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our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o not_o of_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v 1_o john_n 2._o a_o good_a name_n and_o report_n arise_v hence_o when_o we_o give_v none_o occasion_n unto_o man_n to_o suspect_v ill_o of_o us._n and_o therefore_o as_o he_o that_o commit_v sin_n and_o therefore_o can_v have_v no_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n may_v notwithstanding_o through_o the_o conceal_n and_o close_a carriage_n of_o the_o same_o retain_v a_o good_a report_n with_o man_n and_o continue_v in_o the_o good_a opinion_n of_o the_o world_n so_o he_o that_o commit_v not_o sin_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n may_v notwithstanding_o by_o his_o indiscretion_n and_o want_n of_o circumspection_n give_v many_o cause_n of_o just_a suspicion_n of_o guiltiness_n and_o so_o lose_v his_o reputation_n and_o good_a esteem_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v have_v a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n we_o must_v abstain_v from_o all_o evil_a 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9_o 6._o peacemaker_n between_o the_o mortal_a sinner_n and_o the_o immortal_a god_n but_o christ_n dwell_v 12._o eph._n 3._o 17._o aug._n de_fw-fr agon_n christ_n ca._n 12._o in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n say_v the_o apostle_n et_fw-la fides_fw-la est_fw-la prima_fw-la quae_fw-la subiugat_fw-la animam_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o our_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v the_o first_o thing_n that_o subiect_v our_o soul_n to_o god_n say_v s._n augustine_n and_o so_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n we_o live_v by_o faith_n in_o he_o 17._o rom._n 1._o 17._o we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n we_o be_v justify_v 28._o rom._n 3._o 25._o 28._o sanctify_a save_v and_o therefore_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o please_v god_n it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o 9_o act_n 15._o 9_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n for_o as_o he_o that_o believe_v 8._o ephes_n 2._o 8._o on_o he_o be_v not_o condemn_v so_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o on_o he_o be_v condemn_v already_o because_o he_o have_v not_o believe_v in_o the_o 18._o john_n 3._o 18._o name_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n and_o because_o in_o not_o believe_v on_o he_o he_o make_v god_n alier_n and_o believe_v not_o the_o record_n that_o god_n give_v of_o his_o son_n 12._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 10._o 11._o 12._o which_o be_v that_o god_n have_v give_v we_o eternal_a life_n and_o that_o this_o life_n be_v in_o his_o son_n and_o that_o whosoever_o have_v the_o son_n have_v life_n and_o whosoever_o have_v not_o the_o son_n have_v not_o life_n and_o therefore_o this_o shall_v teach_v we_o mean_n faith_n be_v obtain_v &_o increase_v by_o 3._o especial_a mean_n all_o careful_a diligence_n to_o get_v to_o preserve_v and_o to_o increase_v this_o precious_a gift_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o by_o three_o special_a mean_n 1._o by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n 2._o by_o the_o recour_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 3._o by_o the_o fervency_n of_o our_o prayer_n for_o 1._o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v 17._o rom._n 10._o 17._o and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n et_fw-la accenditur_fw-la fidei_fw-la lampaâ—igne_fw-la divini_fw-la verbi_fw-la and_o the_o lamp_n of_o faith_n be_v kindle_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o heavenly_a word_n say_v s._n chrysostome_n and_o so_o the_o 13._o chrys_n in_o matth._n 25._o eph._n 1._o 13._o ephesian_n be_v say_v to_o have_v believe_v in_o christ_n after_o they_o have_v hear_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v ever_o willing_a and_o always_o ready_a to_o hear_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o the_o more_o we_o hear_v the_o more_o we_o shall_v increase_v our_o faith_n and_o the_o less_o we_o hear_v the_o less_o faith_n we_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v 2._o the_o sacrament_n be_v sigilla_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o