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alone_o do_v justify_v because_o it_o alone_o do_v apprehend_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o not_o love_n or_o any_o other_o grace_n yet_o that_o faith_n which_o be_v alone_o do_v not_o justify_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 without_o spirit_n or_o breath_n 2.26_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v dead_a so_o faith_n which_o be_v without_o work_n be_v dead_a and_o to_o conclude_v howsoever_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n be_v make_v to_o faith_n yet_o the_o sentence_n of_o salvation_n shall_v be_v pronounce_v according_a to_o our_o work_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o be_v careful_a as_o abraham_n be_v to_o show_v our_o faith_n by_o our_o work_n for_o good_a work_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o evidence_n according_a to_o which_o the_o lord_n will_v judge_v of_o our_o faith_n in_o so_o much_o that_o where_o he_o find_v none_o 25.34_o he_o will_v say_v depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_a into_o everlasting_a 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2.11_o jam._n 1.14_o ephes._n 6.16_o rom._n 1.24.26.28_o exod._n 15.32_o ephe._n 4.19_o heb._n 4.13_o vaâ—in_n apud_fw-la â—ezâ—m_fw-la de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la trin._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr temporâ—_fw-la serm._n 72._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la serm._n 72._o ibid._n matt._n 26.41_o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la serm_fw-la 73._o god_n in_o try_v his_o servant_n observe_v a_o geometrical_a proportion_n this_o be_v say_v philo_n lib._n the_o abrah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o forcible_a motive_n of_o love_n because_o as_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parent_n dote_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o those_o which_o be_v late_o bear_v de_fw-fr tepore_fw-la serm._n 73._o gal._n 4.22.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philo._n iphigeneia_n plin._n 35.10_o see_v tully_n in_o oratore_fw-la levit._n 1.5.11_o eph._n 6.17_o sacrifice_v of_o man_n psal._n 106.37_o mich._n 6.7_o august_n de_fw-fr temp_n ser._n 72._o 1._o cor._n 15.22_o heb._n 9.27_o foelix_fw-la orbis_fw-la soret_fw-la si_fw-la 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dust_n thou_o foul_a that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v be_v not_o quicken_v except_o it_o die_v and_o as_o it_o be_v rot_v in_o the_o earth_n 1._o cor._n 15._o vers_fw-la 36._o and_o although_o thy_o son_n body_n he_o sow_v in_o corruption_n yet_o it_o shall_v be_v raise_v in_o incorruption_n it_o be_v sow_v in_o dishonour_n it_o shall_v be_v raise_v in_o glory_n vers_fw-la 42.43_o spiritual_a cross_n be_v heresy_n in_o judgement_n and_o common_a corruption_n in_o manner_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o former_a the_o lord_n try_v we_o when_o he_o permit_v heresy_n to_o spring_v up_o among_o us._n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1._o cor._n 11.19_o there_o must_v be_v heresy_n even_o among_o we_o which_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n that_o those_o which_o be_v approve_v among_o we_o may_v be_v know_v therefore_o the_o lord_n forewarn_v the_o jew_n that_o if_o a_o false_a prophet_n shall_v arise_v among_o they_o they_o shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o he_o though_o he_o shall_v confirm_v 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above_o their_o strength_n or_o at_o least_o above_o their_o profit_n but_o proportion_v his_o trial_n both_o to_o their_o strength_n 1._o cor._n 10.13_o and_o also_o to_o their_o profit_n hebr._n 12.10_o and_o consequent_o the_o issue_n of_o they_o be_v always_o happy_a and_o good_a the_o lord_n cause_v all_o thing_n and_o not_o only_o his_o trial_n to_o work_v together_o for_o their_o good_a which_o do_v love_v he_o rom._n 8.28_o and_o although_o many_o time_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o that_o exigent_n as_o that_o their_o estate_n seem_v desperate_a and_o remediless_a yet_o even_o in_o the_o nick_n when_o thing_n be_v at_o the_o worst_a the_o lord_n who_o never_o fail_v those_o which_o forsake_v not_o he_o as_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o beyond_o all_o expectation_n give_v deliverance_n as_o in_o this_o trial_n of_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 10.11_o and_o that_o of_o job._n and_o it_o be_v well_o say_v of_o philo_n when_o he_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o nation_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o great_a exigent_n before_o caligula_n it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o god_n aid_n be_v near_o see_v all_o man_n help_n fail_v us._n see_v then_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v profitable_a and_o tend_v to_o their_o good_a therefore_o so_o many_o of_o we_o as_o be_v sound_a be_v to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o pray_v against_o these_o temptation_n of_o trial_n as_o that_o we_o be_v rather_o to_o desire_v that_o we_o may_v be_v try_v psalm_n 139.23_o and_o to_o be_v glad_a when_o we_o be_v jam._n 1.2.3_o 1._o pet._n 1._o vers_fw-la 6.7_o the_o use_n in_o respect_n of_o abraham_n approve_v himself_o be_v this_o that_o as_o we_o profess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n and_o heir_n of_o promise_n so_o we_o shall_v show_v