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in_o any_o thing_n transgress_v they_o they_o be_v afflict_v and_o when_o they_o conform_v to_o they_o they_o rejoice_v q._n you_o say_v before_o that_o regeneration_n signify_v a_o change_n of_o state_n or_o a_o second_o state_n pray_v show_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o second_o or_o new_a state_n that_o regeneration_n put_v man_n into_o answ_n i_o have_v show_v you_o already_o that_o regeneration_n put_v man_n into_o a_o new_a state_n of_o life_n it_o translate_v and_o raise_v they_o from_o spiritual_a death_n to_o spiritual_a life_n from_o darkness_n to_o light_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o infusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n light_n and_o life_n of_o christ_n and_o several_a thing_n have_v already_o be_v discourse_v on_o which_o may_v not_o here_o be_v mention_v but_o shall_v refer_v you_o to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v before_o here_o i_o shall_v add_v second_o that_o regeneration_n transplant_v man_n out_o of_o the_o old_a adam_n into_o the_o new_a it_o take_v they_o from_o the_o old_a 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they_o desire_v they_o choose_v it_o not_o they_o be_v in_o fellowship_n with_o the_o world_n and_o their_o lust_n and_o be_v well_o satisfy_v and_o content_v therewith_o but_o i_o may_v not_o enlarge_v 6._o they_o see_v and_o know_v the_o power_n of_o godliness_n 2_o tim._n 3.5_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n have_v fall_v and_o wrought_v on_o and_o iâ—_n they_o with_o power_n and_o save_a efficacy_n bring_v they_o into_o and_o set_v up_o godliness_n in_o power_n in_o they_o 1_o thes_n 1.5_o rom._n 1.16_o their_o deart_n and_o soul_n be_v subdue_v to_o it_o and_o swallow_v up_o in_o it_o the_o form_n of_o godliness_n be_v a_o poor_a empty_a thing_n to_o they_o without_o the_o power_n of_o it_o in_o their_o heart_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o unregenerate_a man_n they_o see_v not_o any_o religion_n or_o godliness_n beyond_o the_o form_n or_o outside_n it_o be_v not_o form_v or_o set_v up_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o therefore_o see_v little_a or_o nothing_o in_o 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after_o but_o with_o and_o in_o christ_n grace_n pardon_v and_o holiness_n and_o in_o order_n to_o their_o live_n to_o god_n with_o they_o and_o enjoy_v of_o he_o in_o they_o but_o unregenerate_a man_n see_v they_o with_o other_o eye_n and_o they_o have_v other_o thought_n of_o they_o they_o account_v they_o their_o good_a thing_n as_o the_o only_a or_o chief_a good_a their_o great_a portion_n and_o happiness_n and_o according_o they_o act_v walk_v and_o steer_v their_o course_n follow_v after_o they_o and_o greedy_o pursue_v they_o luk._n 16.25_o rom._n 8.5_o for_o indeed_o whatever_o they_o do_v profess_v or_o pretend_v to_o the_o contrary_a they_o do_v not_o see_v nor_o mind_n any_o high_a good_a 8._o they_o see_v and_o know_v the_o vanity_n and_o emptiness_n of_o that_o which_o they_o do_v bear_v upon_o and_o glory_n in_o namely_o their_o own_o righteousness_n they_o once_o think_v that_o they_o have_v that_o in_o they_o and_o such_o work_n be_v perform_v by_o they_o as_o will_v 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