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in_o the_o establish_n of_o our_o mind_n in_o the_o assurance_n of_o enjoy_v of_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o good_a promise_v by_o he_o now_o if_o you_o please_v branch_n out_o this_o faith_n into_o his_o part_n and_o acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o several_a measure_n of_o it_o that_o so_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n may_v yet_o be_v full_a and_o clear_a to_o our_o understand_n for_o i_o think_v you_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o all_o have_v not_o a_o like_a faith_n neither_o do_v you_o take_v faith_n as_o some_o think_v to_o be_v only_o a_o general_a knowledge_n and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n let_v i_o hear_v you_o what_o you_o will_v say_v to_o these_o master_n aquila_n here_o in_o i_o will_v apply_v myself_o to_o fulfil_v your_o desire_n if_o first_o i_o do_v deliver_v somewhat_o unto_o you_o of_o the_o faith_n two_o adjoint_v or_o quality_n proper_a to_o this_o faith_n to_o wit_n particularity_n and_o certainty_n it_o be_v a_o particular_a and_o 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spiritual_a thing_n repentance_n a_o note_n of_o a_o person_n to_o be_v save_v not_o any_o cause_n of_o salvation_n 3._o vnrepentance_n have_v unfitnesse_n for_o any_o service_n of_o god_n or_o any_o good_a work_n unableness_n to_o take_v any_o profit_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o salvation_n 4._o repentance_n have_v the_o contrary_a 5._o consideration_n of_o a_o judgement_n day_n 6._o repentance_n the_o joy_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n 7._o good_a consequent_n of_o repentance_n hind_n erance_n of_o repentance_n example_n of_o the_o oil_n in_o the_o cruse_n also_o danieis_n pulse_n rom._n 6_o 22_o 23_o revel_v 7._o mat._n 5._o lu._n 23_o math._n 25._o 1_o tim._n 5._o psal._n 51._o ecclesiastes_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o true_a repentance_n be_v a_o turn_n from_o every_o sin_n to_o do_v every_o good_a work_n james_n 2._o 10._o eccles._n 10._o 1._o simile_n simile_n simile_n exod._n 17._o 14._o simile_n es._n 〈◊〉_d 3._o perfection_n be_v here_o set_v agaiust_a hypocrisy_n a_o double_a perfection_n 1._o of_o measure_n 2._o of_o part_n mar._n 6._o 20._o 2_o king_n 10._o 31._o act_n 8._o 13._o simile_n simile_n worthiness_n put_v for_o meekness_n and_o unworthy_o for_o unmeete_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 27._o heb._n 6._o 7._o luke_n 19_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o luke_n 23._o james_n 2._o 26._o what_o a_o good_a work_n be_v how_o many_o thing_n require_v to_o a_o good_a work_n 1._o good_a matter_n deut._n 12._o verse_n last_o 2_o king_n 26._o from_o verse_n 16._o till_o verse_n 21._o 2._o perso_n good_a that_o the_o manner_n may_v be_v good_a simile_n simile_n a_o threefold_a act_n of_o faith_n in_o every_o good_a work_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 14._o 3._o good_a end_n action_n be_v measure_v by_o their_o end_n simile_n 4._o good_a mean_n good_a thing_n must_v have_v good_a mean_n gen._n 27._o she_o sin_n by_o impatiency_n 1_o sam._n 21._o 13._o psal._n 34._o 1._o 5._o circumstance_n 〈◊〉_d 3._o good_a work_n please_v god_n and_o why_o woe_n be_v to_o the_o most_o commendable_a life_n of_o any_o man_n if_o it_o be_v judge_v without_o mercy_n say_v augustine_n philip._n 2._o 13._o deus_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la coronat_fw-la sua_fw-la dona_fw-la good_a work_n merit_v not_o and_o why_o debitum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la meritum_fw-la merita_fw-la nostra_fw-la domini_fw-la misericordia_fw-la meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la mors_fw-la 〈◊〉_d christ_n bernard_n a_o reward_n due_a unto_o good_a work_n and_o why_o a_o reward_n of_o favour_n not_o of_o debt_n rom._n 4._o 4._o god_n be_v not_o obnoxious_a 〈◊〉_d his_o creature_n heb._n 1_o 3._o simile_n 2._o pet._n ay_o ii_o our_o merit_n be_v misery_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o our_o merit_n to_o know_v we_o do_v not_o merit_v use_v of_o good_a work_n 1._o use_v of_o good_a work_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n see_v m._n john_n shaw_n his_o trea_fw-mi entice_v of_o mary_n blessedness_n fol._n 89_o &_o 90._o 2._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o