as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o even_o to_o they_o that_o believe_v on_o his_o name_n mark_v 16._o 16._o he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v second_o to_o affirm_v there_o must_v be_v faith_n on_o man_n part_n to_o receive_v christ_n be_v not_o to_o undermine_v christ_n but_o to_o exalt_v he_o according_a to_o these_o scripture_n joh._n 3._o 33._o he_o that_o believe_v have_v put_v to_o his_o seal_n that_o god_n be_v true_a and_o so_o honour_v god_n truth_n which_o can_v undermine_v christ_n rom._n 4._o 20._o but_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o faith_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n etc._n etc._n error_n 29._o a_o hypocrite_n may_v have_v these_o two_o witness_n 1_o joh._n 5._o 5._o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o water_n and_o blood_n confutation_n 29._o no_o hypocrite_n can_v have_v these_o two_o witness_n water_n and_o blood_n that_o be_v true_a justification_n and_o sanctification_n for_o than_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v according_a to_o these_o scripture_n rom._n 8._o 30._o 2_o thes._n 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whole_a church_n must_v upon_o great_a reason_n be_v with_o like_a prudence_n and_o tenderness_n whence_o the_o argument_n follow_v thus_o a_o offence_n take_v before_o conviction_n will_v not_o bear_v a_o admonition_n much_o less_o separation_n from_o a_o brother_n or_o church_n but_o the_o offence_n in_o the_o question_n propound_v be_v such_o ergo._fw-la error_n 80._o if_o a_o man_n think_v he_o may_v edify_v better_o in_o another_o congregation_n than_o in_o his_o own_o that_o be_v ground_n enough_o to_o depart_v ordinary_o from_o word_n seal_n fast_n feast_n and_o all_o administration_n in_o his_o own_o church_n notwithstanding_o the_o offence_n of_o the_o church_n often_o manifest_v to_o he_o for_o so_o do_v confutation_n 80._o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o condition_n and_o station_n of_o a_o member_n of_o the_o body_n in_o which_o he_o stand_v 1_o cor._n 12_o 27._o a_o member_n must_v not_o put_v itself_o from_o the_o body_n upon_o its_o own_o thought_n as_o the_o admission_n 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they_o he_o consider_v the_o tie_n be_v equal_a on_o both_o part_n error_n 81._o where_o faith_n be_v hold_v forth_o by_o the_o ministry_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n on_o man_n part_n as_o also_o evidence_a justification_n by_o sanctification_n and_o the_o activity_n of_o faith_n in_o that_o church_n there_o be_v not_o sufficient_a bread_n confutation_n 81._o this_o position_n seem_v to_o deny_v faith_n to_o be_v a_o condition_n at_o all_o or_o at_o all_o active_a and_o so_o if_o condition_n in_o this_o place_n signify_v a_o qualification_n in_o man_n wrought_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n without_o which_o the_o promise_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o man_n this_o be_v contrary_n to_o scripture_n for_o john_n 6._o 48._o christ_n be_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n faith_n be_v hold_v out_o as_o a_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o christ_n himself_o and_o the_o activity_n of_o it_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o these_o word_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o unless_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n and_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o and_o who_o so_o eat_v etc._n etc._n as_o for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o evidence_a justification_n by_o sanctification_n if_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o that_o sanctification_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o whole_a epistle_n of_o john_n beside_o many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o yet_o hold_v forth_o bread_n sufficient_a if_o by_o sufficient_a be_v mean_v that_o dâ—…ctrin_n which_o in_o its_o right_a use_n be_v wholesome_a and_o good_a food_n for_o it_o be_v write_v thâ—…_n their_o joy_n may_v be_v full_a yet_o the_o evidence_n of_o justification_n by_o sanctification_n be_v express_o hold_v forth_o chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 7._o where_o he_o say_v if_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n as_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o light_n we_o 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