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freedom_n in_o respect_n of_o divers_a object_n and_o degree_n in_o natural_a man_n 3090_o sect_n v._o of_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o mortification_n and_o of_o the_o use_n of_o freewill_n for_o perform_v it_o 3096_o chap._n 28._o of_o the_o general_n content_v which_o concern_v the_o duty_n of_o mortification_n and_o which_o be_v the_o especial_a work_n of_o the_o flesh_n we_o be_v to_o mortify_v 3096_o 29._o how_o far_o the_o duty_n of_o mortification_n be_v universal_a how_o far_o indefinite_a 3099_o 30._o contain_v the_o true_a rule_n for_o examine_v our_o persuasion_n concern_v our_o estate_n in_o grace_n 3103_o 31_o how_o the_o flesh_n be_v mortify_v by_o we_o how_o by_o the_o spirit_n 3106_o 32._o whether_o mortification_n and_o conversion_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v ex_fw-la pr_v visis_fw-la operibus_fw-la though_o god_n alone_o do_v proper_o mortify_v and_o convert_v we_o 3112_o 33._o by_o what_o spirit_n we_o be_v say_v to_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n 3115_o 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the_o one_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o high_a praeeminence_n and_o efficacy_n of_o this_o in_o comparison_n of_o those_o the_o romanist_n doctrine_n that_o in_o the_o mass_n christ_n body_n be_v identical_o carnal_o present_a and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o proper_a sacrifice_n propitiatory_a offer_v derogate_v from_o the_o absolute_a perfection_n of_o christ_n offering_n himself_o once_o for_o all_o 3261._o 49._o that_o the_o foreign_a maintainer_n of_o the_o more_o than_o fatal_a irrespective_n rigid_a decree_n make_v christ_n jesus_n rather_o a_o mere_a sacrifice_n then_o a_o true_a everlasting_a priest_n act_v for_o we_o and_o daily_o work_v out_o our_o reconciliation_n to_o god_n so_o do_v such_o as_o teach_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o some_o be_v remit_v before_o they_o be_v commit_v of_o the_o superexcellency_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n and_o one_o sacrifice_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o aaronicall_a pr._n and_o the_o many_o service_n thereof_o 3266._o 50._o the_o 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our_o baptism_n needless_a legal_a worshipper_n conscious_a and_o their_o sin_n remember_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o evangelical_n worshipper_n be_v not_o the_o vast_a odds_o betwixt_o christ_n one_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o many_o legal_a we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o infinite_a value_n and_o infinite_a virtue_n of_o christ_n sacrifice_n the_o precious_a effect_n of_o h._n baptism_n and_o the_o eucharist_n flow_v from_o the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n sacrifice_n and_o priesthood_n how_o legal_a sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n prefigure_v christ_n 3292._o 56._o the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n sacrifice_n and_o the_o use_v of_o his_o priesthood_n two_o distinct_a several_a thing_n wherein_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o priesthood_n do_v consist_v how_o it_o be_v foreshadowed_a ordinance_n effectual_a by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n presence_n virtual_a presence_n be_v a_o real_a presence_n 3301._o a_o table_n of_o the_o text_n of_o holy_a scripture_n expound_v or_o illustrate_v in_o this_o book_n genesis_n chap._n verse_n
flesh_n or_o to_o free_a himself_o from_o the_o servitude_n of_o the_o flesh_n these_o and_o the_o like_a inconvenience_n have_v persuade_v some_o to_o attribute_v this_o whole_a work_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n without_o the_o coagencie_n or_o consort_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man._n but_o thus_o to_o avoid_v the_o former_a inconvenience_n be_v but_o as_o if_o a_o man_n have_v find_v a_o way_n out_o of_o a_o thicket_n of_o thorn_n shall_v instant_o entangle_v himself_o in_o the_o briar_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o solecism_n to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n or_o man_n himself_o shall_v be_v a_o agent_n in_o this_o business_n as_o to_o affirm_v that_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n be_v man_n instrument_n for_o that_o which_o man_n work_v by_o the_o spirit_n man_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o work_v it_o than_o the_o spirit_n now_o our_o apostle_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n and_o he_o that_o mortify_v be_v the_o agent_n that_o by_o which_o we_o work_v this_o mortification_n be_v but_o our_o instrument_n and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v man_n instrument_n in_o this_o work_n rather_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 2._o it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o former_a principle_n easy_o answer_v that_o we_o by_o our_o spirit_n mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o our_o body_n consecutiuè_n non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la aut_fw-la efficient_a that_o be_v not_o by_o any_o efficacy_n in_o we_o or_o influence_n derivable_a from_o we_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n must_v direct_o work_v or_o effect_v it_o but_o though_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o punctual_a to_o the_o point_n propose_v for_o by_o this_o answer_n the_o spirit_n here_o mean_v shall_v only_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n for_o by_o this_o spirit_n only_o we_o work_v our_o mortification_n consecutiuè_fw-la that_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v work_v in_o we_o it_o work_v direct_o immediate_o and_o entire_o and_o in_o produce_v its_o proper_a effect_n it_o have_v no_o partner_n or_o co-agent_n it_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v yet_o further_o reply_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n not_o as_o by_o any_o instrumental_a cause_n subordinate_a to_o we_o but_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o say_v inferior_a magistrate_n do_v the_o act_n of_o the_o magistracy_n by_o the_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n authority_n unto_o which_o they_o and_o their_o magistracy_n be_v subordinate_a thus_o some_o good_a pasqualius_n good_a pasqualius_n interpreter_n upon_o this_o place_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o our_o own_o spirit_n but_o by_o