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our_o society_n but_o this_o be_v altogether_o false_a i_o own_v no_o other_o door_n but_o christ_n and_o he_o both_o as_o sincere_o believe_v in_o not_o with_o a_o bare_a literal_a historical_a faith_n but_o a_o divine_a spiritual_a faith_n beget_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n and_o as_o sincere_o confess_v the_o sincere_a live_a confession_n flow_v from_o a_o sincere_a live_a faith_n in_o the_o heart_n xxxviii_o pag._n 61._o his_o perversion_n that_o i_o make_v a_o bare_a profession_n verbal_a confession_n or_o declaration_n of_o principle_n doctrine_n and_o practice_n the_o term_n of_o church-communion_n this_o be_v false_a i_o make_v they_o not_o the_o term_n at_o all_o when_o the_o profession_n be_v but_o bare_o verbal_a but_o when_o the_o confession_n or_o profession_n flow_v from_o the_o live_a faith_n of_o christ_n and_o from_o his_o life_n in_o the_o heart_n i_o say_v and_o still_o say_v they_o be_v secondary_a term_n of_o church-communion_n the_o 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etc._n than_o on_o the_o outward_a profession_n and_o confession_n to_o the_o great_a doctrine_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n this_o be_v apparent_a from_o his_o word_n xlvi_o p._n 64._o his_o perversion_n in_o false_o charge_v i_o that_o i_o spurn_v disdainful_o at_o the_o advice_n give_v i_o to_o retract_v the_o bitter_a language_n as_o some_o call_v it_o in_o my_o book_n whereas_o i_o modest_o promise_v to_o do_v it_o when_o they_o have_v tell_v i_o what_o hard_a or_o bitter_a word_n i_o have_v give_v to_o any_o that_o be_v not_o due_a unto_o they_o withal_o desire_v some_o to_o give_v i_o their_o good_a example_n be_v this_o any_o disdainful_a spurn_v xlvii_o p._n 64._o his_o
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