and_o he_o come_v on_o purpose_n to_o enlighten_v you_o in_o this_o great_a point_n and_o to_o witness_v this_o great_a truth_n unto_o you_o heb._n 10.15_o whereof_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o witness_n for_o after_o that_o he_o have_v say_v before_o this_o be_v the_o covenant_n that_o i_o will_v make_v etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 17._o their_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n will_v i_o remember_v no_o more_o as_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o of_o this_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o witness_n this_o great_a truth_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v to_o bear_v witness_n of_o and_o seal_v this_o to_o thy_o soul_n that_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v this_o be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n after_o believe_v to_o seal_v up_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v one_o great_a reason_n why_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v the_o title_n of_o comforter_n because_o as_o he_o come_v to_o convince_v of_o sin_n so_o also_o 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great_a mystery_n so_o be_v a_o believer_n justification_n as_o well_o as_o christ_n incarnation_n so_o also_o the_o witness_n of_o justification_n be_v a_o great_a mystery_n and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v you_o look_v up_o high_o than_o for_o such_o sign_n as_o reason_n may_v reach_v unto_o and_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o reveal_v this_o unto_o you_o that_o thou_o may_v have_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o testify_v unto_o thou_o that_o thy_o sin_n be_v pardon_v now_o bless_v be_v the_o man_n who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v see_v god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v so_o much_o in_o it_o chap._n viii_o
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not_o accept_v of_o the_o duty_n and_o then_o of_o the_o person_n that_o be_v not_o god_n way_n but_o he_o accept_v first_o of_o the_o person_n and_o then_o of_o the_o action_n god_n never_o accept_v of_o what_o we_o do_v till_o he_o accept_v of_o our_o person_n as_o abel_n god_n have_v regard_n to_o abel_n be_v person_n first_o and_o then_o to_o his_o offering_n so_o god_n have_v first_o regard_n to_o the_o person_n of_o any_o man_n and_o then_o to_o his_o offering_n thou_o think_v thou_o be_v a_o poor_a wretched_a creature_n and_o then_o thou_o think_v it_o may_v be_v if_o i_o have_v such_o and_o such_o part_n and_o can_v do_v thus_o and_o thus_o then_o god_n will_v accept_v of_o i_o i_o tell_v thou_o all_o thy_o part_n and_o performance_n be_v cast_v away_o till_o god_n accept_v of_o thy_o person_n st._n paul_n be_v blameless_a according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o yet_o he_o account_v all_o loss_n for_o christ_n for_o he_o know_v that_o when_o god_n reveal_v the_o gospel_n to_o he_o 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inherit_v the_o promise_n and_o if_o thy_o faith_n have_v no_o other_o foundation_n than_o thy_o sorrow_n and_o reformation_n thy_o faith_n be_v illegitimate_a and_o not_o that_o that_o shall_v inherit_v it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o right_a kind_n that_o will_v bring_v thou_o unto_o salvation_n thus_o you_o see_v what_o mistake_v there_o may_v be_v in_o this_o great_a point_n of_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o in_o be_v make_v bless_v and_o therefore_o we_o have_v need_n look_v to_o it_o to_o be_v sure_a that_o what_o we_o rest_v upon_o will_v hold_v lest_o when_o we_o come_v to_o lay_v claim_n and_o make_v challenge_n of_o blessedness_n our_o hold_n deceive_v we_o many_o think_v the_o main_a matter_n of_o religion_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o cry_v god_n mercy_n you_o see_v by_o these_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v that_o there_o have_v need_n be_v much_o work_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o way_n of_o religion_n and_o mighty_a 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