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faith_n shall_v be_v finish_v christ_n the_o object_n of_o thy_o faith_n may_v assign_v thou_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o faith_n seat_v thou_o in_o his_o celestial_a jerusalem_n with_o true_a believer_n thou_o in_o christ_n jesus_n robert_n worthington_n acceington_n the_o ground_n of_o a_o christian_n life_n deliver_v in_o a_o sermon_n at_o harwood_n the_o first_o day_n of_o september_n 1618._o rom_n 14._o 23._o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n the_o bless_a apostle_n in_o the_o text._n the_o cohetence_n of_o the_o text._n eight_o verse_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n exhort_v unto_o that_o royal_a law_n of_o charity_n be_v that_o new_a commandment_n 34._o love_v a_o grace_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o god_n church_n john_n 13._o 34._o propound_v by_o his_o lord_n and_o saviour_n as_o a_o grace_n absolute_o necessary_a to_o be_v in_o god_n church_n a_o new_a commandment_n say_v he_o give_v i_o unto_o you_o that_o you_o love_v one_o another_o as_o i_o have_v love_v 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11._o 6._o to_o please_v god_n if_o god_n accept_v any_o work_n it_o be_v through_o christâ—_n 〈◊〉_d which_o work_n there_o be_v require_v not_o only_o the_o do_v but_o the_o well_o do_v unto_o the_o which_o there_o be_v needful_a sound_a maâ—er_n a_o right_a manner_n and_o a_o good_a end_n the_o lord_n jesus_n himself_o be_v not_o only_a adiutor_fw-la but_o also_o a_o doctor_n to_o his_o church_n the_o material_a tabernacle_n must_v be_v frame_v and_o fashion_v and_o 9_o exod._n 25._o 9_o furnish_v according_a to_o the_o lord_n own_o direction_n there_o must_v likewise_o be_v neither_o addition_n nor_o abstraction_n from_o those_o ten_o word_n deliver_v in_o the_o mount_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o deuteronomy_n take_v heed_n therefore_o 32._o deut_n 5._o 32._o that_o you_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n have_v command_v you_o turn_v not_o aside_o neither_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a the_o jew_n and_o papist_n they_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n but_o 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faith_n or_o else_o they_o will_v be_v impure_a second_o that_o god_n forgive_v no_o more_o know_v sin_n then_o a_o man_n earnest_o endevour_v to_o forsake_v they_o be_v blot_v us._n sin_n be_v forgive_v by_o god_n when_o it_o be_v mortify_v in_o us._n out_o of_o god_n register_n when_o they_o be_v dead_a in_o we_o the_o power_n and_o vigour_n of_o they_o be_v extinguish_v and_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n as_o ready_a to_o glorify_v god_n as_o we_o will_v have_v he_o to_o glorify_v us._n but_o alas_o when_o prayer_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o a_o lively_a sense_n of_o sin_n and_o god_n eternal_a vengeance_n due_a unto_o they_o as_o also_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o faith_n in_o the_o promise_n how_o sudden_o do_v man_n turn_v to_o their_o old_a vomit_n and_o filthy_a wallow_n in_o the_o uncleanness_n of_o sin_n cause_v sound_a judgement_n and_o ground_a reason_n to_o subscribe_v to_o perverse_a sin_n where_o there_o be_v not_o thesense_n of_o sin_n there_o can_v be_v the_o forsake_v of_o 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apostle_n if_o there_o be_v any_o virtue_n or_o any_o praise_n think_v on_o these_o thing_n which_o you_o have_v both_o hear_v and_o see_v in_o i_o but_o the_o wanton_n of_o our_o day_n turn_v their_o eye_n from_o god_n book_n and_o people_n fix_v they_o upon_o their_o own_o fancy_n and_o back_n of_o jesabels_n imagine_v that_o if_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o fashion_n they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o world_n hence_o it_o follow_v that_o servant_n attire_n themselves_o like_o their_o master_n carter_n like_o courtier_n yeoman_n like_o gentleman_n scholar_n like_o soldier_n thus_o unseemly_a and_o unwarrantable_o do_v man_n and_o woman_n apparel_v themselves_o prefer_v the_o garment_n of_o corruption_n before_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n oftentimes_o against_o justice_n equity_n and_o common_a honesty_n cut_v their_o suit_n in_o another_o man_n cloth_n be_v daily_a vagrant_n from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o ground_n of_o faith_n but_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n 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all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a for_o i_o but_o all_o 2d_o 1._o cor._n 10._o 2d_o thing_n be_v not_o expedient_a all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a for_o i_o but_o all_o thing_n edify_v not_o now_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o expedient_a nor_o profitable_a may_v not_o accidental_o be_v lawful_a unlawful_a in_o some_o case_n thing_n lawful_a become_v unlawful_a although_o in_o itself_o it_o may_v be_v so_o it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v no_o indifferent_a thing_n unclean_a of_o itself_o but_o unto_o he_o say_v the_o bless_a apostle_n that_o judge_v any_o thing_n to_o 14._o rom._n 14._o 14._o be_v unclean_a to_o he_o it_o be_v unclean_a it_o be_v requisite_a therefore_o that_o we_o stand_v fast_o in_o the_o liberty_n wherein_o christ_n have_v set_v we_o free_a 1._o galat._n 5._o 1._o yet_o withal_o we_o must_v beware_v that_o we_o give_v offence_n neither_o to_o jew_n nor_o gentile_a 32._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 32._o nor_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o better_a do_v of_o this_o 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his_o neighbour_n in_o that_o which_o be_v good_a as_o christ_n please_v not_o himself_o but_o other_o this_o belong_v proper_o to_o the_o weak_a and_o ignorant_a that_o action_n god_n glory_n and_o man_n good_a the_o main_a end_n of_o all_o our_o action_n may_v be_v in_o the_o church_n who_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o edify_v support_n build_v up_o and_o not_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o weaken_v or_o grieve_v much_o less_o destroy_v although_o the_o thing_n be_v never_o so_o lawful_a in_o itself_o three_o when_o we_o use_v they_o proportionable_o that_o be_v in_o sobriety_n not_o fail_v in_o the_o manner_n nor_o exceed_v in_o the_o measure_n but_o so_o use_v they_o as_o they_o further_o we_o in_o all_o duty_n of_o godliness_n be_v always_o vigilant_a over_o our_o affection_n lest_o we_o be_v bring_v into_o bondage_n by_o they_o let_v we_o rather_o be_v say_v to_o enjoy_v they_o than_o they_o us._n thus_o for_o the_o strong_a christian_a but_o the_o weak_a conscience_n may_v here_o examine_v 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