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darkness_n carnal_a imagination_n and_o selfish_a spirit_n they_o be_v raise_v up_o a_o smoke_n and_o darkness_n against_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o dispensation_n of_o spirit_n life_n light_n and_o power_n reveal_v among_o we_o which_o will_v outlive_v their_o enmity_n and_o wearout_a their_o shadow_n and_o empty_a profession_n for_o this_o spiritual_a transcend_v dispensation_n shall_v increase_v their_o shadow_n shall_v decrease_v grow_v into_o disesteem_a natural_o decay_n and_o by_o degree_n vanish_v thereupon_o g.w._n the_o end_n dial._n p._n 66._o pag._n 13_o 15_o 25_o 44_o 45_o 49_o 54_o 60_o 76._o dial._n p._n 3_o 4_o 5._o john_n 1.16_o col._n 1.19_o rom._n 8.9_o 10_o 11._o vers_fw-la 7._o pag._n 8_o 9_o pag._n 9_o dial._n joh._n 1.5_o prov._n 4.18_o 1_o joh._n 1.1.2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o joh._n 8.12_o joh._n 11.9_o 10._o pag._n 7._o dial._n p._n 21_o 22_o 33._o pythag._n socrat._v cleanth_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 33._o dial._n dial._n p._n 38.42_o dial._n p._n 22._o stob._n 28._o id._n 114._o val._n max._n 2.10_o cic._n pro_fw-la bal._n laert._n dial_n p._n 35.36_o rom._n 1.19_o 20._o jo._n 10._o p._n 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o pag._n 42._o contin_n pag._n 3._o pag._n 20._o see_v p._n 21._o dial._n p._n 43_o 44_o 45_o 46_o 47._o contin_n pag._n 40_o 41_o 43_o 44._o isa_n 6.9_o cont._n p._n 48._o contin_n p._n 49._o rom._n 1._o dialog_n pag._n 47.48_o isa_n 59.16_o isa._n 63.4_o 4._o dialog_n p._n 1._o read_v g._n fox_n be_v gr._n mist_n p._n 91._o contin_n p._n 50._o 50._o if_o whole_o without_o we_o than_o none_o of_o it_o within_o we_o it_o be_v such_o a_o justification_n as_o respect_a be_v make_v just_a by_o the_o destruction_n of_o sin_n inherent_a by_o the_o spirit_n &_o power_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o not_o be_v account_v just_o from_o the_o gild_n and_o former_a sin_n free_o remit_v in_o his_o blood_n as_o a_o offer_n for_o sin_n once_o for_o all_o to_o every_o one_o that_o true_o repent_v apolâ—g_v p._n 148._o gal._n 6._o rev._n 22._o rom._n 8._o p._n 51._o contin_n ezek._n 18.20_o 26_o 27_o 28._o 28._o as_o whole_o without_o we_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o righteousness_n wrought_v by_o christ_n power_n within_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v make_v just_a by_o it_o rom._n 5.19_o rom._n 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o chap._n 2._o cor._n 5.19_o act_n 3.38_o contin_n p._n 52._o sand._n found_n shake_v p._n 26._o 26._o he_o be_v our_o example_n in_o holiness_n though_o not_o in_o his_o end_v type_n &_o shadow_n contin_n p._n 52._o sand._n found_n shake_v p_o 30._o 30._o god_n love_n be_v not_o exclude_v nor_o his_o power_n that_o so_o work_v in_o abraham_n heart_n heart_n that_o be_v within_o they_o as_o to_o qualification_n ibid._n p._n 52.53_o dialog_n p._n 38._o contin_n p._n 53._o contin_n p._n 53._o 53._o justification_n not_o as_o remission_n but_o as_o make_v just_o contin_n p._n 54._o isa_n 45.24_o 25._o 1_o cor._n 1.30_o 31._o cont._n pag._n 59_o micah_n 7.18_o mat._n 6.12_o rom._n 14.12_o 2._o cor._n 15.10_o mat_n 7.21_o 24_o 25._o rom._n 2.13_o rom._n 8.13_o 8.13_o justification_n be_v complete_o take_v jam._n 2.21_o 24._o rom._n 8.30_o cont._n p._n 56._o 1_o thes_n 5.23_o 1_o john_n 5.18_o &_o 2.1_o 3._o matth._n 15.48_o ephes_n 4.13_o 2_o tim._n 23.17_o hebr._n 13.12_o 1_o pet._n 5.10_o 2_o cor._n 