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the_o spirit_n whereby_o a_o man_n that_o be_v already_o justify_v do_v by_o virtue_n of_o grace_n receive_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n worthy_a of_o amendment_n of_o life_n it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n ezek._n 36.27_o 36.27_o ezek._n 36.27_o i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n within_o you_o and_o cause_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n of_o he_o that_o be_v already_o justify_v that_o be_v acquit_v of_o his_o sin_n and_o make_v righteous_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n rom._n 5_o 1._o 1._o rom._n 5.1_o 6_o 1._o etc._n etc._n 6.1_o etc._n etc._n after_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n follow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o new_a obedience_n to_o let_v we_o understand_v in_o what_o order_n they_o be_v in_o the_o christian_a estate_n do_v by_o virtue_n of_o grace_n receive_v from_o christ_n john_n 15.4_o 15.4_o joh._n 15.4_o as_o the_o branch_n can_v bear_v fruit_n of_o itself_o except_o it_o abide_v in_o the_o vine_n no_o more_o can_v you_o except_v you_o abide_v in_o i_o 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be_v say_v to_o deal_v with_o he_o as_o a_o father_n with_o his_o child_n the_o matter_n of_o obedience_n mal._n 3.17_o i_o will_v spaâ—â—_n they_o as_o a_o father_n spare_v his_o own_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o now_o if_o a_o man_n set_v his_o son_n a_o task_n enjoin_v he_o to_o write_v a_o copy_n if_o he_o see_v that_o he_o do_v but_o his_o best_a endeavour_n he_o accept_v it_o commend_n and_o encourage_v his_o child_n even_o so_o do_v the_o lord_n deal_v with_o we_o when_o he_o perceive_v a_o faithful_a labour_a on_o our_o partâ—_n to_o do_v what_o he_o command_v he_o accept_v iâ—_n this_o case_n the_o will_v 〈…〉_o and_o according_o reward_v it_o question_n 3_o what_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o new_a obedience_n answ_n mark_n they_o be_v general_a or_o special_a general_n that_o in_o new_a obedience_n it_o be_v only_o the_o conscience_n of_o god_n commandment_n that_o set_v heart_n and_o hand_n on_o work_n not_o any_o other_o external_a motive_n obedience_n not_o spring_v from_o the_o 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sacrifice_n the_o performer_n can_v have_v no_o assurance_n that_o herein_o they_o please_v god_n second_o mark_n that_o it_o carry_v a_o respective_a eye_n to_o all_o god_n commandment_n it_o do_v not_o call_v out_o any_o and_o leave_v the_o rest_n but_o all_o the_o know_a will_n of_o god_n so_o far_o as_o the_o judgement_n be_v convince_v the_o heart_n endeavour_v to_o practice_v psal_n 119._o 119._o psalm_n 119._o i_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v when_o i_o have_v respect_n to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n zacharie_n and_o elizabeth_n walk_v in_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n heb._n 13.18_o heb._n heb._n 13.18_o we_o trust_v we_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n in_o all_o thing_n desire_v to_o live_v honest_o and_o great_a reason_n be_v there_o for_o this_o equal_a eye_n to_o be_v have_v to_o all_o god_n commandment_n since_o they_o all_o lay_v a_o bond_n upon_o the_o conscience_n and_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o commander_n shine_v as_o well_o in_o the_o one_o as_o in_o 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