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exceed_a great_a and_o precious_a promise_n of_o which_o by_o their_o holy_a call_n they_o do_v partake_v in_o ver_fw-la 16.17,18_o have_v therefore_o these_o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o look_v upon_o they_o either_o as_o meâ—…_n of_o holiness_n or_o as_o motive_n to_o perfect_a holiness_n 〈◊〉_d the_o fear_n of_o god_n first_o as_o mean_n of_o holiness_n the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n be_v operative_a and_o do_v produce_v real_a effect_n i_o speak_v the_o word_n say_v christ_n but_o my_o father_n in_o heaven_n do_v the_o work_n joh._n 14.10_o therefore_o not_o a_o word_n speak_v but_o the_o word_n write_v heb._n 3.8,9_o leave_v upon_o the_o soul_n answerable_a disposition_n not_o bare_o a_o inform_v but_o a_o transform_a word_n 2_o cor._n 3.13_o a_o word_n ingraft_v the_o change_n of_o the_o stock_n into_o its_o own_o nature_n not_o a_o transient_a james_n 1.21_o but_o a_o abide_a word_n 1_o pet._n 1.25_o if_o you_o receive_v these_o promise_n aright_o they_o will_v thus_o make_v you_o partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n 2_o pet._n 4.4_o holiness_n here_o as_o cameron_n have_v interpret_v cameron_n cameron_n ad_fw-la modum_fw-la creaturae_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o blessedness_n hereafter_o have_v such_o promise_n that_o will_v transform_v you_o matth._n 11.5_o the_o blind_a receive_v their_o sight_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v to_o the_o poor_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o poor_a be_v evangelize_v that_o be_v both_o to_o the_o poor_a be_v the_o gospelpreach_v and_o the_o poor_a receive_v the_o gospel_n and_o be_v transform_v thereinto_o the_o poor_a be_v evangelize_v therefore_o cleanse_v yourselves_o perfect_a holiness_n second_o as_o motive_n to_o holiness_n and_o that_o consider_v three_o way_n either_o first_o as_o a_o honour_n put_v upon_o a_o man_n and_o dignity_n shall_v engage_v a_o man_n to_o duty_n monstrosa_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la gradus_fw-la summus_fw-la &_o animus_n infimus_fw-la nehem._n 6.11_o dan._n 4.17_o therefore_o have_v such_o promise_n let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o and_o stand_v upon_o our_o dignity_n as_o they_o do_v second_o as_o a_o assurance_n that_o whatsoever_o god_n promise_v he_o will_v also_o accomplish_v for_o omne_fw-la promissum_fw-la cadit_fw-la in_o debitum_fw-la therefore_o matth._n 10.7_o it_o be_v say_v there_o he_o will_v perform_v his_o truth_n to_o jacob_n and_o his_o mercy_n to_o abraham_n the_o promise_n it_o be_v true_a their_o ground_n be_v now_o in_o fieri_fw-la but_o it_o be_v truth_n in_o facto_fw-la â—sse_fw-la sure_o therefore_o faithful_a be_v he_o that_o have_v promise_v and_o will_v also_o do_v it_o have_v therefore_o such_o promise_n let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o etc._n etc._n three_o as_o reward_n for_o so_o it_o be_v true_a most_o of_o the_o promise_n be_v reward_n for_o service_n go_v before_o and_o as_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o punishment_n do_v usual_o punish_v sin_n with_o sin_n so_o in_o the_o way_n of_o mercy_n he_o do_v usual_o reward_v grace_n with_o grace_n to_o he_o that_o have_v shall_v give_v for_o recte_fw-la fecisse_fw-la merce_v est_fw-la and_o know_v that_o a_o godly_a man_n desire_v no_o great_a reward_n but_o even_o that_o which_o come_v in_o keep_v the_o commandment_n and_o the_o lord_n do_v proportion_v the_o reward_n unto_o the_o work_n he_o will_v reward_v every_o one_o according_a to_o the_o work_v here_o for_o as_o hereafter_o in_o glory_n so_o he_o do_v it_o in_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v answerable_a to_o a_o man_n service_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o promise_n such_o shall_v the_o reward_n from_o the_o promise_n be_v for_o he_o will_v not_o forget_v any_o of_o the_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n have_v therefore_o such_o promise_n let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o etc._n etc._n here_o then_o be_v first_o a_o duty_n press_v which_o be_v perfect_a sanctification_n which_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n 1._o perfect_a cleanse_v 2._o perfect_a 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grace_n they_o must_v cleanse_v themselves_o also_o they_o have_v not_o already_o attain_v neither_o be_v they_o also_o perfect_a phil._n 3.12_o the_o apostle_n say_v not_o as_o though_o i_o have_v already_o attain_v neither_o be_v already_o perfect_a etc._n etc._n but_o i_o shall_v pass_v these_o by_o and_o pitch_v only_o on_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n do_v in_o these_o word_n main_o intend_v which_o be_v to_o press_v they_o to_o perfect_a sanctification_n have_v promise_n make_v unto_o they_o of_o the_o great_a perfection_n the_o doctrine_n which_o we_o shall_v therefore_o speak_v be_v this_o doctrine_n as_o perfect_a holiness_n hereafter_o shall_v be_v the_o christian_n crown_n so_o strive_v to_o perfection_n here_o be_v the_o christian_n duty_n perfect_v holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n here_o i_o will_v show_v you_o two_o thing_n first_o what_o holiness_n be_v second_o what_o perfection_n of_o holiness_n be_v and_o so_o come_v to_o prove_v this_o point_n 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