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grace_n nay_o precious_a love-token_n from_o their_o father_n in_o heaven_n the_o wicked_a in_o their_o worship_v of_o god_n give_v he_o only_o the_o shell_n and_o outside_n according_o he_o give_v they_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n which_o in_o comparison_n to_o those_o of_o a_o better_a be_v but_o toy_n and_o trifle_n the_o good_a serve_v god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n suitable_o he_o make_v they_o to_o inherit_v &_o substance_n prov._n 8.21_o that_o be_v those_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a reality_n which_o transcend_v all_o the_o shadow_n and_o pompous_a apparition_n of_o the_o world_n the_o wicked_a be_v creature_n and_o so_o have_v a_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n yet_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o their_o prosperity_n they_o move_v to_o that_o hell_n which_o be_v the_o centre_n of_o their_o iniquity_n the_o good_a be_v sinner_n and_o so_o have_v some_o affliction_n to_o purge_v out_o the_o relic_n of_o sin_n yet_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o trouble_n they_o pass_v 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be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o expression_n be_v joh._n 8.44_o of_o a_o man_n own_o creatura_fw-la habet_fw-la redire_fw-la ad_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la a_o se_fw-la the_o creature_n fall_v from_o its_o defectibility_n and_o pravity_n here_o providence_n be_v only_o a_o permissor_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o no_o sin_n can_v possible_o come_v to_o pass_v without_o a_o permission_n if_o god_n suffer_v it_o not_o no_o man_n can_v wrong_v israel_n psal_n 105.14_o and_o which_o be_v less_o than_o a_o injurious_a act_n balaam_n can_v curse_v she_o numb_a 22.38_o and_o which_o be_v yet_o less_o than_o a_o curse_a word_n the_o idolatrous_a nation_n can_v desire_v her_o land_n exod._n 34.24_o let_v a_o man_n be_v in_o never_o so_o great_a a_o frenzy_n of_o lust_n god_n can_v hedge_n
have_v make_v we_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n col._n 1.12_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o grace_n be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o eternal_a love_n the_o appearance_n of_o it_o in_o man_n be_v in_o supernatural_a gift_n the_o period_n and_o centre_n of_o it_o be_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n two_o thing_n in_o this_o point_n of_o grace_n offer_v themselves_o to_o our_o consideration_n the_o freeness_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o divine_a efficacy_n of_o it_o first_o the_o freeness_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o that_o in_o two_o or_o three_o particular_n 1._o it_o be_v of_o freegrace_n that_o all_o mankind_n do_v not_o eternal_o perish_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o fall_n that_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n for_o any_o one_o son_n of_o adam_n when_o the_o angel_n sin_v but_o one_o sin_n god_n turn_v they_o down_o into_o chain_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o may_v he_o not_o in_o justice_n have_v 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