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he_o be_v the_o messenger_n send_v before_o the_o face_n of_o god_n in_o his_o appear_v in_o his_o distinct_a property_n of_o the_o son_n mal._n 3.1_o and_o all_o the_o preach_a and_o work_n of_o john_n baptist_n be_v to_o make_v a_o fit_a way_n for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o second_o dispensation_n wherein_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o so_o it_o be_v that_o all_o that_o come_v to_o be_v baptize_v of_o he_o be_v to_o be_v repent_v person_n even_o such_o as_o the_o father_n have_v wrought_v into_o some_o measure_n of_o want_n and_o fall_v short_a in_o what_o they_o think_v to_o have_v find_v in_o the_o first_o dispensation_n under_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o those_o that_o come_v to_o his_o baptism_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o own_o conceit_a righteousness_n and_o build_v up_o themselves_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o their_o old_a privilege_n these_o he_o will_v not_o baptise_v but_o give_v they_o a_o repulse_n according_a to_o their_o 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to_o forsake_v they_o and_o to_o close_v with_o and_o desire_v to_o live_v to_o and_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o he_o have_v hold_v out_o to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o do_v believe_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o preach_v they_o give_v testimony_n thereof_o by_o undergo_a his_o baptism_n in_o which_o they_o be_v to_o look_v for_o performance_n of_o the_o second_o covenant_n and_o this_o baptism_n the_o which_o they_o undergo_v in_o the_o outward_a act_n signify_v to_o they_o suffer_v or_o plunge_v and_o the_o great_a affliction_n to_o come_v upon_o they_o both_o outward_o in_o the_o own_n and_o profess_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n and_o inward_o in_o the_o daily_o deny_v of_o themselves_o in_o keep_v their_o heart_n from_o depend_v upon_o any_o thing_n act_v and_o likewise_o in_o run_v out_o into_o the_o desire_n fear_v care_n love_n or_o seek_v of_o thing_n create_v etc._n etc._n and_o these_o be_v the_o fruit_n to_o be_v bring_v out_o in_o those_o who_o be_v under_o the_o office_n and_o discipline_n of_o john_n who_o he_o have_v bring_v into_o a_o conformity_n of_o wait_v for_o the_o powerful_a manifestation_n of_o the_o name_n into_o which_o he_o have_v baptize_v they_o the_o very_a same_o work_n in_o the_o mystery_n become_v to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o in_o this_o present_a dispensation_n for_o when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v that_o god_n intend_v to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o who_o he_o mean_v to_o draw_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o make_v the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n to_o be_v know_v in_o the_o powerful_a manifestation_n thereof_o then_o do_v he_o send_v out_o john_n baptist_n to_o prepare_v the_o way_n for_o his_o appear_v in_o their_o spirit_n viz._n he_o bring_v the_o law_n home_o to_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n thereof_o by_o which_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heart_n become_v manifest_v both_o in_o the_o thing_n act_v and_o thing_n create_v and_o true_o know_v how_o he_o have_v deceive_v himself_o in_o the_o perform_n of_o his_o holy_a duty_n under_o a_o gospel_n consideration_n and_o from_o hence_o he_o shall_v find_v that_o all_o these_o duty_n perform_v in_o great_a zeal_n for_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o he_o conceive_v be_v all_o wrong_n ground_v and_o likewise_o he_o shall_v see_v his_o secret_a and_o false_a conclusion_n draw_v from_o they_o and_o how_o he_o find_v life_n and_o peace_n in_o they_o and_o think_v that_o god_n will_v own_v he_o in_o and_o for_o these_o act_n and_o conceive_v himself_o the_o only_a man_n in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o can_v make_v use_n of_o all_o the_o promise_n as_o they_o be_v suitable_a and_o do_v
