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faith_n which_o be_v i_o to_o the_o consequence_n i_o answer_v first_o that_o notwithstanding_o their_o reason_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a if_o we_o consider_v these_o particular_n first_o that_o the_o preach_n of_o john_n christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n be_v effectual_a to_o some_o of_o their_o hearer_n second_o that_o this_o efficacy_n of_o their_o preach_n consist_v in_o work_v through_o god_n blessing_n in_o their_o hearer_n a_o ability_n to_o do_v the_o duty_n they_o teach_v and_o whereunto_o they_o do_v exhort_v three_o that_o this_o ability_n of_o do_v those_o duty_n be_v wrought_v in_o they_o as_o the_o doctrine_n be_v teach_v or_o when_o they_o be_v preach_v as_o appear_v plain_o in_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o rest_n act_n 14.1.2_o act_n 18.8_o so_o that_o if_o repentance_n be_v the_o first_o duty_n which_o all_o these_o teach_v teach_v be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o do_v it_o and_o this_o ability_n be_v give_v to_o they_o anâ—_n wrought_v in_o they_o 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the_o judicious_a reader_n indifferent_o to_o determine_v this_o i_o be_o sure_a i_o abhor_v palaganisme_n and_o popery_n and_o i_o have_v often_o and_o plain_o affirm_v they_o all_o to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o elect_n and_o have_v deny_v they_o to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o nature_n yea_o i_o have_v give_v reason_n for_o it_o both_o in_o my_o treatise_n and_o in_o my_o apology_n indeed_o i_o say_v pag._n 258._o that_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n a_o man_n may_v know_v many_o action_n be_v do_v to_o be_v sin_n and_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o repent_v of_o they_o and_o leave_v they_o yea_o that_o hereby_o many_o be_v move_v for_o a_o time_n to_o refrain_v some_o evil_a action_n but_o this_o prove_v not_o that_o to_o repent_v or_o to_o be_v prepare_v to_o repent_v be_v the_o gift_n of_o nature_n i_o have_v often_o affirm_v that_o the_o work_n of_o all_o those_o preparation_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o elect_a if_o they_o can_v bring_v 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