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will_n 169_o 172_o 173_o 314_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n very_o precious_a prove_v by_o many_o argument_n 400_o 401_o 402_o etc._n etc._n the_o soul_n prove_v to_o be_v immortal_a by_o seven_o argument_n 406_o 407_o minister_n and_o parent_n have_v a_o great_a charge_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o soul_n no_o impair_n the_o final_a loss_n of_o the_o soul_n 409._o spira_n francis_n spira_n fall_n what_o 44_o spira_n natural_a disposition_n 44_o some_o passage_n of_o his_o fearful_a state_n 44_o 45_o 46._o spirit_n the_o great_a blessing_n we_o receive_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n open_v 259_o 260_o 261_o 1._o the_o spirit_n a_o earnest_a to_o we_o 260_o 2._o a_o seal_n a_o witness_n 261._o a_o twofold_a act_n of_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 1._o a_o direct_a act._n 2._o a_o reflex_n act._n 261._o state_n the_o state_n of_o sinner_n by_o nature_n very_o miserable_a open_v in_o many_o particular_n 393_o 394_o 395._o stead_n christ_n die_v not_o only_o for_o our_o good_a 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apostasy_n 227_o 228_o 229_o 230_o 231._o universal_a no_o universal_a redemption_n from_o sin_n and_o wrath_n prove_v by_o many_o argument_n 252_o 253_o 254._o voice_n what_o mean_v by_o christ_n voice_n show_v in_o four_o thing_n 80_o to_o 86_o what_o a_o kind_n of_o voice_n the_o voice_n of_o christ_n spirit_n be_v show_v in_o 8_o particular_n 81_o 82_o what_o mean_v by_o hear_v christ_n voice_n and_o how_o the_o saint_n hear_v it_o show_v in_o many_o particular_n 87_o 88_o 89._o w._n water_n the_o nature_n of_o water_n 138_o what_o mean_v by_o water_n of_o life_n or_o spiritual_a water_n 139._o weigh_v god_n weigh_v all_o man_n and_o their_o spirit_n grace_n duty_n 37_o 38._o wheat_n why_o the_o saint_n be_v compare_v to_o wheat_n show_v in_o nine_o respect_n 27_o 28_o 29._o will._n the_o will_n of_o man_n determine_v the_o whole_a event_n of_o man_n redemption_n according_a to_o the_o arminian_n doctrine_n 15â—_n world_n there_o be_v a_o world_n to_o come_v what_o mean_v thereby_o 343_o the_o world_n to_o come_v in_o its_o great_a glory_n begin_v when_o christ_n come_v the_o second_o time_n 344_o the_o riches_n honour_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v open_v 449_o 450_o 451_o 452_o 453._o the_o world_n to_o come_v will_v consist_v of_o a_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n 344_o the_o word_n world_n sometime_o refer_v to_o the_o elect_n 256._o wrath._n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n dreadful_a pag._n 41_o the_o external_n wrath_n of_o god_n what_o 42_o the_o internal_a wrath_n what_o 43_o the_o eternal_a wrath_n in_o hell_n open_v 52_o 1._o inconceivable_a 2._o according_a to_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o 53_o 3._o no_o misery_n like_o wrath_n in_o hell_n 53_o 54_o 4._o wrath_n of_o god_n in_o hell_n without_o mixture_n 54_o 55_o at_o what_o time_n sinner_n shall_v not_o escape_v god_n wrath._n 478_o 479_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n wrath_n open_v which_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v that_o neglect_n the_o great_a salvation_n of_o the_o gospel_n 480_o 481_o what_o kind_n of_o sinner_n shall_v suffer_v and_o undergo_v god_n wrath._n 487_o 489._o y._n yoke_n there_o be_v a_o yoke_n to_o be_v take_v up_o by_o all_o such_o that_o will_v be_v save_v 447_o the_o yoke_n uneasy_a to_o the_o flesh_n or_o to_o all_o unrenewed_a person_n 447._o errata_fw-la â—â—ge_n 52_o line_n 15_o read_v elementary_a p._n 53._o l._n 25._o r._n wretch_n p._n 118._o l._n 24._o for_o he_o 〈…〉_z p_o 170._o l._n 