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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 the_o gospel_n that_o seem_v most_o legal_a do_v not_o run_v like_o those_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n he_o that_o do_v these_o thing_n shall_v live_v by_o they_o that_o be_v by_o they_o as_o mean_n of_o life_n but_o simple_o thus_o he_o that_o do_v such_o or_o such_o thing_n shall_v live_v and_o be_v save_v scilicet_fw-la by_o the_o mediation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n nor_o as_o condition_n upon_o which_o we_o may_v ground_v our_o hope_n of_o glory_n for_o first_o it_o be_v not_o work_n but_o christ_n in_o we_o that_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o glory_n col._n 1.27_o in_o all_o other_o ground_n there_o be_v yea_o and_o nay_o a_o doubtfulness_n and_o uncertainty_n which_o occcasion_v bellarmine_n tutissimum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o no_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a