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it_o be_v grace_n alone_o that_o can_v lay_v the_o axe_n to_o the_o root_n of_o this_o evil_a tree_n well_o then_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o power_n of_o nature_n what_o man_n may_v do_v thereby_o and_o how_o far_o they_o may_v go_v yet_o here_o you_o see_v what_o impotency_n there_o be_v in_o nature_n without_o grace_n and_o what_o it_o can_v reach_v to_o perform_v but_o now_o this_o be_v not_o speak_v that_o hereby_o any_o shall_v be_v discourage_v from_o work_v and_o because_o some_o doubt_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o grace_n that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v desist_v from_o a_o course_n of_o holiness_n and_o obedience_n this_o be_v plain_o to_o thwart_v the_o whole_a design_n of_o this_o subject_a no_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v be_v to_o persuade_v man_n not_o to_o rest_v satisfy_v in_o any_o work_n of_o obedience_n or_o religion_n in_o which_o some_o grace_n be_v not_o breathe_v or_o exercise_v nor_o to_o look_v upon_o they_o at_o 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the_o soul_n than_o the_o most_o pompous_a and_o specious_a service_n of_o unregenerate_a men._n what_o be_v it_o to_o god_n when_o you_o offer_v not_o only_o the_o blind_a and_o the_o lame_a but_o the_o dead_a also_o be_v it_o not_o rather_o a_o abomination_n than_o obedience_n the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o without_o work_n 3.20_o jam._n 3.20_o faith_n be_v dead_a and_o it_o be_v as_o true_a on_o the_o other_o side_n also_o that_o work_v without_o faith_n and_o other_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o only_o dead_a but_o rot_a and_o noisome_a every_o duty_n man_n perform_v in_o a_o graceless_a state_n and_o condition_n god_n must_v needs_o loathe_v it_o and_o they_o for_o it_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n 28.9_o prov._n 28.9_o it_o be_v as_o hateful_a unto_o god_n as_o vapour_n that_o ascend_v up_o out_o of_o tomb_n from_o putrify_a body_n be_v unto_o we_o what_o then_o must_v such_o person_n give_v up_o themselves_o to_o sin_n therefore_o god_n forbid_v no_o rather_o let_v such_o think_v thus_o if_o our_o duty_n and_o our_o righteousness_n be_v so_o loathsome_a what_o be_v our_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n though_o every_o sinner_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n yet_o be_v it_o less_o offensive_a to_o have_v a_o dead_a carcase_n embalm_v than_o to_o have_v it_o lie_v open_a still_o therefore_o continue_v work_v but_o in_o your_o work_n first_o aim_v at_o the_o obtain_n of_o grace_n before_o you_o aim_v at_o the_o obtain_n of_o heaven_n and_o salvation_n let_v it_o at_o no_o time_n content_v you_o that_o such_o and_o such_o duty_n you_o have_v perform_v but_o look_v what_o grace_n have_v you_o act_v in_o they_o what_o be_v there_o of_o god_n breathe_v in_o this_o prayer_n that_o i_o now_o put_v up_o how_o be_o i_o in_o hear_v in_o meditation_n in_o discourse_v of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n be_v my_o heart_n holy_a and_o spiritual_a be_v my_o affection_n pure_a and_o fervent_a be_v my_o grace_n active_a and_o vigorous_a and_o be_v they_o vigorous_a in_o this_o work_n of_o obedience_n else_o to_o perform_v duty_n and_o to_o neglect_v grace_n that_o alone_o can_v enable_v we_o to_o perform_v duty_n acceptable_o be_v only_o to_o go_v to_o hell_n a_o little_a more_o cleanly_a second_o 2._o direct_v 2._o if_o you_o will_v work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n as_o you_o must_v look_v to_o the_o act_n of_o grace_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o duty_n so_o you_o must_v labour_v to_o grow_v and_o increase_v in_o those_o grace_n that_o be_v most_o active_a and_o work_a and_o they_o be_v two_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o love_n to_o grow_v strong_a in_o these_o grace_n be_v the_o most_o compendious_a way_n for_o a_o christian_n to_o dispatch_v his_o great_a work_n i_o may_v call_v they_o the_o two_o hand_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o he_o that_o be_v most_o active_a in_o these_o work_v out_o his_o salvation_n with_o both_o hand_n earnest_o first_o the_o 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