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immovable_a thing_n mount_v so_o high_a that_o the_o water_n can_v overflow_v it_o and_o thence_o call_v a_o highway_n but_o work_n be_v sandy_a and_o slippery_a soon_o overflow_v and_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v we_o up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o temptation_n though_o we_o know_v nothing_o by_o ourselves_o yet_o who_o dare_v stand_v upon_o this_o ground_n and_o plead_v not_o guilty_a before_o god_n 4._o faith_n may_v more_o probable_o be_v call_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n than_o work_v sith_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v by_o faith_n we_o stand_v 2_o cor._n 1.24_o and_o have_v access_n by_o faith_n into_o the_o grace_n wherein_o we_o stand_v rom._n 5_o 2._o and_o yet_o be_v faith_n only_o say_v to_o be_v a_o come_n into_o the_o way_n as_o ioh_n 6.35_o and_o never_o call_v the_o way_n itself_o let_v therefore_o work_n be_v call_v as_o they_o true_o be_v viae_fw-la regni_fw-la the_o way_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o motion_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o way_n not_o upward_o to_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o themselves_o but_o downward_o to_o man_n for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o or_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o christian_n from_o god_n like_o the_o angel_n heb._n 1.14_o to_o do_v service_n for_o christ_n in_o the_o world_n and_o not_o their_o come_n to_o god_n by_o christ_n as_o in_o faith_n and_o prayer_n to_o wait_v upon_o and_o converse_v with_o he_o in_o heaven_n not_o as_o a_o mean_n for_o first_o the_o scripture_n hold_v they_o forth_o as_o such_o 2._o if_o the_o work_n of_o christian_n be_v the_o mean_n or_o instumental_a cause_n then_o be_v christian_n themselves_o constitute_v the_o principal_a cause_n and_o consequent_o the_o author_n of_o their_o own_o salvation_n and_o then_o it_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v true_a that_o christ_n be_v the_o author_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n to_o those_o that_o obey_v he_o heb._n 5.9_o but_o that_o christian_n be_v the_o author_n of_o their_o own_o salvation_n by_o their_o obedience_n unto_o christ_n 3._o promise_n under_o 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as_o a_o description_n much_o less_o a_o definition_n of_o repentance_n but_o only_o a_o occasional_a expression_n hold_v forth_o some_o single_a act_n thereof_o second_o i_o desire_v that_o they_o will_v be_v please_v several_o to_o enter_v into_o their_o closet_n and_o there_o for_o a_o while_n common_fw-la with_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o be_v still_o selah_n and_o have_v compare_v their_o note_n with_o what_o be_v write_v in_o their_o conscience_n tell_v of_o a_o truth_n ethic_n for_o logicee_n i_o think_v they_o can_v first_o whether_o or_o no_o they_o ever_o hear_v this_o passage_n deliver_v by_o i_o in_o these_o very_a word_n second_o whether_o or_o no_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o orthography_n it_o shall_v be_v close_v with_o a_o period_n or_o space_n leave_v for_o some_o thing_n exegetical_a to_o extend_v or_o explain_v it_o 7_o three_o whether_o or_o no_o this_o repentance_n or_o not_o say_v in_o the_o heart_n do_v this_o i_o e._n this_o or_o that_o commandment_n have_v 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speak_v 2._o what_o may_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o these_o informer_n misapprehension_n and_o mistake_n 3._o that_o the_o unprejudiced_a reader_n from_o this_o to_o which_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la i_o can_v say_v a_o little_a may_v be_v direct_v in_o some_o measure_n how_o to_o judge_v of_o their_o deal_n with_o i_o in_o the_o rest_n i_o shall_v now_o declare_v as_o if_o this_o have_v not_o be_v say_v what_o i_o conceive_v of_o the_o passage_n itself_o in_o thesi_fw-la 1_o repentance_n be_v either_o legal_a which_o consist_v chief_o in_o a_o sense_n of_o and_o sorrow_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o a_o restless_a fear_n of_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v and_o deserve_v and_o this_o i_o grant_v be_v often_o follow_v nay_o common_o accompany_v with_o a_o say_n in_o the_o heart_n do_v this_o or_o that_o or_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v this_o commandment_n or_o that_o commandment_n to_o free_v myself_o thereby_o from_o fear_n and_o bondage_n thus_o the_o jailor_n cry_v sir_n 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praevenitur_fw-la