7.1_o e._n b_n work_n p._n 47._o dialog_n p._n 8._o cont._n p._n 68_o contin_n p._n 61._o 61._o observe_v how_o t._n hicks_n can_v quote_v scripture_n to_o keep_v ordinance_n never_o mention_v nor_o intend_v in_o it_o again_o that_o he_o put_v more_o value_n upon_o such_o command_v as_o be_v temporary_a than_o those_o that_o be_v immutable_a and_o bring_v scripture_n that_o concern_v the_o latter_a to_o confirm_v his_o belief_n of_o the_o former_a mat._n 3._o act_n 1._o james_n 4.3_o mat._n 7.21_o spir._n of_o alex._n p._n 9_o contin_n p._n 64._o contin_n p._n 63_o 69._o come_v pag._n 65_o 66_o 67._o 1_o john_n 2.27_o ibid._n dialog_n p._n 57_o dialog_n p._n 58._o dialog_n ibid._n 2_o cor._n 5.1_o rom._n 8.11_o 2_o cor._n 5.8_o 9_o cont._n p._n 18._o ibid._n p._n 27.29.32_o 33_o 34_o 38._o dial._n p._n 1_o 10_o 27_o 28_o 41_o 43_o 78_o 79_o 80_o 81_o 89._o cont._n tit._n pa._n p._n 50_o 56_o 58_o 66_o 68_o 70._o dial._n p._n 83_o 84_o 85_o 92_o 93_o 94._o contin_n p._n 87._o the_o waldenses_n account_v themselves_o witness_n their_o best_a argument_n be_v their_o conscience_n p.p._n perrin_n hist_o wald._n luther_n oppose_v the_o pope_n and_o his_o adherent_n particular_o about_o justification_n by_o work_n upon_o experience_n he_o make_v it_o to_o stand_v in_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n in_o the_o conscience_n that_o he_o be_v accept_v from_o a_o inward_a work_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o not_o any_o outward_a woâ—ks_n much_o less_o such_o as_o their_o work_n be_v wessel_n &_o luth._o confer_v fox_n mart._n 2._o tom._n the_o english_a martyr_n lay_v the_o stress_n of_o their_o opposition_n to_o popery_n upon_o their_o witness_v better_a thing_n book_n of_o mart._n the_o brownist_n call_v themselves_o god_n sack-cloth-witness_n in_o their_o apology_n dedicate_v to_o king_n james_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n 1._o yea_o in_o that_o epistle_n dedicatory_a they_o speak_v several_a time_n to_o that_o purpose_n their_o be_v witness_n that_o they_o do_v witness_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a often_o in_o the_o preface_n &_o book_n itself_o with_o great_a zeal_n and_o honesty_n it_o be_v what_o they_o all_o in_o their_o several_a day_n feel_v spring_v up_o in_o they_o that_o give_v they_o to_o relish_v person_n word_n and_o thing_n and_o as_o they_o savour_v so_o they_o testify_v their_o experience_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o knowledge_n and_o their_o inward_a witness_v the_o work_n and_o will_n of_o god_n the_o reason_n of_o their_o outward_a witness_v for_o it_o unto_o death_n itself_o dial._n p._n 20_o 25_o 68_o 72._o cont._n p._n 23._o pag._n 88_o 88_o which_o if_o it_o must_v be_v take_v for_o any_o reply_n he_o have_v break_v his_o promise_n but_o if_o no_o reply_n than_o it_o clear_v he_o not_o not_o these_o be_v both_o abominable_a lie_n lie_n where_o be_v his_o quotation_n for_o the_o reader_n to_o examine_v here_o here_o if_o t.h._n do_v not_o pick_v and_o call_v out_o of_o our_o adversary_n bookshop_n tâ—â—â—â—_n his_o butchery_n â—gainst_a we_o but_o 〈◊〉_d in_o partial_o moderate_a we_o shall_v have_v fair_a dealing_n than_o we_o have_v from_o â—im_n heb._n 9.28_o 9.28_o in_o what_o sense_n christ_n be_v in_o man_n and_o in_o what_o not_o be_v explain_v serious_a apology_n p._n 35._o nat._n christ_n p._n 49._o cont._n p._n 40._o 40._o contin_n p._n 59_o 60_o 61_o 62_o 63_o 64_o 65_o 66_o 67_o 68_o 69._o
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