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court_n unite_z cement_n and_o plead_v together_o do_v not_o for_o the_o old_a quarrel_n turn_v one_o another_o over_o the_o bar_n or_o out_o of_o door_n the_o knight_n and_o gentleman_n in_o the_o country_n that_o fight_v on_o seyerul_a side_n be_v reconcile_v and_o act_v together_o as_o one_o man_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o kingdom_n notwithstanding_o what_o pass_v in_o the_o late_a difference_n only_o the_o minister_n and_o ambassador_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n who_o say_v and_o do_v not_o will_v as_o yet_o have_v no_o peace_n clap_v their_o wing_n to_o stir_v and_o beat_v up_o their_o metal_n and_o crow_v to_o sound_v a_o alarm_n to_o a_o paper_n combat_n this_o be_v a_o lamentation_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v for_o a_o lamentation_n pudet_fw-la hoc_fw-la opprobria_fw-la nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n quest_n it_o the_o nonconformist_n be_v so_o charitable_a so_o willing_a to_o forgive_v what_o be_v past_a and_o to_o receive_v dissenter_n into_o their_o own_o bosom_n or_o to_o come_v themselves_o into_o the_o bosom_n of_o their_o mother_n again_o though_o she_o may_v possible_o be_v charge_v to_o have_v thrust_v they_o out_o of_o door_n because_o they_o have_v narrow_a throat_n and_o can_v not_o swallow_v a_o pompion_n instead_o of_o a_o mastic_n pill_n or_o a_o hedgehog_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o oyster_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n then_o that_o of_o old_a in_o their_o public_a church_n and_o nowadays_o in_o their_o private_a conventicle_n they_o use_v not_o the_o lord_n prayer_n be_v it_o not_o because_o of_o that_o petition_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o debate_n p._n 95._o 1_o ed._n answ_n there_o be_v those_o who_o be_v now_o nonconformist_n that_o in_o former_a time_n use_v it_o constant_o and_o some_o who_o write_v apology_n for_o it_o and_o divers_a minister_n nowadays_o who_o do_v keep_v private_a meeting_n do_v still_o use_v the_o lord_n prayer_n in_o their_o 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he_o to_o be_v righteous_a before_o god_n that_o endeavour_v not_o to_o approve_v himself_o righteous_a in_o his_o deal_n with_o man_n we_o will_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n break_v the_o two_o table_n by_o dash_v they_o one_o against_o the_o other_o and_o yet_o we_o prefer_v the_o gospel_n before_o the_o law_n christ_n to_o moses_n the_o second_o covenant_n to_o the_o first_o that_o of_o grace_n to_o that_o of_o work_n quest_n be_v not_o obedience_n then_o to_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o condition_n of_o our_o justification_n see_v debate_n p._n 13._o answ_n no_o it_o be_v not_o the_o condition_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o covenant_n so_o proper_o m._n d._n m._n as_o it_o be_v of_o those_o person_n that_o enter_v into_o the_o covenant_n faith_n justifi_v the_o person_n before_o god_n and_o obedience_n justifi_v the_o faith_n before_o man_n obedience_n say_v a_o reverend_a author_n must_v be_v in_o the_o same_o subject_a with_o faith_n but_o it_o have_v not_o a_o voice_n in_o the_o 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that_o they_o may_v find_v rest_n i_o believe_v in_o god_n say_v bishop_n nicholson_n in_o his_o excellent_a exposition_n of_o the_o church-catechism_n as_o if_o i_o say_v i_o put_v my_o whole_a trust_n hope_v and_o confidence_n in_o he_o i_o â—ely_o upon_o he_o and_o so_o may_v faith_n in_o christ_n i_o â—hink_v be_v very_o well_o describe_v to_o be_v a_o rely_v on_o christ_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o all_o good_a â—hings_n if_o my_o memory_n fail_v not_o i_o have_v often_o â—eard_v that_o renown_a professor_n dr._n samuel_n ward_n deliver_v it_o for_o good_a doctrine_n in_o the_o chair_n that_o faith_n be_v recumbentia_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la mediaâ—re_o etc._n etc._n a_o recumbency_n on_o christ_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o â—ins_n .._o one_o mr._n down_o that_o write_v too_o against_o separation_n define_v faith_n to_o be_v a_o rest_n of_o the_o will_v upâ—n_n christ_n and_o his_o merit_n for_o justification_n and_o consequent_o salvation_n and_o the_o same_o 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