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and_o cause_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n to_o arise_v in_o the_o dark_a horizon_n of_o our_o heart_n say_v as_o in_o the_o first_o creation_n let_v there_o be_v light_n gen._n 1._o and_o true_o see_v regeneration_n according_a to_o scripture_n phrase_n be_v a_o new_a creation_n create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n psa_n 51._o we_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n eph._n 2.10_o in_o christ_n jesus_n neither_o circumcision_n avail_v any_o thing_n nor_o uncircumcision_n but_o the_o new_a creature_n gal._n 6.15_o it_o can_v be_v the_o work_n of_o less_o than_o a_o infinite_a power_n whereby_o god_n work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a preasure_n phil._n 2.13_o so_o that_o augustine_n do_v right_o affirm_v that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o heathen_a be_v but_o glister_a sin_n they_o may_v indeed_o act_v something_o that_o be_v moral_o good_a by_o the_o general_a influence_n of_o divine_a providence_n 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else_o but_o a_o act_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o absolve_v the_o sinner_n and_o repute_v he_o righteous_a for_o the_o merit_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n hence_o god_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v the_o ungodly_a rom._n 4.5_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n rom._n 3.24_o so_o that_o god_n in_o justify_v make_v no_o physical_a change_n in_o the_o sinner_n as_o the_o papist_n say_v who_o will_v have_v the_o justification_n of_o god_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o transubstantiation_n whereby_o one_o thing_n be_v change_v into_o another_o that_o be_v that_o god_n in_o justify_v do_v not_o proceed_v as_o a_o judge_n pronounce_v one_o at_o the_o bar_n innocent_a but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o physical_a immutation_n make_v a_o righteous_a man_n out_o of_o a_o unrighteous_a even_o as_o christ_n turn_v water_n into_o wine_n bellarmine_n becan_n and_o other_o jesuit_n have_v labour_v much_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o 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be_v holy_a let_v he_o be_v holy_a still_o also_o rom._n 8.30_o who_o he_o justify_v they_o he_o also_o glorify_v where_o under_o the_o word_n glorify_v be_v comprehend_v sanctification_n which_o be_v begin_v glory_n even_o as_o glory_n be_v consummate_a sanctification_n last_o this_o composition_n with_o the_o verb_n facere_fw-la do_v not_o always_o import_v a_o internal_a change_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o song_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n now_o let_v they_o set_v their_o head_n together_o and_o prove_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n by_o magnify_v the_o lord_n do_v cause_v any_o internal_a change_n in_o he_o and_o we_o shall_v also_o allow_v that_o god_n by_o justify_v we_o do_v make_v a_o internal_a change_n in_o we_o ante_fw-la leves_fw-la vero_fw-la pascentur_fw-la in_o aethere_fw-la cervi_fw-la hitherto_o of_o active_a justification_n now_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o
the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n expose_v to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o sober_a christian_n from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n sound_v reason_n and_o the_o ancient_a father_n by_o james_n salgado_n a_o spaniard_n a_o convert_v priest_n london_n print_v by_o t._n b._n for_o the_o author_n 1681._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a heneage_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n this_o most_o important_a affair_n which_o concern_v the_o conversion_n of_o a_o man_n to_o god_n can_v better_o be_v offer_v to_o any_o person_n than_o to_o one_o that_o manage_n the_o great_a affair_n of_o a_o mighty_a monarch_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o god_n to_o the_o credit_n and_o interest_n of_o his_o prince_n to_o the_o honour_n and_o repute_v of_o the_o nation_n to_o the_o glad_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o good_a subject_n therein_o and_o the_o terror_n of_o offender_n to_o his_o own_o immortal_a praise_n here_o and_o immortal_a felicity_n hereafter_o with_o universal_a steady_a 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