our_o own_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o to_o this_o assertion_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o this_o subordination_n of_o our_o spirit_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o this_o place_n necessary_o include_v or_o persuppose_v though_o not_o express_v by_o our_o apostle_n all_o this_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v may_v be_v most_o true_a and_o orthodoxal_a but_o withal_o too_o general_n for_o inferior_a or_o subordinate_a magistrate_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v the_o agent_n even_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o superior_n whereas_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o author_n or_o sole_a authorizer_n but_o the_o principal_a actor_n or_o agent_n in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n for_o a_o more_o particular_a and_o punctual_a resolution_n of_o the_o question_n propose_v we_o be_v to_o unfold_v the_o divers_a acception_n of_o these_o word_n or_o term_n to_o wit_n the_o spirit_n and_o mortification_n 3._o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n both_o of_o they_o have_v their_o several_a and_o divers_a importance_n in_o scripture_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o natural_a man_n or_o in_o the_o man_n altogether_o unregenerate_a and_o this_o spirit_n be_v at_o enmity_n with_o god_n or_o in_o the_o man_n as_o yet_o unregenerate_a yet_o in_o the_o way_n to_o regeneration_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o this_o man_n be_v privative_o opposite_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o as_o darkness_n be_v to_o light_n blindness_n to_o sight_n or_o death_n to_o life_n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n likewise_o in_o the_o man_n regenerate_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n the_o same_o for_o substance_n that_o it_o be_v in_o himself_o before_o regeneration_n but_o alter_v in_o quality_n and_o this_o spirit_n though_o it_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v in_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o usual_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n as_o be_v no_o way_n opposite_a unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o so_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v of_o god_n and_o sometime_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 4._o these_o diverse_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n as_o likewise_o the_o distinction_n or_o opposition_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v set_v down_o by_o our_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 2._o from_o the_o nine_o verse_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o even_o so_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 11._o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o god_n or_o with_o god_n and_o when_o he_o say_v what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n he_o suppose_v there_o be_v even_o in_o the_o natural_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n a_o spirit_n able_a to_o discern_v the_o secret_a thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n though_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a in_o the_o thing_n concern_v god_n again_o when_o he_o say_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n he_o exclude_v the_o natural_a man_n only_o or_o the_o man_n to_o who_o god_n have_v not_o impart_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o so_o he_o have_v say_v for_o 9_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o into_o what_o man_n heart_n have_v they_o not_o enter_v or_o unto_o what_o man_n do_v this_o negative_a belong_v only_o to_o the_o natural_a or_o unregenerate_a man._n for_o so_o he_o add_v verse_n 10._o but_o god_n have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o the_o spirit_n search_v all_o thing_n yea_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n 5._o what_o spirit_n be_v this_o which_o search_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o communicate_v knowledge_n and_o reveal_v thing_n hide_v unto_o we_o if_o this_o spirit_n be_v here_o mean_v how_o shall_v those_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o reveal_v to_o we_o they_o can_v be_v unless_o they_o be_v know_v by_o we_o and_o know_v by_o we_o they_o can_v be_v but_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o we_o so_o he_o add_v more_o express_o ver._n 12._o now_o we_o have_v receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n if_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v we_o know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n this_o spirit_n must_v be_v make_v we_o it_o must_v be_v one_o with_o our_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o work_v our_o regeneration_n but_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o we_o become_v formal_o regenerate_v and_o spiritual_a and_o punctual_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o apostle_n have_v say_v for_o 14._o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o remain_v a_o natural_a man_n because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n ver_fw-la 15._o 16._o but_o he_o that_o be_v spiritual_a judge_v or_o discern_v all_o thing_n yet_o he_o himself_o be_v judge_v of_o no_o man_n for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n
saviour_n christ_n to_o set_v he_o free_a and_o to_o enable_v he_o to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v he_o shall_v be_v set_v free_n for_o the_o question_n be_v not_o nor_o ever_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v make_v whether_o we_o have_v any_o freewill_n or_o power_n to_o make_v ourselves_o free_a but_o whether_o we_o have_v a_o freewill_n or_o some_o ability_n to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v we_o shall_v be_v make_v free_a which_o be_v leave_v undo_v we_o have_v no_o hope_n or_o probable_a assurance_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v make_v free_a indeed_o by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 4._o let_v every_o one_o that_o be_v call_v a_o christian_a and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n or_o of_o baptism_n in_o his_o name_n account_v it_o a_o open_a shame_n or_o scandal_n both_o to_o his_o person_n and_o profession_n either_o to_o deny_v or_o suspect_v that_o he_o have_v not_o the_o same_o measure_n of_o freewill_n or_o a_o great_a which_o naaman_n the_o 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