justification_n or_o be_v put_v into_o a_o state_n of_o justification_n by_o the_o free_a pardon_n 5.19_o rom._n 4.8_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o or_o not_o impute_v of_o sinâ—_n past_a this_o grace_n he_o affirm_v to_o be_v obtain_v by_o a_o sincere_a faith_n in_o christ_n not_o only_o without_o respect_n to_o work_n antecedent_n to_o this_o faith_n buâ—_n also_o without_o and_o before_o any_o such_o work_n as_o be_v due_o consequent_a unto_o it_o all_o those_o who_o be_v convert_v from_o heathenism_n or_o judaisme_n unto_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n be_v by_o that_o first_o act_n and_o profession_n of_o this_o faith_n bring_v into_o a_o state_n of_o justification_n before_o and_o there_o fore_o without_o any_o such_o work_n as_o remain_v afterwards_o to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o engagement_n of_o this_o faith_n but_o because_o this_o faith_n if_o it_o be_v unfeigned_a do_v imply_v a_o engagement_n of_o the_o believer_n to_o all_o good_a work_n of_o love_n anâ—_n obedience_n to_o the_o command_n 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faisance_n by_o the_o work_n of_o a_o man_n life_n the_o two_o apostle_n s._n paul_n and_o s._n james_n will_v 〈◊〉_d perfect_o clear_v from_o all_o reality_n of_o contradiction_n all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o three_o thing_n shall_v be_v find_v true_a 1._o that_o they_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o same_o faith_n 2._o nor_o of_o the_o same_o work_n 3._o nor_o of_o the_o same_o justification_n 1._o not_o of_o the_o same_o faith_n s._n james_n speak_v of_o a_o ineffectual_a dead_a faith_n not_o only_o abstract_v from_o work_n in_o its_o notion_n but_o be_v altogether_o without_o they_o jam._n 2.14_o what_o do_v it_o profit_n my_o brethren_n though_o a_o man_n say_v he_o have_v faith_n and_o have_v not_o work_n and_o vers_fw-la 17._o even_o so_o faith_n if_o it_o have_v not_o work_n be_v dead_a be_v alone_o and_o vers_fw-la 26._o whereas_o s._n paul_n speak_v of_o a_o true_a and_o live_a faith_n work_v by_o love_n gal._n 5.6_o such_o as_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n that_o offer_v up_o 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head_n of_o the_o page_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o book_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v leave_v out_o and_o in_o the_o first_o discourse_n page_n 16._o line_n 9_o read_v as_o be_v p._n 25._o l._n 21._o deal_n with_o p._n 41._o in_o the_o margin_n r._n je_fw-fr renie_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr maugré_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr malgrádo_fw-la de_fw-fr dÃo_fw-la in_o the_o second_o discourse_n page_n 10._o line_n 5._o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 36._o l._n 1._o r._n as_o be_v p._n 46._o l._n 12._o r._n the_o work_n of_o conversion_n or_o repentance_n to_o begin_v in_o the_o understanding_n the_o roll_a faculty_n etc._n etc._n p._n 50._o l._n 10._o r._n supposition_n p._n 57_o l._n 11._o deal_n as_o p._n 73._o l._n 16._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 91._o l._n 20._o deal_n by_o it_o p._n 108._o l._n 8._o r._n prevention_n the_o main_a duty_n of_o a_o christian_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 31._o whether_o therefore_o you_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o whatsoever_o you_o do_v do_v all_o 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of_o david_n to_o cleanse_v thou_o from_o thy_o secret_a sin_n psal_n 19.12_o that_o be_v not_o such_o as_o be_v unknown_a to_o man_n but_o hide_v and_o un-observed_n by_o thyself_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o ignorance_n inadvertencie_n or_o forgetfulness_n last_o to_o conclude_v this_o discourse_n the_o last_o rule_n of_o direction_n towards_o the_o observation_n of_o this_o general_a precept_n be_v that_o which_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n do_v require_v to_o be_v join_v with_o prayer_n to_o wit_n the_o constant_a practice_n of_o vigilance_n or_o watchfulness_n over_o ourselves_o and_o all_o our_o way_n watch_n and_o pray_v say_v our_o saviour_n that_o you_o enter_v not_o into_o temptation_n 26.41_o matt._n 26.41_o pray_v always_o 6.18_o eph._n 6.18_o with_o all_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n and_o watch_v thereunto_o with_o all_o perseverance_n 4.2_o col._n 4.2_o continue_v in_o prayer_n and_o watch_v in_o the_o same_o with_o thanksgiving_n be_v you_o sober_a 4.7_o 1_o 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