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why_o give_v to_o god_n 202_o object_n of_o justice_n 203_o it_o be_v justice_n to_o reward_v the_o godly_a 204_o it_o be_v justice_n to_o free_v some_o from_o sin_n and_o leave_v other_o 207_o it_o be_v justice_n to_o lay_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o elect_a on_o christ_n 208_o there_o be_v a_o day_n of_o judgement_n prove_v 209_o acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v just_o 205_o judgement_n remoove_v in_o anger_n 223_o impossible_a thing_n of_o two_o sort_n 249._o 252_o k_o knowledge_n of_o god_n chief_a wisdom_n 1._o 2._o 3_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v natural_a 7._o 8._o etc._n etc._n knowledge_n of_o god_n by_o revelation_n 12._o 13._o 14_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o the_o word_n 15._o 16._o by_o the_o spirit_n 17_o knowledge_n of_o the_o trinity_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n 266_o l_o life_n of_o god_n what_o and_o how_o prove_v 109_o life_n prove_v god_n the_o true_a god_n 112_o long_a life_n how_o attain_v 113_o love_n of_o god_n what_o 158_o love_n why_o ascribe_v to_o god_n 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267_o errata_fw-la pag._n 75._o lin_v 23._o condemn_v we_o for_o they_o p._n 100_o l._n 3._o it_o may_v doubt_v ibid._n l._n 24._o insolent_a against_o their_o inferior_n p._n 106._o l._n last_o but_o two_o from_o external_a sin_v p_o 115._o l._n 17._o and_o 19_o prescience_n p._n 134._o l._n 11._o one_o say_v p._n 140._o l._n 19_o formal_o p._n 145._o l._n 4._o promise_v sure_a p._n 148._o l._n 25_o good_a be_v a_o accident_n p._n 158._o l._n 14._o blot_n out_o in_o p_o 171._o l._n 9_o in_o his_o son_n though_o p._n 176._o l._n 8._o be_v in_o his_o son_n p._n 185._o l._n 15._o he_o choose_v the_o twelve_o p._n 196._o l._n 8._o 1_o cor._n 10._o p._n 208._o l._n 10._o 11._o blot_n out_o and_o also_o punish_v they_o p._n 210._o l._n 6._o report_n 212_o from_o the_o end_n blot_v out_o the_o parenthesis_n p._n 213._o l._n 12._o simple_o p._n 217._o l._n 4._o d._n fine_a blot_v out_o it_o p._n 220._o l._n 14._o injurious_a p._n 224._o in_o the_o text_n psal_n 5._o 5._o p._n 225._o l._n 9_o one_o thing_n p._n 226._o l._n 23._o may_v not_o he_o make_v they_o to_o etc._n etc._n p._n 230._o l._n 5._o deny_v to_o some_o that_o grace_n ibid._n l._n 16._o if_o he_o as_o the_o potter_n p._n 239._o l._n dominion_n p._n 244._o l._n 11._o horse_n be_v thy_o horse_n p._n 246._o l._n 5._o â—_o fine_a blot_v out_o which_o ibid._n job_n 9_o 19_o ibid._n l._n 4._o a_o fine_a that_o be_v authority_n p._n 249._o l._n 1._o blot_v out_o that_o yet_o p._n 254._o l._n 4._o a_o finite_a subject_n ibid._n 11._o effecting_n ibid._n l._n 20._o actual_o it_o be_v p_o 253._o l._n 17._o false_a true_a p._n 254._o l._n penult_n fall_v p._n 255._o l._n 19_o jer._n 10._o p._n 302._o l._n 15._o two_o mystery_n in_o this_o
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enemy_n when_o she_o tell_v they_o what_o thing_n christ_n do_v they_o believe_v but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n himself_o they_o believe_v not_o for_o her_o say_n but_o because_o they_o hear_v he_o themselves_o so_o we_o use_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o come_v to_o believe_v but_o when_o we_o believe_v let_v we_o not_o believe_v for_o the_o say_n of_o the_o church_n but_o for_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o use_v 3_o this_o be_v to_o admonish_v every_o man_n when_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o word_n to_o know_v it_o be_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o to_o labour_v to_o make_v it_o the_o cannon_n of_o his_o faith_n for_o the_o authority_n it_o have_v in_o itself_o we_o ought_v to_o examine_v ourselves_o by_o this_o word_n have_v thou_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o have_v not_o this_o ground_n repent_v of_o it_o and_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v labour_v to_o make_v this_o the_o cannon_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o 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