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god_n and_o my_o christ_n etc._n etc._n but_o do_v incur_v a_o actual_a guilt_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n redundant_fw-la upon_o the_o person_n at_o lest_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la so_o as_o if_o david_n shall_v have_v die_v before_o his_o actual_a repentance_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v have_v be_v damn_v it_o be_v answer_v the_o sin_n of_o believer_n be_v not_o only_o actual_o pardon_v in_o heaven_n after_o actual_a repentance_n but_o before_o any_o subsequent_a act_n of_o repentance_n even_o at_o once_o in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o believe_v and_o repent_v so_o as_o if_o david_n and_o peter_n have_v die_v one_o in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o adultery_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o denial_n of_o christ_n yet_o they_o have_v be_v save_v though_o as_o they_o say_v they_o can_v conceive_v a_o regenerate_a person_n can_v commit_v a_o know_a actual_a sin_n without_o some_o present_a act_n of_o repentance_n some_o resistance_n of_o spirit_n call_v displicentia_fw-la vel_fw-la renisus_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la cum_fw-la peccant_a ea_fw-la tantum_fw-la parte_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la regeniti_fw-la peccant_a secundum_fw-la vero_fw-la interiorem_fw-la partem_fw-la nolunt_fw-la detestantur_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la plena_fw-la voluntate_fw-la peccant_a zanch._n epist_n 91._o p._n 114._o and_o to_o this_o agree_v that_o in_o gal._n 5._o 17._o 1_o john_n 3._o 9_o rom._n 7._o 13._o 24._o but_o that_o he_o stand_v a_o condemn_a man_n till_o solemn_a act_n of_o repentance_n as_o confession_n petition_n etc._n etc._n they_o deny_v 1._o because_o in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o believe_a our_o sin_n be_v so_o pardon_v as_o there_o be_v no_o place_n or_o time_n after_o leave_v for_o condemnation_n he_o that_o believe_v have_v everlasting_a life_n john_n 3._o ult_n and_o cap._n 5._o 23._o but_o if_o at_o any_o time_n any_o one_o sin_n be_v not_o pardon_v he_o be_v for_o that_o time_n under_o the_o curse_n &_o in_o the_o state_n of_o 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a_o account_n for_o loss_n 10._o qui_fw-la ludit_fw-la in_o cathedra_fw-la legebit_fw-la in_o gehenna_n bishop_n hall_n jer._n 48._o 10._o of_o soul_n either_o through_o idleness_n and_o negligence_n in_o his_o preach_n or_o not_o preach_v christ_n saving_o to_o his_o people_n if_o one_o soul_n be_v worth_a a_o world_n than_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o soul_n be_v a_o great_a loss_n than_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n all_o blood_n cry_v aloud_o cain_n can_v not_o endure_v to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o brother_n blood_n but_o none_o to_o the_o blood_n of_o soul_n ezek._n 33._o 8._o for_o that_o death_n be_v to_o all_o eternity_n in_o hell_n fire_n quest_n but_o one_o main_a question_n must_v here_o be_v answer_v before_o i_o leave_v this_o point_n see_v minister_n must_v preach_v jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n whether_o then_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o preach_v the_o law_n yea_o or_o no_o i_o answer_v negative_o none_o 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