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commend_v this_o be_v much_o for_o the_o comfort_n use_v and_o encouragement_n of_o all_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o heart_n god_n will_v commend_v such_o though_o it_o may_v be_v their_o fruit_n be_v none_o of_o the_o fair_a on_o the_o outside_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n they_o have_v not_o bulk_n nor_o shape_n nor_o colour_n to_o commend_v they_o unto_o man_n yet_o be_v well_o taste_v savoury_a fruit_n have_v the_o relish_n of_o truth_n sincerity_n love_n and_o right_a end_n the_o husbandman_n like_v they_o well_o and_o will_v commend_v they_o even_o before_o man_n and_o angel_n matth._n 25.24_o well_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o a_o few_o thing_n etc._n etc._n enter_v thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n so_o again_o vers_n 23._o the_o sixty_o two_o observation_n in_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o great_a change_n wrought_v upon_o fruit-tree_n by_o engraft_v before_o they_o bring_v forth_o sour_a and_o naughty_a fruit_n 60._o see_v observe_v 43._o and_o 60._o but_o now_o pleasant_a this_o be_v another_o similitude_n etc._n etc._n and_o shadow_n out_o unto_o we_o this_o proposition_n that_o person_n by_o regeneration_n have_v a_o great_a change_n wrought_v in_o they_o shadow_v propesition_n shadow_v all_o by_o nature_n bring_v forth_o bitter_a and_o naughty_a fruit_n sour_a grape_n grape_n of_o gall_n their_o cluster_n be_v bitter_a and_o there_o be_v no_o way_n possible_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o bear_v good_a fruit_n but_o by_o engraft_v they_o into_o jesus_n christ_n now_o regeneration_n or_o implant_n into_o christ_n work_v a_o great_a change_n throughout_o the_o whole_a man_n upon_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o in_o conversation_n the_o understanding_n which_o before_o be_v dark_a and_o ignorant_a of_o spiritual_a thing_n then_o become_v by_o little_a and_o little_a enlighten_v and_o apprehensive_a of_o spiritual_a thing_n heb._n 10.32_o after_o you_o be_v illuminate_v &c_n &c_n the_o will_v which_o before_o be_v cross_a and_o stubborn_a oppose_v the_o will_n of_o god_n become_v in_o some_o measure_n obedient_a and_o incline_v to_o what_o be_v of_o god_n and_o to_o affect_v spiritual_a thing_n as_o spiritual_a for_o themselves_o the_o affection_n which_o before_o implant_n into_o christ_n be_v cold_a and_o dead_a towards_o christ_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n then_o have_v heat_n and_o life_n in_o they_o they_o stir_v and_o move_v after_o spiritual_a thing_n unregenerate_a person_n can_v see_v nor_o judge_v of_o spiritual_a thing_n no_o more_o than_o of_o visible_a outward_a object_n without_o light_n but_o when_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n come_v into_o the_o soul_n than_o light_n shine_v there_o ephes_n 5.8_o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o be_v now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n