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or_o the_o author_n and_o fountain_n of_o grace_n he_o do_v not_o only_o give_v the_o privilege_n reâ—â—ssion_n but_o he_o give_v the_o condition_n repentance_n if_o you_o conceive_v of_o christ_n that_o he_o do_v give_v the_o privilege_n and_o require_v the_o condition_n and_o no_o more_o you_o legalize_v christ_n as_o the_o samaritan_n have_v a_o temple_n without_o a_o ark_n and_o a_o mercy-seat_n so_o to_o speak_v of_o a_o law_n without_o grace_n or_o if_o you_o separate_v the_o law_n of_o the_o gospel_n from_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v impossible_a why_o be_v it_o thus_o impossible_a with_o man_n upon_o gospel-term_n the_o legal_a impossibility_n all_o will_v acknowledge_v but_o whence_o be_v this_o evangelical_n difficulty_n it_o arise_v from_o three_o thing_n there_o be_v vitios_n a_o contrarietas_fw-la a_o corrupt_a nature_n there_o be_v â—xterna_fw-la impedimenta_fw-la many_o outward_a snare_n and_o there_o be_v inimica_fw-la oppositio_fw-la a_o great_a deal_n 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