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law_n in_o their_o deal_n with_o such_o soul_n for_o their_o thorough_a humiliation_n as_o they_o say_v or_o pretend_v and_o not_o to_o the_o gospel_n and_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n they_o bring_v fire_n and_o not_o water_n to_o quench_v they_o and_o so_o kindle_v they_o the_o more_o and_o set_v the_o everlasting_a burn_n of_o the_o law_n before_o their_o soul_n put_v they_o all_o into_o a_o spiritual_a flaâ—m_fw-la and_o vexation_n nathan_n deal_v otherwise_o with_o david_n though_o under_o the_o old_a testament_n where_o there_o be_v more_o privilege_n for_o the_o law_n 2_o sam._n 12.13_o i_o have_v sin_v say_v david_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n say_v nathan_n this_o be_v as_o solomon_n say_v to_o give_v strong_a drink_n to_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o peâ—ish_v and_o wine_n unto_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o heavy_a hâ—art_n prov._n 13.6_o if_o any_o one_o sin_n say_v john_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n christ_n jesus_n the_o 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believer_n do_v away_o on_o the_o cross_n ibid._n 31._o christ_n offer_v to_o sinner_n p._n 141._o 32._o a_o believer_n must_v live_v in_o christ_n not_o in_o himself_o ibid._n 33._o how_o christ_n and_o a_o believer_n be_v one_o in_o sin_n and_o righteousness_n p._n 143._o 34._o we_o must_v come_v before_o god_n as_o have_v put_v on_o christ_n first_o not_o as_o sinner_n and_o unrighteous_a p._n 144._o 35._o the_o law_n be_v now_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o gospel_n for_o a_o believer_n to_o walk_v by_o p._n 146._o 36._o legal_a and_o gospel-command_n and_o duty_n p._n 147._o 37._o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o holiness_n and_o grace_n of_o it_o p._n 150._o 38._o the_o new_a covenant_n further_o set_v forth_o to_o be_v mere_o a_o promise_n p._n 15â—_z 39_o the_o way_n of_o assurance_n for_o believer_n p._n 155._o 40._o the_o gospel_n ministration_n very_o glorious_a p._n 157._o 41._o in_o what_o kind_n the_o gospel_n be_v glorious_a p._n 160._o 42._o the_o form_n of_o the_o 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