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quem_fw-la tendit_fw-la pides_fw-la est_fw-la vitâ—_n aeterna_fw-la sed_fw-la ita_fw-la demum_fw-la effectum_fw-la consequitur_fw-la si_fw-la adfit_fw-la purgatio_fw-la à _fw-la vitlis_fw-la dilectio_fw-la &_o dilectionis_fw-la opera_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o v._o 1â—_n ego_fw-la fidem_fw-la meam_fw-la non_fw-la jactitans_fw-la sed_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la dans_fw-fr operam_fw-la modestiae_fw-la patientiae_fw-la dilectioni_fw-la fâ—cile_fw-la cuivis_fw-la persuadebo_fw-la etiam_fw-la tacens_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o i_o veram_fw-la fidem_fw-la nam_fw-la perpetua_fw-la illa_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la &_o in_o malis_fw-la constantia_n qualis_fw-la illo_fw-la saeculo_fw-la apparebat_fw-la causam_fw-la aliam_fw-la quam_fw-la veram_fw-la fidem_fw-la â—â—bere_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o v._n 18._o and_o faith_n obtain_v its_o end_n when_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o purity_n from_o vice_n and_o love_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o love_n again_o these_o word_n i_o will_v show_v thou_o my_o faith_n by_o my_o work_n he_o illustrate_v thus_o i_o not_o boast_v of_o my_o faith_n but_o always_o exercise_v myself_o in_o modesty_n patience_n and_o love_n will_v easy_o convince_v other_o that_o i_o have_v true_a faith_n though_o i_o be_o silent_a for_o that_o universal_a holiness_n and_o constancy_n in_o suffering_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o apostolical_a age_n can_v have_v no_o other_o original_a but_o true_a faith_n true_a sound_a faith_n then_o in_o his_o sense_n be_v the_o necessary_a parent_n of_o acceptable_a good_a work_n and_o this_o be_v plain_a too_o from_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o samaritan_n a_o lawyer_n ask_v our_o saviour_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v to_o inherit_v eternal_a life_n &c_n luk._n 10.25_o &c_n &c_n our_o saviour_n ask_v he_o again_o what_o he_o read_v in_o the_o law_n he_o answer_v thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o strength_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o 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a_o nation_n perpetual_o at_o feud_n with_o the_o jew_n 6._o samaritas_fw-la judaei_n ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d capitaliori_fw-la quam_fw-la ullovalios_fw-la odio_fw-la prosequebantur_fw-la grot._fw-la in_o lâ—â—_n c._n 10.33_o non_fw-la proponitur_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la samaritano_n cum_fw-la haereticis_fw-la conferamus_fw-la l._n socinus_n de_fw-fr hâ—ret_n puniendis_fw-la p._n 24._o s._n 6._o see_v he_o pity_v he_o relieve_v he_o at_o present_a and_z takes_z care_n of_o he_o for_o the_o future_a and_o this_o man_n the_o lawyer_n confess_v be_v the_o wound_a man_n neighbour_n because_o he_o act_v like_o one_o indeed_o the_o inference_n be_v go_v and_o do_v thou_o likewise_o i_o e._n lay_v aside_o all_o animosity_n whatsoever_o when_o thou_o see_v a_o proper_a object_n of_o mercy_n and_o show_v mercy_n wheresoever_o it_o be_v needful_a but_o this_o set_n the_o samaritan_n before_o the_o lawyer_n for_o a_o example_n in_o a_o parable_n no_o more_o prove_n that_o a_o man_n of_o a_o false_a or_o no_o faith_n may_v be_v save_v by_o his_o work_n of_o mercy_n than_o that_o the_o ox_n or_o ass_n in_o the_o prophet_n or_o the_o ant_n in_o the_o wiseman_n may_v be_v save_v because_o the_o sluggard_n and_o rebel_n against_o god_n be_v send_v to_o learn_v industry_n and_o obedience_n from_o they_o nor_o do_v it_o prove_v do_v good_a to_o those_o in_o want_n 6._o sermon_n on_o mr._n firmin_n p._n 104._o act._n c._n 6._o to_o be_v of_o a_o more_o common_a and_o general_a influence_n and_o therefore_o more_o please_v to_o god_n than_o a_o right_a faith_n or_o true_a knowledge_n any_o more_o than_o that_o the_o seven_o appoint_v to_o serve_v table_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o church_n be_v on_o that_o account_n preferable_a to_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v authorise_a to_o teach_v or_o make_v disciple_n of_o all_o nation_n the_o inference_n from_o the_o parable_n be_v clear_a if_o a_o profess_a enemy_n can_v be_v so_o kind_a to_o his_o enemy_n what_o shall_v 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and_o the_o last_o if_o then_o according_a to_o their_o sense_n a_o priscillianist_n sit_v still_o or_o only_o sly_o and_o silent_o endeavour_v to_o seduce_v soul_n and_o a_o zealous_a good_a christian_n stand_v up_o vigorous_o in_o defence_n of_o truth_n the_o christian_n a_o heretic_n and_o christianity_n heresy_n and_o the_o priscillianist_n for_o all_o his_o hellish_a opinion_n a_o very_a innocent_a person_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v reject_v but_o if_o their_o assertion_n be_v true_a according_a to_o common_a sense_n those_o who_o advance_v it_o be_v the_o great_a heretic_n of_o our_o age_n for_o they_o join_v both_o false_a doctrine_n and_o a_o