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his_o master_n worth_n &_o thence_o raise_v to_o himself_o a_o confidence_n that_o he_o have_v forgive_v he_o clear_o this_o proceed_n be_v so_o far_o from_o lessen_v that_o it_o increase_v this_o servant_n offence_n as_o add_v thereto_o presumption_n now_o god_n friendship_n surpass_v man_n imperfection_n the_o breach_n of_o it_o must_v be_v worse_o and_o consequent_o a_o great_a and_o more_o exact_a reparation_n be_v necessary_a it_o behoove_v then_o every_o christian_n desirous_a of_o spiritual_a health_n to_o beware_v of_o this_o impertinent_a and_o pernicious_a confidence_n and_o when_o conscience_n accuse_v of_o sin_n to_o take_v christ_n remedy_n as_o follow_v in_o the_o first_o place_n by_o way_n of_o preparative_a crave_v god_n assistance_n then_o stir_v up_o a_o act_n of_o humility_n by_o acknowledge_v your_o unworthiness_n a_o act_n of_o faith_n by_o consider_v god_n omnipotence_n &_o veracitie_n a_o act_n of_o fear_n by_o consider_v his_o severity_n in_o punish_a sin_n a_o 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to_o observe_v the_o unjustness_n of_o sectary_n who_o impute_v easiness_n to_o catholic_n avouch_v that_o according_a to_o their_o religion_n a_o bare_a confession_n of_o sin_n to_o a_o priest_n pacify_v and_o appease_v god_n whereas_o beside_o confession_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o its_o horridness_n &_o a_o verseness_n to_o nature_n they_o hold_v as_o necessary_a all_o the_o other_o above_o mention_v act_n that_o if_o any_o one_o be_v want_v their_o confession_n become_v invalid_a and_o sacrilegious_a above_o all_o their_o strangeness_n break_v out_o in_o their_o complaint_n of_o uneveness_n in_o their_o way_n as_o though_o it_o be_v such_o a_o matter_n to_o believe_v christ_n merit_n who_o be_v the_o source_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o worth_n or_o to_o have_v a_o confidence_n in_o god_n who_o goodness_n trascend_v all_o that_o can_v be_v sin_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o very_a quintessence_n of_o their_o requisite_n to_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n albeit_o their_o sin_n shall_v swell_v to_o drown_v in_o loudness_n the_o cry_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o spiritist_n 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o god_n be_v as_o god_n every_o where_o i_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n jer._n 23._o so_o as_o in_o this_o sense_n none_o can_v be_v absent_a from_o his_o essence_n presence_n nor_o virtue_n but_o the_o question_n run_v of_o the_o effect_n thereof_o which_o depend_v upon_o his_o will_n be_v confine_v within_o narrow_a limit_n this_o truth_n appear_v bright_a in_o st_n john_n where_o he_o forbid_v to_o give_v credit_n to_o every_o spirit_n jo._n 1.4_o to_o deny_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v active_a &_o fruitful_a in_o some_o be_v to_o fall_v into_o another_o extreme_a and_o in_o effect_n to_o call_v god_n goodness_n &_o mercy_n in_o question_n to_o know_v and_o discern_v who_o they_o be_v the_o only_a way_n be_v to_o see_v their_o warrant_n and_o examine_v their_o work_n if_o their_o warrant_n prove_v that_o of_o miracle_n and_o their_o work_n good_a doubtless_o they_o have_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n spirit_n if_o otherwise_o they_o be_v at_o the_o best_a but_o pretence_n maker_n and_o usher_n of_o innovation_n 2._o this_o way_n must_v needs_o be_v true_a and_o sure_a because_o christ_n and_o saint_n paul_n teach_v it_o and_o it_o stand_v with_o right_a reason_n for_o bare_a say_n without_o proof_n be_v sound_n of_o want_n and_o emptiness_n and_o the_o capacity_n of_o every_o agent_n be_v to_o produce_v effect_n like_o itself_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o be_v all_o goodness_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o ill_a as_o for_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n to_o beget_v a_o unreasonable_a or_o heat_n to_o cause_v cold_a whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o spirit_n of_o spiritist_n be_v a_o false_a imposture_n a_o mere_a figment_n and_o delusion_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v destitute_a of_o miracle_n and_o induce_v to_o ill_a it_o persuade_v a_o disloyal_a defection_n from_o our_o lord_n prayer_n the_o commandment_n and_o church_n 1610._o bucer_n in_o mat._n 6._o calvin_n in_o mat._n 6._o luther_n de_fw-fr moyse_n zuinglius_fw-la in_o explan_n art_n 16._o tindal_n in_o fox_n his_o act_n pa._n 140._o edit_fw-la an._n 1610._o in_o the_o consonancy_n and_o dissonancy_n to_o which_o consist_v the_o goodness_n and_o badness_n of_o all_o action_n all_o action_n be_v good_a or_o bad_a according_a as_o they_o be_v conform_v or_o difforme_v to_o god_n know_v will_n which_o be_v apparent_o manifest_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a hereto_o add_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o spiritist_n prompt_v thing_n contrary_a and_o imconsistent_a each_o with_o other_o lutheran_n assert_v the_o reality_n of_o christ_n '_o body_n zwinglians_n maintain_v a_o bare_a figure_n calvinist_n differ_v from_o both_o which_o can_v befall_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o so_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n may_v become_v the_o spirit_n of_o error_n and_o falsehood_n 3._o to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v no_o excepter_n of_o person_n that_o his_o spirit_n be_v free_a may_v breathe_v on_o who_o he_o please_v be_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n here_o be_v no_o dispute_n of_o god_n power_n what_o he_o may_v do_v but_o of_o his_o will_n what_o he_o do_v their_o other_o ground_n for_o inspiration_n upon_o the_o assurance_n of_o conscience_n st_n paul_n and_o st_n austin_n convince_v long_o since_o of_o weakness_n and_o cozenage_n st_n paul_n when_o for_o yield_v to_o conscience_n in_o persecute_v the_o primitive_a christian_n he_o acknowledge_v himself_o unworthy_a of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o st_n austin_n when_o he_o sharpen_v his_o pen_n against_o manichisme_n which_o before_o in_o obedience_n to_o conscience_n he_o uphold_v and_o defend_v conscience_n can_v have_v no_o great_a certainty_n than_o the_o understanding_n that_o give_v it_o be_v and_o the_o understanding_n experience_n teach_v to_o be_v so_o bad_a a_o aymer_n that_o in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n it_o often_o miss_v than_o hit_v chap._n 14._o of_o the_o spiritist_n rule_v of_o faith_n 1_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o itself_o or_o in_o respect_n of_o we_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v god_n reveal_v truth_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o it_o be_v the_o same_o truth_n express_v to_o we_o thus_o far_a catholic_n and_o spiritist_n agree_v their_o difference_n be_v about_o the_o expression_n these_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v that_o of_o their_o private_a spirit_n join_v to_o that_o of_o scripture_n only_o those_o that_o it_o be_v that_o of_o the_o church_n scripture_n bear_v witness_n of_o her_o truth_n this_o latter_a be_v clear_a by_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n and_o will_v appear_v yet_o more_o by_o disprove_v the_o former_a which_o for_o the_o first_o part_n that_o it_o be_v false_a and_o spurious_a saint_n peter_n give_v evidence_n pointblank_o 2._o pet._n 1._o no_o interpretation_n of_o 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