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shall_v continue_v in_o our_o weakness_n and_o incapacity_n our_o life_n be_v unprofitable_a barren_a unfruitful_a 15.6_o and_o in_o evident_a peril_n if_o any_o man_n abide_v not_o in_o i_o say_v jesus_n christ_n he_o be_v cast_v forth_o as_o a_o branch_n and_o be_v wither_v and_o man_n gather_v they_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n if_o we_o will_v come_v to_o the_o experience_n of_o what_o we_o have_v say_v let_v we_o examine_v god_n conduct_n of_o such_o soul_n as_o he_o will_v save_v and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o first_o knowledge_n he_o give_v they_o be_v that_o of_o jesus_n christ_n propose_v to_o they_o his_o cross_n or_o some_o mystery_n of_o his_o life_n the_o first_o motion_n the_o first_o thought_n of_o piety_n that_o he_o inspire_v they_o with_o be_v those_o of_o a_o certain_a compassion_n and_o sympathy_n with_o his_o cross_n and_o suffering_n or_o those_o of_o love_n and_o tenderness_n in_o consideration_n of_o his_o benefit_n if_o on_o the_o other_o 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it_o a_o estate_n only_o for_o the_o most_o perfect_a pass_v by_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n impossible_a for_o they_o but_o if_o we_o consider_v well_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o easy_a and_o acknowledge_v it_o common_a to_o all_o soul_n who_o live_v in_o grace_n to_o do_v a_o action_n of_o piety_n we_o must_v be_v aid_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o encourage_v &_o assist_v we_o in_o all_o good_a work_n so_o necessary_a that_o without_o this_o grace_n we_o can_v neither_o think_v nor_o act_v any_o good_a he_o than_o that_o will_v be_v devout_a and_o live_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o true_a piety_n must_v have_v this_o grace_n whence_o it_o follow_v he_o must_v cooperate_v with_o it_o and_o give_v himself_o up_o to_o be_v conduct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o will_v operate_v that_o good_a woâ—k_n in_o he_o otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o live_v well_o since_o that_o without_o grace_n we_o can_v do_v no_o good_a 12.3_o no_o 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