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unto_o they_o &_o a_o new_a spirit_n to_o put_v within_o they_o and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o their_o body_n and_o give_v they_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o to_o put_v his_o own_o spirit_n within_o they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o statute_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o judgement_n and_o do_v they_o and_o as_o in_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n the_o lord_n profess_v 3â—_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o covenant_n that_o i_o will_v make_v with_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n after_o those_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o jer._n 32.39_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v i_o for_o ever_o for_o the_o wealth_n of_o they_o &_o of_o their_o child_n after_o they_o and_o i_o will_v make_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n with_o they_o that_o i_o 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of_o god_n in_o raise_v christ_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o the_o hebrew_n that_o god_n will_v make_v they_o perfect_a to_o every_o good_a work_n work_v in_o they_o that_o which_o be_v please_v in_o his_o sight_n through_o jesus_n christ_n heb._n 30.20.21_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n that_o bring_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o the_o sheep_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n make_v you_o perfect_a in_o all_o good_a work_n to_o do_v his_o will_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v call_v the_o work_n of_o faith_n in_o power_n 2._o thes._n 1.11_o and_o as_o for_o perseverance_n therein_o with_o patience_n the_o apostle_n require_v such_o a_o strength_n as_o be_v wrought_v by_o god_n glorious_a power_n col._n 1.11_o &_o 2._o pet._n 1.3_o we_o be_v â—ayde_v to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d piscator_fw-la not_o know_v well_o what_o good_a sense_n to_o make_v of_o it_o as_o it_o lie_v interpret_v it_o unto_o glory_n and_o virtue_n as_o if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d daniel_n heynsius_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o aristarchus_n sacer_n on_o nonnus_n upon_o john_n make_v bold_a to_o censure_v this_o interpretation_n and_o show_v whence_o it_o proceed_v to_o wit_n herupon_o because_o he_o know_v no_o other_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o virtue_n and_o that_o in_o the_o sense_n as_o we_o usual_o take_v it_o but_o say_v he_o in_o the_o greek_a etymologicum_n we_o find_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o notion_n thereof_o be_v as_o much_o as_o potentia_fw-la and_o according_o we_o be_v call_v as_o saint_n peter_n say_v by_o glory_n and_o power_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v by_o god_n glorious_a power_n and_o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n clear_o profess_v that_o god_n find_v we_o dead_a in_o sin_n eph._n 2.1_o &_o col._n 2.13_o and_o be_v not_o the_o work_n itself_o call_v regeneration_n joh._n 3._o and_o 1._o pet._n 1._o and_o in_o other_o place_n be_v it_o not_o a_o new_a life_n wrought_v in_o we_o we_o be_v before_o estrange_v from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n eph._n 4.18_o now_o we_o be_v not_o and_o be_v not_o this_o life_n the_o life_n of_o faith_n accord_v to_o that_o gal._n 2.20_o the_o life_n that_o i_o now_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o austin_n in_o plain_a term_n profess_v that_o god_n convert_v man_n omnipotent_a facilitate_v therefore_o he_o use_v his_o allmightie_a power_n therein_o though_o he_o do_v it_o with_o case_n like_v as_o he_o both_o make_v the_o world_n and_o shall_v raise_v the_o dead_a with_o ease_n for_o he_o speak_v the_o word_n and_o they_o be_v make_v he_o command_v and_o they_o be_v create_v 5._o and_o in_o like_a sort_n the_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n shall_v hâ—are_v the_o voyer_fw-fr of_o the_o â—one_n of_o man_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o some_o to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n some_o to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o condemnation_n and_o power_n less_o than_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v not_o able_a to_o regenerate_a man_n for_o can_v a_o angel_n regenerate_a man_n or_o can_v man_v regenerate_v himself_o and_o make_v himself_o partaker_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o breathe_v the_o life_n of_o god_n the_o life_n of_o grace_n or_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n into_o he_o consider_v but_o sober_o the_o importance_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v