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A17308 Truth's triumph ouer Trent: or, the great gulfe betweene Sion and Babylon That is, the vnreconcileable opposition betweene the Apostolicke Church of Christ, and the apostate synagogue of Antichrist, in the maine and fundamentall doctrine of iustification, for which the Church of England Christs spouse, hath iustly, through Gods mercie, for these manie yeares, according to Christs voyce, separated her selfe from Babylon, with whom from henceforth she must hold no communion. By H.B. rector of S. Mathews Friday-Street. Burton, Henry, 1578-1648. 1629 (1629) STC 4156; ESTC S107077 312,928 398

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how_o can_v i_o have_v such_o a_o faith_n to_o remove_v mountain_n and_o not_o charity_n since_o he_o that_o have_v one_o virtue_n have_v all_o i_o can_v not_o have_v it_o but_o miraculous_o all_o these_o word_n must_v out_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o collatine_n censurae_fw-la in_o gloss._n iuris_fw-la canon_n num_fw-la 84._o his_o excellent_a majesty_n also_o in_o his_o peerless_a paraphrase_n of_o the_o revelation_n chapt._n 20._o say_v that_o god_n by_o faith_n only_o justify_v man_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v do_v according_a to_o his_o work_n because_o they_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o it_o and_o bear_v witness_n of_o the_o same_o to_o man_n in_o the_o earth_n s._n augustine_n say_v quid_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la credere_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la credendo_fw-la amare_fw-la credendo_fw-la diligere_fw-la 10._o credendo_fw-la in_o eumire_v &_o eius_fw-la membris_fw-la incorporari_fw-la what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o believe_v in_o he_o by_o believe_v 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but_o access_n unto_o all_o grace_n rejoice_v under_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n patience_n hope_n love_n etc._n etc._n thus_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o ancient_a father_n that_o save_v and_o justify_v faith_n be_v not_o a_o faith_n common_a with_o devil_n and_o reprobate_n as_o be_v in_o nature_n and_o kind_n a_o dead_a faith_n but_o it_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a only_o to_o the_o saint_n and_o elect_a as_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o live_a faith_n which_o receive_v not_o life_n from_o any_o infusion_n of_o charity_n into_o it_o but_o be_v a_o live_a root_n from_o whence_o do_v spring_n and_o wherein_o do_v live_v all_o holy_a grace_n as_o charity_n hope_n patience_n meekness_n etc._n etc._n that_o this_o be_v call_v also_o the_o catholic_a faith_n not_o because_o it_o be_v common_a to_o good_a and_o bad_a or_o because_o it_o have_v for_o the_o general_a object_n of_o it_o the_o word_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perceive_v not_o receive_v not_o this_o gift_n it_o be_v far_o above_o out_o of_o his_o reach_n he_o may_v say_v who_o shall_v fetch_v christ_n from_o above_o that_o i_o may_v have_v he_o within_o my_o reach_n what_o reach_n the_o devil_n have_v he_o within_o his_o reach_n when_o he_o carry_v he_o up_o to_o a_o high_a mountain_n but_o thou_o will_v say_v god_n reach_v out_o christ_n unto_o thou_o in_o his_o word_n the_o word_n be_v near_o thou_o true_a but_o where_o be_v thy_o hand_n to_o put_v forth_o to_o receive_v he_o thy_o hand_n must_v be_v a_o lively_a faith_n for_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v to_o receive_v he_o as_o god_n gift_n but_o faith_n also_o be_v the_o special_a gift_n of_o god_n therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v through_o faith_n and_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n now_o herein_o do_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n grace_n shine_v forth_o and_o glorious_o display_v itself_o that_o 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