confirm_v he_o in_o his_o present_a condition_n likewise_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o know_v how_o secret_o he_o limit_v god_n to_o those_o his_o gospel_n form_n and_o how_o he_o secret_o hate_v and_o envy_v all_o other_o who_o have_v christ_n true_o manifest_v in_o their_o soul_n and_o how_o he_o can_v have_v persecute_v they_o if_o occasion_n have_v serve_v because_o such_o go_v about_o to_o overthrow_v this_o foundation_n and_o then_o shall_v he_o see_v how_o his_o heart_n be_v in_o love_n with_o create_a thing_n and_o how_o far_o short_a his_o soul_n be_v from_o the_o true_a partake_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n though_o he_o conceit_v he_o have_v know_v the_o same_o former_o and_o then_o shall_v he_o see_v the_o great_a veil_n spread_v over_o his_o heart_n which_o keep_v the_o heart_n from_o god_n and_o god_n from_o the_o heart_n and_o then_o shall_v he_o see_v sin_n out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a and_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o say_v o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o and_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n become_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o second_o baptism_n whereunder_o it_o suffer_v much_o woe_n and_o want_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n it_o feel_v alive_a in_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o likewise_o know_v how_o the_o son_n of_o god_n viz_o jesus_n christ_n as_o yet_o have_v never_o be_v true_o manifest_v to_o the_o more_o noble_a part_n thereof_o and_o so_o as_o yet_o the_o soul_n be_v but_o in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o which_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o crier_n be_v continual_o cry_v and_o call_v prepare_z prepare_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o soul_n in_o obedience_n to_o that_o cry_n do_v turn_v itself_o whole_o to_o seek_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o be_v make_v know_v to_o it_o in_o the_o second_o distinct_a property_n viz._n the_o powerful_a and_o lovely_a and_o peaceable_a appear_v of_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o to_o make_v his_o name_n know_v in_o the_o powerful_a and_o merciful_a deliver_v of_o the_o soul_n from_o under_o that_o present_a evil_n of_o itself_o by_o which_o it_o be_v so_o carry_v captive_a oft_o time_n into_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n and_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v thus_o bring_v to_o understand_v the_o baptism_n of_o john_n than_o it_o be_v that_o faith_n begin_v to_o be_v pure_o operative_a and_o not_o before_o for_o now_o faith_n have_v its_o groundwork_n lay_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o before_o it_o be_v but_o in_o the_o head_n and_o from_o what_o part_n it_o have_v its_o ground_n so_o do_v it_o work_n and_o this_o faith_n ground_v in_o the_o heart_n do_v carry_v out_o the_o soul_n into_o seek_v of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o so_o be_v make_v willing_a thereby_o to_o wait_v for_o the_o out-pouring_a or_o shed_v abroad_o of_o the_o same_o to_o cleanse_v and_o wash_v away_o that_o sin_n and_o self_n that_o do_v so_o defile_v it_o and_o likewise_o this_o faith_n do_v so_o clear_o carry_v out_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o desire_n of_o thing_n create_v that_o it_o stand_v in_o opposition_n against_o they_o when_o they_o pierce_v or_o present_v themselves_o into_o the_o soul_n likewise_o by_o the_o power_n of_o this_o faith_n man_n be_v make_v to_o see_v the_o emptiness_n of_o all_o form_n and_o duty_n the_o which_o it_o have_v so_o much_o dote_v on_o before_o and_o likewise_o it_o make_v the_o soul_n true_o know_v wherein_o its_o true_a life_n consist_v and_o nothing_o be_v desire_v in_o comparison_n of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o true_a life_n thereof_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o this_o soul_n stand_v at_o variance_n with_o every_o thing_n which_o keep_v it_o back_o from_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o its_o life_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o axe_n be_v lay_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n viz._n the_o sharp_a cut_a part_n or_o the_o law_n in_o its_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a requiring_n whereby_o the_o bowl_n of_o sin_n become_v cut_v down_o viz._n the_o strength_n of_o desire_n love_n care_n or_o fear_v of_o or_o to_o any_o thing_n below_o the_o love_n and_o life_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n become_v cut_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n viz._n into_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n by_o which_o they_o become_v burn_v and_o consume_v but_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v true_o say_v that_o anger_n be_v in_o god_n whereby_o he_o can_v be_v make_v to_o change_v or_o to_o