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part._n of_o the_o nature_n and_o certainty_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n or_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o divine_a attribute_n and_o providence_n febr._n 28._o 1687._o imprimatur_fw-la libre_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la the_o practical_a believer_n etc._n etc._n guil._n needham_n rr._n in_o christo_n p._n ac_fw-la d._n d._n wilhelmo_n archiep._n cant._n à _fw-la sacr._n dome_a london_n print_v for_o robert_n kettlewell_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o bookseller_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n 1688._o the_o preface_n reader_n i_o here_o present_v thou_o with_o a_o discourse_n upon_o the_o holy_a christian_a faith_n which_o as_o we_o all_o profess_v serious_o to_o believe_v so_o shall_v we_o careful_o endeavour_v to_o answer_v and_o adorn_v with_o a_o holy_a and_o christian_a practice_n in_o this_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o give_v such_o account_n of_o almighty_a god_n as_o may_v encourage_v all_o good_a man_n to_o love_n and_o serve_v 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and_o service_n to_o the_o ever_o bless_a trinity_n and_o make_v a_o admirable_a and_o most_o efficacious_a faith_n more_o lively_a and_o powerful_a in_o some_o that_o profess_v it_o and_o if_o thou_o good_a reader_n shall_v reap_v any_o benefit_n by_o it_o as_o thou_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o give_v god_n the_o praise_n for_o suit_v and_o supply_v thy_o necessity_n by_o the_o weakness_n of_o any_o he_o employ_v so_o one_o thing_n i_o hearty_o request_v of_o thou_o which_o be_v all_o the_o return_n that_o in_o this_o world_n i_o either_o expect_v or_o desire_v that_o thou_o will_v thus_o far_o remember_v the_o poor_a instrument_n of_o thy_o mercy_n as_o in_o the_o fervency_n of_o thy_o devotion_n to_o put_v up_o one_o prayer_n to_o our_o common_a father_n for_o his_o salvation_n who_o with_o a_o very_a ready_a and_o willing_a mind_n have_v take_v all_o this_o pain_n to_o promote_v thou_o the_o content_n part_n i._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o certainty_n of_o christian_a faith_n etc._n 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law_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o jewish_a law._n that_o which_o fit_v faith_n for_o these_o effect_n and_o distinguish_v the_o faith_n of_o saint_n and_o sinner_n be_v first_o the_o sincerity_n of_o it_o second_o its_o strength_n and_o firmness_n this_o consist_v in_o its_o be_v assure_v and_o honest_a or_o seat_v in_o one_o that_o make_v conscience_n to_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o resolute_a in_o what_o sense_n faith_n may_v be_v call_v a_o act_n of_o recumbency_n or_o lean_v and_o roll_v on_o christ_n for_o salvation_n and_o the_o hand_n to_o receive_v and_o apply_v he_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o faith_n to_o believe_v our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v nor_o of_o infidelity_n to_o doubt_v of_o it_o of_o the_o innocence_n many_o time_n of_o such_o doubt_n and_o of_o some_o good_a man_n confidence_n of_o their_o own_o forgiveness_n p._n 1_o chap._n ii_o that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n from_o ancient_a prophecy_n among_o those_o prophecy_n which_o prove_v jesus_n to_o be_v 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