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he_o that_o chashse_v the_o heathen_a shall_v not_o he_o correct_v psal_n 119_o 67._o before_o i_o be_v afflict_v i_o go_v astray_o but_o now_o have_v i_o keep_v thy_o word_n for_o whosoever_o god_n love_v as_o he_o love_v all_o mankind_n he_o chasten_v and_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o be_v receive_v heb._n 12.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o see_v job_n 5.17_o behold_v happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o god_n correct_v therefore_o despise_v not_o thou_o the_o chasine_v of_o the_o almighty_a pro._n 3.11.12_o psal_n 94.12_o 13._o isa_n 27.7_o 8_o 9_o isa_n 9.13_o isa_n 28.23_o 24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n 38.16_o by_o this_o be_v pharaoh_n wrought_v to_o obey_v the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o the_o present_a though_o he_o afterward_o rebel_v and_o perish_v if_o this_o will_v not_o
a_o good_a conscience_n have_v make_v shipwreck_n of_o their_o faith_n as_o we_o say_v before_o 1_o tim._n 1.18_o 19_o how_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n we_o show_v before_o chap._n xv._o of_o repentance_n unto_o life_n repentance_n unto_o life_n be_v a_o evangelical_n grace_n 11.18_o grace_n ezek_n 12.10_o act_n 11.18_o the_o doctrine_n whereof_o be_v to_o be_v preach_v by_o every_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o faith_n in_o christ_n 20.21_o christ_n luke_n 24.47_o mar_n 1.15_o act_n 20.21_o ii_o by_o it_o a_o sinner_n out_o of_o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n not_o only_o of_o the_o danger_n but_o also_o of_o the_o filthiness_n and_o odiousness_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o contrary_a to_o the_o holy_a nature_n and_o righteous_a law_n of_o god_n and_o upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o his_o mercy_n in_o christ_n to_o such_o as_o be_v penitent_a so_o grieve_v for_o and_o hate_v his_o sin_n as_o to_o turn_v 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herein_o redundant_fw-la so_o you_o be_v many_o way_n deficient_a for_o first_o you_o do_v not_o distinguish_v repentance_n there_o be_v a_o repentance_n wrought_v by_o the_o law_n and_o accompany_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n or_o fear_v of_o wrath_n rom._n 8.15_o and_o another_o wrought_v by_o the_o gospel_n which_o again_o be_v twofold_a the_o one_o a_o temporary_a humiliation_n and_o reformation_n the_o concomitant_a and_o effect_n of_o a_o temporary_a faith_n and_o the_o other_o a_o persevere_v and_o through_o repentance_n never_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o second_o you_o set_v not_o forth_o the_o degree_n of_o repentance_n in_o the_o least_o measure_n or_o degree_n whereas_o first_o there_o be_v repentance_n or_o conversion_n wrought_v by_o god_n the_o father_n which_o follow_v upon_o our_o respective_a faith_n in_o he_o of_o which_o these_o and_o many_o other_o scripture_n speak_v mar._n 11.5_o repent_v you_o and_o believe_v the_o gospel_n act._n 20_o 21._o testify_v 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