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A36185 The nature of the two testaments, or, The disposition of the will and estate of God to mankind for holiness and happiness by Jesus Christ ... in two volumes : the first volume, of the will of God : the second volume, of the estate of God / by Robert Dixon. Dixon, Robert, d. 1688. 1676 (1676) Wing D1748; ESTC R12215 658,778 672

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the_o son_n have_v above_o the_o servant_n not_o to_o be_v eject_v or_o punish_v for_o every_o fault_n as_o the_o servant_n may_v do_v give_v the_o son_n this_o privilege_n in_o fault_n only_o such_o as_o be_v ignorances_n and_n infirmity_n but_o excuse_v he_o not_o in_o crime_n such_o as_o be_v malignity_n and_o wilful_a presumption_n from_o be_v disinherit_v as_o a_o malefactor_n relapse_v into_o the_o same_o crime_n or_o worse_o after_o pardon_n destroy_v himself_o as_o a_o slave_n after_o liberty_n sell_v himself_o again_o to_o bondage_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o own_o ruin_n my_o unthankfulness_n therefore_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o my_o right_n by_o faith_n not_o that_o i_o have_v no_o faith_n for_o than_o i_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v but_o my_o faith_n for_o want_v of_o work_n become_v dead_a it_o have_v life_n enough_o to_o accept_v of_o the_o promise_n and_o legacy_n of_o god_n will_n and_o testament_n but_o not_o of_o the_o precept_n and_o 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