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apostasy_n jer._n 3._o 22._o they_o can_v lose_v all_o save_a grace_n 1_o pet_n 1._o 13._o 4._o from_o final_a impenitency_n psal._n 37._o 24._o godly_a man_n may_v fall_v into_o other_o sin_n 1._o the_o state_n of_o grace_n can_v exempt_v they_o 1_o john_n 2._o 1._o 2._o the_o truth_n of_o grace_n can_v preserve_v they_o their_o action_n come_v from_o a_o mix_a principle_n 3._o no_o degree_n of_o grace_n can_v preserve_v they_o phil._n 1._o 6._o nothing_o will_v perfect_v our_o sanctification_n but_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n 1_o john_n 3._o 3._o they_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o gross_a error_n in_o judgement_n and_o foul_a evil_n of_o practice_n in_o the_o church_n of_o galatia_n some_o deny_a justification_n by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ._n in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n some_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n revel_v 18._o 4._o tertullian_n fall_v to_o montanism_n luther_n to_o consubstantiation_n david_n into_o murder_n and_o adultery_n solomon_n to_o idolatry_n peter_n to_o deny_v his_o master_n with_o execration_n true_a believer_n may_v fall_v grievous_o and_o heinous_o 1._o into_o sin_n not_o only_a quotidiani_fw-la incursus_fw-la august_n of_o daily_a incursion_n but_o such_o which_o do_v vastare_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n speak_v though_o they_o do_v not_o excutere_fw-la fidem_fw-la 2._o so_o as_o to_o wound_v the_o conscience_n of_o their_o brethren_n rom._n 14._o 15._o 3._o to_o wound_v their_o profession_n 1_o tim._n 6._o beg_v rom._n 2._o 24._o 4._o they_o may_v strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o sinner_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 14._o 5._o they_o may_v great_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n 6._o they_o may_v contract_v a_o damnable_a guilt_n psal._n 90._o 8._o 7._o they_o may_v fall_v so_o as_o to_o bring_v on_o themselves_o great_a temporal_a affliction_n ezra_n 9_o saint_n 13._o psal._n 99_o 8._o jer._n 2._o 19_o 8._o they_o may_v be_v chastened_a with_o spiritual_a affliction_n psal_n 51._o 12._o 9_o god_n may_v in_o they_o punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o david_n be_v punish_v with_o carnal_a adultery_n for_o his_o spiritual_a security_n 10._o they_o may_v lose_v though_o not_o jus_o ad_fw-la regnum_fw-la yet_o aptitudinem_fw-la regnandi_fw-la yet_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n in_o their_o sin_v between_o they_o and_o the_o wicked_a their_o spot_n be_v not_o alike_o 1._o they_o have_v not_o such_o a_o full_a inward_a principle_n to_o sin_n david_n commit_v adultery_n not_o as_o zimri_n with_o his_o whole_a heart_n the_o other_o have_v a_o principle_n check_v he_o totus_fw-la homo_fw-la sin_n but_o not_o totum_fw-la hominis_fw-la there_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o grace_n 2._o they_o do_v not_o constant_o sin_n they_o live_v not_o in_o gross_a sin_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o dirt_n as_o a_o sheep_n another_o thing_n to_o wallow_v in_o it_o as_o a_o swine_n do_v 3._o these_o be_v bitter_a sin_n to_o they_o and_o minister_v much_o matter_n of_o humiliation_n afterward_o david_n be_v a_o murderer_n and_o a_o bitter_a penitentiary_n for_o it_o psal._n 51._o deliver_v i_o from_o blood_n guiltiness_n 4._o they_o be_v in_o a_o combat_n and_o fight_v with_o their_o ordinary_a infirmity_n of_o passion_n as_o paul_n rom._n 7._o &_o gal._n 6._o it_o make_v they_o often_o pray_v it_o put_v they_o into_o sad_a agony_n as_o rom._n 7._o what_o they_o will_v not_o do_v they_o do_v therefore_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o can_v pray_v be_v humble_a 5._o they_o do_v at_o last_o come_v out_o of_o these_o with_o the_o contrary_a grace_n and_o delight_n in_o they_o they_o mortify_v and_o subdue_v their_o lust_n rom._n 8._o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n free_v they_o from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n yea_o they_o delight_n in_o the_o contrary_a grace_n his_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n 6._o they_o do_v not_o only_o come_v out_o of_o they_o themselves_o but_o set_v against_o they_o in_o other_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n call_v her_o neighbour_n lydia_n her_o family_n then_o will_v i_o teach_v transgressor_n thy_o way_n it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n for_o the_o holy_a man_n to_o be_v preserve_v from_o gross_a and_o scandalous_a sin_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 10._o reason_n 1._o hereby_o all_o the_o actual_a exercise_n of_o grace_n be_v suspend_v one_o have_v no_o more_o use_n of_o grace_n than_o if_o he_o be_v a_o unregenerate_a man_n psal._n 51._o 10_o 11._o there_o be_v a_o deliquium_fw-la gratiae_fw-la as_o well_o as_o animae_fw-la 2._o there_o be_v a_o suspension_n of_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o grace_n when_o one_o fall_v into_o gross_a sin_n there_o be_v a_o interdiction_n though_o not_o a_o intercision_n a_o sequestration_n though_o not_o a_o ejection_n psal._n 51._o 7._o he_o allude_v to_o the_o purge_n of_o the_o leper_n under_o the_o law_n he_o have_v a_o right_a and_o title_n to_o his_o house_n but_o not_o a_o actual_a enjoyment_n of_o it_o a_o man_n have_v communion_n with_o god_n here_o by_o the_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o consolation_n of_o the_o spirit_n these_o be_v suspend_v 