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A08055 Mans actiue obedience, or The power of godlines especially in the commandement of the gospell, which requireth faith in euerie Christian: or A treatise of faith, worthily called precious faith, as being in it selfe a most rare iewell of ioy, and peerelesse pearle, that excelleth in worth the highest price. Wherein is plainly declared what faith in Christ is what properly is the obiect of it, what is the speciall operation of faith, by which it may bee discerned; and the worke about which it is principally imployed, the subiect wherein it is placed; what things are needfull to the making it up, what to the being, and what to the wel-being of it; with the differences that are betweene true beleeuers and fained in all of them, and the vses thereof. By Master William Negus, lately minister of Gods word at Lee in Essex.; Mans active obedience. Negus, William, 1559?-1616.; Negus, Jonathan, d. 1633. 1619 (1619) STC 18420; ESTC S113618 278,658 364

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believer_n especial_o in_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o clearness_n and_o undoubtednesse_n of_o assurance_n as_o have_v the_o apostle_n may_v appear_v first_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o faith_n with_o what_o great_a feebleness_n and_o imbecility_n it_o have_v his_o be_v in_o we_o when_o it_o be_v new_o beget_v and_o as_o i_o may_v say_v first_o breed_v and_o bear_v lie_v in_o the_o swath_a clout_n under_o as_o great_a weakness_n and_o with_o as_o little_a feel_n and_o apprehend_v of_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n 12._o coloss_n 2._o 12._o in_o give_v itself_o be_v as_o do_v the_o infant_n that_o be_v
these_o respect_n or_o it_o may_v be_v for_o they_o altogether_o do_v the_o lord_n suffer_v many_o and_o some_o of_o his_o most_o worthy_a and_o excellent_a servant_n too_o to_o have_v be_v overtake_v with_o many_o infirmity_n yea_o sometime_o evil_a as_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n do_v appear_v in_o bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n and_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n in_o bring_v life_n out_o of_o death_n so_o do_v the_o same_o mighty_a power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n daily_o appear_v in_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a with_o very_o gross_a and_o grievous_a sin_n yet_o always_o so_o order_v and_o dispose_n of_o every_o thing_n as_o he_o that_o be_v see_v daily_o to_o bring_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n never_o have_v fail_v to_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o all_o their_o evil_n and_o such_o good_a as_o have_v be_v for_o the_o very_a good_a of_o those_o his_o servant_n themselves_o that_o have_v do_v all_o 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whole_a life_n and_o search_v out_o all_o his_o other_o sin_n until_o he_o come_v to_o the_o gage_v of_o the_o very_a belly_n and_o womb_n of_o sin_n where_o it_o first_o have_v the_o conception_n and_o from_o whence_o original_o it_o first_o take_v his_o beginning_n and_o do_v first_o of_o all_o spring_n and_o that_o he_o cry_v out_o on_o and_o bring_v it_o forth_o do_v disgrace_v himself_o therewith_o confess_v unto_o god_n that_o beside_o that_o great_a sin_n that_o he_o have_v now_o commit_v he_o see_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o unclean_a creature_n overrun_v with_o a_o contagious_a leprosy_n of_o sin_n all_o over_o and_o that_o from_o his_o conception_n so_o as_o his_o fall_n into_o that_o one_o great_a sin_n become_v a_o mean_n of_o his_o go_v in_o hand_n with_o the_o labour_n of_o get_v himself_o wash_v and_o cleanse_v not_o only_o from_o that_o but_o from_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o sin_n even_o his_o birth_n sin_n and_o all_o and_o that_o not_o slight_o but_o earnest_o with_o 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