extraordinary_a bustle_n and_o dangerous_a warmth_n together_o defensa_fw-la errare_fw-la possum_fw-la haereticus_fw-la esse_fw-la nolo_fw-la haereses_fw-la sunt_fw-la placitâ—_fw-la vehâ—mentius_fw-la defensa_fw-la it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v take_v shelter_n under_o st._n augustine_n i_o may_v be_v in_o a_o error_n but_o i_o 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habitant_fw-la ut_fw-la omnino_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la sinant_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la removeri_fw-la nec_fw-la illud_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la genere_fw-la spectandum_fw-la est_fw-la utrum_fw-la aliquis_fw-la ipse_fw-la sibi_fw-la erroris_fw-la fuerit_fw-la author_n a_o illum_fw-la aliunde_fw-la acceptum_fw-la ipse_fw-la sequatur_fw-la &_o defendat_fw-la reformatio_fw-la legum_fw-la ecclesiast_fw-la sect._n 2._o c._n 1._o under_o pretence_n of_o their_o falsehood_n and_o deficiency_n and_o out_o of_o ostentation_n of_o a_o pure_a and_o more_o perfect_a knowledge_n and_o a_o heretic_n be_v one_o who_o choose_v embrace_n cherish_v and_o obstinate_o defend_v opinion_n contrary_a to_o true_a and_o sound_a doctrine_n if_o this_o account_n be_v right_a we_o can_v be_v far_o to_o seek_v to_o who_o both_o the_o title_n and_o the_o opinion_n belong_v and_o such_o even_o they_o themselves_o confess_v be_v to_o be_v reject_v haereticus_fw-la haereticus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la ambitione_n ductus_fw-la vel_fw-la alicujus_fw-la temporalis_fw-la commodi_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la sub_fw-la religionis_fw-la praetextu_fw-la falsas_fw-la ac_fw-la novas_fw-la opiniones_fw-la vel_fw-la gignit_fw-la vel_fw-la sequitur_fw-la &_o sectantium_fw-la turmas_fw-la parat_fw-la exit_fw-la augustino_n citata_fw-la haec_fw-la a_o l._n socino_n hic_fw-la vero_fw-la asserente_fw-la eodem_fw-la socino_n est_fw-la factiosus_fw-la haereticus_fw-la consistit_fw-la haeretici_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la seditiones_fw-la volentes_fw-la non_fw-la excitant_fw-la sed_fw-la pacatè_fw-la ac_fw-la placide_fw-la dissentientes_fw-la nemini_fw-la vim_o inferunt_fw-la sententiam_fw-la svam_fw-la defendunt_fw-la ac_fw-la docent_fw-la rectúmque_fw-la esse_fw-la autumantes_fw-la etiam_fw-la mordicus_fw-la retinent_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la à _fw-it diabolo_fw-it decepti_fw-la igne_fw-la quoque_fw-la cremari_fw-la constantissimè_fw-la perferant_fw-la l._n socinus_n de_fw-fr haeret_fw-la puniend_n p._n 87.6_o ergo_fw-la simplex_fw-la haeresis_fw-la consentiente_fw-la ipso_fw-la socino_n haereticissimo_fw-la in_fw-la falsitate_fw-la opinionum_fw-la earumque_fw-la â—criori_fw-la defension_n consistit_fw-la well_o but_o he_o who_o be_v weak_a in_o the_o faith_n we_o be_v to_o receive_v therefore_o certain_o not_o to_o reject_v but_o if_o those_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o be_v weak_a and_o will_v own_v it_o who_o shall_v we_o call_v strong_a the_o father_n of_o our_o church_n who_o be_v most_o admire_v for_o piety_n or_o learning_n the_o inferior_a presbyter_n who_o have_v labour_v hard_a in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n be_v all_o but_o child_n mere_a pigmy_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o defyer_n of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o live_a god_n they_o be_v treat_v with_o all_o that_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n which_o opinionative_n critic_n for_o they_o be_v all_o such_o can_v throw_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v confute_v with_o nauseous_a repetition_n of_o baffle_v argument_n and_o abundance_n of_o scurrilous_a humour_n and_o papanish_a buffoonery_n yet_o god_n will_v accept_v of_o they_o they_o say_v but_o we_o think_v that_o if_o they_o keep_v now_o no_o better_o than_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o writer_n we_o need_v not_o wish_v that_o a_o angry_a judge_n after_o death_n will_v condemn_v they_o to_o worse_a company_n beneficence_n design_v to_o promote_v such_o heresy_n and_o to_o make_v such_o man_n better_o think_v of_o can_v be_v accompany_v with_o that_o charity_n which_o our_o text_n recommend_v for_o that_o charity_n always_o try_v to_o heal_v not_o to_o tear_v open_a the_o church_n wound_n it_o neither_o invent_v nor_o favour_n new_a opinion_n in_o religion_n but_o labour_n to_o preserve_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n and_o in_o righteousness_n of_o life_n that_o heavenly_a charity_n look_v above_o the_o flattery_n of_o vain_a and_o foolish_a man_n own_v the_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o best_a humane_a work_n and_o know_v it_o can_v never_o discharge_v that_o vast_a debt_n it_o owe_v to_o divine_a goodness_n by_o the_o most_o profuse_a bounty_n to_o the_o necessity_n of_o men._n the_o son_n of_o this_o love_n value_v one_o spark_n of_o such_o charity_n more_o than_o a_o thousand_o senseless_a criticism_n which_o serve_v only_o to_o derogate_v from_o the_o truth_n and_o wisdom_n of_o