confess_v i_o be_o not_o the_o christ_n john_n 1.19,20_o he_o do_v neither_o deny_v the_o truth_n nor_o detain_v his_o testimony_n nor_o defer_v it_o till_o another_o time_n but_o actual_o and_o open_o acknowledge_v touch_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o christ_n and_o touch_v our_o saviour_n that_o he_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 36._o quest_n ii_o what_o be_v it_o to_o confess_v christ_n to_o this_o i_o shall_v speak_v 1._o more_o general_o than_o 2._o more_o special_o in_o general_n i_o shall_v premise_v brief_o 1._o touch_v the_o object_n and_o then_o 2._o touch_v the_o act_n or_o operation_n with_o reference_n to_o this_o object_n 1._o the_o object_n of_o this_o act_n be_v christ_n which_o i_o understand_v in_o its_o ordinary_a latitude_n not_o only_o of_o christ_n himself_o but_o of_o whatsoever_o carry_v his_o stamp_n upon_o it_o that_o do_v become_v matter_n of_o confession_n i._n e._n of_o christ_n and_o all_o his_o concernment_n which_o he_o 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likewise_o those_o that_o deny_v they_o be_v therein_o say_v to_o deny_v he_o there_o be_v so_o exact_a and_o close_o a_o union_n and_o connexion_n between_o he_o and_o they_o which_o carry_v the_o impression_n of_o christ_n name_n upon_o they_o eph._n 4.20_o judas_n v._n 4._o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o let_v i_o subjoin_v that_o as_o christ_n account_v those_o act_n of_o charity_n do_v to_o or_o detain_v from_o he_o which_o be_v do_v to_o or_o detain_v from_o his_o member_n matth._n 25_o 40,45_o so_o he_o account_v those_o act_n of_o confession_n as_o do_v to_o or_o detain_v from_o himself_o which_o be_v in_o declare_v for_o or_o deny_v of_o his_o matter_n 1_o joh._n 4.2,3_o 2_o joh._n v._o 3,9_o 2_o the_o act_n or_o operation_n before_o we_o in_o reference_n to_o this_o object_n be_v to_o confess_v what_o be_v it_o to_o confess_v christ_n this_o be_v 1_o exclusive_a of_o three_o thing_n in_o the_o negative_a viz._n 1._o of_o deny_v he_o and_o his_o truth_n oppose_v to_o confess_v matth._n 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