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conscience_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o his_o church_n in_o and_o for_o his_o son_n our_o lord_n jesus_n amen_n your_o honour_n most_o humble_o to_o be_v always_o use_v in_o the_o lord_n christ_n william_n hopkinson_n ¶_o a_o preparation_n into_o the_o way_n of_o life_n with_o a_o direction_n into_o the_o right_a use_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n question_n how_o have_v you_o your_o be_v at_o the_o first_o answer_v god_n create_v i_o and_o all_o man_n in_o adam_n as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v man_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o breathe_v in_o his_o face_n breath_n of_o life_n and_o man_n be_v make_v a_o live_a soul_n question_n wherefore_o do_v god_n create_v you_o ans_fw-fr to_o seek_v his_o glory_n as_o it_o be_v write_v of_o he_o through_o he_o and_o for_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n to_o he_o be_v glory_n for_o ever_o amen_n qu_n how_o will_v god_n be_v glorify_v ans_fw-fr according_a to_o his_o will_n reveal_v in_o his_o word_n for_o it_o be_v write_v 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all_o that_o be_v write_v therein_o for_o then_o shall_v thou_o make_v thy_o way_n prosperous_a and_o then_o shall_v thou_o have_v good_a success_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 6.6_o second_o it_o teach_v man_n not_o to_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o innocence_n for_o it_o be_v write_v we_o have_v prove_v that_o all_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v under_o sin_n 3.9_o rom._n 3.9_o 10._o psal_n 14.1.53.4_o three_o it_o pull_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o humble_v he_o before_o god_n as_o it_o be_v write_v we_o know_v that_o whatsoever_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v it_o to_o they_o which_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v 3.19.20_o ro._n 3.19.20_o and_o all_o the_o world_n culpable_a before_o god_n and_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v for_o by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n four_o it_o be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o christ_n 3.23_o gal._n 3.23_o for_o it_o be_v write_v before_o faith_n come_v we_o be_v keep_v under_o the_o law_n and_o shut_v up_o unto_o the_o faith_n that_o shall_v afterwards_o be_v reveal_v wherefore_o the_o law_n be_v our_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o unto_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v righteous_a by_o faith_n qu._n why_o shall_v we_o do_v good_a work_n sith_o they_o do_v not_o justify_v we_o an._n first_o 14.15_o the_o right_a end_n of_o work_n joh._n 14.15_o to_o show_v our_o love_n to_o god_n our_o father_n in_o walk_v as_o become_v his_o child_n for_o the_o lord_n say_v if_o you_o love_v i_o keep_v my_o commandment_n levi._n 11.44.19.2_o second_o to_o show_v our_o love_n to_o ourselves_o make_v our_o election_n thereby_o sure_a unto_o ourselves_o for_o it_o be_v write_v 1.3.4_o ephes_n 1.3.4_o bless_a be_v god_n even_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v choose_v we_o in_o he_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v lay_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o without_o blame_n 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for_o it_o be_v write_v whether_o you_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o whatsoever_o you_o do_v do_v all_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n exod._n 32.32_o rom._n 9.3_o qu._n what_o be_v eternal_a death_n an._n the_o everlasting_a curse_n of_o god_n which_o contain_v all_o the_o torment_n that_o can_v be_v devise_v both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o it_o be_v write_v 27.26_o deut._n 27.26_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o gal._n 3.10_o qu._n by_o what_o mean_n shall_v i_o escape_v this_o death_n an._n only_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v write_v 3.28_o rom._n 3.28_o we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n john_n 3.13_o 36._o 5.24_o 6.40_o 47._o 11.25_o 20.29_o 31._o math._n 9.2_o luc._n 7.50_o act._n 10.43_o 16.3_o rom._n 1.12_o gal._n 3.26_o phil._n 3.9_o col._n 1.23_o eph._n 3.12_o heb._n 11.6_o 1._o pet._n 1.9_o etc._n etc._n qu._n what_o be_v a_o 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