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lord_n and_o his_o neighbour_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n i'faith_o therefore_o as_o s._n james_n say_v must_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o good_a work_n which_o be_v 18._o the_o necessary_a fruit_n thereof_o for_o although_o faith_n alone_o do_v justify_v as_o paul_n show_v 16._o because_o faith_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n in_o we_o which_o concur_v unto_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n and_o be_v the_o only_a grace_n which_o serve_v as_o a_o instrument_n to_o apprehend_v and_o receive_v christ_n who_o only_o be_v our_o righteousness_n yet_o that_o faith_n which_o be_v alone_o not_o join_v with_o repentance_n &_o amendment_n of_o life_n do_v not_o justify_v as_o james_n prove_v because_o it_o be_v not_o a_o true_a faith_n for_o even_o as_o the_o body_n say_v he_o without_o spirit_n that_o be_v breath_n be_v judge_v dead_a so_o faith_n without_o work_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o breathe_n of_o a_o lively_a faith_n be_v judge_v to_o be_v dead_a we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o they_o 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most_o evident_a place_n not_o only_o against_o wander_v of_o soul_n but_o especial_o against_o purgatory_n &_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a for_o whereas_o they_o object_n that_o the_o place_n be_v understand_v of_o martyr_n only_o i_o have_v before_o plain_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v general_o understand_v of_o all_o those_o that_o die_v in_o christ_n whether_o as_o martyr_n or_o as_o confessor_n who_o neither_o by_o the_o tyranny_n nor_o fraud_n oâ—_n antichrist_n can_v be_v draw_v away_o from_o christ._n for_o these_o be_v in_o christ_n &_o consequent_o make_v partaker_n of_o his_o merit_n christ_n have_v by_o his_o blood_n so_o full_o boâ—_n purge_v their_o soul_n that_o they_o shall_v noâ—_n need_v the_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n which_o waâ—_n devise_v to_o purge_v man_n purse_n ratheâ—_n then_o their_o soul_n and_o also_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o their_o sin_n that_o as_o other_o purgation_n so_o other_o satisfactionâ—_n be_v blasphemy_n against_o christ_n our_o 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that_o do_v noâ—_n fear_n but_o rather_o desire_v death_n he_o will_v nâ—_n 23_o for_o fear_n of_o any_o creature_n be_v withdraw_v either_o from_o his_o faith_n or_o obedience_n fâ—_n the_o worst_a thing_n which_o any_o creature_n 〈◊〉_d threaten_v be_v death_n and_o that_o be_v it_o whiâ—_n he_o desire_v especial_o if_o it_o be_v not_o only_a 〈◊〉_d christ_n but_o also_o for_o he_o again_o if_o the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o tâ—_n lord_n be_v thencefoorth_o bless_v etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o we_o to_o mourn_v for_o they_o which_o be_v dead_a in_o christ_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o they_o leave_v we_o may_v seem_v to_o envy_v their_o happiness_n for_o though_o their_o body_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o earth_n yet_o be_v we_o no_o more_o to_o mourn_v thereat_o than_o the_o husband_n man_n mourn_v for_o commit_v his_o seed_n corn_n to_o the_o earth_n because_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o seed_n have_v purify_v in_o the_o 44._o earth_n will_v come_v up_o against_o the_o great_a 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happy_a and_o bless_a now_o that_o charity_n bind_v we_o thâ—_n to_o conâ—ive_v of_o he_o i_o will_v make_v it_o manifest_a for_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v no_o evidence_n to_o the_o contrary_a and_o charity_n evermore_o judge_v the_o best_a we_o have_v also_o sufficient_a evidence_n whereupon_o to_o conclude_v according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n that_o he_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d say_v according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n for_o as_o the_o judgement_n of_o certaineâ—_n belong_v unto_o god_n so_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n unto_o us._n let_v we_o therefore_o take_v a_o brief_a view_n of_o such_o fruit_n according_a to_o which_o alone_o be_v charitable_o interpret_v true_a charity_n do_v judge_v i_o say_v oâ—_n such_o fruit_n and_o sign_n as_o have_v appeareâ—_n both_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o health_n and_o also_o 〈◊〉_d the_o time_n of_o his_o sickness_n until_o his_o death_n for_o whereas_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o every_o christian_a must_v be_v careful_a in_o this_o present_a life_n namely_o that_o he_o liâ—_n sober_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o religious_a towards_o god_n and_o just_o among_o meâ—_n 12._o the_o first_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v confess_v of_o 〈◊〉_d that_o know_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o sober_a grave_a discreet_a frugal_a temperate_a and_o chaste_a man_n and_o as_o for_o his_o religion_n towards_o god_n first_o i_o say_v though_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n notwithstanding_o he_o have_v profess_v unto_o i_o and_o to_o other_o in_o my_o hear_n that_o from_o his_o youth_n he_o have_v be_v persuade_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n and_o that_o he_o abhor_v the_o idolatrous_a superstition_n and_o damnable_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n against_o both_o which_o i_o have_v hear_v he_o by_o way_n of_o discourse_n inveigh_v serious_o and_o to_o good_a purpose_n but_o as_o he_o be_v no_o papist_n so_o no_o neuter_n or_o nullifidian_n which_o be_v too_o common_a a_o fault_n among_o the_o politician_n of_o this_o world_n but_o a_o profess_a protestant_a and_o open_a professor_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v to_o say_v one_o that_o do_v 1._o bear_v the_o mark_n of_o god_n in_o his_o forehead_n as_o the_o faithful_a be_v describe_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o this_o belove_v be_v no_o small_a favour_n of_o god_n vouchsafe_v unto_o he_o for_o as_o here_o they_o be_v pronounce_v bless_v who_o die_v in_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o in_o the_o religion_n of_o antichrist_n so_o revel_v 20._o 6_o they_o be_v pronounce_v bless_v and_o holy_a who_o have_v their_o 6._o part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n whereby_o as_o they_o rise_v from_o other_o sin_n and_o corruption_n so_o especial_o from_o the_o grave_n of_o antichristian_a that_o