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upon_o small_a appearance_n and_o when_o they_o have_v only_o a_o few_o pang_n of_o affection_n present_o they_o be_v conceit_v that_o they_o have_v sincere_a desire_n after_o holiness_n and_o faith_n or_o at_o least_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o inclinableness_n to_o the_o way_n of_o god_n which_o will_v with_o diligence_n grow_v up_o to_o be_v love_n to_o god_n and_o his_o way_n they_o think_v they_o shall_v bring_v their_o heart_n to_o it_o after_o a_o while_n and_o be_v conceit_v that_o their_o service_n be_v very_a please_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n they_o think_v there_o be_v worthiness_n in_o they_o that_o they_o deserve_v to_o be_v accept_v they_o think_v they_o carry_v it_o better_o than_o other_o pride_n make_v man_n to_o admire_v their_o own_o excellency_n to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o their_o own_o beauty_n they_o extol_v the_o service_n that_o they_o do_v because_o they_o be_v their_o own_o luke_n 18.12_o i_o fast_o twice_o in_o the_o week_n and_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o that_o i_o possess_v 2._o another_o temptation_n be_v that_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n do_v manifest_a and_o testify_v his_o great_a approbation_n of_o holiness_n and_o obedience_n prayer_n and_o repentance_n god_n give_v great_a encouragement_n unto_o man_n to_o walk_v in_o way_n of_o holiness_n he_o bear_v witness_v often_o to_o his_o acceptance_n of_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o people_n god_n be_v all_o along_o in_o the_o scripture_n witness_v the_o regard_n that_o he_o have_v unto_o holiness_n sometime_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o do_v delight_n in_o it_o psal_n 15.8_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o upright_o be_v his_o delight_n that_o he_o love_v it_o psal_n 11.7_o the_o righteous_a lord_n love_v righteousness_n that_o he_o love_v the_o righteous_a psa_n 146_o 8._o the_o lord_n love_v the_o righteous_a that_o he_o be_v reconcile_v to_o such_o as_o do_v amend_v their_o way_n isai_n 55.7_o let_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o he_o and_o god_n make_v promise_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o blessing_n unto_o holiness_n of_o outward_a blessing_n peace_n and_o plenty_n and_o honour_n and_o long_a life_n and_o of_o spiritual_a mercy_n of_o the_o manifestation_n of_o himself_o and_o communion_n with_o they_o and_o of_o eternal_a life_n you_o have_v your_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n and_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n rom._n 6_o 22._o man_n meet_v with_o abundance_n of_o such_o passage_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v great_o strengthen_v in_o their_o apprehension_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o their_o own_o righteousness_n to_o procure_v their_o justification_n such_o passage_n of_o scripture_n be_v strain_v by_o they_o and_o they_o grow_v up_o thereby_o into_o a_o more_o establish_a opinion_n of_o their_o safety_n upon_o
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this_o way_n be_v more_o like_a humility_n than_o humiliation_n man_n think_v if_o they_o can_v get_v much_o of_o this_o spirit_n they_o shall_v be_v prepare_v for_o christ_n indeed_o but_o this_o be_v quite_o another_o thing_n from_o that_o humiliation_n that_o do_v go_v before_o faith._n argument_n 1._o this_o appear_v because_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n can_v trn_o mourn_v for_o sin_n from_o what_o principle_n shall_v he_o do_v it_o before_o he_o be_v bear_v again_o he_o may_v be_v grieve_v for_o it_o under_o other_o consideration_n as_o it_o expose_v he_o to_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o misery_n here_o and_o hereafter_o yea_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o evil_a but_o not_o as_o the_o great_a evil_n as_o it_o be_v against_o god_n to_o suppose_v that_o a_o man_n can_v sincere_o mourn_v for_o sin_n before_o his_o conversion_n it_o be_v to_o suppose_v he_o convert_v before_o his_o conversion_n it_o be_v in_o regeneration_n that_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v implant_v in_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v then_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o stone_n be_v take_v away_o ezek._n 11.9_o while_o man_n remain_v in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n as_o they_o do_v under_o this_o work_n of_o humiliation_n it_o be_v absolute_o beyond_o they_o to_o hate_v sin_n or_o mourn_v for_o sin_n nature_n improve_v by_o common_a conviction_n will_v never_o produce_v this_o effect_n every_o naturul_a man_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n eph._n 2.1_o all_o his_o work_n in_o religion_n be_v dead_a work_n heh_o 9.14_o there_o be_v no_o inclination_n in_o his_o heart_n to_o mourn_v for_o sin_n man_n must_v have_v a_o work_n of_o new_a creation_n upon_o they_o before_o they_o can_v do_v this_o eph._n 2.10_o create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n argument_n 2._o while_o natural_a man_n seem_v to_o have_v relent_n and_o break_n of_o heart_n for_o sin_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o they_o shall_v put_v their_o confidence_n therein_o as_o long_o as_o he_o do_v imagine_v that_o there_o be_v any_o 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from_o faith_n and_o be_v peculiar_a to_o such_o as_o be_v reconcile_v ezek._n 6._o ult_n thou_o shall_v loathe_v thyself_o when_o i_o be_o pacify_v towards_o thou_o for_o all_o that_o thou_o baste_v do_v say_v the_o lord_n god._n 2._o humiliation_n be_v not_o a_o willingness_n to_o be_v damn_v some_o have_v think_v that_o to_o be_v necessary_a and_o that_o this_o be_v humiliation_n some_o have_v think_v they_o have_v attain_v to_o this_o and_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o under_o some_o strong_a pang_n person_n may_v find_v somewhat_o of_o this_o nature_n but_o certain_o they_o do_v not_o know_v their_o own_o heart_n in_o it_o neither_o do_v god_n require_v any_o such_o thing_n of_o man_n in_o order_n to_o their_o come_n to_o
christ_n indeed_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n for_o man_n to_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v damn_v wicked_a man_n do_v act_n as_o if_o they_o love_v damnation_n prov._n 8.36_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o love_v death_n they_o do_v so_o interpretative_o but_o for_o man_n direct_o and_o understand_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v damn_v be_v against_o nature_n god_n have_v plant_v a_o principle_n of_o self-love_n in_o man_n whereby_o they_o do_v necessary_o desire_v their_o own_o happiness_n no_o persuasion_n can_v prevail_v with_o man_n not_o to_o desire_v their_o own_o happiness_n we_o may_v as_o soon_o persuade_v a_o stone_n not_o to_o be_v heavy_a or_o the_o sun_n not_o to_o shine_v there_o be_v a_o weight_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o every_o man_n carry_v of_o it_o that_o way_n this_o be_v implant_v by_o god_n in_o the_o very_a constitution_n of_o nature_n and_o remain_v in_o man_n in_o his_o corrupt_a and_o his_o renew_a estate_n a_o man_n must_v shake_v off_o his_o nature_n before_o 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