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a_o duty_n expect_v even_o of_o the_o heathen_n act._n 17._o 27._o that_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o lord_n if_o haply_o they_o may_v feel_v after_o he_o and_o find_v he_o 4._o and_o it_o be_v command_v he_o that_o have_v a_o ear_n to_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v isa_n 46._o 8._o remember_v this_o and_o show_v yourselves_o man_n jam._n 1._o 5._o if_o any_o of_o you_o lack_v wisdom_n let_v he_o ask_v of_o god_n strive_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o straight_a gate_n jer._n 4._o 3_o luke_n 3._o 4_o 6._o prepare_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n hos_n 10._o 12._o 5._o this_o be_v commend_v as_o a_o disposition_n and_o preparative_n to_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o renovation_n mat._n 13._o 10_o 11_o 12._o to_o he_o that_o have_v shall_v be_v give_v to_o you_o it_o be_v give_v to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 11._o 5_o 25_o 26._o thou_o have_v reveal_v they_o to_o babe_n even_o so_o father_n for_o so_o it_o seem_v good_a in_o thy_o 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5_o 6_o 7._o thou_o be_v not_o send_v to_o a_o people_n of_o a_o strange_a speech_n sure_o have_v i_o send_v thou_o to_o they_o they_o will_v have_v hearken_v unto_o thou_o but_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o mat._n 11._o 20_o 21_o 22._o tyre_n and_o sidon_n and_o sodom_n will_v have_v repent_v but_o you_o will_v not_o matth._n 12._o 41._o the_o man_n of_o nineveh_n repent_v at_o the_o preach_n of_o ionas_n but_o you_o resist_v a_o great_a light_n and_o force_v of_o grace_n behold_v a_o great_a than_o ionas_n be_v here_o 2_o cor._n 2._o 14_o 15_o 16._o to_o the_o one_o we_o be_v the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o life_n and_o to_o the_o other_o the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n 9_o the_o lord_n punish_v the_o refractory_a for_o resist_v the_o work_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n heb._n 6._o 7_o 8._o for_o the_o earth_n which_o drink_v in_o the_o rain_n and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n receive_v blessing_n from_o god_n but_o that_o which_o 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bestow_v grace_n sufficient_a for_o faith_n and_o couversion_n only_o upon_o those_o who_o according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o his_o election_n he_o will_v to_o convert_v unresistible_o and_o that_o he_o neither_o do_v nor_o will_v to_o bestow_v on_o the_o reprobate_n grace_n necessary_a to_o faith_n and_o salvation_n the_o reason_n 1._o psal_n 145._o 8_o 9_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o all_o and_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 3_o 4._o he_o will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o he_o will_v not_o that_o any_o perish_v mark_v 16._o 15._o with_o 20._o go_v preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n and_o they_o go_v forth_o and_o preach_v every_o where_o the_o lord_n work_v with_o they_o and_o confirm_v the_o word_n with_o sign_n follow_v isa_n 5._o 4._o what_o can_v have_v be_v do_v more_o see_v mark_n 6._o 6._o &_o jer._n 36._o 6_o 7._o ezek._n 18._o 31._o why_o will_v you_o die_v ezek._n 33._o 11._o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a etc._n etc._n see_v the_o proof_n for_o conditionate_n election_n administration_n of_o necessary_a and_o sufficient_a mean_n and_o the_o seriousness_n of_o god_n call_v be_v the_o 7._o affirm_v propos_fw-fr above_o 2._o he_o threaten_v to_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n from_o man_n only_o for_o their_o stubbornness_n and_o rebellion_n against_o he_o and_o it_o mat._n 21._o 41_o 43._o therefore_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o you_o rev._n 2._o 5._o or_o else_o i_o will_v remove_v thy_o