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health_n riches_n etc._n etc._n be_v health_n riches_n etc._n etc._n a_o ground_n double_o fallacious_a for_o 1._o it_o double_o misrepresent_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n which_o 1._o only_a pronounce_v concern_v sincere_a desire_n 2._o mean_v not_o that_o the_o desire_n be_v formal_o the_o grace_n and_o every_o grace_n desire_v but_o if_o upright_a desire_n be_v not_o a_o grace_n though_o not_o the_o grace_n desire_v neither_o be_v upright_a delight_n nor_o consequent_o upright_a love_n whereof_o these_o be_v the_o special_a and_o sole_a ingredient_n desire_v be_v as_o essential_a as_o delight_n and_o if_o some_o sincere_a desire_n of_o some_o grace_n be_v not_o inchoative_o the_o grace_n desire_v or_o a_o effect_n or_o act_n issue_v from_o they_o which_o amount_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o will_v subserve_v to_o the_o same_o end_n for_o which_o that_o proposition_n be_v use_v viz._n to_o satisfy_v the_o weak_a but_o sincere_a christian_n that_o question_n their_o grace_n i_o 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possible_a that_o the_o first_o act_n of_o a_o grace_n already_o receive_v may_v be_v in_o a_o desire_n of_o that_o grace_n as_o well_o as_o the_o more_o mature_a state_n of_o that_o grace_n may_v discover_v itself_o in_o strong_a desire_n after_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o itself_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o more_o grow_v and_o vigorous_a our_o faith_n be_v the_o more_o do_v we_o desire_v the_o increase_n of_o it_o so_o delight_n hope_n fear_v of_o god_n humility_n and_o in_o sum_n no_o man_n can_v sincere_o desire_v any_o grace_n without_o grace_n because_o without_o grace_n there_o can_v be_v no_o sincerity_n that_o be_v the_o adjunct_n without_o the_o subject_a sincerity_n be_v the_o eucracy_n or_o good_a constitution_n and_o form_n and_o beauty_n of_o grace_n which_o can_v be_v sound_a if_o it_o be_v not_o now_o to_o transfer_v this_o to_o external_n enjoyment_n or_o bodily_a good_a thing_n be_v to_o leap_v over_o the_o hedge_n into_o a_o sophism_n of_o no_o very_o 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