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2._o 11._o man_n but_o do_v it_o not_o follow_v teach_v we_o to_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o that_o be_v scripture_n too_o we_o must_v receive_v it_o as_o law_n as_o well_o as_o physic_n he_o do_v ut_fw-la des_fw-fr &_o facere_fw-la ut_fw-la facias_fw-la god_n give_v we_o this_o gift_n that_o we_o may_v give_v he_o our_o obedience_n and_o he_o have_v do_v this_o for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v do_v something_o even_o work_v out_o our_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a this_o grace_n than_o we_o must_v receive_v both_o to_o save_v we_o and_o instruct_v we_o as_o a_o royal_a pardon_n 8._o jam._n 2._o 8._o and_o as_o a_o royal_a law_n to_o interline_v the_o pardon_n and_o despise_v the_o law_n make_v a_o nullity_n and_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o receive_v in_o vain_a and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n a_o pardon_n we_o must_v not_o interline_v for_o to_o mix_v and_o blend_v it_o with_o the_o law_n of_o work_n or_o our_o own_o merit_n be_v to_o disannul_v and_o make_v it_o void_a and_z in_o st._n paul_n phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o cast_v away_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o 21._o gal._n 2._o 21._o grace_n you_o be_v save_v and_o not_o by_o work_n say_v the_o apostle_n work_n though_o they_o be_v conditio_fw-la justificandi_fw-la a_o condition_n require_v of_o a_o justify_v person_n yet_o 9_o ephes_n 2._o 8_o 9_o be_v not_o pars_fw-la justificationis_fw-la can_v be_v bring_v in_o as_o a_o part_n or_o help_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n satisfaction_n and_o merit_n be_v but_o false_a interlineary_a gloss_n and_o corrupt_v the_o text_n and_o to_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n with_o this_o mixture_n be_v in_o tertullia_n phrase_fw-la galaticare_fw-la to_o be_v as_o foolish_a as_o the_o
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this_o for_o all_o they_o be_v branch_n of_o the_o good_a olive-tree_n and_o do_v partake_v of_o the_o root_n and_o juice_n and_o fatness_n thereof_o by_o which_o they_o may_v have_v grow_v up_o and_o be_v transplant_v into_o the_o paradise_n of_o eternity_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v break_v off_o and_o scatter_a and_o disperse_v &_o coeli_fw-la &_o soli_fw-la extorres_fw-la drive_v about_o the_o earth_n banish_v from_o their_o own_o country_n as_o well_o as_o from_o heaven_n make_v the_o scorn_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o contempt_n of_o nation_n not_o suffer_v to_o stay_v so_o much_o as_o in_o the_o border_n of_o their_o own_o land_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o man_n must_v dwell_v with_o they_o under_o the_o same_o roof_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o in_o the_o great_a sickness_n or_o extremity_n take_v physic_n of_o they_o none_o must_v wash_v in_o the_o same_o bath_n not_o talk_v with_o they_o it_o be_v a_o canon_n of_o a_o council_n in_o 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that_o fortune_n which_o have_v former_o crown_v he_o with_o so_o many_o conquest_n it_o be_v even_o so_o with_o christian_n for_o the_o most_o part_n we_o bold_o venture_v on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o danger_n but_o when_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n show_v itself_o or_o the_o fond_a face_n of_o a_o nè_fw-la excidaris_fw-la be_v set_v before_o we_o our_o courage_n fail_v and_o we_o begin_v to_o mistrust_v that_o security_n which_o thrust_v we_o forward_o in_o the_o way_n of_o evil_a and_o make_v we_o bold_a adventurer_n for_o hell_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n faith_n st_n basil_n which_o perfect_a and_o consummate_v every_o consultation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o we_o consult_v than_o we_o establish_v and_o settle_v our_o consultation_n and_o last_o of_o all_o we_o gain_v a_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n in_o those_o action_n which_o our_o consultation_n have_v engage_v we_o in_o and_o all_o these_o three_o we_o have_v from_o this_o servile_a fear_n do_v we_o 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than_o it_o do_v adorn_v and_o beautify_v we_o indeed_o and_o god_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o glorious_a ornament_n and_o upon_o we_o as_o guest_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n without_o this_o though_o we_o enlarge_v our_o phylactery_n never_o so_o much_o though_o we_o have_v holiness_n write_v in_o our_o forehead_n all_o will_v be_v but_o like_o bellerophon_n letter_n we_o may_v take_v they_o for_o a_o passport_n or_o letter_n of_o commendation_n but_o in_o they_o our_o doom_n and_o our_o condemnation_n be_v write_v we_o be_v condemn_v by_o our_o wilful_a neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o marriage-feast_n as_o by_o our_o own_o confession_n so_o condemn_v as_o that_o nothing_o remain_v but_o sentence_n and_o execution_n if_o it_o have_v be_v my_o enemy_n say_v david_n â—3_n psal_n 55._o 12_o â—3_n i_o can_v have_v bear_v it_o but_o it_o be_v thou_o my_o familiar_a friend_n if_o it_o be_v one_o who_o never_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o feast_n one_o of_o the_o heathen_a who_o know_v not_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n the_o neglect_n will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o foul_a the_o time_n of_o their_o 30._o act_n 17._o 30._o ignorance_n god_n wink_v at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v as_o if_o he_o see_v not_o he_o do_v not_o threaten_v eternal_a death_n as_o he_o do_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n but_o now_o he_o command_v every_o man_n every_o where_o to_o repent_v to_o fit_a and_o prepare_v himself_o for_o this_o great_a feast_n and_o if_o we_o do_v not_o so_o we_o be_v the_o worse_a christian_n by_o be_v so_o much_o christian_n more_o guilty_a for_o our_o profession_n in_o more_o danger_n than_o infidel_n in_o that_o we_o be_v not_o so_o and_o more_o unpardonable_a for_o our_o belief_n irascitur_fw-la deus_fw-la contumeliis_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la suae_fw-la god_n be_v never_o more_o angry_a than_o when_o his_o mercy_n be_v abuse_v and_o his_o grace_n turn_v into_o wantonness_n let_v we_o then_o look-up_a to_o the_o author_n 2._o heb._n 12._o 2._o and_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n hear_v his_o voice_n follow_v his_o direction_n i_o counsel_v 18._o rev._n 3._o 18._o thou_o say_v he_o to_o buy_v of_o i_o white_a raiment_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v clothe_v and_o that_o the_o shame_n of_o thy_o nakedness_n do_v not_o appear_v and_o we_o may_v buy_v of_o he_o without_o 11._o isa_n 55._o 1._o heb._n 2._o 11._o money_n or_o money-worth_n the_o apostle_n say_v both_o he_o who_o sanctifi_v and_o they_o who_o be_v sanctify_v be_v all_o of_o one_o now_o christ_n sanctifi_v we_o by_o his_o doctrine_n and_o example_n and_o as_o he_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o be_v we_o make_v new_a creature_n and_o clothe_v with_o the_o wedding_n garment_n by_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o then_o christ_n will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o we_o not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v we_o brethren_n when_o as_o brethren_n we_o wear_v the_o same_o apparel_n when_o he_o see_v our_o garment_n 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