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riches_n of_o god_n goodness_n not_o know_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n lead_v thou_o unto_o repentance_n rom._n 2.4_o it_o be_v not_o god_n judgement_n that_o will_v move_v they_o they_o leave_v no_o impression_n as_o rev._n 9.20_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o man_n which_o be_v not_o kill_v by_o these_o plague_n yet_o repent_v not_o of_o the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o worship_v devil_n etc._n etc._n brass_n nor_o stone_n and_o wood_n which_o neither_o can_v see_v nor_o hear_v nor_o walk_v they_o repent_v not_o though_o they_o be_v spare_v but_o worship_v god_n which_o can_v see_v nor_o hear_v nor_o
to_o make_v up_o of_o the_o match_n vers_fw-la 9_o then_o i_o wash_v thou_o with_o water_n yea_o i_o thorough_o wash_v away_o thy_o blood_n from_o thou_o and_o i_o anoint_v thou_o with_o oil_n i_o clothe_v thou_o also_o with_o embroider_a work_n and_o shod_a thou_o with_o badger_n skin_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v when_o christ_n come_v to_o cast_v his_o affection_n on_o we_o and_o to_o wed_v we_o unto_o himself_o he_o find_v we_o pollute_v and_o naked_a not_o with_o a_o rag_n on_o we_o full_o of_o filth_n just_o nothing_o have_v we_o he_o take_v we_o with_o nothing_o nay_o we_o be_v worse_o than_o nothing_o so_o that_o here_o be_v the_o point_n what_o ground_n be_v there_o whereby_o a_o man_n that_o be_v dead_a and_o have_v no_o goodness_n in_o he_o mâ—ke_v he_o as_o ill_o as_o can_v be_v imagine_v what_o ground_n have_v he_o to_o receive_v chriâ—t_n yes_o to_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o he_o give_v the_o power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n first_o the_o receive_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o come_v believe_v it_o be_v the_o receive_n of_o this_o gift_n that_o be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o christ_n be_v offer_v to_o we_o the_o apostle_n join_v the_o first_o and_o second_o adam_n together_o make_v the_o benefit_n we_o have_v by_o the_o second_o to_o lie_v in_o the_o point_n of_o receive_v rom._n 5.17_o object_n if_o it_o be_v a_o free_a gift_n why_o be_v faith_n require_v sol._n because_o faith_n take_v away_o nothing_o from_o the_o gift_n if_o a_o man_n give_v a_o beggar_n a_o alm_n and_o he_o reach_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o receive_v it_o his_o reaching_z out_o the_o hand_n make_v the_o gift_n never_o the_o less_o because_o the_o hand_n be_v not_o a_o worker_n but_o a_o instrument_n in_o receive_v the_o free_a gift_n rom._n 5.15_o if_o through_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o many_o be_v dead_a much_o more_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o gift_n by_o grace_n have_v abound_v unto_o many_o in_o jesus_n christ._n and_o vers_fw-la 17._o 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