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thing_n it_o be_v to_o depart_v from_o the_o lord_n jer._n 2._o 19_o so_o we_o find_v rest_v offer_v to_o the_o weary_a upon_o condition_n they_o will_v take_v on_o christ_n yoke_n mat._n 11._o 29._o and_o god_n offer_v to_o own_o man_n as_o their_o god_n and_o father_n upon_o condition_n they_o will_v allow_v no_o peaceable_a abode_n to_o belial_n 2._o cor._n 6._o 14_o 17._o 18._o the_o four_o great_a end_n be_v to_o work_v up_o man_n to_o a_o patient_a and_o thankful_a submission_n to_o all_o the_o master_n pleasure_n this_o be_v a_o singular_a piece_n of_o work_n ezek._n 16._o 63._o then_o shall_v thou_o not_o open_v thy_o mouth_n any_o more_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o man_n own_o vileness_n and_o deserve_n make_v he_o silent_a and_o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o his_o mouth_n whatsoever_o god_n do_v unto_o he_o psal_n 39_o 9_o i_o be_v dumb_a and_o open_v not_o my_o mouth_n because_o thou_o do_v it_o ezra_n 9_o 13._o god_n have_v punish_v we_o less_o than_o oâ—r_a iniquity_n micah_n 7_o 9_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o i_o have_v sin_v the_o man_n care_v not_o what_o god_n do_v to_o he_o or_o how_o he_o deal_v with_o he_o if_o he_o save_v he_o from_o the_o deserve_a wrath_n to_o come_v also_o any_o mercy_n be_v a_o large_a mercy_n to_o he_o who_o have_v see_v such_o a_o sight_n of_o himself_o gen._n 32._o 10._o he_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o mercy_n any_o crumb_n fall_v from_o his_o master_n table_n be_v welcome_a mat._n 15._o 27._o he_o think_v it_o rich_a mercy_n that_o he_o be_v not_o consume_v lam._n 3._o 22._o this_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o marvellous_o make_v his_o poor_a afflict_a people_n so_o silent_a under_o and_o satisfy_v with_o their_o lot_n nay_o they_o think_v he_o deserve_v hell_n who_o open_v his_o mouth_n at_o any_o thing_n god_n do_v to_o he_o since_o he_o have_v pardon_v his_o transgression_n so_o then_o for_o satisfy_v the_o objection_n i_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n have_v drive_v thou_o out_o 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which_o abase_v thou_o exalt_v christ_n and_o conform_v to_o his_o will_n must_v convey_v thou_o throughout_o all_o thy_o life-time_n in_o this_o world_n we_o come_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o some_o more_o clear_a and_o sure_a mark_n by_o which_o man_n may_v take_v up_o their_o gracious_a state_n and_o interest_n in_o christ_n the_o first_o thing_n whereby_o man_n know_v it_o be_v their_o close_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n wherein_o he_o be_v hold_v forth_o this_o be_v believe_v or_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n rom._n 4._o 16._o it_o be_v faith_n etc._n etc._n act_n 16_o 31._o believe_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v now_o although_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o prove_v a_o interest_n 〈◊〉_d faith_n it_o be_v our_o very_a interest_n in_o he_o yet_o the_o heart_n close_v with_o christ_n jesus_n be_v so_o discernible_a in_o itself_o that_o it_o may_v well_o be_v place_v among_o the_o mark_n of_o a_o gracious_a state_n and_o 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44._o yet_o it_o be_v a_o reflection_n upon_o christ_n and_o all_o he_o have_v do_v to_o say_v it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o insuperable_a difficulty_n as_o be_v clear_a rom._n 10._o 6_o 11._o it_o be_v according_a to_o that_o scripture_n as_o much_o upon_o the_o matter_n as_o to_o say_v christ_n come_v not_o from_o heaven_n be_v not_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a or_o ascend_v victorious_a to_o heaven_n i_o say_v he_o have_v make_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n most_o easy_a