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145.9_o chap._n v._o how_o the_o opinion_n of_o enforce_v faith_n and_o repentance_n in_o man_n oppose_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n if_o that_o repentance_n faith_n etc._n etc._n be_v through_o necessity_n and_o not_o attainable_a only_o by_o the_o improvement_n of_o the_o mean_v afford_v viz._n the_o work_n and_o word_n of_o god_n it_o will_v not_o stand_v with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o expect_v and_o wait_v for_o the_o repentance_n of_o man_n as_o the_o scripture_n declare_v he_o do_v because_o that_o herein_o he_o shall_v not_o look_v for_o fig_n of_o a_o figtree_n according_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o christ_n but_o for_o fig_n of_o thorn_n and_o grape_n of_o thistle_n which_o be_v much_o below_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o of_o god_n that_o god_n do_v expect_v and_o wait_v
friend_n to_o the_o world_n he_o must_v be_v a_o enemy_n unto_o god_n james_n 4.4_o joshua_n have_v put_v it_o to_o the_o israelite_n choice_n whether_o they_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n or_o the_o god_n that_o their_o father_n have_v worship_v chap._n 24.15_o and_o they_o have_v in_o answer_n thereunto_o declare_v that_o they_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n only_o vers_fw-la 18._o he_o repli_v unto_o they_o vers_n 10._o in_o these_o word_n you_o can_v serve_v the_o lord_n wherein_o his_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n for_o then_o he_o will_v not_o have_v put_v it_o to_o their_o choice_n whether_o they_o will_v serve_v he_o or_o not_o but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o they_o can_v not_o serve_v he_o acceptable_o unless_o they_o do_v whole_o cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o reject_v idol_n vers_fw-la 14.19_o so_o likewise_o in_o this_o place_n when_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o this_o natural_a man_n can_v receive_v the_o thing_n 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the_o danger_n of_o their_o ingratitude_n towards_o he_o do_v evident_o appear_v by_o these_o follow_a scripture_n hosea_n 11.3_o 4._o where_n concern_v backsliding_a israel_n who_o goodness_n like_o the_o morning_n dew_n pass_v away_o the_o lord_n thus_o speak_v i_o teach_v ephraim_n also_o to_o go_v take_v they_o by_o their_o arm_n but_o they_o know_v that_o i_o heal_v they_o i_o draw_v they_o with_o cord_n of_o a_o man_n with_o band_n of_o love_n and_o i_o be_v to_o they_o as_o one_o that_o take_v of_o the_o yoke_n on_o the_o jaw_n and_o i_o lay_v meat_n unto_o they_o and_o in_o heb._n 10.38_o 39_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n but_o if_o any_o man_n draw_v back_o say_v the_o lord_n my_o soul_n shall_v have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o he_o but_o we_o be_v not_o of_o those_o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o draw_v back_o to_o perdition_n but_o of_o those_o that_o believe_v to_o the_o save_n of_o their_o soul_n in_o which_o scripture_n be_v discover_v beside_o the_o mean_n whereby_o 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christ_n speak_v consist_v only_o in_o external_a mean_n and_o doctrinal_a instruction_n deliver_v unto_o man_n by_o his_o preach_n in_o vers_fw-la 41._o christ_n declare_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o live_a bread_n or_o bread_n of_o life_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n which_o give_v life_n unto_o the_o world_n and_o that_o by_o eat_v thereof_o a_o man_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o of_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v before_o vers_fw-la 33.35_o and_o the_o jew_n carnal_o weigh_v his_o word_n therein_o and_o not_o consider_v that_o he_o speak_v not_o unto_o they_o concern_v material_a bread_n wherewith_o their_o natural_a life_n shall_v be_v sustain_v in_o vers_fw-la 41_o 42._o murmur_v against_o he_o say_v be_v not_o this_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n who_o father_n and_o mother_n we_o know_v how_o then_o say_v he_o i_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n whereupon_o in_o vers_fw-la 43_o 44_o 45._o christ_n that_o he_o may_v remove_v from_o before_o they_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o 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and_o learn_v of_o the_o father_n viz._n receive_v his_o instruction_n and_o submit_v themselves_o thereunto_o come_v unto_o i_o and_o then_o in_o vers_n 46._o least_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v mistake_v in_o what_o he_o have_v here_o say_v concern_v the_o father_n draw_v and_o teach_v and_o be_v think_v thereby_o to_o affirm_v that_o none_o can_v believe_v he_o to_o be_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n &_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n except_o that_o the_o father_n immediate_o in_o his_o own_o person_n or_o by_o his_o spirit_n shall_v instruct_v they_o therein_o &_o enforce_v they_o thereunto_o he_o subjoin_v these_o word_n not_o that_o any_o man_n have_v see_v the_o father_n at_o any_o time_n save_v he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n he_o have_v see_v the_o father_n intimate_v thereby_o that_o although_o that_o the_o father_n teach_v man_n yet_o he_o teach_v they_o not_o personal_o or_o immediate_o but_o mediate_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o son_n who_o be_v god_n with_o we_o mat._n 1.23_o 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