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as_o abel_n noah_n abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n etc._n etc._n and_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n especial_o of_o the_o 1_o epist._n 2._o of_o s._n john_n where_o there_o be_v so_o many_o express_a testimony_n to_o this_o truth_n and_o by_o refute_v the_o several_a pretence_n of_o those_o man_n who_o fancy_n that_o they_o believe_v in_o god_n and_o love_v he_o though_o they_o either_o live_v in_o sin_n or_o neglect_v to_o obey_v his_o law_n &_o the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o be_v in_o these_o word_n so_o they_o that_o be_v christian_n 3_o and_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n merit_n and_o yet_o of_o a_o set_a purpose_n do_v live_v idle_o without_o good_a work_n think_v the_o name_n of_o a_o naked_a faith_n to_o be_v either_o sufficient_a for_o they_o or_o else_o set_v their_o mind_n upon_o vain_a pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n do_v live_v in_o sin_n without_o repentance_n not_o utter_v the_o fruit_n that_o do_v belong_v to_o 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this_o be_v a_o true_a account_n why_o no_o work_n though_o they_o may_v appear_v never_o so_o good_a can_v be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n without_o faith_n because_o faith_n be_v the_o only_a principle_n of_o a_o new_a and_o spiritual_a life_n which_o make_v we_o alive_a to_o god_n which_o give_v we_o such_o a_o sense_n of_o god_n and_o reverence_n for_o his_o authority_n as_o make_v we_o careful_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o please_v he_o which_o be_v the_o very_a life_n and_o soul_n of_o religion_n and_o all_o virtue_n and_o as_o it_o be_v observe_v in_o that_o homily_n from_o st._n chrysostom_n as_o man_n that_o be_v very_a man_n indeed_o first_o have_v life_n and_o after_o be_v nourish_v so_o must_v our_o faith_n in_o christ_n go_v before_o and_o after_o be_v nourish_v with_o good_a work_n a_o life_n may_v be_v without_o nourishment_n that_o be_v for_o some_o short_a time_n but_o nourishment_n can_v be_v without_o life_n a_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v nourish_v by_o good_a work_n but_o 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that_o by_o such_o natural_a conveyance_n of_o grace_n from_o his_o person_n as_o there_o be_v of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n and_o that_o man_n must_v first_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n before_o they_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o any_o spiritual_a motion_n so_o dr._n crisp_n very_o agreeable_o to_o what_o dr._n owen_n assert_n tell_v we_o that_o christ_n be_v &c_n the_o head_n now_o the_o head_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o animal_n spirit_n and_o of_o all_o motion_n without_o a_o head_n a_o man_n can_v hear_v see_v walk_z feel_v stir_v nor_o do_v any_o thing_n see_v all_o these_o operation_n come_v from_o the_o head_n christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o church_n he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o motion_n you_o may_v as_o soon_o conceive_v that_o a_o man_n be_v able_a to_o see_v whilst_o he_o have_v not_o a_o head_n as_o to_o think_v a_o man_n may_v have_v spiritual_a eye_n whether_o the_o eye_n 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