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and_o hereby_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o penance_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a point_n of_o the_o popish_a religion_n but_o a_o reprobate_n may_v be_v true_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o popish_a sacrament_n of_o penance_n &_o indeed_o perform_v all_o in_o it_o there_o be_v three_o part_n of_o penance_n contrition_n of_o the_o heart_n confession_n of_o the_o mouth_n satisfaction_n in_o thâ—_n deed_n all_o these_o three_o judas_n perform_v firâ—_n he_o have_v contrition_n for_o when_o he_o see_v that_o oâ—_n saviour_n christ_n be_v condemn_v 3._o than_o he_o see_v his_o own_o sin_n and_o be_v strike_v with_o grief_n for_o his_o own_o treachery_n &_o repenteâ—_n and_o present_o after_o he_o 4._o confess_v his_o sinâ—_n open_o unto_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_a also_o he_o make_v satisfaction_n when_o he_o bring_v again_o the_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n which_o he_o take_v to_o betray_v his_o master_n again_o contrition_n of_o the_o hart_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o 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enlighten_v give_v sure_a &_o certain_a assent_n to_o y_fw-fr e_o reveal_v word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o rhemist_n 543._o say_v it_o be_v only_o a_o act_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o andradius_fw-la say_v that_o faith_n be_v only_o in_o general_a action_n and_o can_v not_o come_v to_o the_o particular_a apply_v of_o any_o thing_n now_o all_o this_o reprobate_n may_v have_v 19_o for_o their_o mind_n be_v englighten_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o to_o be_v persuade_v of_o it_o and_o therefore_o they_o have_v this_o act_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o this_o general_a faith_n yea_o the_o devil_n himself_o can_v do_v thus_o much_o who_o believe_v &_o tremble_v and_o the_o implicit_a faith_n which_o save_v the_o lay_n man_n what_o reprobate_n can_v have_v it_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o require_v but_o to_o believe_v as_o the_o church_n believe_v though_o he_o know_v not_o how_o the_o church_n believe_v and_o the_o papist_n themselves_o say_v as_o much_o for_o their_o 200._o counsel_n hold_v that_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o a_o heretic_n may_v have_v confidence_n in_o christ_n and_o that_o a_o heathen_a man_n by_o the_o natural_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n may_v have_v faith_n and_o in_o a_o general_a manner_n believe_v in_o christ._n the_o second_o argument_n that_o religion_n who_o precept_n be_v no_o direction_n to_o attain_v peace_n of_o conscience_n leave_v a_o maxâ—still_a in_o a_o damnable_a case_n but_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v no_o direction_n to_o attain_v peace_n of_o conscience_n therefore_o it_o leave_v a_o man_n in_o a_o damnable_a case_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a a_o reprobate_n may_v be_v as_o sound_v a_o professor_n of_o it_o as_o any_o other_o the_o proof_n the_o proposition_n be_v certain_a because_o as_o long_o as_o any_o man_n have_v his_o conscience_n to_o accuse_v he_o of_o sin_n before_o god_n he_o be_v in_o state_n of_o damnation_n 20._o as_o s._n john_n say_v if_o our_o hart_n condemn_v we_o god_n be_v great_a than_o our_o hart_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o this_o be_v peculiar_a and_o proper_a to_o the_o elect_a child_n of_o god_n 1._o to_o receive_v these_o gift_n and_o grace_n from_o god_n 22._o the_o enjoy_n of_o which_o bring_v peace_n of_o conscience_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o reprobate_n receive_v many_o grace_n and_o gift_n at_o god_n hand_n but_o they_o be_v no_o other_o than_o such_o as_o may_v be_v join_v with_o the_o tremble_n of_o the_o conscience_n as_o the_o devil_n be_v say_v to_o believe_v but_o withal_o to_o tremble_v the_o assumption_n namely_o that_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n can_v pacify_v the_o conscience_n may_v be_v easy_o prove_v on_o this_o wise_a a_o man_n who_o conscience_n must_v be_v true_o 1_o quiet_v must_v first_o of_o all_o be_v true_o humble_v 28._o come_v unto_o i_o say_v our_o saviour_n christ_n all_o you_o which_o be_v weary_v and_o burden_v and_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o who_o be_v to_o have_v their_o conscience_n refresh_v in_o christ_n must_v first_o of_o all_o be_v afflict_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n judgement_n yea_o they_o must_v be_v press_v down_o to_o helward_o with_o the_o weight_n &_o burden_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o may_v see_v it_o &_o from_o their_o heart_n confess_v it_o that_o in_o themselves_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v damnation_n 31._o the_o good_a physician_n christ_n jesus_n can_v heal_v we_o before_o he_o have_v launch_v our_o wound_n to_o the_o very_a bottom_n he_o never_o can_v find_v any_o of_o his_o sheep_n before_o they_o be_v quite_o lose_v he_o never_o pour_v into_o we_o the_o live_a water_n of_o his_o spirit_n before_o we_o be_v barren_a &_o dry_a ground_n void_a of_o all_o moisture_n &_o that_o man_n must_v condenne_v himself_o that_o will_v not_o have_v christ_n to_o pronounce_v sentence_n of_o damnation_n against_o he_o now_o 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