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and_o bestow_v it_o on_o creature_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o it_o isaiah_n 63.16_o 2._o the_o same_o church_n of_o rome_n teach_v that_o to_o the_o justify_n of_o a_o sinner_n before_o god_n be_v require_v not_o only_o a_o impute_a righteousness_n but_o a_o habitual_a righteousness_n which_o be_v work_n of_o charity_n which_o make_v a_o man_n of_o just_a more_o just_a we_o in_o this_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n utter_o exclude_v humane_a merit_n now_o bring_v this_o different_a doctrine_n to_o this_o rule_n whether_o give_v more_o to_o god_n and_o less_o to_o the_o creature_n that_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o which_o utter_o take_v from_o man_n all_o that_o he_o can_v think_v of_o to_o justify_v himself_o withal_o and_o ascribe_v the_o whole_a work_n of_o salvation_n from_o first_o to_o last_o unto_o god_n or_o that_o doctrine_n which_o puff_v up_o man_n in_o conceit_n of_o some_o righteousness_n in_o himself_o and_o take_v from_o the_o lord_n 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lift_v up_o your_o eye_n aloft_o and_o behold_v who_o create_v all_o these_o thing_n the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n his_o power_n divinity_n and_o eternity_n be_v make_v visible_a to_o the_o very_a gentile_n by_o thing_n create_v rom._n 1.20_o and_o shall_v christian_n only_o look_v on_o these_o thing_n as_o they_o to_o make_v ourselves_o inexcusable_a shall_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o sun_n and_o not_o on_o he_o that_o make_v it_o 2._o let_v we_o fix_v our_o eye_n on_o the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o and_o for_o his_o church_n for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o confidence_n as_o john_n 2.23_o they_o that_o see_v the_o work_n of_o christ_n many_o of_o they_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n see_v the_o work_v he_o do_v for_o the_o lord_n do_v nothing_o for_o or_o against_o his_o church_n but_o according_a to_o his_o truth_n reveal_v in_o the_o word_n the_o lord_n do_v no_o work_n in_o his_o church_n either_o of_o judgement_n or_o of_o mercy_n but_o they_o be_v as_o it_o 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fountain_n of_o tear_n in_o behold_v both_o our_o own_o sin_n and_o misery_n and_o the_o sin_n and_o wretchedness_n of_o our_o brethren_n the_o jew_n eye_n behold_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v a_o watery_a and_o mournful_a eye_n because_o he_o be_v sting_v by_o the_o serpent_n so_o we_o much_o more_o who_o sting_n and_o pain_n be_v mortal_a and_o inward_a and_o can_v we_o behold_v any_o creature_n and_o not_o see_v in_o it_o the_o express_a print_n and_o mark_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n which_o still_o must_v add_v to_o our_o grief_n and_o for_o other_o good_a lot_n be_v vex_v daily_o to_o see_v the_o unclean_a conversation_n of_o the_o sodomite_n and_o david_n
our_o calling_n both_o general_a and_o special_a be_v faithful_a in_o thy_o profession_n of_o godliness_n lurk_v not_o as_o a_o hypocrite_n among_o the_o saint_n carry_v no_o treacherous_a purpose_n to_o save_v thyself_o by_o deny_v or_o betray_v the_o truth_n give_v it_o thy_o heart_n hand_n and_o tongue_n and_o life_n if_o it_o require_v it_o beware_v of_o a_o politic_a profession_n never_o let_v thy_o practice_n disagree_v from_o thy_o profession_n consider_v christ_n profess_v a_o good_a profession_n before_o pilate_n and_o seal_v it_o with_o his_o life_n and_o death_n 1_o tim._n 5.13_o and_o will_v thou_o so_o nourish_v any_o secret_a fraud_n in_o thy_o heart_n contrary_a to_o thy_o profession_n and_o paul_n tell_v timothy_n he_o have_v make_v a_o good_a profession_n and_o a_o faithful_a before_o many_o witness_n and_o this_o be_v a_o most_o necessary_a doctrine_n we_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o we_o may_v be_v call_v to_o it_o therefore_o learn_v it_o betimes_o that_o we_o may_v 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