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apprehension_n of_o christ._n now_o this_o faith_n may_v be_v lose_v according_a to_o some_o act_n the_o very_a habit_n also_o or_o power_n of_o faith_n may_v in_o itself_o be_v lose_v but_o by_o reason_n of_o confirm_a grace_n faith_n do_v not_o perish_v as_o touch_v the_o essence_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v lessen_v and_o abate_v according_a to_o some_o degree_n and_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o our_o communion_n with_o christ_n may_v be_v diminish_v but_o that_o our_o union_n can_v be_v dissolve_v there_o remain_v in_o david_n after_o his_o fall_n the_o seed_n of_o true_a faith_n and_o regeneration_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o word_n psal._n 51._o 11._o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o it_o be_v also_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o math._n greg._n lib._n 25_o in_o lob_n &_o in_o eleb_n homil._n 15._o tertull._n lib._n de_fw-la persec_n chrysoft_a hom_n 2d_o in_o math._n ancient_a father_n that_o the_o root_n of_o faith_n in_o peter_n fall_n be_v not_o take_v away_o and_o 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〈◊〉_d e_o do_v parch_v whatsoever_o be_v r_o 〈◊〉_d d_o be_v nourish_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o do_v not_o wâ—rher_a again_o he_o look_v back_o after_o the_o plough_n who_o after_o that_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o do_v good_a work_n return_n to_o evils_n which_o he_o do_v forsake_v which_o in_o no_o wise_a befall_v to_o the_o elect_a again_o all_o the_o elect_n do_v so_o go_v forward_o unto_o good_a thing_n that_o they_o do_v not_o return_v to_o the_o commit_n of_o evil_n and_o again_o the_o fit_v and_o move_v of_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v thus_o understand_v for_o as_o touch_v some_o virtue_n it_o do_v always_o abide_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o according_a unto_o other_o it_o come_v as_o that_o which_o will_v return_v and_o return_n as_o purpose_v to_o come_v for_o as_o c_o 〈◊〉_d ning_v faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n and_o other_o grace_n without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o come_v to_o that_o heavenly_a country_n as_o namely_o humility_n chastity_n justice_n and_o mercy_n it_o never_o forsake_v their_o heart_n that_o be_v upright_o but_o as_o touch_v the_o virtue_n of_o prophecy_n the_o eloquence_n of_o doctrine_n and_o work_v of_o miracle_n it_o be_v sometime_o present_a with_o the_o elect_a and_o sometime_o it_o withdraw_v itself_o the_o schoolman_n allege_v augustine_n to_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n where_o he_o say_v 8._o de_fw-fr cor_fw-la &_o great_a cap._n 6._o &_o 8._o that_o doubtless_o if_o the_o man_n which_o be_v renew_v and_o justify_v do_v fall_v back_o by_o his_o own_o will_n unto_o a_o evil_a life_n he_o can_v say_v i_o have_v not_o receive_v because_o he_o have_v by_o his_o own_o free_a will_n unto_o evil_n lose_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o he_o do_v receive_v and_o again_o that_o god_n do_v not_o give_v the_o gift_n of_o perseverance_n unto_o some_o of_o his_o 9_o cap_n 9_o child_n who_o he_o do_v regenerate_v in_o christ_n and_o to_o who_o he_o give_v faith_n hope_n and_o love_n but_o he_o speak_v not_o these_o thing_n of_o those_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n but_o of_o those_o which_o be_v so_o call_v of_o we_o and_o which_o bear_v the_o name_n and_o profession_n of_o son_n furthermore_o he_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o have_v faith_n and_o love_n in_o opinion_n and_o imagination_n and_o true_o also_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d touch_v outward_a practice_n â—or_a augustine_n in_o the_o same_o place_n have_v so_o expound_v his_o meaning_n we_o must_v believe_v that_o some_o of_o the_o 13._o cap._n 13._o son_n of_o perdition_n do_v epist_n do_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o life_n and_o not_o of_o the_o inward_a righteousness_n of_o the_o heart_n tract_n 5._o in_o job._n epist_n begin_v to_o live_v and_o for_o a_o time_n faithful_o and_o just_o in_o the_o faith_n that_o work_v by_o love_n and_o afterward_o fall_v three_o he_o speak_v of_o faith_n and_o love_n as_o they_o be_v imperfect_a virtue_n and_o as_o it_o be_v late_o spring_v up_o and_o not_o as_o they_o be_v sound_n perfect_a and_o true_a to_o wit_n as_o touch_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o essence_n so_o augustine_n love_n be_v spring_v up_o within_o thou_o but_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o persiâ—ed_v do_v not_o despair_v but_o nourish_v it_o lest_o it_o be_v stiâ—â—ed_v and_o gratian_n this_o love_n which_o be_v a_o herb_n in_o peter_n before_o his_o denial_n 24_o ibid._n cap._n 24_o and_o which_o spring_v up_o in_o every_o one_o be_v lose_v and_o repair_v before_o it_o be_v strengthen_v and_o make_v perfect_a and_o indeed_o for_o the_o manifest_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n there_o be_v require_v perseverance_n by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v know_v