great_a seal_n of_o god_n that_o ratify_v unto_o we_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o by_o two_o immutable_a 18._o heb._n 6._o 18._o thing_n viz._n god_n writing_n and_o god_n seal_n we_o may_v have_v a_o strong_a 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may_v be_v object_v that_o of_o these_o 2._o person_n the_o father_n only_o be_v call_v god_n the_o son_n be_v call_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n tertullian_n answer_v quia_fw-la nationes_fw-la a_o place_n tertul._n l._n contra_fw-la praxeam_n f._n 389._o why_o christ_n be_v call_v lord_n and_o not_o god_n in_o many_o place_n multitudine_fw-la idolorum_fw-la transirent_fw-la ad_fw-la unicum_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la differentia_fw-la constitueretur_fw-la inter_fw-la cultores_fw-la unius_fw-la &_o plurimae_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la quamuis_fw-la ex_fw-la conscientia_fw-la scimus_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la nomen_fw-la &_o domini_fw-la &_o patri_fw-la &_o filio_fw-la &_o spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la convenire_fw-la tamen_fw-la ad_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la occasionem_fw-la effugiendam_fw-la deos_fw-la omnino_fw-la ne_fw-la dicimus_fw-la nec_fw-la dominos_fw-la sed_fw-la apostolus_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la apostolum_n sequentes_fw-la deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la appellamus_fw-la &_o dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la 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est_fw-la deus_fw-la pater_fw-la &_o unus_fw-la dominus_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la when_o thou_o hear_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n even_o the_o father_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n lest_o thou_o shall_v think_v that_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v only_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n unto_o the_o son_n thou_o must_v know_v that_o either_o of_o these_o name_n and_o title_n be_v give_v to_o either_o person_n without_o distinction_n as_o rom._n 9_o the_o son_n be_v call_v god_n and_o psa_n 109._o the_o father_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o my_o lord_n but_o he_o make_v this_o distinction_n because_o he_o write_v to_o the_o gentile_n that_o worship_v many_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v any_o cause_n of_o imagination_n that_o we_o have_v many_o god_n as_o they_o have_v therefore_o he_o do_v not_o call_v the_o son_n god_n lest_o they_o that_o be_v use_v to_o many_o god_n shall_v imagine_v that_o we_o 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good_a quality_n which_o they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o have_v as_o though_o they_o have_v they_o from_o themselves_o yet_o we_o that_o be_v better_o instruct_v in_o god_n truth_n do_v call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gift_n from_o god_n for_o we_o say_v that_o no_o man_n be_v worthy_a but_o such_o as_o be_v make_v worthy_a none_o good_a but_o such_o as_o be_v make_v good_a none_o meet_v but_o such_o as_o god_n the_o father_n 12._o coloss_n 1._o 12._o have_v make_v meet_a to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n because_o as_o john_n baptist_n say_v a_o man_n can_v receive_v nothing_o except_o it_o be_v give_v he_o from_o above_o and_o therefore_o we_o say_v that_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o our_o heart_n if_o they_o tend_v to_o good_a be_v from_o he_o that_o infuse_v 2._o thom._n 1._o 2_o ae_z q._n 76._o art_n 2._o all_o grace_n immediate_o as_o say_v aquinas_n i._o from_o god_n the_o father_n etc._n etc._n hereby_o we_o see_v that_o god_n give_v grace_n and_o glory_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o grace_n juvat_fw-la integros_fw-la accedere_fw-la fontes_fw-la atque_fw-la haurire_fw-la 24._o lucret._n l._n 1._o p._n 24._o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o spring_n head_n to_o seek_v for_o grace_n nam_fw-la licet_fw-la allata_fw-la gratus_fw-la sit_fw-la sapour_fw-la in_o unda_fw-la dulcius_fw-la ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la fonte_fw-la bibuntur_fw-la aquae_fw-la for_o there_o be_v the_o sure_a draw_v there_o be_v the_o sweet_a drink_n and_o