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same_o to_o uâ—_n 20._o together_o with_o christ_n say_v he_o and_o sâ—_n must_v every_o faithful_a man_n say_v i_o be_v crucify_v and_o i_o live_v no_o long_o i_o but_o christ_n â—ueth_v in_o i_o and_o the_o life_n which_o i_o now_o live_v 〈◊〉_d the_o flesh_n i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n 〈◊〉_d god_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o fâ—_n i_o and_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d faith_n in_o this_o particular_a assurance_n we_o 〈◊〉_d to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o sacrament_n for_o thâ—_n baptism_n which_o we_o receive_v in_o our_o 〈◊〉_d fancy_n remain_v as_o a_o sure_a pledge_n unâ—_n we_o to_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v ingraft_v into_o he_o and_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n serve_v to_o assure_v unto_o we_o our_o union_n and_o communion_n with_o christ._n last_o we_o be_v according_a to_o the_o exhortation_n of_o s._n peter_n to_o give_v diligence_n 10._o to_o make_v our_o call_n election_n justification_n and_o be_v in_o christ_n more_o &_o more_o sure_a unto_o we_o by_o lead_v of_o a_o godly_a and_o upright_o life_n for_o sanctification_n to_o a_o man_n profess_v the_o true_a faith_n be_v a_o undoubted_a argument_n of_o his_o justification_n and_o of_o his_o be_v in_o christ_n 1._o joh._n 3._o 24._o for_o see_v a_o 24._o man_n can_v be_v sanctify_v before_o he_o be_v justify_v nor_o live_v a_o spiritual_a life_n unless_o he_o be_v in_o christ_n it_o be_v therefore_o most_o certain_a that_o whosoever_o be_v sanctify_v as_o every_o one_o be_v that_o have_v a_o unfeigned_a purpose_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n will_n though_o beside_o his_o purpose_n he_o fail_v through_o infirmity_n in_o many_o particular_n he_o be_v also_o justify_v and_o ingraft_v into_o christ._n but_o as_o we_o must_v be_v in_o christ_n if_o we_o will_v be_v bless_v by_o die_v in_o he_o so_o must_v we_o abide_v in_o he_o to_o the_o end_n or_o else_o we_o do_v not_o die_v in_o he_o he_o that_o 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in_o show_n and_o as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v mathematice_n by_o continuitie_n or_o union_n of_o term_n be_v not_o one_o indeed_o and_o natural_o by_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o form_n which_o be_v the_o vegetative_a soul_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o plant_n so_o be_v they_o in_o christ_n externallie_o and_o sacramental_o but_o spiritual_o and_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v not_o and_o such_o branch_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v must_v look_v to_o 6._o be_v cut_v off_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n as_o therefore_o we_o do_v now_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n so_o let_v we_o be_v careful_a as_o our_o saviour_n exhort_v we_o 7._o to_o abide_v in_o he_o yea_o and_o to_o grow_v in_o he_o for_o if_o any_o man_n profess_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o by_o his_o be_v in_o he_o to_o be_v free_v and_o wash_v from_o his_o sin_n shall_v fall_v away_o from_o christ_n and_o with_o the_o sow_n that_o be_v wash_v shall_v return_v as_o it_o be_v to_o his_o wallow_n 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