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his_o hart_n then_o can_v he_o not_o be_v idle_a for_o with_o true_a faith_n be_v also_o give_v the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o suffer_v not_o man_n to_o be_v idle_a but_o move_v he_o to_o all_o godly_a exercise_n of_o good_a work_n the_o sommarie_n of_o the_o 22._o chap._n after_o the_o article_n of_o justification_n christian_n shall_v be_v instruct_v to_o do_v good_a work_n not_o these_o which_o be_v invent_v by_o man_n but_o which_o be_v command_v by_o god_n among_o which_o the_o principal_a be_v to_o rejoice_v in_o tribulation_n give_v thanks_n to_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n with_o sure_a hope_n and_o patience_n abide_v his_o deliverance_n know_v that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o perpetual_a battle_n upon_o earth_n the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n ever_o rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n we_o call_v the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o devil_n ever_o draw_v we_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n not_o only_o in_o external_a work_n but_o 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work_n justify_v before_o man_n only_o heb._n 11._o cornelius_n have_v faith_n and_o thereby_o wrought_v good_a work_n heb._n 11._o what_o faith_n cornelius_n have_v &_o wherefore_o be_v peter_n send_v unto_o he_o esa._n 65._o math._n ult._n mar._n 16._o luc._n 24._o sophiste_n will_v make_v the_o holy_a spirit_n speak_v in_o s.p._n contrary_a to_o himself_o psal._n 49._o note_n the_o nature_n of_o love_n love_n why_o charity_n be_v call_v the_o chief_a collos._n 3_o io._n 15._o math._n 19_o luc._n 18._o 18._o the_o word_n of_o christ_n utter_v the_o hypocrisy_n of_o the_o young_a man_n how_o the_o wicked_a do_v read_v the_o scripture_n rom._n 14._o mark_v diligent_o tit._n 3_o the_o work_n of_o justice_n be_v exclude_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o justification_n the_o wicked_a advance_v they_o of_o work_n which_o they_o never_o do_v rom._n 10._o â—ue_v 16._o esa._n 55_o 56_o 57_o &_o 58._o zach._n 1._o god_n never_o be_v nor_o be_v please_v with_o work_n of_o man_n invention_n work_n 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