3._o grosse_n fall_v in_o god_n people_n be_v common_o penal_a the_o punishment_n of_o other_o sin_n 2_o sam._n 11._o 6._o matth._n 26._o 33_o 34._o as_o sin_n can_v be_v call_v by_o a_o worse_a name_n than_o sin_n rom._n 2._o 1â—_n so_o god_n can_v punish_v sin_n worse_o than_o by_o sin_n 4._o it_o leave_v a_o blot_n on_o a_o man_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v wipe_v off_o peter_n denial_n be_v speak_v of_o where_o ever_o the_o gospel_n be_v publish_v jeroboam_fw-la that_fw-mi make_v israel_n to_o sin_n this_o be_v that_o ahaz_n judas_n the_o traitor_n 5._o hereby_o you_o grieve_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a 6._o though_o god_n pardon_v the_o sin_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o take_v off_o the_o temporal_a judgement_n from_o the_o person_n and_o posterity_n the_o execution_n of_o judgement_n shall_v begin_v with_o they_o amos_n 8._o 1._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 17._o god_n 5._o will_v punish_v his_o people_n with_o great_a 24._o severity_n lam._n 4._o 6._o mat._n 3._o 10._o six_o sort_n of_o godly_a person_n be_v in_o danger_n first_o man_n in_o the_o high_a place_n magistrate_n minister_n david_n peter_n second_o man_n of_o great_a part_n knowledge_n puff_v up_o augustine_n say_v of_o licinius_n one_o of_o great_a part_n but_o of_o a_o corrupt_a judgement_n cupit_n diabolus_fw-la à _fw-fr â—â—_o ornari_fw-la three_o man_n of_o the_o great_a grace_n god_n leave_v sin_n in_o man_n to_o keep_v they_o low_o therefore_o when_o man_n be_v high_a in_o grace_n he_o leave_v powerful_a lust_n to_o exercise_v they_o four_o man_n that_o be_v carnal_o confident_a as_o peter_n dr_n pendlâ—ton_n five_o those_o that_o be_v censorious_a against_o the_o false_a of_o other_o gal._n 6._o 1._o
six_o those_o that_o be_v use_v to_o great_a vision_n of_o god_n salomon_n heart_n depart_v from_o the_o lord_n that_o appear_v to_o he_o twice_o eclipse_n lunaris_fw-la nunquam_fw-la contingit_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o plenilunio_fw-la the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v often_o gainer_n by_o their_o sin_n rom._n 8._o 28._o good_a come_v to_o they_o this_o way_n by_o accident_n the_o lord_n overrule_a it_o by_o his_o wisdom_n and_o grace_n first_o hereby_o a_o man_n be_v discover_v to_o himself_o see_v that_o in_o his_o own_o heart_n which_o he_o never_o see_v before_o 2_o chron._n 32._o 31._o second_o the_o work_n of_o his_o humiliation_n and_o repentance_n be_v perfect_v this_o use_n paul_n make_v of_o his_o grievous_a sin_n i_o be_v a_o persecutor_n say_v he_o three_o the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n be_v perfect_v luke_n 22._o 32._o four_o he_o exalt_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n so_o paul_n five_o it_o make_v he_o watch_v over_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o shun_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n the_o more_o six_o it_o make_v he_o the_o more_o compassionate_a to_o other_o when_o they_o fall_v gal._n 6._o 1._o chap._n xii_o two_o question_n resolve_v about_o sin_n quest._n 1._o how_o can_v grace_v and_o corruption_n stand_v together_o so_o that_o corruption_n poison_v not_o grace_n nor_o grace_n work_v out_o corruption_n when_o the_o admit_v of_o one_o sin_n by_o adam_n kill_v he_o present_o answ._n perfect_a holiness_n can_v stand_v with_o any_o corruption_n but_o when_o the_o first_o line_n only_o of_o god_n image_n be_v draw_v they_o may_v stand_v with_o corruption_n if_o corruption_n shall_v destroy_v grace_n or_o grace_n corruption_n formal_o yet_o they_o may_v be_v mix_v together_o in_o gradu_fw-la remisso_fw-la god_n have_v undertake_v not_o to_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o they_o 30._o god_n though_o he_o can_v take_v away_o the_o seed_n of_o sin_n yet_o suffer_v such_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n to_o abide_v in_o his_o people_n for_o divers_a good_a reason_n 1._o because_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o this_o world_n rather_o to_o show_v grace_n to_o the_o person_n of_o his_o servant_n then_o to_o their_o nature_n 2._o because_o he_o will_v humble_v they_o 6._o as_o paul_n when_o exalt_v above_o measure_n and_o have_v they_o live_v on_o free_a grace_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 9_o the_o devil_n tempt_v adam_n though_o he_o be_v create_v perfect_a tell_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n if_o from_o a_o state_n of_o sin_n there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o sudden_a change_n to_o perfection_n man_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o swell_v the_o antinomian_o will_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o law_n and_o then_o since_o by_o the_o law_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o transgression_n they_o think_v they_o be_v without_o sin_n and_o after_o that_o they_o be_v perfect_a like_a god_n 3._o he_o delight_v in_o their_o fervent_a hearty_a prayer_n he_o will_v have_v his_o child_n daily_o beg_v of_o he_o 4._o he_o will_v have_v they_o long_o to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v at_o home_o with_o he_o 5._o that_o he_o may_v magnify_v the_o power_n of_o the_o indwelling_a virtue_n of_o his_o spirit_n that_o a_o little_a grace_n shall_v dwell_v amid_o great_a corruption_n 6._o that_o we_o may_v deal_v gentle_o with_o our_o brethren_n when_o they_o fall_v gal._n 6._o 1._o quest._n 2._o wherein_o lie_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o