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compliance_n with_o or_o rather_o put_v forward_o their_o will_n begin_v to_o be_v incline_v by_o his_o grace_n prevent_v they_o thence_o that_o 2._o 2_o cor._n 6.1_o 2._o we_o beseech_v you_o receive_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o in_o a_o accept_a time_n i_o have_v hear_v thou_o in_o the_o day_n of_o salvation_n i_o have_v succour_v thou_o or_o help_v thou_o his_o prevent_a grace_n bring_v a_o day_n of_o salvation_n a_o accept_a time_n through_o christ_n mediate_a for_o they_o who_o god_n hear_v and_o help_v in_o his_o work_n and_o business_n of_o mediation_n and_o extend_v his_o grace_n to_o man_n help_v his_o servant_n that_o be_v his_o instrument_n in_o their_o ministration_n and_o so_o concur_v with_o the_o mean_n afford_v man_n and_o he_o be_v also_o present_a with_o man_n in_o their_o receive_v his_o grace_n assist_v and_o help_v they_o therein_o against_o what_o oppose_v they_o that_o so_o they_o may_v receive_v it_o effectual_o and_o not_o in_o vain_a otherwise_o they_o must_v receive_v it_o in_o vain_a and_o can_v not_o avoid_v it_o but_o now_o he_o admonish_v they_o as_o there_o be_v good_a ground_n for_o it_o not_o to_o receive_v it_o in_o vain_a it_o may_v be_v illustrate_v by_o the_o case_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n god_n prevent_v they_o with_o his_o goodness_n make_v a_o way_n and_o liberty_n for_o they_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o follow_v he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n exhort_v direct_v and_o incite_v they_o to_o follow_v hiâ—_n against_o all_o enemy_n and_o discouragement_n and_o in_o their_o obey_n he_o be_v with_o they_o to_o animate_v and_o strengthen_v they_o and_o make_v their_o way_n plain_a and_o prosperous_a to_o they_o yea_o he_o be_v strengthen_v to_o obey_v that_o grace_n that_o prevent_v they_o and_o capacitates_fw-la and_o excite_v they_o to_o obey_v do_v also_o run_v along_o with_o they_o and_o help_v and_o carry_v they_o on_o in_o their_o obey_n as_o be_v employ_v in_o those_o say_n of_o paul_n 15.10_o phil._n 4.13_o 1_o câ—r_n 15.10_o i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n that_o strengthen_v i_o and_o i_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o they_o all_o yet_o not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v with_o i_o which_o be_v but_o yield_v up_o to_o by_o he_o flow_v in_o upon_o he_o make_v use_v of_o he_o as_o it_o be_v 5.16_o râ—â—_n 6.12_o 13_o 14_o 16._o gal._n 5.16_o and_o act_v carry_v and_o wrought_v with_o he_o yea_o wrought_v he_o to_o will_n and_o to_o do_v of_o good_a pleasure_n whence_o also_o those_o counsel_n of_o yield_v up_o the_o member_n as_o weapon_n or_o instrument_n of_o righteousness_n to_o holiness_n and_o those_o assertion_n that_o if_o we_o walk_v in_o spirit_n we_o shall_v not_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o spirit_n yield_v to_o shall_v act_v and_o strengthen_v man_n against_o sin_n so_o sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o you_o for_o you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n even_o to_o be_v act_v and_o carry_v on_o by_o grace_n whereas_o god_n withdraw_v his_o concurrence_n with_o man_n and_o reprove_v and_o secret_o nip_v they_o when_o they_o neglect_v the_o advantage_n give_v they_o by_o and_o rebel_n against_o his_o grace_n prevent_v they_o but_o those_o pertain_v rather_o partly_o to_o his_o prevent_a grace_n and_o partly_o to_o his_o operation_n in_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n upon_o man_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o insist_v here_o on_o they_o sect_n 6._o of_o god_n confequent_a or_o subsequent_a working_n or_o operation_n in_o man_n there_o be_v also_o consequent_a or_o subsequent_a operation_n in_o man_n upon_o and_o after_o their_o obey_n close_a and_o comply_v