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christ_n because_o they_o suffer_v not_o with_o he_o note_v again_o that_o such_o as_o be_v conformable_a to_o christ_n by_o be_v dead_a unto_o sin_n shall_v have_v enemy_n even_o for_o this_o note_n note_n and_o shall_v be_v rail_v upon_o by_o those_o that_o still_o remain_v in_o the_o flesh_n but_o such_o enemy_n of_o they_o and_o railers_n need_v none_o other_o sign_n of_o reprobation_n as_o shall_v appear_v when_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n come_v note_n last_o note_n note_n that_o the_o only_a mean_n to_o escape_v judgement_n at_o the_o last_o day_n be_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o that_o that_o we_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o quicken_v according_a to_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v true_o convert_v and_o bring_v to_o live_v a_o holy_a and_o righteous_a life_n other_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o such_o effect_n can_v look_v for_o nothing_o but_o a_o most_o terrible_a sentence_n to_o be_v denounce_v against_o they_o when_o 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as_o hatred_n will_v find_v matter_n against_o a_o man_n when_o there_o be_v none_o so_o love_n pass_v over_o and_o wink_v at_o and_o will_v not_o see_v many_o fault_n in_o who_o they_o be_v though_o against_o ourselves_o and_o excuse_v sâ—â—â—cantar_n hern._n epist_n 7_o â—â—â—emieâ—tiae_fw-la auâ—â—â—_n â—a_o quae_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sâ—â—â—cantar_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o so_o also_o bernard_n love_n cover_v many_o sin_n but_o enmity_n suspect_v even_o those_o that_o be_v not_o touch_v the_o present_a vers_n 12._o all_o expositor_n general_o agree_v that_o the_o fire_n here_o speak_v of_o set_v forth_o adversity_n and_o trouble_n in_o this_o world_n which_o come_v upon_o the_o christian_a for_o his_o profession_n sake_n and_o the_o syriac_a interpreter_n do_v not_o mention_v any_o fire_n at_o all_o but_z think_v not_o strange_a of_o the_o tentatier_n that_o be_v among_o you_o and_o it_o be_v no_o new_a phrase_n to_o express_v affliction_n by_o fire_n 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amos_n and_o as_o there_o be_v diversity_n of_o reading_n so_o there_o be_v in_o render_v the_o sense_n but_o the_o most_o general_o receive_v be_v wonder_v not_o or_o think_v not_o strange_a of_o the_o fire_n of_o tribulation_n as_o though_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o compatible_a with_o the_o state_n of_o a_o christian_a for_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o strange_a thing_n that_o a_o christian_n shall_v be_v without_o tribulation_n &_o argue_v a_o bastard_n hugo_n lyto_n hugo_n heb._n 12.9_o some_o expound_v it_o of_o estrang_v themselves_o from_o the_o faith_n and_o love_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o fire_n of_o tribulation_n turrian_n turrian_n one_o expound_v it_o of_o the_o fire_n of_o lust_n wherewith_o if_o a_o christian_a be_v burn_v he_o ought_v not_o to_o think_v strange_a of_o it_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o estrang_v of_o a_o man_n self_n from_o persecution_n for_o the_o christian_a profession_n be_v mean_v be_v take_v with_o so_o much_o fear_n thereof_o as_o that_o he_o will_v 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3._o c._n 25._o historiae_fw-la cyprian_a lib._n 2._o sentent_fw-fr council_n carthag_n c._n 81._o tert._n depraesae_fw-la 33_o dyonis_n de_fw-fr eccles_n hyrarch_n c._n 3._o hieron_n epist_n 85._o epiphan_n haer_fw-mi 51._o and_o eusebius_n cit_v papias_n for_o two_o john_n say_v that_o origen_n doubt_v of_o the_o two_o latter_a epistle_n but_o that_o these_o two_o have_v be_v receive_v for_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o the_o apostle_n writing_n appear_v by_o cyprian_a who_o allege_v the_o second_o and_o so_o do_v tertullian_n and_o ireneus_fw-la and_o dionysius_n cit_v both_o second_o and_o three_o and_o so_o do_v jerome_n and_o epiphanius_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o john_n the_o apostle_n and_o not_o of_o one_o epistle_n only_o which_o he_o say_v as_o johns_n gospel_n and_o the_o revelation_n be_v impart_v to_o we_o by_o the_o same_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n scripsit_fw-la ambros_n in_o ps_n 30._o cùm_fw-la refugeret_fw-la apostolum_n se_fw-la 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