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to_o persuade_v unto_o godliness_n 26_o 6_o glory_n and_o virtue_n go_v together_o he_o that_o have_v one_o shall_v have_v both_o 28_o 7_o no_o man_n can_v usurp_v glory_n and_o virtue_n they_o be_v by_o call_v 28_o 8_o the_o call_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o honourable_a call_n 29_o verse_n 4._o 1_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v high_o to_o be_v esteem_v they_o be_v to_o be_v account_v great_a 31_o 2_o god_n promise_n though_o great_a yet_o they_o be_v free_a not_o mercenary_a 33_o 3_o save_v grace_n come_v the_o near_a of_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n 34_o 4_o the_o evangelicall_a promise_n be_v special_a mean_n to_o beget_v grace_n in_o the_o heart_n 36_o 5_o in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v great_a corruption_n 37_o 6_o original_a sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o worldly_a corruption_n 39_o 7_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o world_n may_v be_v shun_v and_o escape_v 40_o 8_o none_n escape_v the_o corruption_n but_o such_o as_o have_v receive_v the_o divine_a nature_n 41_o verse_n 5._o 1_o we_o must_v not_o be_v content_a with_o that_o degree_n of_o grace_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v in_o our_o first_o conversion_n but_o we_o must_v to_o the_o first_o labour_v to_o add_v other_o grace_n 43_o 2_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o diligence_n require_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o increase_n of_o grace_n 43_o 3_o a_o christian_a must_v not_o content_v himself_o with_o one_o good_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n 44_o 4_o a_o christian_n ought_v to_o labour_v to_o be_v true_o virtuous_a 45_o 5_o virtue_n must_v be_v add_v unto_o faith_n 47_o 6_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o be_v virtuous_a but_o we_o must_v have_v knowledge_n also_o 48_o verse_n 6._o 1_o temperance_n be_v the_o moderation_n of_o lust_n and_o appetite_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o gift_n and_o creature_n of_o god_n 2_o there_o be_v a_o double_a patience_n one_o towards_o god_n the_o other_o towards_o man_n both_o be_v to_o be_v add_v unto_o our_o knowledge_n 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unfruitful_a 71_o 7_o grace_n in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o painfulness_n and_o fruitfulness_n 72_o 8_o wherein_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n consist_v 73_o verse_n 9_o 1_o every_o graceless_a person_n be_v a_o blind_a person_n 74_o 2_o graceless_a person_n be_v wilful_o ignorant_a 76_o 3_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v sinner_n of_o old_a 78_o 4_o there_o be_v mean_n whereby_o to_o be_v purge_v from_o old_a sin_n 79_o 5_o graceless_a person_n be_v not_o exempt_v from_o that_o redemption_n which_o be_v by_o christ_n 80_o 6_o graceless_a person_n be_v very_o forgetful_a of_o god_n blessing_n yea_o even_o of_o redemption_n itself_o 80_o verse_n 10._o there_o be_v a_o double_a call_n uneffectual_a and_o effectual_a and_o what_o they_o be_v 81_o 2_o the_o definition_n of_o election_n or_o what_o election_n be_v 84_o 3_o it_o be_v our_o part_n to_o labour_v to_o be_v well_o persuade_v of_o our_o effectual_a call_n 85_o 4_o we_o ought_v also_o to_o labour_v to_o be_v assure_v of_o our_o election_n 86_o 5_o the_o mark_n of_o election_n 87_o 6_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o diligence_n require_v for_o the_o make_v our_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a 88_o 7_o we_o ought_v the_o rather_o to_o get_v assurance_n because_o this_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o prevent_v fall_v away_o 90_o 8_o how_o far_o a_o man_n may_v fall_v from_o grace_n 92_o 9_o the_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v never_o utter_o and_o final_o fall_v from_o grace_n 94_o 10_o practice_n of_o god_n word_n and_o add_v grace_n unto_o grace_n be_v a_o especial_a mean_n to_o prevent_v backeslide_v 95_o verse_n 11._o 1_o that_o christ_n have_v a_o kingdom_n 96_o 2_o christ_n kingdom_n be_v a_o everlasting_a kingdom_n 98_o 3_o that_o christ_n kingdom_n have_v a_o entrance_n 100_o 4_o that_o man_n and_o woman_n do_v not_o enter_v the_o gate_n of_o grace_n by_o their_o own_o power_n but_o by_o god_n power_n 101_o 5_o that_o there_o be_v degree_n in_o this_o matter_n of_o entrance_n 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