although_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n quasi_fw-la in_o vase_n aliquo_fw-la ambrose_n ambrose_n claudebatur_fw-la be_v like_o a_o ointment_n keep_v close_o in_o a_o alabaster_n box_n yet_o now_o ut_fw-la unguentum_fw-la effusum_fw-la it_o be_v like_o a_o ointment_n pour_v out_o or_o though_o before_o it_o be_v ut_fw-la fons_fw-la signatus_fw-la as_o a_o fountain_n lock_v up_o yet_o now_o ut_fw-la flwialibus_fw-la undis_fw-la exstumuit_fw-la torrens_fw-la fluit_fw-la acrius_fw-la amne_fw-la perenni_fw-la like_o a_o violent_a floud-streame_n it_o flow_v more_o general_o over_o the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n to_o renew_v it_o than_o noah_n flood_n do_v to_o destroy_v it_o and_o therefore_o vir_fw-la bone_fw-la haurit_fw-la gratiam_fw-la every_o good_a man_n will_v come_v unto_o this_o spring_a well_o to_o draw_v grace_n from_o this_o fountain_n of_o grace_n ideo_fw-la enim_fw-la lex_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la gratia_fw-la quaereretur_fw-la light_v aug._n the_o spirit_n &_o light_v &_o gratia_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la lex_fw-la impleretur_fw-la for_o to_o this_o end_n be_v the_o law_n give_v that_o that_o we_o shall_v earnest_o seek_v for_o grace_n and_o grace_n be_v give_v that_o we_o may_v keep_v and_o fulfil_v the_o law_n 2._o as_o he_o be_v the_o sole_a author_n of_o all_o grace_n so_o of_o all_o peace_n 1._o with_o 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we_o our_o daily_a bread_n yet_o some_o have_v doubt_v whether_o these_o outward_a temporal_a thing_n be_v good_a or_o not_o and_o some_o divine_n have_v doubt_v whether_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o temporal_a thing_n as_o barrad_n show_v upon_o those_o word_n all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v cast_v unto_o you_o but_o we_o be_v resolve_v by_o our_o saviour_n testimony_n if_o you_o that_o be_v evil_a can_v give_v your_o child_n 11._o luke_n 11._o good_a thing_n for_o that_o be_v not_o only_o good_a quod_fw-la facit_fw-la bonum_fw-la which_o make_v a_o man_n 3_o 1_o john_n 3_o good_a but_o that_o also_o de_fw-mi quo_fw-la fit_a bonum_fw-la whereby_o a_o man_n may_v do_v good_a say_v s._n augustine_n and_o therefore_o albeit_o riches_n &_o honour_n do_v not_o always_o make_v a_o man_n good_a yet_o because_o a_o man_n may_v do_v always_o good_a with_o they_o we_o say_v they_o be_v good_a and_o give_v only_o of_o god_n and_o so_o they_o that_o have_v no_o fruit_n of_o grace_n be_v compel_v to_o subscribe_v that_o the_o fruit_n of_o peace_n come_v from_o god_n for_o when_o they_o see_v themselves_o destitute_a of_o they_o and_o by_o all_o their_o wit_n be_v unable_a to_o procure_v they_o than_o they_o cry_v out_o quis_fw-la ostendit_fw-la nobis_fw-la bona_fw-la who_o can_v show_v we_o 4._o psal_n 4._o any_o good_a as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v none_o can_v do_v it_o unless_o god_n do_v the_o same_o 3._o it_o be_v he_o that_o work_v our_o peace_n with_o ourselves_o for_o in_o i_o you_o shall_v have_v peace_n i._o such_o contentment_n of_o mind_n and_o such_o firm_a resolution_n that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v you_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n for_o i_o will_v give_v you_o that_o hide_a manna_n that_o secret_a joy_n and_o sweet_a contentment_n that_o none_o in_o the_o world_n know_v the_o excellency_n thereof_o but_o only_o they_o that_o have_v it_o and_o so_o we_o see_v these_o two_o point_n sufficient_o prove_v 1._o that_o in_o ourselves_o there_o be_v no_o goodness_n 2._o that_o from_o god_n proceed_v all_o goodness_n both_o grace_n and_o peace_n both_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a blessing_n for_o application_n than_o i_o say_v that_o the_o first_o point_n may_v serve_v to_o exclude_v 27._o rom._n 3._o 27._o our_o boast_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o true_a humility_n to_o say_v with_o jacob_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a 37._o gen._n 37._o of_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o blessing_n with_o john_n baptist_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o untie_v the_o latchet_n 3._o matth._n 3._o of_o thy_o shoe_n with_o paul_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a 15._o 1_o cor._n 15._o to_o