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68_o 69._o 7._o in_o place_v pardon_n and_o justification_n only_o in_o the_o conscience_n many_o of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n who_o enjoy_v not_o assurance_n but_o walk_v in_o darkness_n in_o that_o respect_n be_v conclude_v to_o be_v in_o sin_n and_o unjustified_a which_o be_v not_o only_o uncomfortable_a but_o contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o saint_n experience_n it_o be_v a_o error_n therefore_o to_o affirm_v that_o man_n must_v believe_v and_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v remit_v heb._n 10._o 14._o by_o perfect_a be_v not_o mean_v pardon_n of_o sin_n they_o be_v sin_n and_o after_o wash_v 1_o cor._n 8._o ans_fw-fr what_o then_o do_v it_o mean_v be_v not_o he_o that_o be_v perfect_a without_o fault_n do_v not_o christ_n by_o himself_o purge_v our_o sin_n heb._n 1._o 3._o be_v it_o not_o enough_o and_o to_o purpose_n they_o allege_v 1_o joh._n 3._o 9_o &_o 5._o 18._o whosoever_o be_v horn_n of_o god_n sin_v not_o etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v not_o i_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o rom._n 7._o 20._o if_o sin_n and_o a_o believer_n be_v one_o how_o can_v he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o i_o therefore_o i_o and_o sin_n be_v two_o thing_n we_o say_v whosoever_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o and_o we_o do_v sin_n and_o have_v sin_n if_o this_o be_v a_o contradiction_n you_o know_v where_o we_o have_v it_o o_o but_o say_v they_o god_n people_n can_v sin_v in_o god_n account_n ans_fw-fr we_o neither_o say_v so_o nor_o think_v so_o but_o think_v and_o say_v the_o contrary_a believer_n sin_n and_o they_o see_v it_o therefore_o god_n much_o more_o and_o count_v it_o as_o it_o be_v sin_n also_o we_o say_v there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o be_v inflict_v on_o the_o elect_a for_o their_o sin_n rom._n 8._o 1._o 33._o your_o doctrine_n cause_v man_n not_o to_o feel_v the_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o cry_v to_o god_n for_o pardon_n nor_o to_o know_v the_o sweetness_n of_o pardon_n ans_fw-fr 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well_o have_v spare_v your_o labour_n you_o answer_v and_o contradict_v yourself_o and_o so_o contradict_v yourself_o that_o your_o book_n need_v no_o answer_n to_o throw_v it_o down_o it_o will_v fall_v alone_o for_o he_o affirm_v thing_n unreasonable_a he_o say_v sonship_n and_o purity_n go_v together_o p._n 12._o we_o be_v son_n when_o we_o believe_v p._n 76._o we_o be_v not_o purify_v till_o christ_n second_o come_v salvation_n and_o sonship_n come_v together_o p._n 77._o yet_o no_o man_n be_v save_v till_o christ_n second_o come_v we_o be_v son_n by_o faith_n when_o god_n be_v our_o god_n we_o shall_v etc._n etc._n p._n 11._o 19_o adoption_n and_o redemption_n come_v both_o together_o p._n 77._o yet_o our_o redemption_n be_v not_o yet_o p._n 44._o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n before_o god_n p_o 87._o faith_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v yet_o faith_n do_v not_o nor_o can_v justify_v p._n 32._o 89._o we_o be_v not_o justify_v while_o we_o act_v sin_n p._n 107._o no_o man_n 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