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at_o all_o and_o salvation_n be_v not_o of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n but_o of_o our_o own_o good_a pleasure_n for_o grace_n be_v not_o grace_n except_o it_o be_v every_o way_n gracious_a or_o free_a 11.6_o rom._n 11.6_o rom._n 11.6_o if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n than_o it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n but_o if_o it_o be_v of_o work_n than_o it_o be_v no_o more_o grace_n otherwise_o work_n be_v no_o more_o work_n thus_o the_o apostle_n reason_v from_o the_o contrary_n three_o god_n owe_v nothing_o to_o any_o man_n neither_o take_v he_o aught_o of_o any_o man_n so_o that_o he_o may_v give_v or_o not_o give_v what_o when_o where_o to_o who_o and_o how_o much_o it_o please_v he_o be_v independent_a upon_o any_o creature_n and_o free_a from_o all_o obligation_n which_o may_v bind_v he_o to_o any_o of_o they_o he_o have_v absolute_a right_n and_o jurisdiction_n over_o all_o man_n as_o the_o potter_n have_v over_o his_o clay_n he_o may_v do_v with_o his_o own_o what_o he_o please_v and_o who_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o 45.9_o job_n 9.12_o rom._n 9.20_o esay_n 10.15_o &_o 45.9_o what_o do_v thou_o shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o shall_v the_o clay_n say_v to_o he_o that_o fashion_v it_o what_o make_v thou_o shall_v the_o son_n say_v to_o the_o father_n what_o begette_v thou_o or_o to_o the_o woman_n what_o have_v thou_o bring_v forth_o shall_v the_o axe_n boast_v itself_o against_o he_o that_o hew_v therewith_o 18.6_o jer._n 18.6_o or_o shall_v the_o see_v magnify_v itself_o against_o he_o that_o shake_v it_o as_o if_o
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be_v reas_n 1_o first_o from_o the_o general_a to_o the_o special_a all_o good_a gift_n and_o perfect_a gift_n whatsoever_o be_v from_o above_o and_o come_v down_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n jam._n 1._o they_o spring_v not_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n 3.27_o jam._n 1.17_o joh._n 3.27_o as_o john_n 3_o a_o man_n can_v receive_v nothing_o except_o it_o be_v give_v he_o from_o above_o neither_o yet_o come_v unto_o christ_n except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o john_n 6._o second_o we_o can_v obtain_v a_o bit_n of_o bread_n to_o do_v we_o any_o good_a but_o we_o must_v have_v it_o by_o god_n gift_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n where_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o come_v to_o he_o to_o have_v our_o daily_a bread_n give_v unto_o we_o 9.5_o matth._n 6.11_o deut._n 9.5_o the_o israelite_n can_v not_o inherit_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o any_o inherent_a righteousness_n in_o themselves_o &_o the_o uprightnes_n of_o their_o heart_n neither_o yet_o conquer_v it_o by_o their_o own_o sword_n psal_n 44.3_o 44.3_o psal_n 44.3_o they_o gate_z not_o the_o land_n in_o possession_n by_o their_o own_o sword_n neither_o do_v their_o own_o arm_n save_o they_o but_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n because_o thou_o have_v a_o favour_n unto_o they_o much_o less_o than_o be_v we_o able_a to_o possess_v the_o heavenly_a canaan_n by_o any_o godliness_n in_o our_o own_o person_n this_o doctrine_n overthrow_v all_o justification_n by_o our_o own_o work_n and_o merit_n whether_o do_v before_o grace_n use_v 1_o or_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 3.20_o by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n for_o by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n and_o tit._n 3._o 3.20_o rom._n 3.20_o the_o kindness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n appear_v 5._o tit._n 3.4_o 5._o not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v 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