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this_o particular_a act_n the_o omission_n whereof_o may_v consist_v with_o perseverance_n in_o grace_n he_o may_v contribute_v his_o influence_n of_o grace_n or_o not_o contribute_v it_o so_o david_n have_v not_o actual_a grace_n at_o his_o will_n and_o nod_n to_o eschew_v adultery_n and_o murder_n as_o he_o please_v follow_v nor_o peter_n to_o decline_v a_o evil_a hour_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v tempt_v to_o forswear_v his_o saviour_n christ_n nor_o have_v heman_n in_o his_o hand_n psal._n 88_o nor_o the_o desert_a church_n power_n psal._n 77._o to_o pray_v and_o believe_v and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o salvation_n of_o god_n at_o the_o disposition_n of_o freewill_n but_o the_o key_n be_v up_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o kingly_a intercessor_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n that_o must_v open_v the_o heart_n it_o be_v far_o to_o fetch_v as_o far_o as_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n to_o make_v wind_n and_o sail_v to_o christ-ward_n therefore_o 3._o season_n of_o act_n of_o 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with_o persecution_n when_o the_o sun_n rise_v anon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 13.21_o he_o be_v offend_v and_o wither_v quick_o some_o spirit_n of_o soft_a clay_n for_o a_o scrat_fw-mi with_o a_o pin_n on_o his_o credit_n cast_v away_o all_o his_o confidence_n dispair_v and_o hang_v himself_o as_o achitophel_n such_o a_o temptation_n will_v not_o once_o draw_v blood_n of_o a_o strong_a believer_n straw_n &_o feather_n and_o flax_n do_v quick_o take_v fire_n and_o be_v make_v ash_n in_o a_o moment_n but_o not_o so_o gold_n there_o be_v bone_n and_o mettle_n in_o strong_a faith_n so_o the_o martyr_n faith_n that_o can_v not_o be_v break_v with_o torment_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o great_a faith_n heb._n 11.35_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o body_n be_v rack_v out_o as_o a_o drum_n and_o beat_v to_o death_n after_o rack_a and_o they_o will_v not_o accept_v a_o deliverance_n why_o faith_n look_v to_o a_o better_a resurrection_n he_o who_o sweat_v pant_v up_o the_o 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