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available_a but_o faith_n and_o work_n must_v go_v together_o and_o indeed_o where_o a_o true_a faith_n be_v there_o good_a work_n will_v show_v themselves_o as_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o and_o thus_o paul_n and_o james_n be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v which_o thing_n thomas_n aquinas_n a_o schoolman_n of_o the_o papist_n do_v himself_o plain_o testify_v say_v that_o christ_n jesus_n do_v justify_v effectiuè_fw-fr effectual_o faith_n do_v justify_v apprehensiuè_fw-fr by_o take_v hold_n of_o christ_n and_o good_a work_n do_v justify_v declaratiuè_fw-fr that_o be_v do_v declare_v unto_o man_n their_o justification_n before_o god_n and_o so_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o howsoever_o a_o true_a faith_n can_v be_v without_o work_n as_o fire_n can_v be_v without_o light_n and_o heat_n yet_o our_o justification_n before_o god_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o our_o faith_n not_o to_o our_o work_n as_o warmth_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n not_o to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fire_n for_o so_o say_v saint_n paul_n express_o that_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n rom._n 4.6_o and_o again_o that_o it_o be_v by_o grace_n not_o of_o work_n rom._n 11.6_o and_o again_o not_o of_o work_n rom._n 9.11_o again_o saint_n paul_n tell_v the_o saint_n at_o ephesus_n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v man_n to_o walk_v in_o good_a work_n yet_o he_o say_v that_o they_o may_v not_o trust_v to_o be_v save_v by_o they_o for_o he_o affirm_v and_o assure_v they_o that_o they_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o their_o work_n eph._n 28.9.10_o again_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o himself_o &_o of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o say_v that_o we_o be_v save_v not_o by_o work_n but_o by_o his_o predestination_n and_o grace_n 8_o 2._o tim_n 1.9_o and_o again_o god_n be_v our_o saviour_n not_o for_o any-worke_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o mercy_n he_o have_v save_v we_o tit._n 3.5_o and_o diverse_a other_o like_a 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christianity_n neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o other_o refuge_n for_o christian_n which_o be_v desirous_a to_o know_v the_o truâ—_n faith_n but_o only_o the_o divine_a scripture_n and_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v which_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o true_a church_n sometime_o be_v in_o such_o a_o state_n as_o that_o visiblenes_n can_v discern_v or_o prove_v it_o but_o only_o the_o divine_a scripture_n must_v demonstrate_v &_o declare_v it_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v demonstrative_o manifest_a that_o it_o be_v no_o true_a position_n of_o the_o papist_n that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v always_o and_o evermore_o visible_a see_v and_o splendent_a to_o the_o outward_a eye_n and_o view_v of_o the_o world_n wherefore_o the_o papist_n do_v we_o great_a injury_n and_o bewray_v their_o own_o ignorance_n when_o they_o will_v have_v we_o to_o show_v our_o church_n in_o all_o time_n &_o age_n which_o notwithstanding_o perhaps_o may_v be_v do_v for_o our_o church_n be_v always_o though_o 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one_o again_o if_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o worship_v the_o idol_n or_o image_n why_o do_v they_o bow_v down_o unto_o it_o god_n command_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o make_v to_o thyself_o any_o grave_a image_n 20._o so_o that_o the_o very_a make_n of_o image_n to_o represent_v god_n withal_o who_o be_v a_o spirit_n eternal_a and_o invisible_a be_v idollatry_n again_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o bow_v down_o to_o they_o nor_o worship_v they_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o to_o bow_v down_o unto_o they_o though_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o represent_v god_n 〈◊〉_d idollatrie_n for_o god_n must_v be_v worship_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o himself_o have_v prescribe_v and_o not_o otherwise_o and_o that_o it_o be_v flat_a idollatrie_n to_o worship_n god_n in_o any_o image_n be_v express_v and_o manifest_a by_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n to_o be_v a_o representation_n of_o god_n 32._o for_o the_o tert_n show_v that_o it_o be_v idollatrie_n for_o 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