man_n sanctify_a and_o unsanctified_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o body_n of_o corruption_n answ._n there_o be_v these_o apparent_a difference_n 1._o a_o unregenerate_a man_n have_v a_o body_n of_o corruption_n in_o he_o and_o nothing_o else_o all_o his_o thought_n in_o he_o be_v only_o evil_a continual_o a_o regenerate_a man_n have_v a_o body_n of_o grace_n as_o well_o as_o of_o corruption_n 2._o the_o natural_a man_n carry_v the_o guilt_n of_o it_o with_o he_o the_o reward_n of_o his_o body_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o destruction_n but_o in_o the_o regenerate_a man_n the_o guilt_n that_o be_v the_o power_n to_o bind_v he_o over_o to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v whole_o do_v away_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n god_n displeasure_n do_v not_o redundare_fw-la in_o personam_fw-la the_o person_n be_v pardon_v though_o the_o sin_n remain_v 3._o the_o body_n of_o corruption_n have_v the_o whole_a rule_n in_o the_o unregenerate_a man_n it_o sheep_n be_v the_o active_a principle_n from_o which_o all_o be_v wrought_v but_o in_o the_o other_o grace_n struggle_v against_o it_o the_o papist_n say_v 1._o there_o be_v no_o such_o body_n of_o corruption_n leave_v in_o a_o man_n when_o he_o be_v regenerate_v in_o baptism_n or_o when_o regeneration_n be_v wrought_v the_o body_n of_o corruption_n be_v take_v away_o 2._o they_o say_v concupiscence_n never_o be_v a_o sin_n but_o be_v in_o adam_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n 3._o that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o regenerate_a man_n be_v perfect_a this_o may_v minister_v consolation_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n who_o find_v these_o relic_n of_o corruption_n they_o be_v unteachable_a sinful_a can_v do_v nothing_o well_o 1._o this_o be_v the_o condition_n more_o or_o less_o of_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n 2._o these_o corruption_n be_v not_o impute_v to_o thou_o the_o lord_n love_v thou_o as_o well_o as_o if_o thou_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o 3._o thy_o loathe_n thyself_o for_o they_o be_v as_o please_v to_o god_n as_o if_o thou_o can_v perform_v perfect_a duty_n 4._o christ_n will_v reign_v in_o thou_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o his_o enemy_n 5._o he_o will_v deliver_v thou_o from_o these_o relic_n of_o corruption_n when_o he_o have_v do_v good_a to_o thou_o by_o they_o 6._o this_o shall_v make_v thou_o humble_a and_o watchful_a chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o saint_n care_v to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o sin_n and_o especial_o their_o own_o iniquity_n god_n people_n must_v and_o will_v careful_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o wickedness_n 2._o they_o must_v bend_v their_o care_n most_o against_o their_o own_o sin_n the_o first_o 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the_o servant_n of_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n those_o which_o offend_v we_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o god_n of_o our_o father_n even_o of_o the_o same_o god_n who_o we_o and_o our_o forefather_n have_v worship_v four_o from_o the_o duty_n itself_o 1._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o will_v follow_v if_o we_o do_v it_o not_o be_v excommunicate_v as_o it_o be_v from_o god_n house_n and_o all_o his_o ordinance_n forgive_v we_o as_o we_o forgive_v other_o but_o we_o forgive_v not_o other_o 1._o our_o prayer_n be_v turn_v into_o sin_n for_o we_o lift_v not_o up_o hand_n without_o wrath_n 2._o we_o hear_v in_o vain_a have_v not_o put_v off_o the_o superfluity_n of_o naughtiness_n 3._o we_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n to_o no_o purpose_n for_o we_o have_v not_o purge_v out_o the_o old_a leaven_n mat._n 5._o 24._o 2._o we_o be_v uncapable_a of_o any_o comfortable_a assurance_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n matth._n 6._o 15._o and_o consequent_o of_o life_n 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our_o peace_n but_o the_o frowardness_n of_o our_o spirit_n which_o can_v pardon_v and_o pass_v by_o these_o wrong_n petition_n 6_o and_o lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n but_o deliver_v we_o from_o evil_a in_o the_o former_a petition_n we_o beg_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n in_o this_o we_o crave_v the_o grace_n of_o sanctification_n in_o the_o former_a we_o ask_v freedom_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o we_o crave_v deliverance_n from_o the_o evil_a and_o corruption_n of_o sin_n and_o strength_n against_o tentation_n allure_a we_o thereunto_o this_o petition_n well_o follow_v the_o former_a for_o when_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o forgive_v sin_n he_o deliver_v they_o from_o be_v harden_v therein_o knewstub_n on_o the_o lord_n prayer_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o or_o rather_o bring_v or_o carry_v we_o not_o into_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o tempt_v and_o another_o thing_n to_o lead_v into_o tentation_n we_o do_v not_o evangel_n desire_v not_o to_o be_v 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ib._n hell_n the_o torment_n and_o place_n l._n 10._o p._n 864_o 865_o herb_n their_o variety_n and_o use_n l._n 3._o p._n 255_o 256_o heresy_n l._n 4._o p._n 361_o 362_o heretic_n heretic_n wrest_v the_o scripture_n l._n 1._o p._n 15_o heretic_n which_o oppose_v christ_n godhead_n and_o