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jude_n 21._o so_o paul_n say_v to_o timothâ—e_n study_v to_o show_v thyself_o approve_v unto_o god_n 2._o tim._n 2._o 15._o he_o will_v not_o have_v he_o to_o study_v only_o for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o but_o also_o and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n for_o his_o own_o good_a that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v the_o fit_a and_o more_o able_a to_o do_v good_a unto_o other_o this_o be_v a_o necessary_a point_n because_o many_o be_v very_o curious_a about_o other_o that_o do_v altogether_o neglect_v themselves_o they_o reprooae_fw-la other_o they_o censure_v other_o they_o teach_v other_o etc._n etc._n but_o touch_v themselves_o they_o be_v altogether_o careless_a by_o which_o mean_n they_o do_v thelesse_o good_a unto_o other_o for_o who_o will_v not_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v unto_o such_o physician_n heal_v thyself_o luk_n 423._o and_o thou_o which_o teach_v another_o teach_v thou_o not_o thyself_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 2._o 21._o true_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o in_o all_o age_n have_v more_o hinder_v and_o now_o do_v more_o hinder_v the_o public_a ministry_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o private_a profession_n and_o exhortation_n etc._n etc._n of_o other_o than_o the_o practice_n that_o have_v be_v and_o be_v contrary_n to_o such_o public_a teach_n and_o to_o such_o private_a profession_n and_o exhortation_n but_o what_o do_v the_o apostle_n mean_v by_o this_o kind_n of_o speech_n every_o one_o that_o have_v this_o hope_n in_o he_o purge_v himself_o do_v he_o teach_v freewill_n and_o that_o every_o one_o that_o hope_v at_o the_o appear_v of_o christ_n to_o be_v like_a unto_o christ_n have_v power_n to_o purge_v himself_o nothing_o less_o the_o rhemist_n indeed_o and_o other_o papist_n upon_o this_o place_n gather_v and_o infer_v that_o doctrine_n but_o they_o gather_v that_o which_o be_v not_o sow_v and_o they_o infer_v conclusion_n without_o premise_n the_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v no_o such_o thing_n either_o here_o or_o any_o where_o else_o yea_o he_o teach_v the_o clean_a contrary_n for_o we_o have_v plentiful_o hear_v before_o that_o our_o whole_a regeneration_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god._n to_o purge_v ourselves_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o our_o regeneration_n therefore_o to_o purge_v ourselves_o be_v likewise_o the_o work_n of_o god_n to_o purge_v ourselves_o and_o to_o sanctify_v ourselves_o be_v all_o one_o but_o sanctification_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n only_o as_o before_o also_o have_v be_v show_v and_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o christ_n general_o for_o the_o church_n john_n 17._o 17._o and_o of_o the_o apostle_n particular_o for_o the_o thessalonian_o 1._o thessalonian_o 5._o 23._o our_o saviour_n also_o expresselie_o ascribe_v this_o word_n of_o purge_v to_o his_o father_n say_v every_o plant_n that_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n he_o that_o be_v god_n the_o father_n purge_v that_o it_o may_v bring_v forth_o more_o fruit_n john_n 15._o 2._o where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o purge_v man_n 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