suffer_v for_o anger_n and_o love_n be_v both_o the_o same_o in_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n and_o that_o which_o be_v love_n in_o god_n the_o same_o be_v anger_n in_o we_o and_o it_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o make_v we_o feel_v his_o anger_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sin_n that_o the_o love_n meet_v with_o in_o we_o and_o so_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o love_n of_o god_n in_o we_o and_o that_o sin_n it_o meet_v with_o in_o we_o the_o suffering_n be_v produce_v which_o we_o feel_v and_o that_o suffering_n be_v call_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o we_o be_v right_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n but_o now_o the_o soul_n be_v bring_v into_o this_o suffer_a way_n or_o plunge_a condition_n under_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n or_o spiritual_a cut_n of_o the_o law_n wherein_o the_o abomination_n that_o make_v desolate_a begin_v to_o appear_v then_o grow_v such_o a_o soul_n to_o sink_v down_o into_o great_a humility_n and_o in_o patience_n wait_v for_o the_o appear_v of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o must_v in_o the_o manifest_v of_o his_o name_n restore_v peace_n and_o give_v comfort_n and_o deliver_v the_o soul_n out_o of_o that_o great_a desolation_n make_v in_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a abomination_n and_o so_o it_o be_v that_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v right_o prepare_v by_o the_o second_o baptism_n of_o john_n then_o in_o his_o own_o time_n and_o place_n the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n become_v manifest_v in_o that_o soul_n and_o the_o lord_n who_o it_o have_v seek_v do_v come_v into_o his_o temple_n mal._n 3.2_o and_o then_o it_o be_v that_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n become_v powerful_a in_o deliver_v the_o soul_n out_o of_o that_o desolate_a wilderness_n from_o among_o the_o enemy_n that_o it_o find_v there_o and_o those_o lust_n that_o lead_v it_o captive_n be_v become_v captive_v and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n be_v dissipate_v and_o the_o garment_n of_o mourning_n be_v cast_v off_o and_o the_o soul_n clothe_v in_o the_o garment_n of_o praise_n and_o then_o the_o soul_n can_v rejoice_v and_o right_o sing_v haleluia_o to_o he_o that_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n for_o it_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v that_o god_n in_o the_o second_o appearance_n in_o the_o distinct_a property_n become_v to_o be_v know_v in_o a_o more_o sweet_a and_o love_v and_o peaceable_a manner_n than_o he_o be_v know_v in_o the_o first_o name_n before_o the_o godhead_n have_v divide_v itself_o as_o be_v before_o say_v and_o thus_o moses_n in_o the_o first_o dispensation_n under_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n by_o his_o baptism_n reach_v out_o the_o soul_n to_o john_n and_z john_n in_o the_o second_o dispensation_n lead_v out_o the_o soul_n to_o christ_n and_o so_o the_o soul_n can_v true_o witness_v the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n i_o will_v have_v enlarge_v more_o upon_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n but_o that_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v something_o thereof_o in_o a_o little_a treatise_n call_v the_o anti-god_n with_o his_o threefold_a attribute_n discover_v in_o the_o outside_n religious_a man_n and_o in_o that_o you_o may_v see_v something_o which_o be_v needful_a to_o be_v know_v the_o which_o i_o have_v omit_v here_o but_o now_o i_o proceed_v and_o speak_v a_o word_n of_o the_o three_o baptism_n viz._n the_o baptism_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o other_o two_o former_a because_o of_o its_o time_n operation_n and_o effect_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v hereafter_o and_o this_o baptism_n be_v witness_v by_o john_n baptist_n himself_o when_o he_o give_v testimony_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o this_o baptism_n and_o tell_v the_o people_n that_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v after_o he_o etc._n etc._n shall_v baptize_v they_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o with_o fire_n who_o fan_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 3._o and_o what_o john_n baptist_n do_v witness_v herein_o the_o same_o have_v he_o receive_v of_o the_o father_n who_o send_v he_o both_o to_o baptise_v and_o bear_v witness_n of_o christ_n that_o