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their_o salvation_n as_o appear_v isa_n 55.1_o ezek._n 33.11_o mark_n 16.16_o joh._n 3.14_o 15_o 16.36_o and_o 6.37.40_o act._n 10.43_o 1_o joh._n 2.1_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o limitation_n or_o exception_n of_o this_o or_o that_o sin_n for_o be_v they_o never_o so_o grievous_a and_o manifold_a yet_o if_o we_o perform_v the_o condition_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n they_o can_v debar_v we_o from_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o christ_n merit_n as_o appear_v isa._n 1.18_o titus_n 2.14_o 1_o joh._n 1.7.9_o and_o therefore_o unless_o thou_o conceive_v of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v unjust_a in_o his_o deal_n untrue_a in_o his_o word_n a_o covenant-breaker_n yea_o a_o perjure_a person_n which_o be_v most_o horrible_a blasphemy_n once_o to_o imagine_v thou_o must_v undoubted_o assure_v thyself_o that_o he_o will_v pardon_v and_o forgive_v thou_o all_o thy_o sin_n be_v they_o in_o number_n never_o so_o many_o and_o innumerable_a or_o in_o nature_n and_o quality_n never_o so_o heinous_a and_o damnable_a if_o then_o turn_v unto_o he_o by_o unfeigned_a repentance_n and_o lay_v hold_v upon_o christ_n by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n for_o consider_v do_v the_o lord_n say_v he_o will_v extend_v his_o mercy_n unto_o all_o that_o come_v unto_o he_o do_v he_o invite_v every_o one_o do_v he_o say_v i_o will_v have_v all_o man_n save_v and_o none_o to_o perish_v and_o do_v thou_o say_v nay_o but_o he_o will_v not_o extend_v his_o mercy_n unto_o i_o he_o will_v have_v i_o to_o perish_v because_o i_o be_o a_o grievous_a sinner_n what_o be_v this_o but_o in_o effect_n and_o at_o a_o distance_n to_o contradict_v the_o lord_n and_o give_v the_o lie_n to_o truth_n itself_o indeed_o god_n say_v not_o believe_v thou_o john_n or_o thomas_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o he_o say_v whosoever_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v which_o be_v as_o good_a and_o yet_o thou_o excepte_v thyself_o he_o exclude_v none_o and_o do_v thou_o 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own_o son_n and_o i_o presume_v the_o spirit_n testimony_n if_o not_o now_o yet_o at_o other_o time_n take_v heed_n what_o thou_o do_v for_o certain_o nothing_o offend_v god_n more_o than_o the_o not_o take_v of_o his_o word_n section_n 7._o objection_n i_o know_v well_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n unto_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v rom._n 10.4_o but_o i_o want_v faith_n answer_n this_o be_v the_o objection_n i_o expect_v for_o the_o true_a christian_a be_v as_o fearful_a to_o entertain_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o himself_o as_o the_o false_a be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v drive_v from_o it_o but_o be_v it_o so_o or_o do_v satan_n only_o tell_v thou_o so_o i_o know_v it_o be_v not_o so_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o believe_v with_o some_o mixture_n of_o unbelief_n and_o that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o slander_n of_o satan_n for_o as_o satan_n slander_v we_o to_o god_n job_n 1.9_o and_o god_n to_o we_o gen._n 3.4.5_o so_o he_o slander_v we_o to_o our_o selus_fw-la job_n 16.9_o but_o lest_o thou_o shall_v think_v i_o slander_v satan_n know_v that_o you_o believe_v even_o while_o you_o complain_v of_o unbelief_n for_o as_o there_o can_v be_v no_o shadow_n if_o there_o be_v no_o light_n so_o there_o can_v be_v this_o fear_n where_o there_o be_v no_o faith_n they_o that_o know_v not_o christ_n think_v it_o no_o such_o great_a matter_n to_o loose_v he_o but_o if_o god_n once_o say_v this_o be_v my_o son_n satan_n will_v say_v if_o thou_o he_o the_o son_n of_o god_n matth._n 3.17_o and_o 4.3_o that_o divine_a testimony_n do_v not_o allay_v his_o malice_n but_o exasperate_v it_o neither_o can_v the_o happy_a build_n of_o lord_n i_o believe_v stand_v without_o that_o column_n to_o underprop_v it_o
to_o paul_n act._n 9.15_o 16._o &_o 23._o ver_fw-la 11._o and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n word_n to_o his_o apostle_n ast._n 1.8_o yea_o to_o suffer_v for_o christ_n say_v father_n latimer_n be_v the_o great_a privilege_n that_o god_n give_v in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o story_n of_o job_n be_v a_o book-case_n to_o prove_v it_o for_o do_v not_o god_n by_o he_o as_o sometime_o a_o schoolmaster_n with_o his_o pupil_n who_o when_o he_o have_v polish_v and_o perfect_v a_o good_a scholar_n bring_v he_o forth_o provoke_v adversary_n to_o set_v upon_o he_o with_o hard_a question_n and_o take_v a_o pride_n to_o see_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o labour_n and_o in_o the_o war_n to_o have_v the_o hottect_n and_o most_o dangerous_a service_n impose_v upon_o they_o by_o their_o general_n be_v account_v the_o great_a honour_n neither_o will_v he_o confer_v the_o same_o upon_o any_o but_o the_o stout_a and_o most_o valiant_a this_o rod_n of_o the_o lord_n like_a ahasuerus_n his_o sceptre_n be_v never_o stretch_v forth_o towards_o any_o of_o he_o but_o in_o great_a love_n and_o favour_n it_o be_v like_o the_o kiss_n which_o cyrus_n in_o xenophon_n give_v to_o chrysanthas_n which_o be_v account_v a_o great_a and_o more_o special_a savour_n than_o the_o cup_n of_o gold_n which_o he_o give_v to_o artabazus_n which_o be_v so_o let_v we_o in_o this_o particular_a imitate_v the_o muscovitish_a woman_n who_o will_v not_o think_v their_o husband_n love_v they_o unless_o they_o chastise_v they_o and_o the_o indian_n who_o be_v ambitious_a to_o be_v burn_v with_o they_o and_o the_o thracian_n who_o be_v proud_a to_o wear_v their_o scar_n moses_n esteem_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n heb._n 11.25_o 26._o and_o the_o apostle_n esteem_v it_o a_o grace_n to_o be_v disgrace_v for_o he_o and_o shall_v we_o grumble_v or_o think_v much_o at_o it_o no_o in_o the_o great_a extremity_n of_o straits_n let_v we_o acknowledge_v it_o a_o 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