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his_o great_a conflict_n be_v against_o in_o ward_n pollution_n 5._o he_o mourn_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o of_o other_o and_o the_o want_n of_o more_o grace_n in_o himself_o 6._o he_o do_v delight_n to_o be_v speak_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o his_o heart_n have_v take_v in_o in_o the_o work_n of_o conversion_n 7._o he_o do_v begin_v to_o keep_v a_o watch_n over_o his_o own_o heart_n 8._o he_o make_v conscience_n of_o keep_v every_o know_a command_n 9_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o put_v himself_o upon_o the_o trial_n 10._o he_o have_v his_o soul_n renew_v in_o its_o faculty_n and_o virtue_n 85_o 86_o cerrain_a objection_n answer_v which_o some_o out_o of_o weakness_n and_o other_o out_o of_o prejudice_n may_v be_v apt_a to_o make_v against_o the_o forego_n discourse_n 100_o the_o objection_n or_o query_n that_o be_v clear_o answer_v be_v as_o followeeh_o q._n if_o a_o people_n or_o a_o person_n refuse_v to_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_v the_o discipline_n of_o the_o true_a 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the_o promise_n for_o answer_v hereunto_o take_v these_o consideration_n viz._n i_o know_v no_o qualification_n &_o preparation_n that_o be_v so_o require_v as_o that_o without_o it_o we_o shall_v not_o come_v but_o there_o be_v some_o without_o which_o we_o will_v not_o come_v we_o must_v buy_v milk_n and_o wine_n although_o it_o be_v without_o money_n and_o without_o price_n isa_n 55._o 1_o 2._o by_o preparatory_a work_n we_o understand_v certain_a inherent_a qualification_n according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a dispensation_n of_o god_n and_o so_o the_o soul_n be_v make_v sensible_a of_o sin_n death_n and_o curse_v due_a to_o it_o before_o it_o pass_v through_o the_o new_a birth_n he_o must_v be_v convince_v that_o the_o law_n be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a the_o precept_n holy_a the_o promise_n good_a the_o curse_n just_a a_o man_n must_v acknowledge_v himself_o a_o lawful_a captive_n before_o the_o lord_n will_v set_v he_o free_a all_o the_o preparation_n require_v in_o god_n 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the_o obtain_n of_o mercy_n but_o let_v the_o reader_n consider_v that_o whatsoever_o preparation_n and_o qualification_n there_o be_v require_v in_o any_o before_o conversion_n they_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o singer_n of_o god_n who_o work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n phil._n 2._o 13._o so_o than_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n rom._n 9_o 16._o how_o be_v paul_n dispose_v and_o affect_v when_o christ_n call_v he_o act_n 9_o have_v not_o paul_n calling_n depend_v upon_o god_n choice_n at_o that_o time_n he_o have_v never_o be_v call_v here_o may_v
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