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john_n who_o confession_n be_v this_o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o yea_o better_o than_o all_o the_o apostle_n who_o do_v daily_o say_v forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v marvel_v at_o if_o the_o arminian_o think_v that_o the_o regenerate_a can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n see_v they_o also_o say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o heathen_a and_o unregenerate_a now_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v that_o to_o which_o adam_n before_o his_o fall_n stand_v bind_v which_o bond_n pass_v to_o his_o posterity_n this_o law_n forbid_v a_o man_n to_o lie_v but_o the_o
unwilling_a we_o can_v be_v make_v willing_a of_o dead_a alive_a unless_o god_n draw_v we_o and_o make_v we_o alive_a xii_o and_o to_o overthrow_v those_o preparation_n by_o which_o the_o sectary_n think_v that_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n well_o use_v universal_a grace_n and_o natural_a light_n do_v dispose_v and_o prepare_v himself_o to_o regeneration_n that_o which_o god_n say_v ezech._n 36._o do_v great_o prevail_v i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o you_o and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n within_o you_o and_o cause_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n for_o see_v that_o god_n himself_o witness_v that_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o to_o salvation_n man_n have_v natural_o a_o stony_a heart_n which_o have_v need_n to_o be_v take_v away_o and_o another_o to_o 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into_o we_o by_o god_n and_o that_o faith_n be_v from_o the_o mere_a gift_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o not_o from_o freewill_n chap._n xxxiv_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o arminian_o be_v examine_v by_o which_o they_o maintain_v freewill_n in_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n concern_v thing_n that_o be_v spiritual_a and_o belong_v to_o salvation_n i._o against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o orthodox_n church_n which_o do_v put_v away_o from_o man_n all_o freewill_n in_o the_o work_n of_o salvation_n be_v uphold_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o prove_v by_o sense_n itself_o and_o experience_n the_o arminian_o do_v oppose_v themselves_o with_o great_a diligence_n and_o do_v patronize_v freewill_n in_o those_o that_o be_v unregenerate_a ii_o they_o do_v every_o where_o object_n and_o reckon_v up_o that_o of_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 2.14_o the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n do_v by_o nature_n those_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n i_o answer_v that_o by_o the_o law_n it_o 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life_n of_o god_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n either_o any_o spiritual_a life_n or_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o save_o move_v and_o affect_v they_o certain_o the_o apostle_n have_v never_o call_v the_o law_n separate_v from_o the_o gospel_n a_o kill_a letter_n nor_o have_v oppose_v it_o to_o the_o spirit_n if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v always_o join_v to_o the_o law_n or_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v work_v in_o man_n heart_n and_o dispose_v they_o to_o faith_n and_o conversion_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n nor_o be_v the_o law_n a_o schoolmaster_n unto_o christ_n until_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n be_v offer_v to_o we_o for_o then_o the_o law_n with_o terror_n and_o threat_n do_v compel_v we_o to_o embrace_v the_o grace_n offer_v xi_o but_o that_o be_v most_o dangerous_a which_o the_o arminian_o press_v down_o and_o hide_v but_o dare_v not_o utter_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v natural_o in_o every_o man_n for_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v effectual_a in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o law_n be_v natural_o engrave_v in_o every_o man_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v natural_o in_o every_o man_n and_o so_o whatsoever_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o the_o second_o birth_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o new_a man_n and_o of_o the_o spiritual_a resurrection_n will_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n yea_o will_v be_v ridiculous_a for_o what_o need_n be_v there_o to_o infuse_v a_o new_a spirit_n for_o regeneration_n if_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v already_o dwell_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a xii_o and_o that_o place_n of_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 8._o you_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n again_o to_o fear_v they_o do_v false_o and_o against_o the_o apostle_n will_v draw_v to_o this_o matter_n for_o saint_n paul_n never_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n for_o so_o he_o have_v reproach_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o he_o only_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v give_v to_o they_o be_v not_o servile_a and_o such_o as_o shall_v strike_v their_o heart_n with_o a_o slavish_a fear_n for_o where_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v there_o be_v liberty_n 2_o cor._n 3._o if_o i_o shall_v say_v that_o we_o have_v not_o receive_v from_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o lie_v shall_v i_o therefore_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o compel_v to_o lie_v be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n contrary_a to_o itself_o that_o one_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n and_o another_o the_o spirit_n of_o liberty_n the_o plain_a and_o simple_a meaning_n therefore_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v this_o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n not_o that_o which_o shall_v terrify_v your_o conscience_n with_o a_o slavish_a fear_n which_o make_v you_o uncertain_a and_o 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