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most_o of_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a blessing_n thus_o dr._n owen_n in_o which_o passage_n and_o other_o that_o i_o have_v cite_v out_o of_o his_o write_n he_o agree_v with_o we_o exact_o and_o assert_n what_o we_o mean_v by_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o law_n as_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o 2._o mr._n clarkson_n in_o his_o book_n of_o sermon_n and_o discourse_n on_o several_a divine_a subject_n new_o print_v 1696_o and_o commend_v to_o the_o reader_n by_o the_o reverend_n mr._n how_o and_o mr._n mead._n in_o the_o sermon_n on_o luke_n 13.3_o pag._n 10._o his_o observation_n be_v that_o repentance_n be_v a_o evangelical_n duty_n a_o gospel_n a_o new_a covenant_n duty_n this_o shall_v not_o be_v question_v by_o those_o who_o either_o believe_v what_o the_o gospel_n deliver_v or_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v evangelical_n but_o since_o it_o be_v deny_v let_v we_o prove_v it_o and_o then_o he_o prove_v it_o by_o twelve_o argument_n after_o this_o in_o p._n 12_o when_o he_o 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he_o will_v fall_v into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o in_o p._n 20._o he_o say_v no_o repentance_n no_o pardon_n it_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n but_o it_o be_v the_o condition_n without_o which_o no_o remission_n solomon_n will_v not_o ask_v pardon_n but_o upon_o this_o condition_n 2_o chro._n 6.26_o 27._o nor_o do_v the_o lord_n answer_v he_o but_o upon_o the_o same_o term_n chap._n 7.14_o in_o fine_a for_o understand_v the_o matter_n he_o be_v there_o treat_v of_o he_o desire_v we_o to_o observe_v three_o proposition_n 1._o prop._n all_o sin_n be_v pardon_v upon_o the_o first_o act_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n but_o though_o all_o be_v then_o pardon_v yet_o not_o all_o alike_o therefore_o observe_v 2._o sin_n past_a and_o repent_v of_o be_v pardon_v absolute_o because_o the_o condition_n be_v present_a and_o where_o the_o condition_n be_v present_a that_o which_o be_v conditional_a become_v absolute_a 3._o future_a sin_n or_o sin_n unrepented_a of_o be_v but_o pardon_v to_o a_o believer_n conditional_o because_o the_o condition_n of_o pardon_n be_v not_o in_o be_v be_v future_a he_o have_v not_o yet_o repent_v for_o those_o sin_n etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o reverend_n learned_a and_o pious_a mr._n clarkson_n see_v what_o follow_v there_o immediate_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o wilful_a sin_n which_o believer_n fall_v into_o after_o conversion_n though_o at_o first_o conversion_n they_o be_v pardon_v virtual_o and_o conditional_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o pardon_v formal_o and_o absolute_o they_o be_v not_o actual_o pardon_v till_o the_o guilty_a believer_n have_v actual_o renew_v his_o faith_n and_o repentance_n now_o these_o two_o worthy_a minister_n of_o christ_n dr._n owen_n and_o mr._n clarkson_n be_v no_o amyraldian_n and_o since_o we_o agree_v with_o they_o in_o this_o point_n and_o teach_v the_o same_o doctrine_n which_o they_o teach_v before_o we_o mr._n goodwin_n in_o his_o preface_n do_v very_o impertinent_o mention_v the_o opposition_n 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be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_a unto_o those_o who_o design_n to_o cheat_v people_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o to_o steal_v it_o away_o from_o they_o and_o john_n picus_n earl_n of_o mirandula_n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o hermolaus_n barbarus_fw-la say_v that_o vir_fw-la that_o si_fw-mi non_fw-la desipit_fw-la audiror_fw-la a_o fucato_fw-la sermone_fw-la quid_fw-la sperat_fw-la alìud_fw-la quam_fw-la insidias_fw-la tribus_fw-la maximè_fw-la persuadetur_fw-la vitâ_fw-la docentis_fw-la veritate_fw-la rei_fw-la sobrietate_fw-la orationis_fw-la hermol_n barbaro_n epist_n 4._o in_o vol._n epist_n illu_v vir_fw-la if_o a_o hearer_n and_o so_o if_o a_o reader_n be_v not_o a_o fool_n what_o do_v he_o expect_v but_o to_o be_v ensnare_v by_o a_o fair_a paint_a speech_n but_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o fit_a and_o proper_a mean_n whereby_o to_o move_v and_o persuade_v the_o mind_n of_o man._n 1_o the_o good_a life_n of_o the_o teacher_n 2._o the_o truth_n of_o the_o 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require_v no_o faith_n nor_o practice_n in_o order_n to_o obtain_v pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n through_o and_o for_o the_o alone_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n 3._o what_o he_o allege_v out_o of_o schindler_n and_o cocceiut_a their_o lexicon_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d torah_n which_o be_v render_v law_n signify_v any_o instruction_n give_v we_o not_o only_o by_o the_o precept_n but_o the_o promise_v of_o god_n be_v whole_o impertinent_a and_o make_v nothing_o against_o i_o for_o in_o my_o judgement_n the_o new_a law_n of_o grace_n be_v instructive_a both_o by_o precept_n and_o promise_n hence_o i_o say_v in_o the_o apology_n p._n 22._o that_o it_o be_v a_o covenant-law_n which_o make_v rich_a offer_n of_o grace_n of_o justify_v and_o glorify_v grace_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o a_o little_a after_o that_o this_o law_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o conditional_a part_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v that_o part_n 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appellantes_fw-la praecepta_fw-la eoclesiae_fw-la cum_fw-la sint_fw-la nihil_fw-la minus_fw-la christianus_n libre_fw-la sic_fw-la dicet_fw-la ego_fw-la jejimabo_fw-la orabo_fw-la hoc_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la faciam_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la homines_fw-la mandatume_v non_fw-it quod_fw-la mihi_fw-la illo_fw-la sit_fw-la opus_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la aut_fw-la salutem_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la morem_fw-la geram_fw-la papae_fw-la episcopo_fw-la communitati_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o illi_fw-la magistratui_fw-la aut_fw-la proximo_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la faciam_fw-la etc._n etc._n lutherus_n ibid._n de_fw-la libertate_fw-la christ_n ultra_fw-la medium_n &_o non_fw-la procul_fw-la a_o fine_a videat_fw-la etiam_fw-la eruditus_fw-la lector_fw-la lutheri_fw-la expositionem_fw-la verborum_fw-la apostoli_fw-la 2._o ad_fw-la phil._n v._n 6_o 7_o 8._o &_o sibi_fw-la caveat_n ibid._n paulo_fw-la supra_fw-la if_o then_o any_o man_n have_v this_o knowledge_n he_o may_v easy_o 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