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entitle_v and_o holiness_n meeten_v both_o which_o though_o express_v as_o two_o be_v always_o together_o as_o if_o but_o one_o and_o as_o inseparable_a as_o light_v from_o the_o sun_n and_o without_o these_o our_o little_a world_n will_v still_o be_v in_o darkness_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o light_n that_o shine_v about_o we_o or_o within_o we_o neither_o know_v our_o danger_n nor_o how_o to_o escape_v it_o 1._o i'faith_o this_o in_o general_a be_v that_o spiritual_a light_n in_o which_o we_o see_v ourselves_o by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o whole_o unable_a to_o change_v our_o state_n and_o withal_o do_v apprehend_v god_n justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n 24._o rom._n 4._o 24._o and_o to_o that_o end_n do_v roll_v ourselves_o upon_o he_o and_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o his_o law_n and_o government_n it_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o faith_n to_o empty_a the_o soul_n of_o self_n and_o 1._o of_o its_o own_o understanding_n it_o be_v a_o beam_n of_o divine_a light_n which_o evidence_v all_o a_o man_n be_v natural_a knowledge_n to_o be_v ignorance_n and_o darkness_n as_o to_o spiritual_a thing_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o it_o as_o of_o a_o faculty_n new_o give_v and_o the_o nature_n of_o its_o new_a object_n require_v it_o for_o the_o natural_a man_n can_v discern_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n they_o that_o have_v the_o best_a eye_n now_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n 2._o faith_n empty_v the_o soul_n of_o its_o own_o righteousness_n 1._o by_o discover_v the_o uncleanness_n of_o it_o isa_n 64._o 5._o 2._o by_o show_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o better_a rom._n 3._o 20._o 3._o in_o who_o this_o better_a be_v to_o be_v find_v rom._n 10._o 4._o 4._o that_o it_o may_v be_v attain_v and_o have_v rom._n 3._o 25._o 5._o that_o be_v attain_v the_o soul_n be_v happy_a and_o may_v triumph_v over_o all_o rom._n 8._o 34._o 6._o that_o this_o better_a righteousness_n and_o its_o own_n can_v 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