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be_v dead_a see_v jam._n 2.26_o 4._o faith_n without_o the_o rest_n of_o sanctification_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o attain_v salvation_n for_o nothing_o shall_v be_v perfect_a in_o the_o other_o world_n which_o be_v not_o careful_o begin_v here_o and_o glorification_n be_v but_o sanctification_n perfect_v qu._n what_o be_v the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o man_n in_o his_o recover_a estate_n an._n man_n hope_n of_o which_o the_o use_n be_v to_o cure_v all_o our_o despair_n for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n deal_v with_o his_o sometime_o as_o david_n do_v with_o his_o son_n absalon_n 2_o sam._n 14.24_o to_o turn_v he_o aside_o and_o not_o let_v he_o see_v his_o face_n though_o indeed_o he_o love_v he_o dear_o and_o do_v intend_v to_o forgive_v he_o too_o yet_o sometime_o god_n bring_v he_o to_o believe_v above_o yea_o against_o hope_n for_o faith_n can_v lose_v his_o nature_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o etc._n etc._n 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the_o estate_n be_v changeable_a and_o here_o it_o be_v not_o so_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o grace_n of_o great_a estimate_n and_o use_v as_o be_v to_o see_v deut._n 19.20_o qu._n what_o use_n be_v this_o grace_n of_o now_o in_o the_o state_n of_o regeneration_n an._n 1._o to_o show_v we_o that_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o corruption_n rest_v in_o we_o now_o after_o grace_n and_o believe_a and_o that_o we_o have_v need_v not_o only_o to_o be_v constrain_v with_o the_o love_n but_o restrain_v also_o with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n see_v prov._n 3.7_o prov._n 14.16_o and_o prov._n 16.6_o with_o 2_o cor._n 5.14_o 2._o to_o keep_v we_o from_o stripe_n for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o lion_n that_o he_o always_o spare_v those_o that_o fear_n and_o lie_v prostrate_a before_o he_o for_o mercy_n so_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n let_v we_o say_v the_o apostle_n labour_v to_o please_v god_n with_o reverence_n and_o fear_v for_o even_o our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n but_o fire_n 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the_o fall_n of_o mankind_n and_o consist_v in_o sin_n and_o punishment_n those_o two_o inseparable_a companion_n gen._n 4.7_o and_o be_v see_v daily_o in_o the_o propagation_n and_o imitation_n of_o sin_n or_o else_o special_a misery_n and_o our_o own_o personal_a sad_a estate_n which_o be_v see_v in_o the_o commission_n of_o innumerable_a evil_n in_o the_o omission_n of_o innumerable_a good_n which_o may_v have_v be_v do_v to_o other_o and_o receive_v from_o they_o with_o the_o just_a vengeance_n of_o a_o almighty_a god_n due_a against_o these_o thing_n 2._o redress_v thereof_o either_o by_o justification_n where_o we_o be_v to_o see_v how_o we_o have_v behave_v ourselves_o towards_o the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o the_o remedy_n of_o our_o soul_n out_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o curse_n and_o so_o john_n 1.12_o matth._n 23.37_o john_n 15.22_o or_o else_o by_o sanctification_n where_o we_o be_v to_o see_v how_o far_o short_a we_o come_v of_o either_o be_v able_a to_o do_v or_o 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and_o 1_o cor._n 15_o 34._o 4._o a_o direction_n 1._o to_o your_o duty_n 2._o to_o your_o danger_n esa_n 5.13_o hosea_n 4.1.6_o qu._n what_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n which_o be_v suppose_v in_o examination_n an._n a_o will_v to_o be_v amend_v otherwise_o to_o the_o physician_n we_o go_v because_o we_o will_v have_v cure_n there_o we_o draw_v our_o purse_n no_o cost_n be_v spare_v see_v hos_n 7.8_o without_o a_o cordial_a intention_n of_o cut_v off_o right_a hand_n etc._n etc._n no_o right_a examination_n as_o god_n say_v of_o coniah_n jer._n 22.24_o so_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o our_o sin_n as_o saul_n of_o jonathan_n 1_o sam._n 14.44_o so_o must_v he_o that_o examine_v do_v and_o say_v concern_v sin_n if_o the_o near_a or_o dear_a i_o will_v part_v with_o it_o that_o god_n may_v not_o part_v from_o i_o here_o also_o this_o point_n will_v put_v we_o into_o a_o sad_a condition_n do_v not_o we_o draw_v near_o with_o our_o lip_n while_o our_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o god_n do_v not_o 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