manhood_n l._n 5._o p._n 401_o 402_o history_n history_n p'easant_a l._n 1._o p._n 11_o none_o comparable_a to_o that_o of_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n what_o book_n be_v call_v historical_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o why_o l._n 1._o p._n 43_o holy_a the_o scripture_n be_v holy_a l._n 2._o p._n 188_o 189_o 190_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o holiness_n l._n 2._o p._n 188_o what_o in_o man_n what_o in_o god_n l._n 2._o p._n 190_o 191_o hope_n hope_v what_o it_o be_v the_o object_n act_n and_o measure_n of_o it_o l._n 7._o p._n 569_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o it_o its_o corruption_n sanctification_n ibid._n mark_n of_o a_o sanctifiea_n hope_n motive_n to_o and_o mean_n of_o it_o l._n 7._o p._n 570_o horse_n horse_n a_o elegant_a description_n of_o he_o l._n 3._o p._n 267_o bucephalus_n alexander_n and_o banks_n his_o horse_n ibid._n hosea_n hosea_n what_o it_o signify_v and_o when_o he_o prophesy_v l._n 1._o p._n 39_o the_o best_a expositor_n of_o it_o ib._n humility_n what_o a_o excellent_a grace_n l._n 7._o p._n 586_o 587_o husband_n and_o wife_n their_o mutual_a duty_n l._n 9_o p._n 828_o to_o 832_o hypocrifie_n l._n 4._o p._n 362_o 363_o ay_o james._n iames_n this_o epistle_n be_v doubt_v of_o in_o ancient_a time_n and_o why_o l._n 1._o p._n 50_o what_o luther_n opinion_n be_v of_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 51_o who_o best_o expound_v it_o ib._n jansenius_n commend_v l._n 1._o p._n 113_o jerom_n commend_v l._n 5._o p._n 117_o idleness_n l._n 4._o p._n 363_o idolatry_n idolatry_n what_o it_o be_v l._n 9_o p._n 783_o a_o great_a sin_n l._n 9_o p._n 784_o jeremy_n jeremy_n when_o he_o prophesy_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v he_o l._n 1._o p._n 38_o jesus_n jesus_n what_o it_o signify_v l._n 5._o p._n 405_o 406_o the_o papist_n abuse_v that_o name_n four_o way_n l._n 5._o p._n 407_o 783_o jesuit_n the_o pope_n great_a pillar_n but_o traitorous_a subject_n l._n 6._o p._n 478_o 479_o jew_n jew_n corrupt_a not_o the_o hebrew_n text_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n l._n 1._o p._n 66._o to_o 72_o their_o enmity_n to_o the_o gospel_n l._n 1._o p._n 27_o who_o be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n among_o they_o l._n 1._o p._n 111_o 112_o image_n image_n and_o fimilitude_n the_o same_o l._n 3._o p._n 288_o a_o fourfold_a image_n or_o likeness_n and_o wherein_o the_o image_n of_o god_n consist_v l._n 3._o p._n 289._o to_o 292_o immortal_a god_n be_v immortal_a l._n 2._o p._n 141_o 142_o a_o thing_n be_v immortal_a two_o way_n ibid._n the_o soul_n of_o man_n immortal_a and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 289._o to_o 293_o immutable_a god_n immutable_a l._n 2._o p._n 150._o to_o 153_o impenitence_n l._n 4._o p._n 364_o 365_o imperfection_n six_o imperfection_n in_o 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invisible_a a_o thing_n be_v two_o way_n invisible_a l._n 2._o p._n 138._o m_o job._n job_n who_o the_o author_n of_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 34_o very_o ancient_a ibid._n how_o divide_v and_o who_o the_o best_a expositor_n of_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 35_o joel._n joel_n when_o he_o prophesy_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v he_o l._n 1._o p._n 39_o john_n john_n call_v the_o divine_a by_o a_o excellency_n l._n 1._o p._n 45_o describe_v our_o saviour_n divinity_n more_o express_o than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n ibid._n who_o best_o expound_v the_o gospel_n ibid._n who_o best_o interpret_v the_o epistle_n l._n 1._o p._n 51_o they_o be_v canonical_a l._n 1._o p._n 51_o jonah_n jonah_n when_o he_o prophesy_v and_o who_o best_a interpret_v he_o l._n 1._o p._n 39_o joshua_n joshua_n why_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o p._n 32_o the_o best_a expositor_n of_o it_o ib._n joy._n joy_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o affection_n god_n image_n in_o it_o its_o corruption_n and_o sanctification_n l._n 7._o p._n 562_o 563_o the_o property_n of_o sanctify_a joy_n motive_n mark_n and_o mean_n of_o it_o l._n 7._o p._n 563_o 564_o irenaeus_n commend_v l._n 1._o p._n 114_o isaiah_n isaiah_n elegant_a often_o cite_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n than_o any_o of_o the_o prophet_n l._n 1._o p._n 37_o the_o best_a expositor_n of_o he_o l._n 1._o p._n 38_o of_o the_o bloud-royal_a ibid._n jude._n jude_n that_o epistle_n be_v apostolical_a l._n 1._o p_o 52_o who_o best_o expound_v it_o ib._n judge_n judge_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o its_o author_n ibid._n the_o
fidei_fw-la de_fw-la sua_fw-la justitia_fw-la iis_fw-la exceptis_fw-la quibus_fw-la deus_fw-la speciali_fw-la revelatione_fw-la hoc_fw-la indicare_fw-la dignatur_fw-la bellarm._n lib._n 3._o the_o justificatione_n cap._n 3._o sensum_fw-la electionis_fw-la nullum_fw-la in_o hâc_fw-la vitâ_fw-la remonstrantes_n agnoscunt_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la vivos_fw-la sed_fw-la mortuos_fw-la eligi_fw-la statuunt_fw-la ij_o non_fw-la vivis_fw-la sed_fw-la mortuis_fw-la ejus_fw-la fructum_fw-la tribuant_fw-la oportet_fw-la scultet_fw-la orat._n de_fw-fr certitudine_fw-la &_o sensu_fw-la electionis_fw-la vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ibid._n the_o remonstrants'_v hold_v 1._o that_o none_o true_o regenerate_v can_v in_o this_o life_n be_v certain_a of_o his_o salvation_n without_o a_o special_a revelation_n 2._o