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psal_n 49.5_o he_o ought_v rather_o to_o give_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o righteousness_n and_o expiation_n of_o his_o son_n thou_o need_v not_o fear_v say_v dr._n preston_n of_o god_n alsufficiency_n pag._n 91._o that_o thy_o disobedience_n if_o thou_o be_v once_o within_o the_o covenant_n will_v cause_v the_o lord_n to_o depart_v from_o thou_o that_o so_o thou_o shall_v charge_v damnation_n upon_o thyself_o for_o he_o will_v not_o be_v unfaithful_a to_o thou_o though_o thou_o be_v weak_a in_o thy_o carriage_n to_o he_o for_o he_o keep_v covenant_n for_o ever_o he_o do_v not_o suspend_v his_o promise_n of_o help_n upon_o our_o disobedience_n that_o weighty_a say_n of_o luther_n be_v very_o considerable_a upon_o gal._n 5.2_o when_o that_o great_a dragon_n that_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n who_o deceive_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o accuse_v our_o brethren_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n day_n and_o night_n come_v and_o 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not_o say_v that_o any_o sin_n can_v cut_v off_o a_o true_a believer_n from_o christ_n or_o hinder_v his_o salvation_n if_o this_o be_v true_a then_o may_v he_o not_o suspect_v the_o contrary_a which_o mr._n g._n affirm_v in_o the_o immediate_o forego_v word_n but_o say_v he_o it_o must_v needs_o shake_v his_o hope_n and_o confidence_n and_o hinder_v his_o consolation_n what_o a_o thing_n do_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la and_o what_o it_o ought_v to_o do_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la and_o of_o right_n be_v not_o all_o one_o and_o therefore_o this_o be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n we_o confess_v that_o all_o sin_n both_o original_a and_o actual_a great_a and_o small_a have_v this_o as_o their_o natural_a and_o continual_a effect_n that_o they_o wound_v the_o conscience_n that_o they_o enfeeble_v the_o confidence_n that_o they_o damp_n the_o consolation_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o so_o do_v as_o it_o be_v becloud_v the_o heaven_n between_o we_o and_o the_o appease_v face_n of_o god_n our_o father_n which_o cloud_n be_v no_o otherwise_o dispel_v but_o by_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n faith_n ascend_v up_o even_o through_o the_o black_a cloud_n that_o be_v all_o darkness_n and_o no_o light_n and_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o propitiation_n but_o he_o tell_v we_o we_o be_v not_o of_o david_n spirit_n that_o be_v so_o little_o trouble_v for_o gross_a sin_n but_o can_v present_o close_v with_o christ_n upon_o such_o foul_a fall_n answer_v 1_o here_o mr._n g._n go_v beyond_o his_o knowledge_n no_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o 1_o cor._n 2.11_o but_o the_o heart_n know_v its_o own_o bitterness_n and_o a_o stranger_n do_v not_o intermeddle_v with_o his_o joâ—…_n prov._n 14.10_o but_o 2._o suppose_v the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v less_o light_a of_o the_o redeemer_n be_v thereby_o more_o under_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n unto_o fear_n than_o the_o child_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v who_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n to_o cry_v abba_n father_n rom._n 8.15_o we_o have_v the_o more_o cause_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v reserve_v better_a thing_n for_o we_o heb._n 11.40_o than_o he_o do_v for_o many_o prophet_n and_o king_n who_o have_v desire_v to_o see_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o see_v and_o have_v not_o see_v they_o and_o to_o hear_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o hear_v and_o have_v not_o hear_v they_o luke_n 10.24_o to_o wit_n the_o full_a revelation_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n which_o in_o other_o age_n be_v not_o know_v as_o it_o be_v now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n reaveal_v eph._n 3.5_o i_o say_v if_o god_n have_v