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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 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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 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