thy_o election_n neither_o thy_o grow_a weary_a of_o wait_v upon_o god_n 2_o answ._n but_o second_o thou_o be_v it_o may_v be_v trouble_v to_o know_v whether_o thou_o be_v elect_v and_o say_v thou_o if_o i_o do_v but_o know_v that_o that_o will_v encourage_v i_o in_o my_o wait_n on_o god_n answ._n i_o believe_v thou_o but_o mark_v thou_o shall_v not_o know_v thy_o election_n in_o the_o first_o place_n but_o in_o the_o second_o that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o must_v first_o get_v acquaintance_n with_o god_n in_o christ_n which_o do_v come_v by_o thy_o give_a credit_n to_o his_o promise_n and_o record_n which_o he_o have_v give_v of_o jesus_n christ_n his_o blood_n and_o righttousness_n together_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o merit_n that_o be_v before_o thou_o can_v know_v whether_o thou_o be_v elect_v thou_o must_v believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n so_o real_o that_o thy_o faith_n lay_v hold_n of_o and_o drink_v and_o eat_v the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n even_o so_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v life_n beget_v in_o thy_o soul_n by_o the_o same_o life_n from_o the_o condemning_n of_o the_o law_n life_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n life_n over_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o same_o life_n also_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n in_o his_o son_n and_o way_n the_o life_n of_o love_n to_o god_n the_o father_n and_o jesus_n christ_n his_o son_n saint_n and_o way_n and_o that_o because_o they_o be_v holy_a harmless_a and_o such_o that_o 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lose_a state_n and_o miserable_a condition_n and_o also_o that_o he_o have_v give_v it_o some_o comfortable_a hope_n that_o he_o will_v save_v it_o from_o the_o same_o i_o say_v the_o soul_n from_o a_o right_a sight_n thereof_o do_v or_o may_v draw_v this_o conclusion_n that_o if_o god_n have_v not_o be_v mind_v to_o have_v save_v it_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v for_o it_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o but_o for_o the_o more_o sure_a deal_n with_o thy_o soul_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o take_v any_o of_o these_o apart_o that_o be_v it_o be_v
the_o nature_n of_o a_o saviour_n this_o be_v prove_v john_n 8._o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35_o 36._o ver_fw-la this_o people_n be_v professor_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o know_v the_o truth_n the_o gospel_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o do_v not_o know_v themselves_o and_o so_o not_o the_o law._n i_o will_v not_o have_v thou_o mistake_v i_o christian_a reader_n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o itself_o will_v lead_v any_o soul_n to_o jesus_n christ_n but_o the_o soul_n be_v kill_v by_o the_o law_n through_o the_o operation_n of_o its_o severity_n seize_v on_o the_o soul_n than_o the_o man_n if_o he_o be_v enlighten_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n to_o see_v where_o remedy_n be_v to_o be_v have_v will_v not_o through_o grace_n be_v content_v without_o the_o real_a and_o save_a knowledge_n through_o faith_n of_o he_o if_o thou_o will_v then_o wash_v thy_o face_n clean_o first_o take_v a_o glass_n and_o see_v where_o it_o be_v dirty_a that_o be_v if_o thou_o will_v indeed_o have_v thy_o sin_n wash_v away_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n labour_n first_o to_o see_v they_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o law_n jam._n 1._o and_o do_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o see_v thy_o besmear_v condition_n but_o look_v on_o every_o spot_n thou_o have_v for_o he_o that_o look_v on_o the_o foulness_n of_o his_o face_n by_o the_o half_n will_v wash_v by_o the_o half_n even_o so_o he_o that_o look_v on_o his_o sin_n by_o the_o half_n he_o will_v seek_v for_o christ_n by_o the_o half_n reckon_v thyself_o therefore_o i_o say_v the_o big_a sinner_n in_o the_o world_n and_o be_v persuade_v that_o there_o be_v none_o worse_o than_o thyself_o then_o let_v the_o gild_n of_o it_o seize_v on_o thy_o heart_n than_o also_o go_v in_o that_o case_n and_o condition_n to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o plunge_v thyself_o into_o his_o merit_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o after_o that_o thou_o shall_v speak_v of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o the_o gospel_n 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