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give_v not_o their_o light_n and_o do_v not_o that_o for_o which_o they_o be_v put_v there_o so_o though_o i_o have_v commit_v sin_n yet_o when_o god_n be_v please_v for_o christ_n sake_n to_o pardon_v it_o it_o be_v as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o there_o at_o all_o this_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n but_o i_o tell_v you_o there_o be_v more_o we_o be_v not_o only_o free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o punishment_n but_o which_o be_v high_o we_o be_v free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o fact_n i_o be_o now_o no_o more_o a_o murderer_n no_o more_o a_o liar_n when_o i_o have_v receive_v a_o pardon_n from_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n he_o free_v i_o from_o that_o charge_n the_o world_n be_v change_v with_o i_o now_o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n if_o the_o devil_n lie_v any_o thing_n to_o thou_o thou_o may_v deny_v it_o such_o a_o one_o i_o be_v but_o i_o be_o justify_v but_o i_o be_o sanctify_v a_o man_n have_v commit_v high_a treason_n against_o the_o king_n and_o the_o king_n give_v he_o a_o pardon_n for_o the_o treason_n if_o i_o call_v he_o a_o traitor_n he_o can_v have_v no_o remedy_n against_o i_o for_o he_o be_v one_o the_o pardon_n take_v not_o away_o the_o guilt_n but_o if_o his_o blood_n be_v restore_v unto_o he_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n then_o if_o i_o shall_v call_v he_o traitor_n he_o may_v have_v remedy_n against_o i_o because_o he_o be_v restore_v full_o and_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o that_o disgrace_n this_o be_v our_o case_n though_o our_o sin_n be_v as_o red_a as_o scarlet_a yet_o the_o die_n shall_v be_v change_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o bloody_a thou_o have_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n and_o this_o do_v not_o only_o clear_v thou_o from_o the_o punishment_n but_o from_o the_o fault_n itself_o see_v in_o jer._n 50.20_o the_o place_n be_v worth_a gold_n in_o those_o dayeâ—_n and_o in_o that_o time_n say_v the_o lord_n the_o iniquity_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o and_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v for_o i_o will_v pardon_v they_o who_o i_o reserve_v what_o be_v the_o matter_n what_o a_o sinful_a man_n and_o no_o sin_n what_o when_o there_o be_v search_v make_v for_o sin_n in_o such_o a_o man_n shall_v it_o not_o be_v find_v you_o will_v say_v this_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o sanctification_n no_o i_o will_v pardon_v they_o that_o pardon_v of_o sin_n make_v the_o sin_n not_o to_o be_v find_v what_o a_o wonderful_a comfort_n be_v this_o
preach_v before_o the_o gospel_n p._n 80_o *_o 366_o man_n be_v under_o the_o law_n till_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n p._n 84_o how_o fearful_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v under_o the_o law_n p._n 84_o 85._o the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n in_o three_o particular_n p._n 86._o love_n of_o god_n twofold_n p_o 415._o no_o temporary_a believer_n love_v god_n p._n *_o 396._o to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o our_o own_o lust_n a_o more_o fearful_a thing_n then_o to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o satan_n p._n 108_o 109_o m_o want_n of_o meditation_n one_o cause_n why_o most_o believer_n have_v so_o little_a joy_n in_o god_n p._n 430_o 431._o mistake_v in_o judge_v our_o spiritual_a estate_n see_v judge_v morality_n too_o much_o trust_v to_o p._n 49._o it_o be_v insufficient_a to_o bring_v man_n to_o heaven_n ibid._n n_o natural_a reason_n not_o to_o be_v trust_v to_o p._n 49_o too_o short_a to_o convince_v of_o sin_n thorough_o p._n 51_o man_n condition_n by_o nature_n describe_v p._n 59_o the_o natural_a man_n dead_a in_o sin_n p._n 67._o his_o best_a work_n can_v please_v god_n and_o why_o p._n 68_o 69_o the_o curse_n attend_v a_o natural_a man_n in_o this_o world_n p._n 120_o etc._n etc._n two_o blow_n that_o god_n give_v a_o natural_a man_n soul_n in_o this_o life_n the_o one_o sensible_a p._n 127_o the_o other_o insensible_a p._n 128._o the_o curse_n attend_v he_o at_o death_n p._n 130_o etc._n etc._n o_o christs_n active_a obedience_n mix_v with_o his_o passive_a p._n 372._o wherein_o his_o active_a obedience_n consist_v p._n 375._o etc._n etc._n wherein_o his_o passive_a p._n 378_o partial_a obedience_n a_o false_a glass_n to_o judge_v our_o estate_n by_o p·_n 48_o to_o design_n only_o our_o old_a age_n for_o god_n be_v dishonourable_a to_o he_o p._n 22_o 23._o old_a age_n most_o unfit_a for_o repentance_n p._n 25_o 27_o man_n apt_a to_o have_v too_o good_a opinion_n of_o themselves_o p._n 41._o the_o cause_n of_o it_o p._n 43_o etc._n etc._n 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repentance_n not_o in_o our_o own_o power_n but_o in_o god_n gift_n p._n 13_o 14._o the_o sinfulness_n of_o defer_v it_o p._n 11_o etc._n etc._n deathbed_n repentance_n the_o hindrance_n of_o it_o p._n 30_o not_o to_o be_v trust_v to_o p_o 31._o hard_o to_o prove_v it_o sound_n p._n 32_o superficial_a repentance_n be_v vain_a p._n 57_o repentance_n in_o what_o respect_v necessary_a to_o justification_n p._n *_o 417_o remission_n of_o sin_n see_v forgiveness_n rest_a or_o rely_v upon_o god_n a_o proper_a act_n of_o faith_n p._n 425_o righteousness_n two_o fold_n p._n *_o 397._o *_o 409_o imputative_a righteousness_n what_o it_o be_v p._n *_o 402_o *_o 410._o impossible_a to_o be_v justify_v without_o it_o and_o why_o p._n *_o 410_o 411_o s._n sanctification_n a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o justification_n p._n *_o 423._o p._n *_o 429_o satan_n see_v devil_n a_o difficult_a thing_n to_o be_v save_v p._n 53_o seal_v a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o faith_n p._n *_o 428_o the_o cause_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ser._n before_o k._n james_n wansted_n june_n 20._o 1629_o page_n 34_o 35._o 35._o ecl._n 12.10_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d john_n 16.5_o 16.5_o psal._n 16.3_o 16.3_o act_n 13.12_o 13.12_o psal._n 119.63_o 119.63_o math._n 11_o 29._o 29._o mal._n 2.4.5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 9_o isaiah_n 43.27.28_o 43.27.28_o 1_o sam._n 2_o 30._o 30._o deut._n 33_o 11._o 11._o math._n 5.12_o and_o 10.25_o 10.25_o math_n 21.44_o 21.44_o rev._n 11.11_o 11.11_o 2_o sam_n 6.22_o 6.22_o calvino_n illustri_fw-la viro_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la sine_fw-la summi_fw-la honoris_fw-la prefatione_fw-la nominando_fw-la non_fw-la assentior_fw-la bp_o andrews_n de_fw-fr vsuris_fw-la vsuris_fw-la 3_o john_n 12._o 12._o declarat_fw-la what_o book_n be_v he_o what_o not_o dr._n ber._n page_n 20_o l_o 21._o 21._o see_v dr._n ber._n loc._n citat_fw-la citat_fw-la see_v their_o epist_n to_o the_o reader_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la see_v mr._n cotton_v epist._n to_o mr._n 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