so_o much_o slight_v by_o this_o generation_n consider_v it_o aâ—_n touch_v the_o object_n thereof_o and_o the_o thing_n believe_v consider_v it_o as_o touch_v the_o form_n of_o it_o and_o the_o confidence_n of_o the_o creature_n â—n_v his_o creator_n and_o judge_v indifferent_o whether_o any_o create_a power_n can_v suffice_v to_o create_v faith_n in_o man_n the_o thing_n believe_v be_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o what_o end_n that_o his_o soul_n may_v be_v make_v a_o offering_n for_o sin_n the_o just_a dye_n for_o the_o unjust_a that_o so_o god_n may_v justify_v the_o ungodly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 4._o what_o wisdom_n be_v there_o in_o this_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v not_o these_o thing_n of_o god_n foolishness_n to_o the_o natural_a man_n 1._o cor._n 2_o 14._o then_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a the_o eternal_a judgement_n the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v what_o reason_n can_v draw_v a_o natural_a man_n to_o the_o embrace_v of_o these_o then_o as_o touch_v our_o confidence_n in_o god_n and_o dependence_n upon_o he_o according_a to_o these_o mystery_n be_v it_o in_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n a_o man_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o repose_v the_o fortune_n of_o his_o salvation_n upon_o a_o crucify_a god_n which_o be_v a_o scandal_n to_o the_o jew_n foolishness_n to_o the_o gentile_n but_o to_o we_o that_o be_v save_v it_o be_v the_o very_a power_n of_o god_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n for_o a_o sinner_n to_o be_v assure_v that_o god_n be_v his_o father_n in_o christ_n and_o receive_v we_o unto_o he_o as_o son_n and_o daughter_n and_o if_o son_n than_o heir_n also_o even_o heir_n of_o god_n and_o heir_n annex_v with_o jesus_n christ._n to_o say_v with_o job_n though_o he_o kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o put_v my_o trust_n in_o he_o not_o only_a mangre_n his_o judgement_n by_o which_o he_o fight_v against_o we_o cause_v his_o arrow_n to_o stâ—ckâ—_n fast_o in_o we_o and_o the_o venom_n thereof_o to_o drink_v up_o our_o spirit_n but_o also_o in_o despite_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n whereby_o the_o best_a provoke_v he_o too_o oft_o even_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o glory_n yet_o these_o disputer_n will_v not_o have_v it_o think_v that_o they_o deny_v faith_n to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n but_o they_o have_v come_v so_o far_o as_o to_o 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tim._n 2._o last_o eph._n 2.1_o eâ—hic_n 4._o cap._n 5._o act._n 4.24_o joh._n 5._o exam._n p._n 150._o matth_v 24.24_o 2._o tim._n 4.17_o treat_n 1._o part_n sect._n 1_o tit._n 1.10_o hist._n l._n 5._o 2._o cor._n 4.3.4_o prov._n 16.4_o defence_n armin._n p._n 394._o rom._n 9.11.12_o 20.21.22_o v._o 1â—_n enchirid._n cap._n 96._o de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 21._o c._n 24._o 1._o joh._n 2_o 19_o 1._o q_o 23._o art_n 2._o ad_fw-la 1._o jer._n 9.24_o heb._n 1â—_n 10_o 1_o cor._n 9.22_o act._n 18.9.10_o joh._n 11.52_o joh_n 10.16_o gratia_n &_o de_fw-fr lib._n arbit_fw-la cap._n 2_o prov._n 16.4_o sect._n 2._o vossius_fw-la in_o trist_n pelag_n p._n 638._o austin_n dâ—_n civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 21_o c._n 24._o aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 12._o c._n 7_o ne_fw-la quaerat_fw-la efficientem_fw-la causam_fw-la malae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la efficiene_fw-fr sed_fw-la deficiens_fw-la sect._n 3_o consid._n ezech._n 2.5_o instit._fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 24._o num_fw-la 13._o 1._o pet._n 2.8_o rom._n 7.8_o act._n 13.48_o act._n 11.18_o 2._o thess._n 2.13_o 2._o cor._n 1.14_o rom._n 8._o sect._n 1_o hebr._n 13.21_o esa._n 63.18_o rom._n 9.28.19_o exam._n 166.167_o sect._n 2._o treat_n gal._n 5.24_o esa._n 49._o 2._o cor._n 2.15.16_o ezech._n 2._o sect._n 3_o treat_n 1._o sam._n 18.4_o v._o 3._o 2._o cor._n 2.15.16_o joh._n 5.44_o sect._n 4._o treat_n 3._o part._n sect._n 1_o treat_n sect._n 2._o treat_n 1._o cor._n 13._o 1_o thess._n 1.3.4_o philip._n 3._o sect._n 3_o treat_n 1._o john_n 2.19_o matt._n 16._o 1_o pet._n 1._o luc._n 23._o bert._n de_fw-fr apostas_fw-la sanctorun_n jer._n 17.9_o 1._o cor._n 11._o hos._n 2.15_o sect._n 4._o treat_n consid._n psalm_n 51._o jer._n 32.40_o esa._n 27.2_o sect._n 5._o treat_n heb._n 13_o 21_o 1._o cor._n 15_o 10._o 1._o thes._n 1_o 11._o ezech._n 36.27_o 2._o thess._n 5_o 1.11_o sect._n 6._o treat_n ezech._n 20.12_o deu._n 29.6_o esa._n 37.18_o mich._n 7._o psa._n 64_o 18_o ezech._n 36.26.27_o jer._n 31_o 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