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contrary_a shall_v a_o man_n deal_v so_o with_o yourself_o now_o he_o have_v somewhat_o to_o say_v for_o it_o for_o you_o first_o profess_v repentance_n and_o restitution_n to_o be_v a_o condition_n as_o i_o do_v and_o when_o you_o have_v do_v profess_v condition_n to_o have_v a_o moral_a efficiency_n which_o i_o deny_v but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o i_o that_o be_o not_o of_o your_o mind_n treat_n pag._n 229._o a_o five_o argument_n be_v that_o which_o so_o much_o sound_n in_o all_o book_n if_o good_a work_n be_v the_o effect_n and_o fruit_n of_o our_o justification_n than_o they_o can_v be_v condition_n or_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la of_o our_o justification_n but_o etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o i_o deny_v the_o minor_a in_o the_o sense_n of_o your_o party_n our_o first_o repentance_n our_o first_o desire_n of_o christ_n as_o our_o saviour_n and_o love_n to_o he_o as_o a_o saviour_n and_o our_o first_o disclaim_v of_o all_o other_o saviour_n and_o our_o first_o accept_v 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other_o after_o through_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n i_o prove_v the_o contrary_a from_o the_o instance_n of_o abraham_n it_o be_v not_o the_o first_o act_n of_o his_o faith_n that_o paul_n mention_v when_o he_o prove_v from_o he_o justification_n by_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v no_o good_a consequence_n faith_n afterward_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o justification_n before_o therefore_o it_o can_v afterward_o justify_v or_o be_v a_o condition_n so_o it_o be_v no_o good_a consequence_n as_o to_o repentance_n hope_n or_o obedience_n 2._o it_o only_o follow_v that_o they_o can_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o that_o justification_n whereof_o they_o be_v the_o effect_n and_o which_o go_v before_o they_o which_o be_v grant_v you_o but_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o continue_a or_o final_a justification_n suck_v the_o breast_n do_v not_o cause_n life_n in_o the_o beginning_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o a_o mean_n to_o continue_v it_o it_o follow_v not_o you_o well_o teach_v that_o the_o justification_n at_o the_o last_o judgement_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o most_o eminent_a justification_n this_o have_v more_o condition_n than_o your_o first_o pardon_n of_o sin_n have_v yea_o as_o many_o as_o your_o salvation_n have_v as_o have_v be_v former_o prove_v and_o may_v be_v prove_v more_o at_o large_a treat_n pag._n 230._o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v that_o more_o thing_n be_v require_v to_o our_o salvation_n then_o to_o our_o justification_n to_o be_v possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o entitle_v we_o thereto_o answ_n 1._o it_o be_v true_a as_o to_o our_o first_o justify_v and_o its_o true_a as_o to_o our_o present_a continue_a state_n because_o perseverance_n be_v still_o requisite_a to_o salvation_n but_o it_o be_v not_o true_a as_o to_o
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