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unto_o it_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o attend_v to_o or_o withdraw_v from_o the_o gospel_n which_o attend_v to_o will_v work_v a_o better_a freedom_n whence_o in_o their_o not_o so_o choose_v they_o be_v charge_v not_o with_o a_o necessitous_a turn_n aside_o but_o to_o have_v choose_v their_o own_o way_n and_o that_o which_o god_n delight_v not_o in_o and_o 65.12_o and_o 66.3_o 4._o prov._n 1.29_o 31._o and_o all_o this_o be_v no_o affirmation_n of_o free_a will_n in_o man_n by_o nature_n to_o that_o which_o be_v supernatural_o and_o spiritual_o good_a for_o that_o it_o yet_o be_v not_o nor_o of_o itself_o can_v be_v without_o some_o far_a grace_n than_o here_o mention_v though_o in_o right_a use_n of_o this_o show_v even_o that_o may_v be_v meet_v withal_o prov._n 8.32_o 36._o but_o this_o serve_v still_o to_o abase_v man_n nature_n as_o fall_v and_o to_o magnify_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o to_o aggravate_v the_o finfulness_n of_o evil_a chooser_n of_o their_o own_o 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evil_a choice_n they_o say_v to_o the_o almighty_a depart_v from_o we_o we_o will_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o way_n whence_o these_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o wicked_a indeed_o phil._n 3.18_o 19_o 2_o tim._n 3_o 4._o job_n 21.14_o 15._o 2._o some_z when_o light_n and_o truth_n be_v extend_v discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o idol_n and_o false_a worship_n and_o man_n doctrine_n and_o way_n and_o the_o goodness_n of_o truth_n so_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o see_v what_o be_v right_a and_o good_a and_o like_o it_o as_o good_a to_o be_v follow_v yet_o because_o they_o love_v peace_n to_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o approbation_n of_o man_n in_o authority_n and_o
it_o will_v also_o free_v from_o the_o conceit_n of_o harshness_n and_o contradiction_n in_o the_o say_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o from_o murmur_v against_o god_n all_o which_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n lead_v to_o but_o i_o have_v yet_o hear_v some_o say_v that_o this_o opinion_n of_o god_n extend_v such_o grace_n to_o natural_a man_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v it_o do_v magnify_v some_o man_n as_o better_a than_o other_o that_o be_v such_o as_o by_o such_o light_n and_o mean_n be_v bring_v in_o to_o believe_v when_o other_o by_o the_o same_o be_v not_o and_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o some_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o other_o be_v not_o and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o they_o which_o be_v not_o and_o by_o that_o fault_n they_o become_v worse_o be_v true_a else_o how_o shall_v that_o be_v righteous_a judgement_n when_o one_o shall_v be_v produce_v against_o another_o in_o judgement_n matth._n 10.15_o and_o 11.22_o and_o 12.41_o 42._o and_o that_o he_o that_o believe_v be_v better_a than_o he_o that_o do_v not_o be_v true_a but_o that_o any_o betterness_n in_o himself_o make_v he_o a_o believer_n be_v false_a but_o by_o grace_n he_o be_v better_a in_o believe_v this_o may_v be_v illustrate_v by_o a_o comparision_n though_o all_o be_v too_o scant_o for_o spiritual_a thing_n suppose_v two_o man_n by_o their_o own_o folly_n become_v blind_a deaf_a dumb_a and_o so_o dead_a here_o be_v both_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o misery_n if_o one_o carry_v good_a thing_n to_o they_o to_o see_v hear_v etc._n etc._n they_o be_v both_o alike_o unworthy_a and_o unable_a but_o if_o one_o be_v help_v with_o sight_n hear_v etc._n etc._n and_o the_o other_o not_o and_o then_o both_o call_v if_o he_o that_o have_v his_o sight_n etc._n etc._n behold_v not_o it_o be_v his_o sin_n but_o the_o other_o it_o be_v not_o his_o sin_n but_o his_o misery_n if_o both_o have_v sight_n hear_v etc._n etc._n give_v here_o be_v grace_n alike_o to_o alike_o unworthy_a if_o 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after_o he_o have_v give_v eye_n and_o ear_n to_o see_v and_o hear_v and_o touch_v the_o heart_n and_o then_o call_v and_o they_o close_v their_o eye_n and_o ear_n and_o harden_v their_o heart_n till_o god_n leave_v they_o as_o be_v show_v in_o open_v the_o particular_n of_o the_o truth_n affirm_v in_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v to_o tend_v to_o the_o abase_v of_o man_n by_o nature_n and_o the_o glorify_v god_n grace_n but_o yet_o to_o clear_v the_o business_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o answer_v some_o scruple_n and_o objection_n that_o some_o think_v the_o scripture_n occasion_n to_o be_v make_v against_o it_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o 14._o eye_n have_v not_o see_v etc._n etc._n the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o ans_fw-fr this_o be_v whole_o and_o very_o true_a and_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o affirmation_n that_o do_v so_o much_o as_o seem_v to_o unsay_v any_o part_n or_o word_n of_o 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grace_v see_v humble_v and_o convert_v that_o they_o shall_v see_v within_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o house_n and_o kingdom_n of_o god_n ezek._n 43.10_o 11._o the_o prophet_n must_v first_o show_v the_o house_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a and_o repent_v etc._n etc._n and_o if_o by_o that_o sight_n they_o be_v ashamed_a then_o show_v they_o the_o excellency_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o our_o saviour_n say_v except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o and_o so_o not_o see_v the_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o excellency_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v not_o where_o affirm_v that_o the_o natural_a man_n have_v give_v he_o while_o he_o remain_v natural_a either_o discern_a or_o freedom_n of_o will_n to_o choose_v such_o supernatural_a and_o spiritual_a thing_n as_o these_o yea_o the_o believer_n discern_v of_o these_o be_v but_o in_o a_o little_a measure_n in_o respect_n of_o what_o be_v in_o 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