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than_o he_o can_v do_v to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o regenerate_a man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v more_o than_o he_o can_v do_v in_o these_o two_o particular_n 1._o first_o he_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v any_o duty_n or_o any_o thing_n 1_o god_n command_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o grace_n man_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v but_o if_o the_o duty_n or_o thing_n exceed_v the_o grace_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v than_o he_o be_v to_o pray_v for_o a_o extraordinary_a help_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o he_o can_v not_o do_v this_o before_o neither_o be_v it_o in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n to_o do_v it_o second_o he_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v any_o temptation_n or_o sin_n 2_o if_o it_o be_v not_o great_a or_o above_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v if_o it_o be_v a_o temptation_n of_o distrust_n or_o impatiency_n or_o presumption_n if_o it_o exceed_v not_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v he_o be_v 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request_n among_o we_o the_o three_o mean_n if_o you_o will_v have_v your_o sin_n spirit_n mortify_v be_v to_o labour_v to_o get_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o this_o must_v of_o necessity_n follow_v or_o else_o the_o other_o two_o will_v nothing_o avail_v we_o for_o what_o will_v it_o avail_v we_o though_o we_o have_v a_o willing_a heart_n to_o part_n with_o sin_n and_o what_o though_o we_o take_v pain_n in_o the_o mortify_n of_o our_o lust_n if_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o accompany_v we_o all_o be_v nothing_o worth_a therefore_o if_o thou_o will_v have_v this_o work_n effectual_o do_v thou_o must_v getthe_v spirit_n but_o this_o may_v seem_v a_o strange_a thing_n a_o thing_n of_o impossibility_n to_o get_v the_o spirit_n for_o you_o will_v say_v how_o be_v object_n it_o in_o our_o power_n to_o get_v the_o spirit_n how_o can_v we_o cause_v the_o spirit_n to_o come_v from_o heaven_n into_o our_o heart_n see_v our_o saviour_n say_v john_n 3._o 8._o that_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o lust_v that_o be_v the_o spirit_n work_v where_o it_o list_v now_o if_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o agent_n and_o worker_n of_o every_o grace_n then_o how_o be_v it_o in_o our_o power_n to_o get_v he_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v howsoever_o i_o grant_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o agent_n and_o worker_n of_o every_o grace_n yet_o i_o say_v answ._n there_o may_v be_v such_o mean_n use_v by_o we_o whereby_o we_o may_v obtain_v the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 8._o 13._o if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v live_v which_o must_v be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o apostle_n make_v we_o the_o agent_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o instrument_n whereby_o he_o show_v we_o thus_o much_o that_o it_o be_v possible_a not_o only_o to_o get_v the_o spirit_n but_o also_o have_v the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n ascribe_v unto_o we_o now_o as_o there_o 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spirit_n we_o read_v in_o act_n 6._o 10._o compare_v with_o act._n 7._o 51._o 51._o it_o be_v say_v of_o stephen_n that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v the_o wisdom_n and_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o he_o speak_v that_o be_v he_o overthrow_v they_o by_o argument_n and_o reason_n and_o they_o be_v convince_v in_o their_o conscience_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o it_o be_v say_v act_v 7._o 51._o you_o have_v always_o resist_v the_o spirit_n as_o your_o father_n have_v do_v so_o do_v you_o that_o be_v howsoever_o you_o be_v convict_v in_o your_o conscience_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o doctrine_n which_o i_o deliver_v yet_o you_o have_v set_v down_o your_o resolution_n that_o you_o will_v not_o obey_v now_o this_o be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n for_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o christ_n shall_v be_v forgive_v they_o be_v capable_a of_o pardon_n but_o the_o resist_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v sin_v against_o the_o light_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v 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