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shoulâ—_n so_o fair_a prevail_v with_o their_o pleasiâ—_n doctrine_n and_o lie_v word_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o very_a elect_n shall_v be_v deceive_v thereby_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v take_v heed_n how_o they_o hear_v they_o or_o give_v credit_n to_o their_o doctrine_n but_o abandon_v it_o and_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o 25._o and_o 26._o verse_n second_o i_o answer_v to_o their_o exception_n suppose_v i_o mean_v positive_o that_o a_o man_n may_v die_v with_o this_o repentance_n and_o be_v damn_v yet_o be_v not_o this_o untrue_a understand_v by_o this_o true_a repentance_n that_o which_o i_o do_v viz_o only_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o purpose_n to_o leave_v it_o without_o dissimulation_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o abab_n and_o the_o ninivites_fw-la and_o not_o the_o tree_n with_o the_o fruit_n the_o purpose_n with_o the_o practice_n the_o change_n of_o the_o heart_n with_o the_o change_n of_o the_o liâ—e_z object_n 1_o oh_o but_o say_v they_o though_o in_o one_o place_n i_o say_v repentance_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o salvation_n pag_n 232._o yet_o in_o another_o i_o say_v the_o repentance_n of_o the_o publican_n &_o harlot_n be_v sufficient_a to_o their_o salvation_n i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n between_o these_o two_o place_n solut._n solut._n for_o in_o the_o former_a i_o do_v not_o say_v it_o be_v not_o repentance_n sufficient_a unto_o salvation_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o grace_v sufficient_a to_o salvation_n good_a cause_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o supposition_n that_o save_v faith_n be_v not_o yet_o wrought_v pag._n 275._o neither_o do_v i_o say_v in_o the_o latter_a place_n that_o the_o repentance_n of_o the_o publican_n be_v grace_n sufficient_a to_o salvation_n but_o that_o it_o be_v repentance_n sufficient_a thereunto_o for_o who_o know_v not_o by_o all_o that_o discourse_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o repentance_n proper_o and_o strict_o therein_o and_o take_v repent_v for_o a_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o virtuous_a quality_n seat_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o require_v of_o the_o heart_n for_o repent_v then_o hearty_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o unfeigned_a purpose_n to_o leave_v they_o indeed_o god_n require_v more_o of_o the_o repent_a sinner_n than_o this_o sorrow_n and_o purpose_n for_o he_o require_v practice_v of_o this_o purpose_n and_o new_a obedience_n but_o practice_n be_v not_o repentance_n itself_o but_o a_o fruit_n of_o it_o and_o new_a obedience_n in_o life_n be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o repentance_n to_o constitute_v it_o but_o a_o effect_n to_o testify_v it_o not_o to_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o but_o the_o efficacy_n thereof_o unto_o justification_n object_n 2_o oh_o but_o say_v they_o to_o this_o repentance_n begin_v before_o faith_n be_v promise_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n
he_o may_v lawful_o do_v it_o but_o doubt_v hereof_o but_o this_o argument_n be_v not_o touch_v as_o be_v too_o hot_a for_o they_o so_o that_o it_o appear_v by_o these_o reason_n that_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n be_v not_o this_o that_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n do_v before_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n he_o sin_n but_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n do_v doubt_v he_o do_v ill_a or_o fear_v he_o do_v not_o well_o or_o not_o be_v well_o resolve_v in_o his_o mind_n it_o may_v lawful_a be_v do_v either_o in_o itself_o or_o by_o he_o and_o yet_o will_v venture_v to_o do_v it_o he_o sin_n say_v the_o apostle_n because_o this_o acton_n be_v not_o of_o faith_n that_o be_v not_o of_o that_o faith_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v second_o i_o answer_v that_o they_o which_o urge_v this_o place_n in_o this_o sense_n to_o prove_v whatsoever_o be_v without_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v sin_n do_v not_o well_o reserve_v reverence_n to_o their_o learning_n 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