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lord_n christ_n will_v pardon_v this_o unto_o thou_o and_o therefore_o certain_o upon_o this_o account_n god_n people_n have_v no_o reason_n for_o their_o discouragement_n second_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o overrule_a hand_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n upon_o the_o want_n of_o the_o saint_n assurance_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v work_v to_o their_o and_o to_o other_o good_a then_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v quite_o discourage_v although_o they_o do_v want_v assurance_n luther_n heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d festinavit_fw-la celeriter_fw-la motus_fw-la fuit_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la timore_fw-la fugit_fw-la septuag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chald_v paraph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o fuga_fw-la hierom_n in_o stupore_fw-la meo_fw-la vnde_fw-la metuebatur_fw-la suspicio_fw-la firma_fw-la fit_a certitudo_fw-la bernard_n apud_fw-la gersonem_fw-la memini_fw-la i_o legisse_fw-la narra_fw-la iunculam_fw-la etc._n etc._n resert_n ille_fw-la seâ—_n nâ—viâ—fe_n hominem_fw-la pium_fw-la pulsa_fw-la tum_fw-la et_fw-la vexatum_fw-la crebris_fw-la dubitationibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o fidei_fw-la articulo_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la in_o tantam_fw-la lucem_fw-la veritatis_fw-la et_fw-la certitudinis_fw-la introductus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la resderet_fw-la vacillatio_fw-la in_o ejus_fw-la anima_fw-la neque_fw-la plus_fw-la dubitaret_fw-la de_fw-fr ea_fw-la re_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la sva_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la addit_fw-la hanc_fw-la certitudinem_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la nova_fw-la alicujus_fw-la ratione_fw-la aut_fw-la demonstratione_fw-la ortum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la captivatione_fw-la intellectus_fw-la atque_fw-la abmirabili_fw-la quadam_fw-la dei_fw-la illuminatione_fw-la a_o mentibus_fw-la aeternis_fw-la davenant_n colos_n cap._n 2._o p._n 160._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nequaquam_fw-la duplex_fw-la negatio_fw-la fortius_fw-la negate_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potent_a ut_fw-la bene_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la scribat_fw-la aut_fw-la recte_fw-la scripta_fw-la bene_fw-la intelligat_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la spiritum_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la urgentibus_fw-la tribulationibus_fw-la aliquando_fw-la gustaverit_fw-la luther_n as_o for_o their_o own_o good_a thereby_o they_o do_v gain_v experience_n thereby_o they_o come_v to_o see_v the_o emptiness_n and_o nothingness_n of_o all_o their_o own_o righteousness_n david_n say_v you_o know_v the_o scripture_n psal_n 116._o i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n all_o man_n be_v liar_n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n may_v be_v read_v i_o say_v in_o my_o shake_n i_o say_v in_o my_o shake_n all_o man_n be_v liar_n david_n be_v shake_v by_o man_n and_o then_o he_o see_v that_o man_n be_v liar_n so_o when_o a_o man_n be_v shake_v in_o his_o own_o righteousness_n than_o he_o see_v the_o emptiness_n and_o the_o lie_a disposition_n of_o it_o and_o i_o pray_v when_o be_v a_o man_n own_o righteousness_n more_o shake_v than_o when_o he_o 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10_o quest_n 1._o have_v not_o wicked_a man_n scripture_n light_a to_o walk_v by_o in_o their_o darkness_n ibid._n answ_n it_o be_v nâ—â—â—ght_v to_o they_o ibid._n quest_n 2._o mâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o man_n eye_n be_v 〈…〉_o the_o scripture_n 〈…〉_o page_z 11_o answ_n 1_o in_o some_o thing_n they_o may_v ib_v 2_o he_o do_v not_o shut_v his_o eye_n from_o any_o scripture_n light_n if_o he_o be_v in_o health_n and_o not_o under_o some_o temptation_n ibid._n 3_o a_o good_a man_n feel_v more_o than_o he_o can_v speak_v ibid._n 4_o he_o have_v his_o interval_n of_o sight_n though_o some_o thing_n be_v hide_v from_o he_o page_z 12_o 5_o though_o he_o be_v in_o the_o dark_a yet_o god_n do_v not_o leave_v he_o so_o ibid._n iii_o scripture_n light_n the_o most_o excellent_a safe_a and_o sure_a light_n ibid._n 1_o it_o be_v a_o true_a light_n ibid._n 2_o it_o be_v a_o admirable_a wonderful_a light_n page_z 13_o 3_o it_o be_v a_o safe_a and_o sure_a light_n ib._n 4_o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a satisfy_a light_n ibid._n 5_o it_o be_v a_o full_a and_o sufficient_a light_n ibid._n 6_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a light_n in_o all_o truth_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n page_z 14_o 7_o it_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a light_n compare_v with_o seven_o or_o eight_o false_a light_n in_o these_o day_n cry_v up_o by_o man_n for_o great_a light_n ibid._n 1_o revelation_n or_o vision_n 2_o dream_n 3_o impression_n on_o the_o heart_n with_o or_o without_o the_o word_n 4_o experience_n 5_o the_o law_n and_o light_n within_o 6_o providence_n 7_o reason_n 8_o judicial_a astrology_n quest_n wherein_o do_v scripture_n light_n exceed_v revelation_n or_o vision_n page_n 14_o answ_n 1_o it_o be_v more_o full_a ibid._n 2_o it_o be_v the_o high_a light_n page_n 15_o 3_o it_o be_v more_o certain_a and_o sure_a the_o other_o be_v uncertain_a ibid._n 4_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o take_v heed_n to_o scripture_n light_n to_o the_o other_o there_o be_v for_o three_o reason_n page_n 16_o quest_n may_v not_o god_n speak_v extraordinary_o in_o our_o day_n by_o vision_n and_o revelation_n page_n 17_o answ_n affirmative_o he_o may_v ibid._n the_o matter_n set_v with_o bound_n 1_o we_o must_v not_o have_v itch_a ear_n after_o vision_n and_o revelation_n though_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o receive_v they_o when_o god_n speak_v by_o they_o for_o we_o may_v not_o tempt_v god_n page_n 18_o 2_o if_o the_o revelation_n be_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n it_o be_v from_o the_o devil_n ibid._n 3_o it_o be_v not_o from_o the_o lord_n if_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o confirm_v the_o gospel_n for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v sufficient_o confirm_v already_o ibid._n 4_o by_o extraordinary_a mean_n a_o man_n heart_n must_v not_o be_v draw_v off_o from_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n page_n 19_o 5_o all_o vision_n and_o revelation_n must_v be_v try_v by_o the_o touchstone_n of_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n sermon_n ii_o instance_n two_o scripture_n light_o compare_v with_o dream_n and_o voice_n page_n 20_o scripture_n 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