that_o doubt_v of_o our_o salvation_n be_v laudable_a and_o profitable_a the_o scripture_n teach_v 1._o that_o all_o the_o faithful_a may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v certain_a of_o their_o salvation_n and_o without_o a_o peculiar_a revelation_n 1_o john_n 2._o 5_o rom._n 8._o 16_o 17._o 2._o that_o doubt_v be_v contrary_a to_o faith_n and_o pernicious_a to_o man_n luke_n 24._o 18._o jam._n 1._o 6_o 7_o 8._o the_o papist_n grant_v a_o assurance_n of_o hope_n but_o not_o of_o faith_n there_o can_v be_v no_o assurance_n of_o hope_n till_o there_o be_v a_o assurance_n of_o faith_n hope_v work_n after_o faith_n we_o hope_v for_o those_o thing_n which_o faith_n believe_v and_o proportionable_o to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o faith_n there_o be_v not_o a_o article_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o do_v not_o necessary_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o special_a faith_n i_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v my_o creator_n and_o christ_n my_o redeemer_n we_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n that_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o god_n love_n and_o goodness_n to_o we_o rom._n 4._o 11._o bellarmine_n say_v sacrament_n be_v seal_n on_o god_n part_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o of_o his_o love_n to_o we_o but_o all_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o we_o have_v do_v our_o duty_n for_o a_o man_n may_v think_v he_o put_v no_o impediment_n to_o sacramental_a grace_n and_o yet_o do_v it_o the_o apostle_n bid_v we_o examine_v ourselves_o there_o be_v rich_a and_o precious_a promise_n concern_v assurance_n of_o god_n favour_n psal._n 50._o 23._o mal._n 4._o 2._o psal._n 85._o 8_o 9_o &_o 97._o 11._o joh._n 14._o 15._o god_n people_n 1._o give_v thanks_o for_o faith_n and_o a_o inward_a call_n psal._n 10_o 3._o 2_o 3._o rom._n 7._o ult_n &_o 8._o lat_fw-la end_n gal._n 2._o 20._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 3_o 8._o 2._o they_o rejoice_v with_o joy_n unspeakable_a boldness_n arise_v in_o the_o heart_n from_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n love_n ephes._n 2._o 3._o rom._n 5._o 1._o the_o papist_n ever_o run_v to_o the_o deceit_n fullness_n of_o man_n heart_n yet_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n search_v our_o heart_n and_o make_v we_o see_v what_o thing_n be_v wrought_v in_o we_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v in_o part_n sincere_a as_o well_o as_o deceitful_a they_o say_v paul_n and_o peter_n and_o some_o special_a saint_n may_v have_v it_o by_o immediate_a revelation_n but_o paul_n conclude_v it_o rom._n 8._o 28._o 39_o upon_o such_o argument_n as_o be_v general_a to_o all_o the_o godly_a 1_o john_n 4._o 6._o psal._n 89._o 15._o such_o go_v about_o duty_n with_o comfort_n resist_v sin_n bear_v cross_n patient_o heb._n 11._o 17._o he_o who_o god_n love_v though_o he_o know_v it_o not_o be_v a_o happy_a man_n he_o that_o know_v it_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v happy_a in_o time_n of_o desertion_n keep_v up_o faith_n in_o time_n of_o communion_n keep_v up_o fear_n though_o we_o blame_v papist_n for_o teach_v to_o doubt_v and_o make_v doubt_v a_o duty_n yet_o we_o press_v for_o a_o holy_a search_n and_o a_o godly_a fear_n and_o tremble_a in_o the_o try_v of_o our_o heart_n lest_o we_o be_v deceive_v fear_v the_o withdraw_n of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n hide_v not_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o we_o shall_v be_v tender_a of_o god_n honour_n christ_n abode_n in_o his_o father_n love_n by_o be_v zealous_a of_o his_o glory_n the_o zeal_n of_o thy_o house_n have_v consume_v i_o josh._n 7._o 9_o stand_v for_o his_o truth_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 12_o 13._o prize_v every_o manifestation_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o i_o luke_n 17._o 5._o take_v heed_n of_o nourish_a jealousy_n and_o suspicion_n of_o god_n in_o your_o heart_n jer._n 29._o 11._o take_v heed_n of_o sin_v presumptuous_o be_v constant_a with_o god_n 1_o chron._n 28._o 17._o vide_fw-la d._n carlet_n consens_fw-la eccles._n cathel_n contra_fw-la trident._n de_fw-la fide_fw-la justif._n l._n 1._o c._n 1_o 2_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o see_v m._n pembl_n of_o justif._n sect._n 2._o c._n 3._o p._n 42_o 43_o 50_o 51_o 52_o 53_o 54_o 55._o satis_fw-la constat_fw-la omnem_fw-la religionem_fw-la à _fw-la vera_fw-la religione_fw-la alienam_fw-la juxta_fw-la statuere_fw-la justificationem_fw-la hominis_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la fieri_fw-la secundum_fw-la opera_fw-la hinc_fw-la videre_fw-la mihi_fw-la videor_fw-la mysterium_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la arminianae_n in_fw-la negotio_fw-la justificationis_fw-la nam_fw-la licet_fw-la fortè_fw-la dixerint_fw-la nos_fw-la justificari_fw-la fide_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la tamen_fw-la fidem_fw-la istam_fw-la non_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la relatiuè_fw-la ut_fw-la solent_fw-la nostri_fw-la sed_fw-la formaliter_fw-la ut_fw-la qualitas_fw-la est_fw-la sive_fw-la ut_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la nostra_fw-la sententia_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la dicimus_fw-la fide_fw-la justificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la sola_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la christi_fw-la justificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la enim_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la christi_fw-la fide_fw-la apprehensam_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la dicimus_fw-la justificationem_fw-la istam_fw-la nemini_fw-la contingere_fw-la nisi_fw-la credat_fw-la ideo_fw-la dicimus_fw-la hominem_fw-la justificari_fw-la fide_fw-la sinâ—_n operibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la justificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la justitia_fw-la imputata_fw-la non_fw-la inhaerente_fw-la aâ—â—â—râ—iniaâ—_n nostri_fw-la sicut_fw-la sociniam_fw-la atque_fw-la etiam_fw-la pontificit_fw-la hactenus_fw-la concordant_a justificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la fide_fw-la tanquam_fw-la sanctuate_v homini_fw-la inhaerente_fw-la twiss_n contra_fw-la corvin_n cap._n 9_o sect._n 1_o 1_o fides_n salutaris_fw-la pro_fw-la qualitate_fw-la sumpta_fw-la non_fw-la justificat_fw-la nos_fw-la nempè_fw-la propria_fw-la dignitate_fw-la sua_fw-la &_o merito_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la instrumentum_fw-la recipiens_fw-la &_o applicans_fw-la nobis_fw-la imputatam_fw-la christâ—_n justitiam_fw-la riveâ—_n cathol_n orthod_n down_o of_o justif._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o perkins_n on_o heb._n 11._o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la frequentius_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la justificari_fw-la fide_fw-la gratis_o sine_fw-la lege_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la propria_fw-la justitia_fw-la rivetus_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la bishop_n down_o of_o justification_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 6._o see_v more_o there_o scripsit_fw-la librum_fw-la de_fw-la justificatione_n gaspar_n conta_fw-la renus_fw-la cardinalis_fw-la vir_fw-la doctus_fw-la &_o pius_fw-la postquam_fw-la jam_fw-la lutherus_n alliquâ—_n svam_fw-la sententian_n de_fw-la hac_fw-la re_fw-la declarassent_fw-la quo_fw-la libro_fw-la testatur_fw-la protestant_n &_o catholicos_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la re_fw-la convenire_fw-la rectè_fw-la contarenus_n qui_fw-la quum_fw-la ex_fw-la industria_fw-la protestantium_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la examinasset_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la invenire_fw-la se_fw-la prositetur_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la catholicorum_n sententia_fw-la dissentires_fw-la at_o in_fw-la sententia_fw-la de_fw-fr justificatione_n non_fw-la convenit_fw-la protestantibus_fw-la cum_fw-la concilio_n tridentino_n non_fw-la igitur_fw-la erat_fw-la illud_fw-la concilium_fw-la conventus_fw-la catholicorum_n d._n carl._n cons._n eccles._n cathol_n cont_n trid._n the_o sid_n justif_n c._n 6._o id._n ibid._n occurrendum_fw-la pontificiis_fw-la qui_fw-la hinc_fw-la nos_fw-la operibus_fw-la justificari_fw-la tradunt_fw-la quod_fw-la fide_fw-la quae_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la justificamur_fw-la nam_fw-la primum_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adjunctae_fw-la fidei_fw-la pro_fw-la subjecto_fw-la christo_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la manum_fw-la camque_fw-la mancam_fw-la &_o ineptam_fw-la ad_fw-la operis_fw-la aliquid_fw-la faciendum_fw-la dicamus_fw-la nos_fw-la ditasse_fw-la quod_fw-la infiniti_fw-la pretii_fw-la margaritam_fw-la acceperit_fw-la deinde_fw-la fides_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la dei_fw-la opus_fw-la ut_fw-la nostrum_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la utpote_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la deo_fw-la non_fw-la cooperamur_fw-la sed_fw-la merè_fw-la deum_fw-la operantem_fw-la patimur_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la deus_fw-la ita_fw-la operetur_fw-la ut_fw-la nostrae_fw-la animae_fw-la sacultates_fw-la ab_fw-la operatione_n non_fw-la excludantur_fw-la cart_n w._n in_o harmon_n evang._n faith_n justify_v instrumental_o correlative_o not_o because_o of_o any_o worth_n in_o it_o but_o because_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o christ_n not_o dispositive_o by_o be_v the_o root_n of_o other_o grace_n so_o the_o papist_n affirm_v but_o than_o it_o will_v still_o be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o work_n see_v m._n down_o of_o reconcil_n of_o paul_n and_o james._n m._n manton_n on_o jam._n
&_o 119._o 97._o 2._o a_o natural_a weakness_n incident_a to_o all_o god_n child_n 3._o want_v of_o meditation_n their_o knowledge_n lie_v idle_a and_o unactive_a 4._o the_o curiosity_n of_o the_o sense_n prov._n 17._o 21._o 5._o multiplicity_n of_o worldly_a business_n ezek._n 33._o 1._o 6._o the_o devil_n be_v most_o busy_a than_o when_o we_o be_v best_a employ_v 7._o god_n withdraw_v of_o his_o grace_n psal._n 86._o 11._o we_o shall_v therefore_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o unite_v our_o heart_n to_o he_o and_o set_v the_o heart_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n psal._n 57_o 7._o and_o watch_v against_o the_o first_o division_n and_o labour_n for_o quick_a spiritual_a affection_n consider_v with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v heb._n 4._o 13._o the_o weightines_n of_o the_o duty_n deu._n 32._o 46._o and_o the_o strict_a account_n that_o we_o must_v give_v for_o all_o religious_a service_n mal._n 3._o 16._o we_o shall_v keep_v our_o heart_n from_o wander_v in_o every_o duty_n 1._o in_o hear_v jer._n 15._o 19_o act._n 16._o â—4_n