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the_o lord_n jesus_n upon_o i_o i_o have_v no_o clothing_n to_o hinder_v thou_o thou_o bide_v i_o put_v he_o on_o rom._n 13._o ult._n but_o lord_n do_v thou_o fit_v he_o for_o i_o in_o particular_a for_o my_o soul_n for_o my_o sin_n against_o my_o cur_n and_o then_o take_v he_o lord_n put_v he_o on_o i_o also_o reckon_v he_o to_o i_o account_n with_o i_o in_o he_o and_o make_v i_o his_o righteousness_n as_o thou_o make_v he_o my_o sin_n and_o i_o shall_v count_v it_o as_o real_a as_o if_o i_o have_v it_o of_o my_o own_o use_v v._o let_v it_o establish_v and_o comfort_v every_o believer_n against_o all_o his_o fear_n oh_o it_o can_v sink_v into_o a_o poor_a soul_n privy_a to_o all_o her_o defilement_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v ever_o pardon_v or_o accept_v she_o remember_v imputation_n be_v not_o take_v all_o sin_n out_o of_o thou_o at_o once_o that_o must_v abase_v thy_o heart_n as_o it_o abase_v thy_o surety_n but_o a_o not-imputeing_a it_o unto_o thou_o our_o blessedness_n stand_v not_o in_o the_o want_n of_o sin_n but_o in_o the_o lord_n not_o impute_v it_o the_o bush_n burn_v but_o the_o wonder_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o consume_v the_o lord_n imput'e_n not_o thy_o sin_n cover_n it_n take_v away_o the_o condemn_a power_n impute_n not_o the_o actual_a offence_n thereof_o to_o thou_o he_o look_n at_o his_o own_o image_n in_o thou_o in_o all_o thy_o duty_n prayer_n there_o be_v thy_o dunghill_n and_o his_o pearl_n he_o behold_n that_n which_o be_v he_o cover_n that_n which_o be_v thou_o not_o to_o make_v thou_o bold_a but_o thankful_a and_o humble_a use_v vi_o let_v this_o excellency_n of_o faith_n as_o comfort_v we_o in_o one_o respect_n so_o humble_v we_o in_o another_o for_o imputation_n be_v only_o for_o this_o life_n and_o argue_v a_o defect_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v in_o another_o the_o thing_n impute_v be_v perfect_a but_o the_o person_n to_o who_o be_v corrupt_a and_o faith_n herself_o shall_v cease_v and_o be_v abolish_v we_o will_v perhaps_o 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in_o and_o by_o which_o god_n convey_n they_o concern_v these_o benefit_n of_o christ_n consider_v three_o thing_n 1._o the_o difference_n 2._o the_o order_n 3._o the_o nature_n and_o use_n of_o they_o to_o the_o soul_n i._o there_o be_v a_o fourfold_a difference_n of_o they_o first_n election_n be_v before_o time_n and_o presuppose_v nothing_o but_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o god_n good_a pleasure_n and_o will_n justification_n reconciliation_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o time_n and_o presuppose_v christ_n real_o they_o and_o issue_n immediate_o from_o he_o second_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o benefit_n that_o follow_v christ_n in_o which_o respect_n vocation_n differ'_v from_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o vocation_n be_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n as_o the_o rest_n be_v but_o of_o election_n see_v who_o god_n elect_v he_o call_v to_o know_v it_o the_o rest_n be_v fruit_n of_o call_v to_o faith_n as_o to_o be_v justify_v adopt_v etc._n etc._n three_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o which_o concern_v we_o in_o this_o life_n and_o those_o that_o reach_v to_o a_o better_a the_o former_a be_v such_o as_o reliev_n the_o necessity_n of_o our_o present_a condition_n in_o which_o we_o be_v imperfect_o conform_v to_o christ_n in_o his_o estate_n of_o humility_n and_o beset_v with_o sin_n satan_n and_o enemy_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v our_o justification_n reconciliation_n adoption_n and_o the_o like_a which_o all_o shall_v cease_v as_o faith_n hope_n and_o patience_n shall_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o evil_n they_o do_v here_o conflict_n withal_o those_o that_o concern_v the_o life_n to_o come_v belong_v to_o that_o image_n of_o god_n renew_v in_o we_o in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n which_o abide_v for_o ever_o begin_v here_o in_o grace_n and_o perfect_v in_o glory_n four_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o benefit_n itself_o which_o shall_v abide_v for_o ever_o instead_o of_o a_o earthly_a paradise_n with_o old_a adam_n we_o shall_v enjoy_v heavenly_a mansion_n with_o christ_n 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