29._o for_o say_v r._n say_v p._n 212._o l._n 27._o r._n whosoever_o have_v that_o efficacious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d transform_v soul-renewing_a etc._n etc._n p._n 213._o l._n 26._o deal_n soon_o than_o flesh_n p._n 9_o l._n 10._o for_o in_o self_n r._n in_o itself_o 224._o l._n 4._o for_o three_o r._n 2._o p._n 236._o l._n 23._o deal_n the_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 246._o l._n 5._o for_o great_a r._n 〈◊〉_d l._n 16._o for_o nor_o r._n or_o 〈…〉_z 9_o deal_n not_o p._n 255_o 〈◊〉_d read_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o by_o the_o word_n all_o and_o the_o word_n 〈…〉_z be_v only_o intend_v etc._n etc._n p._n 302_o l._n 6._o for_o thy_o r._n the._n p._n 324._o l._n 20._o read_v 〈…〉_z thing_n which_o they_o act_v p._n 368._o l._n 33._o for_o only_a r._n also_o p._n 379._o l._n 38._o r._n gospel-salvation_n p._n 381._o l._n 38._o deal_n the_o first_o the._n p._n 405._o l._n 8._o deal_n because_o sermon_n 1._o preach_v feb._n 5._o 1693._o part_n open_v luk._n 7._o 28._o mal._n 3._o 1_o 2._o term_n open_v what_o mean_v by_o floor_n john_n 15._o 1._o national_a floor_n open_v pro._n 6._o 32._o pro._n 16._o 13._o mat._n 4._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 18._o isa_n 42._o 8._o jer._n 10._o 11._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 10._o rom._n 1._o 28._o 29._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o christ_n fan._n john_n 15._o 3._o act._n 15._o
3._o 12._o mark_v 16._o 1â—_n isa_n 46._o 12._o philâ—â—_n 12._o ephes_n 2._o 8_o 9_o 10._o rom._n 4_o 5._o allen_n be_v glass_n of_o justificat_fw-la what_o work_v of_o salvation_n man_n can_v work_v out_o ephes_n 2._o 1_o 2._o what_o work_v it_o be_v we_o be_v to_o work_v out_o phil._n 1._o 6._o rom._n 8._o 13._o mat._n 18._o 3._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 19_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 17_o 18._o act_n 23._o 1._o ezek._n 18._o 24._o rom._n 10._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 21._o judas_n 1_o isa_n 40._o 31._o heb._n 2._o 18._o the_o absurdity_n that_o attend_v the_o doctrine_n of_o final_a apostasy_n charnock_n charnock_n see_v dr._n owen_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o mr._n john_n goodwin_n pag._n 114_o 115_o 116._o psa_fw-la 51._o 12._o practical_a discourse_n pag._n 125._o deut._n 7._o mat._n 11._o 25._o rom._n 9_o 18._o deut._n 30._o 6._o jer._n 31._o 33._o serm._n 1_o afterward_o i_o be_v inform_v who_o it_o be_v that_o send_v it_o to_o i_o mr._n john_n goodwin_n be_v sense_n of_o the_o subject_n 〈◊〉_d mean_v the_o sense_n of_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o this_o text._n mr._n david_n dickson_n what_o the_o person_n be_v that_o the_o apostle_n here_o intend_v what_o thing_n do_v accompany_v salvation_n heb._n 6._o 9_o love_n to_o the_o poor_a saint_n a_o bless_a sign_n of_o true_a grace_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o common_a illumination_n of_o the_o spirit_n mat._n 7._o 22._o mat._n 6._o 23._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o special_a illumination_n of_o the_o spirit_n act_n 2._o 37._o zech._n 12._o 20._o act_n 2._o 36._o act_n 24_o 25._o joh._n 4._o 29._o psal_n 51._o 5._o ezek._n 6._o 9_o ezek._n 20._o 43._o job_n 42._o 5._o psal_n 38._o 7._o rom._n 7._o 9_o psal_n 51._o 4._o hos_fw-la 3._o 5._o psal_n 139._o 23._o gen._n 4._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 10._o gal._n 5._o 6._o 1_o thess_n 1._o 3._o prov._n 4._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 7._o psal_n 73._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 1_o 2_o 3._o serm._n ii_o what_o mean_v by_o the_o heavenly_a gift_n how_o some_o unrenewed_a