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that_o it_o can_v act_v upon_o the_o sulphurous_a part_n in_o the_o wood_n and_o must_v not_o the_o waterish_a moisture_n be_v first_o remove_v exhale_a and_o then_o the_o fire_n act_n upon_o and_o kindle_v the_o sulphurous_a part_n if_o you_o say_v but_o there_o be_v na_z fire_n as_o yet_o in_o the_o dry_a wood_n i_o answer_v the_o question_n be_v as_o to_o priority_n which_o mr._n shepherd_n be_v speak_v of_o and_o though_o you_o say_v there_o be_v no_o fire_n in_o the_o wood_n though_o dry_a so_o no_o grace_n as_o yet_o in_o the_o prepare_a to_o this_o mr._n shepherd_n will_v answer_v there_o be_v not_o indeed_o any_o habit_n of_o grace_n infuse_v into_o the_o soul_n as_o yet_o but_o there_o be_v such_o a_o act_n of_o grace_n put_v forth_o by_o the_o spirit_n to_o work_v the_o will_n up_o to_o this_o frame_n in_o the_o elect_a prepare_v which_o he_o put_v not_o forth_o in_o a_o reproabte_n this_o sever_n from_o sin_n in_o this_o time_n or_o under_o compunction_n be_v make_v not_o by_o habitual_a grace_n but_o actual_a grace_n that_o be_v say_v he_o the_o spirit_n do_v it_o immediate_o by_o a_o omnipotent_a act_n by_o that_o which_o be_v call_v actual_a actuate_a 99_o p._n 98_o 99_o or_o move_a grace_n pious_a and_o learned_a rutherford_n give_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o orthodox_n concern_v the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n 436._o exercita_fw-la apologet._n pro_fw-la divina_fw-la gratia_fw-la p._n 436._o and_o actual_a predetermination_n thus_o speak_v quando_fw-la nos_fw-la docemus_fw-la gratiam_fw-la praedeterminantem_fw-la ex_fw-la vi_fw-la sva_fw-la intrinseca_fw-la inclinare_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consentire_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la dissentire_fw-la id_fw-la tripliciter_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la 1._o quod_fw-la gratia_fw-la efficax_n impediat_fw-la impetum_fw-la &_o motum_fw-la obliquitatis_fw-la &_o irrectitudinis_fw-la vitiosae_fw-la quae_fw-la libertati_fw-la extrinseci_fw-la adhaereat_fw-la &_o hunc_fw-la 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