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10_o no_o man_n can_v obey_v god_n or_o serve_v he_o with_o gospel_n filial_a obedience_n without_o he_o be_v regenerate_v therefore_o regeneration_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o make_v we_o obedient_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n man_n without_o regenerate_a grace_n may_v do_v what_o god_n command_v and_o the_o matter_n of_o duty_n but_o they_o can_v do_v it_o dutiful_o with_o heart-subjection_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n because_o he_o have_v so_o command_v for_o they_o be_v servant_n to_o sin_n and_o obey_v their_o lust_n and_o the_o devil_n rom._n 6.16_o 17._o joh._n 8.44_o it_o be_v regeneration_n that_o conform_v the_o whole_a man_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o make_v they_o real_a obedient_a servant_n and_o child_n and_o nothing_o less_o will_v do_v it_o rom._n 15.18_o 11_o no_o man_n can_v be_v relate_v to_o christ_n in_o any_o special_a or_o peculiar_a relation_n no_o man_n can_v be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n or_o spouse_n of_o christ_n without_o regeneration_n and_o then_o they_o can_v be_v obedient_a child_n nor_o spouse_n as_o they_o must_v be_v if_o ever_o save_v 1_o pet._n 1.14_o it_o be_v regeneration_n that_o beget_v man_n to_o god_n and_o raise_v up_o or_o bring_v forth_o child_n for_o he_o 1_o pet._n 1.3.14_o it_o be_v regeneration_n that_o dispose_v man_n for_o and_o marry_v they_o to_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 11.2_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o neither_o may_v they_o claim_v the_o name_n or_o privilege_n of_o god_n child_n or_o christ_n spouse_n until_o they_o be_v regenerate_v and_o bear_v again_o they_o be_v neither_o adopt_a child_n nor_o contract_a spouse_n until_o regeneration_n 12_o no_o man_n can_v have_v dominion_n over_o all_o his_o lust_n without_o regeneration_n neither_o can_v they_o curb_v and_o keep_v they_o under_o until_o they_o be_v regenerate_v their_o lust_n have_v dominion_n over_o they_o and_o they_o serve_v and_o obey_v they_o eph._n 2.3_o rom._n 6.16_o 17._o but_o ever_o after_o regeneration_n they_o 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cheerful_a subjection_n and_o obedience_n he_o form_v they_o for_o his_o subject_n and_o child_n that_o they_o shall_v subject_v themselves_o unto_o his_o law_n and_o authority_n and_o yield_v or_o give_v to_o he_o the_o obedience_n of_o subject_n to_o their_o sovereign_n and_o of_o child_n to_o their_o creator_n and_o begetter_n and_o according_o they_o be_v create_v with_o the_o principle_n and_o power_n of_o obedience_n and_o to_o this_o create_a principle_n god_n present_o add_v a_o positive_a law_n to_o try_v and_o exercise_v their_o obedience_n unto_o god_n gen._n 2.16_o 17._o but_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o nor_o touch_v it_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o which_o adam_n and_o we_o in_o he_o be_v create_v be_v such_o as_o full_o enable_v he_o and_o we_o have_v we_o keep_v it_o to_o have_v yield_v all_o heart_n and_o practical_a obedience_n unto_o his_o whole_a will_n he_o want_v nothing_o to_o help_v he_o but_o he_o have_v all_o 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