person_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2_o pet._n 2._o 20._o 1_o sam._n 10._o 6_o 9_o rom._n 10._o 17._o 1_o thess_n 1._o 8._o why_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v call_v good_a ps_n 19_o 10._o psal_n 119._o 105._o psal_n 119._o 50._o col._n 3._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 7._o 1_o thess_n 1._o 5._o joh._n 19_o 3._o reader_n these_o thing_n be_v enlarge_v upon_o but_o i_o be_o force_v to_o leave_v out_o the_o enlargement_n here_o psal_n 119._o 11._o mat._n 11._o 28._o psal_n 34._o 8._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o mat._n 27._o 34._o john_n 2._o 23_o 24._o mat._n 13._o 20._o psal_n 119._o 127_o 128._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 1_o 2._o what_o a_o kind_n of_o taste_v a_o believer_n have_v of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n psal_n 42._o 2._o mat._n 5._o 6._o job_n 23._o 12._o ps_n 19_o 10._o psal_n 110._o 97._o jer._n 15._o 16._o isa_n 55._o 2._o psal_n 36._o 8._o psal_n 63._o 5._o psal_n 119._o 11._o luk._n 1._o 66._o dr._n owen_n p._n 50_o 51._o heb._n 4._o 2._o heb._n 6._o 6_o 7._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o world_n to_o come_v rev._n 11._o 15._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 13._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o christ_n deliver_v up_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o father_n job_n 14._o 12._o rev._n 21._o 1._o luke_n 20._o 35_o 36._o the_o nature_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v open_v rev._n 22._o 3._o isa_n 55._o 13._o rom._n 8._o 21._o act_n 3._o 21._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 13._o isa_n 60._o 21._o dan._n 7._o 27._o dan._n 7._o 27._o rev._n 21._o 4._o isa_n 33._o 25._o isa_n 60._o 10._o isa_n 65._o 14._o jer._n 31._o 12._o isa_n 35._o 2._o rev._n 21._o 3._o 1_o thess_n 4._o 16_o 17._o mat._n 5._o 3._o rev._n 5._o 10._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 8._o jam._n 2._o 5._o psal_n 45._o 9_o rom._n 8._o rev._n 21._o the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v open_v phil._n 3._o ult_n jam._n 5._o 2_o 3._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 17._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 2_o 3._o psa_fw-la 17._o ult_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v mat._n 12._o the_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v psal_n 36._o 8._o psa_fw-la 16._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o how_o to_o have_v interest_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v mat._n 16._o 26._o rev._n 22._o 20._o serm._n iii_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 10._o phil._n 3._o 21._o 1_o thess_n 1._o 9_o verse_n 10._o what_o a_o taste_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v a_o false_a professor_n may_v have_v mat._n 7._o 22._o isa_n 22._o 13._o isa_n 56._o 12._o rom._n 2._o 4._o act_n 24._o 25._o joh._n 5._o 35._o col._n 1._o 12._o heb._n 11._o 13._o ver._n 13_o 14._o how_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o these_o to_o be_v renew_v unto_o repentance_n heb._n 6._o 6._o dickson_n mat._n 12._o 31._o heb._n 10._o 26_o 27._o ps_n 81._o 12._o 2_o thess_n 2._o 10_o 11_o 12._o what_o be_v not_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n jer._n 3._o 3_o jer._n 3._o 12._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 9_o what_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v 2_o pet._n 2._o 20._o mat._n 12._o heb._n 10._o 26._o heb._n 10._o 29._o mat._n 12._o 22_o 24._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 5_o 6_o 7._o verse_n 11._o sermon_n 1._o reader_n this_o treatise_n be_v swell_v so_o big_a already_o that_o i_o can_v give_v thou_o little_o more_o