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jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v beget_v we_o again_o 5._o this_o change_n of_o a_o sinner_n nature_n which_o be_v make_v in_o regeneration_n be_v the_o alone_a work_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n as_o the_o principal_a and_o efficient_a cause_n wherein_o he_o make_v use_v of_o man_n as_o instrument_n in_o his_o hand_n 1_o cor._n 4.15_o and_o of_o the_o word_n from_o they_o as_o his_o mean_n jam._n 1.18_o there_o be_v no_o more_o power_n in_o man_n natural_o to_o work_v this_o change_n in_o himself_o than_o can_v be_v imagine_v in_o any_o man_n to_o have_v beget_v himself_o therefore_o be_v it_o set_v forth_o here_o by_o such_o a_o word_n as_o may_v lead_v all_o the_o regenerate_v to_o consider_v themselves_o as_o whole_o passive_a when_o first_o this_o change_n be_v make_v upon_o they_o bless_a be_v the_o god_n etc._n etc._n who_o have_v beget_v we_o again_o 6._o it_o do_v exceed_o commend_v the_o free_a love_n of_o god_n in_o make_v this_o change_n upon_o sinner_n and_o may_v much_o heighten_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o esteem_n of_o his_o work_n that_o he_o who_o have_v such_o a_o son_n as_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v and_o be_v his_o peer_n and_o equal_a philip._n 2.6_o the_o express_a image_n of_o his_o person_n heb._n 1.3_o and_o his_o full_a delight_n prov._n 8.30_o shall_v have_v vouchsafe_v upon_o such_o unworthy_a thing_n as_o we_o be_v so_o sweet_a and_o honourable_a a_o relation_n to_o himself_o and_o that_o bless_a son_n of_o he_o as_o be_v import_v in_o this_o his_o beget_n of_o we_o again_o the_o esteem_v whereof_o the_o apostle_n heighten_v in_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o regenerate_v by_o this_o that_o it_o be_v the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v beget_v we_o again_o 7._o the_o lord_n be_v not_o move_v to_o bestow_v his_o grace_n upon_o sinner_n by_o any_o goodness_n which_o he_o do_v foresee_v or_o find_v in_o they_o see_v none_o can_v give_v first_o to_o he_o rom._n 11.35_o nor_o be_v profitable_a to_o he_o job_n 22.2_o who_o need_v nothing_o from_o any_o act._n 17.25_o but_o only_o by_o his_o own_o mercy_n which_o be_v that_o lovely_a property_n whereby_o he_o be_v strong_o incline_v to_o let_v out_o of_o his_o goodness_n to_o unworthy_a and_o miserable_a sinner_n who_o deserve_v the_o contrary_a from_o he_o for_o here_o mercy_n be_v make_v the_o alone_a and_o sufficient_a motive_n of_o our_o regeneration_n while_o the_o apostle_n say_v according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o have_v beget_v we_o 8._o that_o mercy_n which_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o work_v a_o save_a change_n upon_o any_o sinner_n be_v both_o very_a plentiful_a for_o the_o quantity_n of_o it_o and_o most_o excellent_a for_o the_o quality_n of_o it_o and_o it_o must_v be_v so_o there_o be_v so_o many_o provocation_n find_v and_o foresee_v in_o sinner_n which_o only_o plentiful_a mercy_n can_v overcome_v isa_n 48.8_o and_o so_o many_o excellent_a favour_n to_o be_v bestow_v upon_o the_o 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