gospel_n 3._o in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o simile_n 4._o in_o respect_n of_o other_o man_n unconvert_v 1._o elect._n 2._o not_o elect._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o weak_a 2._o strong_a first_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o first_o table_n mat._n 22._o love_n of_o god_n what_o it_o be_v to_o love_v 1._o commandment_n what_o it_o be_v to_o love_v god_n why_o god_n be_v to_o be_v love_v how_o much_o god_n be_v to_o be_v love_v by_o what_o rule_n our_o love_n be_v to_o be_v guide_v whence_o our_o love_n to_o god_n spring_v 2_o cor._n 5_o 14._o what_o be_v the_o effect_n and_o sign_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n more_o proof_n of_o the_o sound_a love_n of_o god_n such_o as_o love_n god_n do_v love_n his_o word_n which_o they_o show_v forth_o by_o 1._o hear_v 2._o mark_v 3_o remember_v 4._o lay_v it_o up_o in_o their_o heart_n 5._o delight_v in_o it_o 6._o by_o meditation_n 7_o praise_n 8_o and_o practice_n or_o keep_v it_o hypocrite_n delight_v in_o knowledge_n but_o not_o in_o the_o thing_n to_o wit_n christ_n know_v their_o love_n to_o god_n child_n it_o be_v both_o in_o affect_v and_o effect_n in_o word_n and_o in_o work_n work_n a_o feeling_n &_o suffer_v together_o act_n 14._o they_o rend_v their_o clothes_n etc._n etc._n amor_fw-la svi_fw-la diffusivus_fw-la james_n be_v report_v to_o have_v make_v his_o knee_n hard_a 〈◊〉_d camel_n knee_n with_o labour_n in_o prayer_n 2_o sam._n 15._o 15._o david_n mourning_n pe_n ter_v tear_n christ_n agony_n do_v manifest_v this_o truth_n prayer_n a_o fruit_n and_o token_n of_o our_o love_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n how_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o wicked_a rom._n 2_o verse_n last_o fear_v of_o god_n twofold_a exod._n 20._o 20._o 1._o a_o servile_a fear_n of_o this_o fear_v it_o be_v true_a which_o be_v common_o say_v who_o we_o fear_v we_o hate_v and_o wish_v they_o be_v not_o 2._o filial_a fear_n simile_n simile_n psal._n 112._o 1._o prou._n 26._o 27._o prou._n 8._o 13._o of_o ezra_n it_o be_v say_v he_o fear_v god_n great_o god_n must_v be_v fear_v according_o trust_v in_o god_n proper_a to_o the_o faithful_a heb._n 3_o heb._n 10._o psal._n 53._o tim._n 1._o 6._o psal._n 18._o psal._n 112._o psal._n 32._o what_o it_o be_v to_o trust_v in_o god_n ground_n of_o trust_n in_o god_n the_o godly_a use_n mean_n but_o have_v their_o trust_n in_o god_n only_o wherein_o the_o trust_n of_o the_o godly_a differ_v from_o the_o trust_n of_o the_o wicked_a mark_v for_o trial_n of_o our_o trust_n in_o god_n encouragement_n to_o trust_v in_o god_n simile_n of_o prayer_n and_o thankfulness_n 2_o commandment_n difference_n between_o good_a and_o bad_a in_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n col._n 3._o 17._o mark_v 9_o rom._n 7._o 16._o mat._n 5._o 16._o 1_o cor_fw-la 10._o 31._o note_v this_o when_o one_o mind_n be_v unclean_a it_o defile_v his_o best_a work_n eccle._n 4._o verse_n last_o exod._n 19_o luke_n 11._o 15._o mat._n 5._o 6._o simile_n the_o true_a use_n of_o god_n name_n 3._o commandment_n as_o man_n use_v their_o holy_a day_n clothes_n and_o for_o the_o title_n word_n property_n sacrament_n work_n 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that_o such_o righteous_a person_n as_o these_o do_v turn_v away_o from_o their_o righteousness_n and_o so_o lose_v themselves_o &_o their_o labour_n eze._n 18._o sincerity_n or_o truth_n be_v in_o all_o grace_n as_o a_o common_a adjoint_n or_o quality_n the_o fix_a commandment_n love._n what_o brotherly_a love_n be_v how_o our_o neighbour_n may_v be_v love_v without_o injury_n to_o god_n a_o enemy_n be_v a_o neighbour_n and_o a_o brother_n if_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n difference_n between_o a_o neighbour_n &_o a_o brother_n degree_n of_o love._n rule_v to_o guide_v our_o love_n reason_n why_o we_o ought_v to_o love_v property_n of_o love._n action_n of_o love._n difference_n between_o faith_n and_o love._n brotherly_o kindness_n four_o kind_n of_o peace_n proverb_n 17._o humility_n micah_n 6._o 8._o col_fw-fr 3._o 10._o gravity_n gentleness_n it_o be_v report_v that_o peter_n he_o weep_v so_o often_o as_o he_o 〈◊〉_d the_o mildness_n and_o gentleness_n of_o his_o lord_n luther_n 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