and_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o condition_n require_v on_o our_o part_n more_o easy_a than_o man_n do_v imagine_v for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o consider_v that_o justify_v faith_n be_v not_o to_o believe_v that_o i_o be_o elect_v or_o to_o believe_v that_o god_n love_v i_o or_o that_o christ_n die_v for_o i_o or_o the_o like_a these_o thing_n be_v indeed_o very_o difficult_a and_o almost_o impossible_a at_o the_o first_o hand_n to_o be_v obtain_v by_o those_o who_o be_v serious_a whilst_o natural_a 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christ_n be_v chief_o and_o principal_o a_o act_n or_o work_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o will_n have_v presuppose_v sundry_a thing_n about_o truth_n in_o the_o understanding_n with_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v believe_v unto_o salvation_n rom._n 10._o 10._o and_o although_o it_o seem_v vers_n 9_o of_o that_o chapter_n that_o a_o man_n be_v save_v upon_o condition_n that_o he_o believe_v this_o truth_n god_n raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a yet_o we_o must_v understand_v another_o thing_n there_o and_o vers_n 10._o than_o the_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o proposition_n for_o beside_o that_o all_o devil_n have_v that_o faith_n whereby_o they_o believe_v that_o god_n raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a so_o the_o scripture_n have_v clear_o resolve_v justify_v faith_n into_o a_o receive_n of_o christ_n joh._n 1._o 12._o the_o receive_n of_o christ_n be_v there_o explain_v to_o be_v the_o believe_v on_o his_o name_n it_o be_v still_o call_v a_o stay_n on_o the_o lord_n isa_n 26._o 3._o a_o trust_n in_o god_n often_o mention_v in_o the_o psalm_n and_o the_o word_n be_v a_o lean_v on_o he_o it_o be_v a_o believe_v on_o christ_n joh_n 6._o 29._o and_o often_o so_o express_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n when_o god_n make_v man_n believe_v save_o he_o be_v say_v to_o draw_v they_o unto_o christ_n and_o when_o the_o lord_n invit_v they_o to_o believe_v he_o call_v they_o to_o come_v to_o he_o joh._n 6._o 37_o 44._o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_o a_o man_n â—â—nding_v a_o jewel_n wherewith_o he_o fall_v in_o love_n mat._n 13._o 14_o to_o 46._o now_o i_o say_v this_o action_n of_o the_o heart_n on_o christ_n jesus_n be_v not_o so_o difficult_a a_o thing_n as_o be_v conceive_v shall_v that_o be_v judge_v a_o mysterious_a difficult_a thing_n which_o do_v consist_v much_o in_o desire_n if_o man_n have_v but_o a_o appetite_n â—ey_n have_v it_o for_o they_o be_v bless_v that_o hunger_n after_o righteousness_n mat._n 5._o 6._o if_o you_o will_v you_o be_v welcome_a rev._n 22._o 17._o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o such_o intricacy_n and_o insuperable_a difficulty_n greedy_o to_o look_v to_o that_o exalt_a saviour_n isa_n 45._o 22._o and_o to_o receive_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v offer_v hold_v forth_o and_o declare_v to_o be_v i_o if_o i_o will_v but_o accept_v and_o take_v iâ—_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n open_v my_o mouth_n and_o give_v way_n to_o it_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v faith_n psal_n 81_o 10._o if_o not_o less_o oh_o if_o i_o can_v persuade_v people_n what_o be_v justify_v faith_n which_o impropriate_v christ_n to_o i_o we_o often_o fright_v people_n from_o their_o just_a rest_n and_o quiet_a by_o make_v they_o apprehend_v faith_n to_o be_v some_o deep_a mysterious_a thing_n and_o by_o move_v unnecessary_a doubt_n about_o it_o whereby_o it_o be_v needless_o darken_v 2._o some_o make_v no_o use_n of_o this_o mark_n as_o judge_v it_o a_o high_a presumptuous_a crime_n to_o pretend_v to_o so_o excellent_a a_o thing_n as_o be_v the_o very_a 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