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of_o christ_n be_v preach_v and_o receive_v in_o england_n ten_o year_n before_o it_o be_v in_o rome_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o gildas_n and_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o baronius_n also_o annal._n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 35.5_o &_o 45.1_o and_o that_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o apostle_n and_o apostolic_a man_n who_o doubtless_o do_v at_o first_o institute_v church_n not_o after_o the_o pattern_n of_o rome_n which_o then_o be_v not_o a_o church_n but_o according_a to_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o apostle_n 2._o neither_o be_v they_o unchurch_v by_o the_o antichristian_a apostasy_n which_o afterward_o grow_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o leprosy_n but_o be_v only_o corrupt_v and_o pollute_v even_o
they_o shall_v enjoy_v god_n in_o all_o psal_n 16.5,6_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o my_o inheritance_n he_o see_v the_o lord_n in_o what_o he_o do_v enjoy_v and_o when_o he_o have_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v in_o god_n &_o when_o he_o want_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v supply_v in_o he_o the_o like_a do_v jacob_n find_v when_o his_o brother_n esau_n come_v against_o he_o with_o 400_o man_n and_o the_o lord_n turn_v he_o from_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o wrath_n here_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o abraham_n the_o lord_n give_v he_o the_o mouth_n and_o arm_n and_o tear_n of_o his_o brother_n esau_n what_o say_v jacob_n to_o all_o this_o gen._n 33.10_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n as_o though_o i_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n he_o see_v the_o power_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o change_v the_o countenance_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o sweeten_v all_o that_o a_o man_n do_v enjoy_v the_o loving-kindnes_n of_o god_n in_o all_o be_v the_o 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to_o life_n and_o glory_n but_o give_v his_o son_n to_o redeem_v we_o and_o holy_a spirit_n to_o sanctify_v we_o ezek._n 36.27_o what_o need_n be_v there_o then_o of_o sanctification_n for_o if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v dwell_v in_o we_o he_o can_v take_v our_o wit_n and_o understanding_n and_o understand_v all_o our_o meditation_n for_o we_o without_o any_o such_o actual_a concurrence_n of_o we_o as_o may_v be_v requisite_a for_o that_o end_n if_o the_o lord_n give_v himself_o to_o be_v my_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n what_o need_v i_o then_o these_o gift_n of_o holiness_n so_o that_o this_o in_o sum_n be_v the_o question_n if_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v unto_o we_o himself_o what_o need_v we_o these_o gift_n to_o work_v any_o thing_n which_o god_n be_v much_o more_o able_a to_o perform_v than_o we_o can_v be_v this_o spring_v natural_o from_o the_o doctrine_n though_o the_o lord_n give_v we_o himself_o and_o his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o dwell_v in_o we_o yet_o be_v it_o 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