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infant_n of_o either_o be_v so_o second_o that_o this_o be_v not_o corruption_n descend_v from_o our_o first_o parent_n fall_v but_o contract_v by_o our_o own_o fall_n and_o disobedience_n but_o he_o go_v on_o with_o the_o apostle_n word_n ver_fw-la 19_o now_o we_o know_v that_o what_o thing_n soever_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v it_o to_o they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n may_v become_v guilty_a before_o god_n vers_fw-la 23._o for_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o rom._n 11.32_o for_o god_n have_v conclude_v they_o all_o in_o unbelief_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n upon_o all_o but_o do_v the_o law_n speak_v any_o such_o thing_n to_o or_o of_o infant_n no_o we_o have_v show_v the_o contrary_a out_o of_o genesis_n 9.6_o eccles_n 7.29_o jer._n 2.21_o mar._n 10.14_o 1_o cor._n 14.20_o jam._n 3.9_o before_o quote_v to_o which_o add_v matth._n 13.24_o 25._o and_o the_o 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faith_n shall_v be_v perfect_v in_o heaven_n but_o both_o it_o and_o patience_n must_v be_v finish_v ere_o we_o can_v arrive_v at_o the_o three_o heaven_n heb._n 6.12_o &_o 10.36_o &_o 12.1_o 2_o 3._o four_o he_o say_v that_o fides_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la apparentium_fw-la quà m_fw-la non_fw-la apparentium_fw-la but_o paul_n say_v rom._n 8.24_o 25._o for_o we_o be_v save_v by_o hope_n but_o hope_v that_o be_v see_v be_v not_o hope_n for_o what_o a_o man_n see_v why_o do_v he_o yet_o hope_v for_o it_o last_o he_o say_v we_o must_v believe_v in_o heaven_n the_o continuance_n of_o our_o happiness_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o perfect_a faith_n in_o heaven_n because_o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o knowledge_n but_o as_o this_o man_n understand_v not_o what_o faith_n be_v so_o that_o faith_n be_v rather_o experimental_a knowledge_n and_o assurance_n than_o faith_n proper_o so_o call_v the_o faith_n of_o god_n elect_v purify_v our_o heart_n here_o act_v 15.9_o and_o through_o it_o we_o 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and_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n thereby_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o by_o our_o strength_n the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n cross_n be_v abate_v 2_o cor._n 12.9_o thus_o he_o but_o we_o say_v he_o which_o have_v learn_v his_o christ-cross_n may_v easy_o perceive_v that_o he_o understand_v not_o his_o a._n b._n c._n in_o divinity_n for_o the_o strength_n whereby_o the_o saint_n do_v or_o may_v fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v not_o their_o own_o humane_a strength_n but_o the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o christ_n which_o derogate_v nothing_o from_o his_o cross_n or_o suffering_n but_o he_o back_v his_o former_a say_n with_o another_o scripture_n which_o he_o understand_v as_o little_a to_o wit_n 2_o cor._n 5.21_o
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