â—_o in_o prayer_n matth._n 15._o 7_o 8._o ephes._n 6._o 18._o 3._o in_o the_o supper_n here_o the_o work_n be_v only_o dispatch_v by_o the_o thought_n 4._o upon_o the_o lord_n day_n isa._n 58._o 13._o the_o lord_n here_o forbid_v they_o to_o make_v any_o grave_v or_o melt_a image_n to_o represent_v he_o and_o so_o thereby_o to_o worship_v he_o ford_z on_o the_o covenant_n therefore_o those_o be_v but_o poor_a shift_n that_o aquinas_n have_v part_n 1._o quaest._n 25._o art_n 3._o quòd_fw-la non_fw-la prohibetur_fw-la illo_fw-la praecepto_fw-la facere_fw-la quamcunque_fw-la sculpturam_fw-la vel_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la sed_fw-la facere_fw-la ad_fw-la adorandum_fw-la unde_fw-la subdit_fw-la non_fw-la adorabis_fw-la ea_fw-la neque_fw-la coal_n ibi_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la prohiberi_fw-la adoratio_fw-la imaginum_fw-la quas_fw-la gentiles_n faciebant_fw-la in_o venerationem_fw-la deorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la damâ—num_fw-la et_fw-la ideo_fw-la praemittitur_fw-la non_fw-la habebis_fw-la deos_fw-la alienos_fw-la coram_fw-la i_o image_n or_o similitude_n be_v forbid_v in_o the_o second_o commandment_n not_o as_o object_n of_o worship_n wherein_o the_o object_n of_o worship_n be_v terminate_v for_o all_o false_a object_n of_o worship_n be_v forbid_v in_o the_o first_o commandment_n but_o as_o false_a mean_n of_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n devise_v by_o man_n and_o a_o false_a manner_n of_o worship_n also_o 2_o king_n 17._o 26_o 28_o 41._o origenes_n ad_fw-la decalogum_fw-la distinguit_fw-la inter_fw-la imaginem_fw-la &_o idolum_fw-la illud_fw-la ait_fw-la esse_fw-la essigiem_fw-la rei_fw-la verae_fw-la hoc_fw-la sictae_fw-la sed_fw-la magis_fw-la placet_fw-la distinctio_fw-la hebraeorum_fw-la qui_fw-la idolum_fw-la ab_fw-la imagine_v solo_fw-la sine_fw-la distinguunt_fw-la ut_fw-la cultus_fw-la idolum_fw-la faciat_fw-la itaque_fw-la merito_fw-la idolanuncupant_fw-la tam_fw-la ea_fw-la quibus_fw-la res_fw-la verae_fw-la quam_fw-la quibus_fw-la falsae_fw-la repraesentantur_fw-la alioqui_fw-la quis_fw-la non_fw-la videat_fw-la simulachra_fw-la avium_fw-la serpentium_fw-la quadrupedum_fw-la quae_fw-la gentiles_n colebant_fw-la â—equire_v idola_fw-la voeari_fw-la quod_fw-la absurdissimum_fw-la est_fw-la sapientes_fw-la pro_fw-la deorum_fw-la symbolis_fw-la habuerint_fw-la at_o animae_fw-la plebeae_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la ipsis_fw-la numinibus_fw-la coluere_fw-la vosâ—_n in_o maimon_n de_fw-fr idol_n idol_n exod._n 32._o 4_o 5._o these_o be_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n that_o be_v picture_n of_o that_o god_n which_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n chamier_n send_v to_o coâ—on_v the_o jesuit_n these_o thesis_n de_fw-fr idololatria_fw-la epist._n jesuit_n 1._o religio_fw-la est_fw-la cultus_fw-la debitus_fw-la uni_fw-la deo_fw-la 2._o qui_fw-la eum_fw-la cultum_fw-la creaturis_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la eos_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la solet_fw-la vocare_fw-la idololatras_fw-la 3._o proinde_fw-la papistae_fw-la sunt_fw-la idololatrae_fw-la qui_fw-la religiosè_fw-la colunt_fw-la virginem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d angelos_n sanctos_fw-la reliquias_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la item_n imaginâ—â—_n dei_fw-la christi_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la &_o crucis_fw-la lignum_fw-la &_o signum_fw-la cultus_fw-la divini_fw-la prophanatio_fw-la extabat_fw-la olim_fw-la multiplex_fw-la apud_fw-la judaeos_fw-la &_o in_o pietatem_fw-la patriam_fw-la praevaricatio_fw-la ante_fw-la illam_fw-la babylonicam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la exodo_fw-la &_o egressu_fw-la ab_fw-la aegypto_n quemadmodum_fw-la testantur_fw-la historiae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la propensi_fw-la ad_fw-la gentilismum_fw-la &_o morâ—s_fw-la vicinarum_fw-la nationum_fw-la imitandos_fw-la ferebantur_fw-la idola_fw-la ad_fw-la insaniam_fw-la usque_fw-la sectabantur_fw-la vitulos_fw-la baalim_fw-la astaroth_n cetera_fw-la numinum_fw-la portenta_fw-la colebant_fw-la &_o purgamenta_fw-la montac_n anal._n exercit._n 3_o sect._n 1_o vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ibid._n cultus_fw-la nil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la obsequium_fw-la alicui_fw-la praestitum_fw-la juxta_fw-la ejus_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la cultâ—â—_n religiosus_fw-la est_fw-la obsequium_fw-la supremum_fw-la illi_fw-la soli_fw-la debitum_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la principium_fw-la &_o author_n tam_fw-la creationis_fw-la quam_fw-la beatificationis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la passim_fw-la in_o templis_fw-la romanis_n deus_fw-la pater_fw-la senis_fw-la cani_fw-la portat_fw-la effigiem_fw-la filius_fw-la agni_fw-la spiritus_fw-la columbae_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la pingâ—â—tur_fw-la ad_fw-la historiae_fw-la alicujus_fw-la significationem_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la atque_fw-la adorationem_fw-la episc._n daven_n determ_fw-la quaest._n 18._o religiosores_fw-la judaei_n ne_fw-la characteres_fw-la quidem_fw-la planetarum_fw-la tolerant_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la calendariis_fw-la aut_fw-la astronomorum_fw-la libris_fw-la neque_fw-la câ—ras_fw-la quovis_fw-la annulo_fw-la signant_fw-la skikardi_fw-la tarich_n