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as_o thou_o have_v do_v what_o say_v you_o to_o paul_n and_o other_o object_n 5._o but_o christ_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o i_o answ_n 1._o thou_o shall_v not_o hearken_v to_o a_o objection_n which_o tend_v to_o drive_v thou_o from_o christ_n when_o he_o command_v to_o come_v to_o he_o 2_o if_o god_n give_v thou_o a_o heart_n to_o come_v then_o be_v the_o matter_n out_o of_o doubt_n christ_n belong_v to_o thou_o for_o believe_v give_v thou_o a_o right_n gal._n 3.22_o that_o the_o promise_n by_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n may_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v 3_o whether_o christ_n belong_v to_o thou_o or_o no_o it_o be_v better_a to_o cast_v thyself_o upon_o he_o and_o die_v in_o obedience_n than_o to_o run_v from_o he_o and_o die_v in_o disobedience_n 4_o whatsoever_o make_v against_o faith_n be_v assure_o from_o the_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o be_v believe_v this_o do_v so_o object_n 6._o but_o i_o be_o not_o elect_v answ_n 1._o election_n be_v a_o secret_a secret_n 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god_n may_v give_v a_o heart_n whilst_o thou_o be_v speak_v hos_fw-la 14.1_o 2_o take_v word_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n and_o receive_v we_o gracious_o obj._n 9_o but_o alas_o i_o have_v a_o long_a time_n seek_v a_o power_n and_o find_v none_o which_o have_v make_v i_o weary_a and_o to_o give_v over_o seek_v ans_fw-fr 1._o god_n be_v a_o free_a agent_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o be_v limit_v to_o time_n or_o way_n in_o work_v but_o will_v work_v when_o and_o how_o he_o please_v and_o likewise_o a_o infinite_a be_v and_o therefore_o a_o creature_n may_v not_o comprehend_v he_o in_o time_n which_o destroy_v his_o infiniteness_n but_o leave_v he_o all_o time_n to_o work_v in_o his_o own_o it_o be_v israel_n fault_n to_o limit_n god_n psal_n 78.41_o yea_o they_o turn_v back_o and_o tempt_v god_n and_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n 2_o thou_o have_v not_o seek_v perhaps_o in_o faith_n therefore_o not_o find_v what_o thou_o seek_v for_o jam._n 4.3_o you_o ask_v and_o receive_v not_o because_o you_o ask_v amiss_o israel_n seek_v righteousness_n yet_o obtain_v not_o why_o rom._n 9.31_o 32_o with_o chap._n 11.7_o israel_n which_o follow_v after_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n have_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n vers_fw-la 32._o wherefore_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n so_o 3_o will_v thou_o say_v because_o thou_o have_v not_o thou_o never_o shall_v this_o conclusion_n follow_v not_o 4_o god_n work_v all_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o as_o yet_o may_v be_v more_o magnify_v in_o deny_v than_o give_v when_o a_o soul_n can_v live_v no_o long_o without_o a_o mercy_n it_o come_v with_o a_o welcome_a and_o grace_n be_v exalt_v hence_o god_n oft_o seem_v to_o deny_v a_o mercy_n not_o because_o he_o will_v not_o give_v but_o because_o the_o extremity_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o give_v isa_n 30.18_o and_o therefore_o will_v the_o lord_n wait_v that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a unto_o you_o and_o therefore_o will_v he_o be_v exalt_v that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n upon_o you_o isa_n 33.10_o now_o will_v i_o rise_v say_v the_o lord_n now_o will_v i_o be_v exalt_v now_o will_v i_o lift_v up_o myself_o isa_n 63.12_o 13_o 14_o where_o be_v he_o that_o put_v his_o holy_a spirit_n within_o he_o that_o lead_v they_o by_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o moses_n with_o his_o glorious_a arm_n divide_v the_o water_n before_o they_o to_o make_v himself_o a_o everlasting_a name_n vers_n 13._o that_o lead_v they_o through_o the_o deep_a as_o a_o horse_n in_o the_o wilderness_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o stumble_v vers_fw-la 14._o as_o a_o beast_n go_v down_o into_o the_o valley_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n cause_v he_o to_o rest_n so_o do_v thou_o lead_v thy_o people_n to_o make_v thyself_o a_o glorious_a name_n 5_o the_o long_o a_o thing_n have_v be_v seek_v the_o more_o 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fear_n of_o fall_v away_o because_o god_n be_v able_a to_o keep_v from_o fall_v and_o rom._n 14.4_o assure_a that_o they_o shall_v stand_v because_o god_n be_v able_a to_o make_v they_o stand_v and_o rom._n 11.23_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n lay_v down_o this_o as_o a_o ground_n for_o we_o to_o believe_v they_o shall_v be_v graft_v in_o again_o because_o god_n be_v able_a to_o graft_v they_o in_o again_o 3_o because_o i_o find_v distrust_n of_o the_o ability_n of_o god_n be_v in_o scripture_n brand_v for_o unbeleef_n and_o that_o of_o the_o high_a nature_n psal_n 78._o v._n 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o they_o say_v can_v god_n furnish_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n can_v he_o give_v bread_n also_o can_v he_o provide_v flesh_n for_o his_o people_n therefore_o the_o lord_n hear_v this_o and_o be_v wroth_a vers_fw-la 22._o because_o they_o believe_v not_o in_o god_n and_o trust_v not_o in_o his_o salvation_n 4_o because_o the_o promise_n alone_o 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that_o soul_n which_o live_v thereby_o that_o either_o the_o righteousness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o promise_n already_o for_o certain_a be_v or_o if_o not_o may_v be_v i_o as_o faith_n lead_v the_o soul_n out_o unto_o and_o hold_v it_o close_o to_o the_o promise_n where_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v hold_v forth_o so_o there_o be_v something_o which_o faith_n in_o its_o act_n do_v to_o bring_v the_o soul_n unto_o and_o constant_o to_o hold_v it_o to_o the_o promise_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o bring_v a_o poor_a soul_n which_o see_v nothingness_n and_o emptiness_n in_o itself_o and_o all_o its_o own_o righteousness_n to_o close_o with_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o to_o hold_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o same_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o shall_v not_o swerve_v or_o start_v aside_o stagger_v or_o reel_v from_o that_o promise_n in_o this_o great_a business_n of_o its_o justification_n now_o that_o which_o faith_n 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