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house_n send_v forth_o more_o labourer_n into_o his_o harvest_n and_o bless_v they_o that_o be_v already_o at_o his_o work_n tetney_n in_o lincolnshire_n 16._o of_o vulg._n march_v 1658._o martin_n fynch_n the_o content_n the_o wicked_a and_o miserable_a estate_n of_o man_n by_o nature_n chap._n 1_o how_o man_n deceive_v themselves_o and_o think_v that_o their_o estate_n be_v good_a chap._n 2_o great_a salvation_n in_o christ_n for_o sinner_n ch_n 3_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o salvation_n we_o have_v by_o christ_n chap._n 4_o the_o conviction_n and_o working_n that_o be_v oftentimes_o upon_o man_n that_o be_v never_o convert_v chap._n 5_o the_o way_n and_o temptation_n by_o which_o many_o soul_n miscarry_v under_o legal_a working_n and_o a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n chap._n 6_o the_o save_a work_n of_o god_n spirit_n upon_o the_o heart_n chap._n 7_o the_o woeful_a backslide_n of_o many_o professor_n and_o the_o way_n of_o their_o recovery_n chap._n 8_o of_o assurance_n and_o peace_n of_o conscience_n chap._n 9_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n and_o their_o serviceableness_n to_o the_o church_n chap._n 10_o the_o glorious_a time_n that_o shall_v be_v before_o the_o last_o day_n of_o judgement_n chap._n 11_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o spirit_n chap._n 12_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n our_o surety_n chap._n 13_o the_o saint_n comfort_n against_o death_n chap._n 14_o the_o holiness_n of_o believer_n chap._n 15_o the_o way_n of_o believer_n join_v in_o church-fellowship_n chap._n 16_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o law_n chap._n 17_o the_o true_a humility_n that_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n people_n chap._n 18_o general_n direction_n chap._n 19_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v effectual_o to_o call_v some_o after_o they_o have_v be_v long_o in_o
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when_o he_o make_v a_o man_n a_o saint_n work_v very_o powerful_o therefore_o conversion_n be_v compare_v to_o make_v child_n of_o stone_n mat._n 3._o to_o raise_v the_o dead_a eph._n 2.1_o to_o make_v our_o rebellious_a heart_n to_o stoop_v to_o christ_n to_o turn_n satan_n out_o of_o door_n require_v omnipotency_n how_o do_v god_n in_o conversion_n arm_v some_o word_n to_o turn_v a_o sinner_n heart_n the_o same_o word_n that_o he_o have_v hear_v often_o before_o and_o it_o take_v no_o impression_n upon_o he_o be_v not_o thy_o word_n as_o a_o hammer_n that_o break_v the_o rock_n in_o piece_n jer._n 23.29_o but_o then_o the_o lord_n must_v strike_v with_o it_o a_o blow_n of_o this_o hammer_n with_o his_o hand_n will_v break_v a_o rocky_a heart_n in_o piece_n one_o blow_n of_o his_o hand_n though_o we_o strike_v and_o strike_v again_o sinner_n heart_n be_v not_o break_v god_n work_v very_o mysterious_o in_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o soul_n that_o the_o soul_n itself_o we_o see_v be_v 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she_o that_o be_v with_o child_n then_o may_v thou_o know_v the_o work_n of_o god_n who_o work_v all_o and_o what_o a_o mystery_n be_v this_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n if_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o angel_n or_o if_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n child_n how_o the_o spirit_n come_v into_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o whetherin_o the_o spirit_n be_v form_v of_o some_o matter_n and_o of_o what_o and_o how_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o child_n so_o long_o and_o it_o not_o to_o be_v stifle_v in_o the_o womb_n these_o be_v mysterious_a thing_n and_o so_o say_v he_o be_v it_o to_o know_v the_o work_n of_o god_n again_o the_o working_n of_o god_n in_o conversion_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o secret_a influence_n of_o leaven_n matth._n 13.33_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o woman_n that_o hide_v a_o piece_n of_o leaven_n in_o three_o measure_n of_o meal_n until_o the_o whole_a be_v leaven_v a_o 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lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o i_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o exceed_a joy_n this_o be_v the_o language_n of_o a_o true_a saint_n sin_n grow_v irksome_a and_o a_o tedious_a burden_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o so_o much_o for_o fear_v of_o hell_n as_o from_o the_o love_n we_o have_v to_o god_n and_o christ_n our_o dear_a redeemer_n now_o the_o soul_n think_v that_o much_o that_o god_n do_v for_o he_o and_o that_o nothing_o that_o he_o do_v for_o god_n he_o think_v as_o solomon_n when_o he_o dedidate_v the_o temple_n the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n be_v not_o able_a to_o contain_v thou_o what_o be_v my_o poor_a prayer_n and_o preach_v and_o service_n i_o with_o all_o my_o duty_n be_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o the_o mercic_n and_o kindness_n that_o thou_o have_v show_v to_o thy_o servant_n the_o soul_n now_o be_v much_o in_o the_o admiration_n of_o of_o god_n love_n and_o in_o desire_n after_o it_o and_o in_o thankfulness_n for_o it_o thy_o love_a 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