p._n 34._o idololatriam_fw-la à _fw-la chami_fw-la posteris_fw-la ortam_fw-la dubitandum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la unde_fw-la omnes_fw-la uno_fw-la ore_fw-la scriptores_fw-la tradunt_fw-la primos_fw-la deorum_fw-la cultum_fw-la aegyptios_n esse_fw-la adeptos_fw-la voss._n in_o maimon_n de_fw-fr idolol_n c._n 1._o plutarch_n a_o heathen_a writer_n relate_v that_o numa_n forbid_v the_o roman_n to_o make_v any_o image_n whereby_o to_o represent_v god_n and_o that_o for_o a_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o year_n the_o roman_n have_v no_o image_n of_o a_o religious_a nature_n plutar._n in_o numâ—_n the_o wise_a sort_n both_o of_o pagan_n and_o papist_n worship_v god_n under_o the_o image_n so_o only_o faulty_a in_o symbolical_a idolatry_n and_o breach_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n serve_v the_o true_a deity_n in_o a_o false_a and_o forbid_a manner_n yet_o the_o ignorant_a people_n among_o they_o both_o be_v direct_o guilty_a of_o dull_a downright_a idolatry_n break_v both_o first_o and_o second_o commandment_n adore_v a_o false_a god_n with_o a_o false_a service_n m._n fuller_n descript._n of_o pale_a l._n 4._o what_o a_o number_n of_o distinction_n have_v the_o papist_n devise_v for_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n propriè_fw-la &_o impropiiè_fw-la principaliter_fw-la &_o reductiuè_fw-la primariò_fw-la &_o secundariò_fw-la largè_a &_o strictè_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la absolutè_fw-la &_o quodam_fw-la modo_fw-la merè_fw-la &_o non_fw-la merè_fw-la mediatè_fw-la &_o immediatè_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la se._n so_o bellarmine_n quo_fw-la sanctior_fw-la &_o spiritualior_fw-la est_fw-la in_o speâ—â—em_fw-la idololatria_fw-la hoc_fw-la nocentior_fw-la est_fw-la luther_n in_o cap._n 4_o ad_fw-la galat._n ut_fw-la pontificii_fw-la nunquam_fw-la saâ—is_fw-la solidè_fw-la contra_fw-la socinianos_n divinitatem_fw-la christi_fw-la adstruent_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsius_fw-la cultu_fw-la religioso_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la ejus_fw-la tam_fw-la prodigi_fw-la erunt_fw-la in_o meras_fw-la creaturas_fw-la &_o suos_fw-la sanctos_fw-la in_o divos_fw-la &_o deos_fw-la transformabunt_fw-la quibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la vota_fw-la nuncupare_fw-la liceat_fw-la quod_fw-la dii_fw-la sint_fw-la per_fw-la participationem_fw-la ut_fw-la loquor_fw-la bellarminus_n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr sanct._n c._n 9_o ita_fw-la nunquam_fw-la sociniani_n solidè_fw-la convincent_fw-la pontificios_fw-la idololatriae_fw-la &_o illiciti_fw-la cultus_fw-la in_fw-la religioso_fw-la cultu_fw-la adoratione_n &_o invocatione_n b._n mariae_fw-la &_o sanctorum_fw-la demortuorum_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la statuent_fw-la possibilem_fw-la esse_fw-la communicationem_fw-la illius_fw-la cultus_fw-la &_o potestatis_fw-la verè_fw-la divinoe_n alicui_fw-la merae_fw-la creaturae_fw-la cujusmodi_fw-la ipsis_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la maresii_n hydra_n socinianismi_fw-la expugnata_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 17._o vide_fw-la lactant._n dau._n instit._n lib._n 2._o the_o orig_n erroris_fw-la estis_n idololatrae_fw-la quotquot_fw-la estis_fw-la papistae_fw-la novo_fw-la quodam_fw-la monstrosae_fw-la superstitionis_fw-la genere_fw-la qui_fw-la neâ—_n ethnicisitis_fw-la quia_fw-la christum_fw-la profitemini_fw-la nec_fw-la christiani_n quia_fw-la idola_fw-la colitis_fw-la crede_fw-la mihi_fw-la non_fw-la excusabunt_fw-la vos_fw-la in_o ultimo_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o tremendo_fw-la examimine_fw-la vestrarum_fw-la distinctionum_fw-la strophae_fw-la judicabit_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la placitis_fw-la scholasticorum_fw-la sophistarum_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la illud_fw-la illius_fw-la eujus_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la filioli_fw-la cavete_fw-la ab_fw-la idolis_fw-la chamier_n epist._n jesuit_n pet._n cotton_n cotton_n 1_o king_n 12._o 28._o see_v ainsw_n arrow_n against_o idol_n chap._n 3._o &_o 4._o vide_fw-la voss._n de_fw-fr orig_n &_o progres_n idol_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o psal._n 106._o 20._o see_v act._n 7._o 4._o rom._n 1._o 23._o this_o very_a
consideration_n of_o our_o saviour_n death_n for_o our_o sin_n shall_v be_v unto_o we_o a_o most_o powerful_a motive_n to_o repentance_n two_o thing_n be_v necessary_a in_o the_o point_n of_o repentance_n for_o sin_n past_a to_o confess_v and_o lament_v they_o before_o god_n humble_o crave_v pardon_n and_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v to_o reform_v and_o amend_v our_o life_n cast_v away_o all_o our_o transgression_n and_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o all_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n now_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o duty_n the_o death_n of_o christ_n must_v needs_o be_v to_o he_o that_o consider_v of_o it_o the_o most_o effectual_a argument_n and_o mighty_a motive_n in_o the_o world_n do_v we_o not_o here_o see_v that_o the_o sin_n we_o have_v live_v in_o be_v most_o loathsome_a to_o god_n for_o have_v he_o not_o hate_v they_o with_o infinite_a hatred_n will_v he_o have_v inflict_v such_o horrible_a punishment_n upon_o our_o saviour_n his_o only_a son_n by_o they_o do_v 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