quisquis_fw-la fide_fw-la danatur_fw-la in_fw-la christo_fw-la ad_fw-la solum_fw-la verbi_fw-la auditum_fw-la cetera_fw-la omnem_fw-la nostram_fw-la aliam_fw-la operam_fw-la and_o witness_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o rom._n 10.20_o i_o be_v find_v of_o they_o that_o seek_v i_o not_o i_o be_v make_v manifest_a to_o they_o that_o ask_v not_o after_o i_o priùs_fw-la oportet_fw-la nos_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la inveniri_fw-la quà m_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quaeramus_fw-la beza_n in_o heb._n 11.6_o antevertens_fw-la venit_fw-la ad_fw-la vos_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o propriae_fw-la significat_fw-la antevertere_fw-la seu_fw-la praevenire_fw-la et_fw-la sane_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la ita_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la pervenit_fw-la ut_fw-la praeveniat_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la veniat_fw-la antequà m_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quaeramus_fw-la piscat._n in_o mat._n 12.28_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a 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quoniam_fw-la ligna_fw-la exciderat_fw-la calvin_n four_o though_o this_o sabbath_n do_v not_o imply_v a_o cease_n from_o but_o a_o spiritual_a act_n of_o good_a work_n yet_o it_o imply_v a_o cease_n to_o account_v the_o good_a work_n act_v to_o be_v we_o or_o our_o own_o according_a to_o that_o not_o i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v within_o i_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o i_o be_o crucify_v with_o christ_n neurthelesse_o i_o live_v yet_o not_o i_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o gal._n 2.20_o and_o hence_o love_n joy_n peace_n faith_n long-suffering_a etc._n etc._n be_v call_v by_o the_o apostle_n not_o our_o work_n but_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 5.22_o usque_fw-la eo_fw-la patet_fw-la haec_fw-la hominis_fw-la exinanitio_fw-la ut_fw-la in_fw-la bonis_fw-la quoque_fw-la operibus_fw-la violetur_fw-la sabbatum_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la ea_fw-la deducimus_fw-la nostra_fw-la esse_fw-la rectè_fw-la enim_fw-la augustinus_fw-la ultimo_fw-la capite_fw-la libri_fw-la 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wherewith_o christ_n have_v make_v they_o free_a gal._n 5.1_o and_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o time_n and_o season_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v enbondaged_a or_o impose_v upon_o by_o other_o so_o much_o less_o by_o themselves_o what_o have_v any_o man_n to_o do_v to_o be_v his_o own_o lawmaker_n by_o multiply_a law_n to_o multiply_v sin_n or_o to_o bind_v himself_o in_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o in_o which_o christ_n have_v leave_v he_o at_o liberty_n gal._n 4.9_o 10_o 11._o sith_o second_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o christ_n never_o appoint_v any_o set_a time_n for_o his_o disciple_n nor_o order_v they_o to_o appoint_v any_o for_o themselves_o to_o perform_v such_o and_o such_o duty_n in_o but_o leave_v they_o free_a both_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a time_n to_o perform_v the_o duty_n in_o and_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a duty_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o such_o and_o such_o time_n he_o say_v when_o you_o pray_v pray_v thus_o not_o you_o shall_v pray_v then_o and_o there_o and_o 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nor_o do_v nor_o omit_v but_o be_v altogether_o indifferent_a unto_o all_o thing_n do_v and_o omit_v each_o as_o the_o matter_n or_o occasion_n shall_v either_o offer_v or_o withdraw_v itself_o second_o this_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o evangelical_a {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o form_n or_o letter_n which_o point_v not_o out_o for_o christian_n a_o tempus_fw-la physicum_fw-la of_o hour_n day_n month_n etc._n etc._n calculate_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n according_o as_o be_v do_v to_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o new_a moon_n and_o their_o other_o appoint_a solemnity_n which_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o reformation_n or_o the_o pass_v away_o of_o old_a thing_n heb._n 9.10_o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o but_o a_o tempus_fw-la theologicum_fw-la or_o evangelicum_fw-la calculate_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n mal._n 4.2_o which_o by_o its_o distance_n and_o
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