than_o the_o head_n of_o the_o sermon_n on_o this_o text_n gospel-salvation_n great_a salvation_n comparative_o psa_fw-la 91._o 11._o gospel-salvation_n great_a in_o itself_o rev._n 13._o 8._o prov._n 8._o 22_o 23_o 24_o job_n 33_o 24._o tit._n 1._o 2._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o gospel-salvation_n great_a in_o respect_n of_o that_o counsel_n hold_v in_o eternity_n about_o it_o zech._n 6._o 11._o it_o be_v a_o great_a salvation_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o design_n of_o it_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 24._o col._n 2._o 15._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 8._o gospel-salvation_n great_a consider_v how_o low_a man_n be_v fall_v and_o the_o seasonableness_n of_o it_o rom._n 5._o 6._o job_n 7._o 17._o job_n 33._o 24._o serm._n ii_o gospel-salvation_n great_a consider_v the_o person_n that_o bring_v it_o about_o psal_n 25._o 5._o isa_n 63._o 5._o what_o part_n of_o this_o salvation_n be_v attribute_v to_o god_n the_o father_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 18._o heb._n 10._o 5._o joh._n 3._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 3._o rom._n 8._o 32._o joh._n 3._o 16._o eph._n 1._o 3._o joh._n 5._o 17._o what_o a_o part_n christ_n have_v in_o work_v out_o this_o salvation_n christ_n be_v a_o great_a saviour_n phil._n 2._o 9_o isa_n 9_o 6._o isa_n 6._o 9_o heb._n 1._o 4_o 5._o phil._n 2._o 6._o isa_n 19_o 20._o heb._n 1._o 3._o joh._n 14._o 9_o isa_n 63._o 1._o rev._n 5._o 5._o heb._n 7._o 25._o isa_n 42._o 12._o the_o h._n ghost_n have_v his_o part_n in_o work_v about_o our_o salvation_n isa_n 61._o 10._o act_n 10._o verse_n 6._o 6._o god_n call_v the_o gentile_n or_o who_o he_o please_v among_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n which_o peter_n may_v not_o understand_v before_o now_o gal._n 1._o 16._o mat._n 6._o 33._o joh._n 6._o 37._o joh._n 3._o 15._o mat._n 9_o 12_o 13._o mat._n 11._o 28._o rev._n 3._o 20._o phil._n 1._o 6._o serm._n iii_o great_a salvation_n in_o respect_n of_o what_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n open_v 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o psal_n 2._o 3._o exod._n 20._o 5._o 2_o chron._n 19_o 2._o rom._n 8._o 7._o gen._n 6._o 5_o 6._o psal_n 7._o 11._o rom._n 6._o 23._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 56._o isa_n 61._o 1._o act_n 8._o 23._o ezek._n 16._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o sinner_n be_v under_o god_n curse_n gal._n 3._o 10._o gal._n 3._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o rom._n 1._o 18._o psa_fw-la 90._o 11._o heb._n 12._o ult_n luke_n 16._o 24._o gospel-salvation_n be_v great_a in_o respect_n of_o what_o christ_n do_v and_o must_v do_v in_o order_n to_o effect_v it_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 28_o 1â—_n heb._n 10._o 4._o verse_n 5._o rom._n 8._o 3._o joh._n 1._o 14._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 8_o 9_o heb._n 2._o 16._o gal._n 4._o 4._o gal._n 3._o 13._o gal._n 3._o 13._o heb._n 2._o 14_o 15._o phil._n 3._o ult_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 15._o ver._n 19_o 20._o serin_n iv._o salvation_n great_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o it_o mat._n 16._o 26._o zech._n 12._o 1._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 3_o job_n 32._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 11._o the_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o divine_a contemplation_n ps_n 139._o 1_o ver._n 15._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 1_o 2._o nothing_o but_o god_n himself_o can_v satisfy_v the_o soul_n god_n thought_n great_o let_v out_o about_o the_o soul_n of_o man._n psal_n 49._o 8._o nothing_o