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of_o the_o church_n page_n 7_o 3_o by_o rational_a life_n ibid._n how_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o other_o be_v not_o in_o this_o state_n of_o life_n page_n 8_o objection_n answer_v page_n 9_o 10_o application_n comfort_n for_o the_o saint_n 1._o it_o be_v above_o the_o life_n of_o adam_n in_o innocency_n page_n 12_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o most_o pleasant_a life_n ibid._n 3._o it_o be_v the_o most_o communicative_a life_n page_n 13_o 4._o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o all_o our_o former_a sin_n under_o a_o mollify_a consideration_n ibid._n object_n i_o be_o afraid_a i_o have_v not_o this_o spiritual_a life_n because_o i_o be_o dead_a cold_a and_o stiff_o answer_v there_o be_v a_o deadness_n opposite_a to_o liveliness_n as_o well_o as_o a_o death_n opposite_a to_o life_n page_z 15_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o coldness_n of_o a_o live_a man_n and_o the_o coldness_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n ibid._n object_n i_o be_o afraid_a i_o be_o not_o alive_a because_o i_o do_v not_o grow_v answer_v 1._o do_v you_o grow_v out_o of_o love_n with_o your_o own_o righteousness_n page_n 16_o 2._o be_v you_o less_o subject_a to_o be_v offend_v than_o before_o page_n 17_o 3._o do_v you_o grow_v more_o off_o from_o youth_n full_a thing_n that_o godly_a man_n look_v to_o ibid._n object_n i_o be_o alive_a to_o the_o world_n answer_v page_n 18_o duty_n flow_v from_o this_o spiritual_a life_n 1._o we_o shall_v live_v at_o a_o high_a rate_n than_o the_o world_n do_v page_n 20_o 2._o our_o heart_n shall_v not_o run_v too_o much_o after_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n page_n 21_o 3._o our_o comunion_n and_o fellowship_n shall_v be_v more_o with_o the_o live_a ibid._n exhortation_n to_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n page_n 23_o sermon_n ii_o gal._n 2.20_o doctrine_n 2._o our_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o be_v no_o enemy_n but_o a_o real_a friend_n to_o our_o spiritual_a life_n page_n 26_o explication_n 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o page_n 27_o 2._o how_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o free_a justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o be_v the_o original_n of_o all_o our_o holiness_n 1._o by_o contrary_n page_n 29_o 2._o by_o the_o parallel_n between_o the_o first_o and_o second_o adam_n page_n 31_o 3._o by_o the_o sense_n of_o free_a remission_n of_o sin_n page_n 32_o instance_a in_o 1._o repentance_n page_n 33_o 2._o mortification_n ibid._n 3._o obedience_n page_n 34_o 3._o objection_n answer_v page_n 34._o 35_o 4._o what_o there_o be_v in_o free_a justification_n by_o faith_n that_o do_v advance_v our_o holiness_n 1._o the_o more_o a_o man_n forsake_v his_o own_o good_a for_o christ_n the_o more_o be_v christ_n engage_v to_o give_v his_o good_a to_o he_o page_n 36_o 2._o god_n do_v never_o suffer_v any_o man_n to_o pass_v under_o relation_n but_o he_o write_v the_o law_n of_o that_o relation_n in_o his_o heart_n ibid._n 3._o the_o more_o a_o man_n agree_v with_o god_n the_o fit_a he_o be_v to_o walk_v with_o god_n page_n 36_o 4._o as_o by_o seek_v justification_n by_o work_n a_o man_n be_v estate_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n so_o by_o seek_v justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o a_o man_n be_v estate_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n page_n 37_o application_n hence_o we_o see_v the_o reason_n why_o man_n be_v no_o more_o gracious_a page_n 39_o object_n i_o fear_v my_o obedience_n be_v never_o right_a because_o i_o have_v turn_v aside_o to_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n answer_v page_n 41_o object_n my_o obedience_n be_v not_o right_a because_o it_o be_v so_o little_a answer_n 1._o do_v thou_o limit_v thyself_o page_n 42_o 2_o do_v thou_o oppose_v they_o that_o have_v much_o ibid._n object_n my_o obedience_n be_v not_o right_a because_o i_o do_v not_o find_v the_o visible_a character_n of_o justification_n upon_o my_o sanctification_n answer_v 1._o do_v thou_o mourn_v for_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v pardon_v page_n 44_o 2._o be_v there_o a_o meeting_n of_o all_o grace_n in_o thou_o ibid._n object_n suppose_v i_o have_v not_o stand_v clear_o from_o my_o own_o do_n in_o matter_n of_o justification_n how_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o do_v it_o answer_v 1._o be_v humble_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n page_n 46_o 2._o study_v much_o the_o transaction_n of_o thing_n between_o god_n the_o father_n and_o jesus_n christ_n ib._n 3._o acquaint_v your_o soul_n with_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n ibid._n 4._o when_o your_o duty_n be_v high_a let_v your_o soul_n go_v beyond_o they_o ibid._n 5._o when_o they_o be_v low_a you_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o stand_v clear_a from_o they_o page_z 47_o sermon_n iii_o gal._n 2.20_o doctrine_n every_o true_a believer_n that_o seek_v justification_n by_o faith_n alone_o be_v a_o self-denying_a person_n page_n 50_o explication_n 1._o what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o deny_v himself_o answer_v page_n 51_o 2._o whereby_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o 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he_o do_v to_o be_v save_v and_o yet_o he_o expect_v not_o to_o be_v save_v by_o do_v page_n 57_o 2_o he_o account_v himself_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o god_n mercy_n and_o yet_o he_o think_v god_n have_v do_v more_o for_o he_o than_o if_o he_o have_v give_v he_o all_o the_o world_n ib._n 3_o he_o prize_v every_o duty_n though_o never_o so_o small_a and_o yet_o count_v all_o dung_n in_o respect_n of_o jesus_n christ_n ib._n 4_o he_o look_v upon_o himslf_a as_o the_o great_a of_o sinner_n &_o yet_o will_v not_o change_v condition_n with_o a_o drunkard_n etc._n etc._n for_o all_o the_o world_n ib._n 5_o he_o mourn_v under_o reproach_n and_o yet_o triumph_v over_o they_o ib._n 6_o he_o count_v all_o he_o do_v nothing_o and_o yet_o praise_v god_n for_o every_o thing_n ib._n 4_o what_o there_o be_v in_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v a_o man_n heart_n to_o this_o frame_n answer_v 1_o the_o more_o of_o god_n glory_n a_o man_n see_v the_o more_o humble_a he_o be_v page_n 58_o 2_o the_o more_o self-denial_n a_o man_n see_v in_o christ_n the_o more_o he_o deny_v himself_o page_n 60_o 3_o the_o more_o a_o man_n see_v himself_o a_o debtor_n to_o christ_n the_o more_o humble_a he_o be_v page_n 61_o 4_o when_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o soul_n all_o other_o thing_n must_v out_o ib._n application_n how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o believe_v page_n 62_o reply_v we_o hope_v we_o all_o have_v faith_n answer_n be_v there_o not_o some_o that_o 1_o can_v deny_v themselves_o in_o outward_a thing_n page_n 64_o 2_o seek_v themselves_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n ib._n 3_o stint_v themselves_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n page_n 65_o
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