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from_o sin_n and_o because_o you_o disclaim_v the_o work_n thereof_o from_o be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o title_n whereby_o you_o acquire_v this_o right_n restrain_v your_o title_n to_o faith_n only_o and_o in_o case_n you_o do_v live_v thus_o by_o continue_v your_o life_n in_o sinfullnesse_n it_o will_v thence_o further_o follow_v that_o christ_n who_o give_v you_o this_o liberty_n do_v thereby_o give_v you_o a_o licence_n to_o sin_n and_o consequent_o do_v open_v a_o door_n and_o minister_v a_o occasion_n to_o all_o wickedness_n for_o the_o word_n sin_n in_o this_o place_n must_v be_v understand_v not_o general_o for_o any_o small_a degree_n of_o sin_n by_o way_n of_o error_n or_o frailty_n for_o in_o such_o sin_n the_o faithful_a do_v and_o can_v but_o continue_v in_o this_o life_n but_o special_o and_o eminent_o for_o a_o high_a degree_n and_o constant_a course_n of_o wickedness_n and_o lewdness_n as_o perjury_n murder_n adultery_n theft_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o sort_n of_o 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the_o like_a in_o the_o general_a epistle_n of_o st._n john_n the_o matter_n of_o this_o objection_n contain_v two_o inconvenient_a or_o absurd_a consequence_n which_o the_o urger_n thereof_o conceive_v will_v necessary_o follow_v upon_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o without_o work_n 1._o that_o then_o believer_n will_v take_v occasion_n to_o continue_v in_o all_o kind_n of_o sin_n and_o licenciousnes_n 2._o that_o thereupon_o christ_n will_v become_v the_o occasioner_n and_o minister_n unto_o all_o sin_n and_o licentiousness_n by_o which_o two_o consequence_n they_o will_v conclude_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o without_o work_n be_v ungodly_a because_o that_o doctrine_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v must_v needs_o be_v ungodly_a from_o whence_o there_o will_v necessary_o follow_v ungodly_a consequence_n a_o general_a answer_n god_n forbid_v a_o general_a answer_n unto_o the_o former_a objection_n plain_o deny_v the_o 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the_o access_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v equivalent_a to_o the_o hebrew_n chalilah_n and_o to_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o expression_n of_o a_o mind_n high_o disdain_v and_o abominate_v and_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o hebrew_n amen_o i_o e._n so_o be_v it_o and_o to_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n god_n grant_v it_o which_o contrary_o be_v form_n of_o application_n &_o benediction_n that_o god_n will_v approve_v and_o confirm_v with_o his_o fiat_fw-la some_o present_a or_o future_a good_a the_o blessing_n whereof_o we_o earnest_o wish_v and_o desire_v verse_n 18._o text._n for_o if_o i_o build_v again_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o destroy_v i_o make_v myself_o a_o transgressor_n sense_n build_v again_o viz._n by_o my_o act_n of_o sin_n and_o lewdness_n of_o life_n the_o thing_n i._n e._n the_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n wherein_o i_o stand_v before_o i_o be_v justify_v which_o i_o destroy_v i._n e._n which_o state_n 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