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to_o the_o christian_a faith_n such_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o those_o time_n if_o the_o same_o effect_n of_o christ_n his_o example_n have_v not_o appear_v in_o all_o age_n it_o be_v not_o because_o the_o example_n itself_o have_v less_o efficacy_n than_o it_o have_v then_o but_o because_o christ_n be_v not_o apprehend_v with_o the_o same_o faith_n as_o he_o be_v then_o christ_n himself_o do_v foretell_v of_o the_o little_a faith_n of_o the_o latter_a time_n it_o be_v not_o all_o to_o be_v call_v a_o christian_n the_o apostle_n deny_v they_o we_o know_v to_o be_v true_a jew_n all_o which_o be_v jew_n outward_o or_o to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n all_o that_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n but_o have_v not_o his_o faith_n what_o the_o violence_n of_o some_o present_a suffering_n be_v they_o suffering_n of_o the_o body_n or_o suffering_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o the_o violent_a apprehension_n of_o future_a in_o either_o kind_n may_v do_v for_o a_o while_n how_o far_o it_o may_v prevail_v upon_o some_o sound_n and_o solid_a otherwise_o especial_o if_o the_o temper_n of_o a_o natural_o soft_a or_o passionate_a disposition_n do_v concur_v i_o shall_v not_o here_o inquire_v though_o grace_n and_o nature_n go_v not_o always_o by_o the_o same_o principle_n yet_o there_o may_v be_v where_o true_a grace_n be_v so_o much_o of_o nature_n remain_v sometime_o as_o to_o verify_v that_o of_o aristotle_n that_o incomparable_a naturalist_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n those_o that_o be_v in_o any_o passion_n can_v not_o judge_v of_o the_o truth_n but_o if_o any_o profess_a christian_n in_o his_o more_o sober_a retire_a and_o free_a thought_n can_v settle_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o opinion_n as_o either_o to_o wonder_v at_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n of_o other_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n or_o to_o bemoan_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o case_n as_o miserable_a indeed_o and_o hardly_o deal_v with_o that_o man_n by_o such_o a_o opinion_n do_v renounce_v the_o faith_n he_o profess_v and_o what_o show_v soever_o he_o make_v to_o the_o world_n yet_o can_v but_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o his_o own_o infidelity_n all_o christian_n be_v not_o paul_n i_o grant_v though_o his_o zeal_n to_o god_n and_o his_o charity_n to_o man_n 26.29_o act._n 26.29_o do_v once_o prompt_v he_o to_o such_o a_o wish_n god_n forbid_v heaven_n shall_v be_v open_v to_o none_o but_o such_o as_o of_o glory_n so_o of_o faith_n of_o zeal_n though_o true_a and_o sincere_a and_o perfect_a in_o its_o kind_n there_o may_v be_v many_o degree_n we_o be_v allow_v if_o we_o may_v be_v free_a rather_o to_o be_v free_a if_o rich_a and_o honourable_a in_o the_o world_n by_o good_a and_o lawful_a mean_n rather_o to_o be_v so_o then_o poor_a and_o contemptible_a that_o common_a soldier_n be_v not_o commend_v who_o to_o show_v his_o valour_n run_v into_o danger_n wilful_o or_o set_v upon_o the_o enemy_n without_o a_o command_n in_o this_o our_o christian_a 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conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a communion_n with_o christ_n nor_o true_a sense_n of_o christianity_n finis_fw-la