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that_o these_o speech_n of_o god_n do_v necessary_o imply_v that_o they_o may_v fall_v from_o grace_n god_n forbid_v for_o this_o will_v breed_v such_o a_o jealousy_n between_o god_n and_o his_o saint_n that_o one_o of_o they_o will_v never_o trust_v the_o other_o god_n then_o shall_v never_o trust_v his_o saint_n and_o so_o they_o will_v never_o trust_v he_o with_o any_o thing_n much_o less_o with_o the_o keep_n of_o their_o soul_n we_o find_v by_o common_a experience_n that_o no_o man_n will_v trust_v another_o nor_o yet_o believe_v another_o who_o dare_v not_o for_o to_o trust_v and_o believe_v he_o because_o he_o repute_v such_o a_o one_o who_o dare_v not_o for_o to_o trust_v he_o as_o his_o enemy_n and_o as_o one_o that_o do_v vilify_v
rom._n 14._o 13._o verse_n 20._o be_v no_o more_o in_o substance_n and_o sense_n but_o this_o that_o strong_a christian_n must_v so_o much_o respect_v the_o weak_a as_o that_o they_o must_v not_o give_v they_o any_o just_a occasion_n of_o scandal_n or_o offence_n to_o wound_v and_o vex_v their_o conscience_n to_o breed_v any_o sâ—…rupels_n or_o doubt_n in_o they_o to_o weaken_v their_o love_n to_o god_n to_o discourage_v they_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o religion_n or_o to_o provoke_v they_o unto_o any_o sin_n and_o not_o that_o scandal_n can_v make_v weak_a christian_n in_o who_o there_o be_v any_o truth_n of_o grace_n begin_v to_o apostatise_v or_o to_o renounce_v the_o faith_n or_o to_o fall_v final_o or_o total_o from_o grace_n for_o this_o these_o scandal_n can_v do_v they_o can_v cause_v any_o of_o the_o true_a sheep_n of_o christ_n any_o that_o true_o fear_v the_o lord_n or_o belong_v unto_o the_o â—…old_n of_o christ_n to_o fall_v from_o grace_n or_o to_o depart_v from_o god_n 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2._o unless_o you_o have_v believe_v in_o vain_a it_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o a_o true_a live_a save_v and_o justify_v faith_n but_o of_o a_o historicoll_a fruitless_a dead_a and_o ineffectual_a faith_n or_o belief_n which_o do_v never_o true_o regenerate_v &_o transform_v the_o heart_n and_o soul_n of_o those_o who_o do_v enjoy_v it_o this_o do_v full_o appeareby_o the_o opposition_n &_o antithesis_fw-la in_o the_o samâ—…_n verse_n by_o which_o you_o be_v save_v unless_o you_o have_v believe_v in_o vain_a so_o that_o save_v faith_n be_v here_o put_v in_o opposition_n to_o this_o vain_a belief_n which_o prove_v that_o this_o vain_a belief_n be_v no_o true_a and_o ustify_a faith_n so_o that_o your_o argument_n from_o hence_o must_v be_v this_o man_n may_v loose_v a_o vain_a and_o ineffectual_a faith_n therefore_o the_o true_a regenerate_a saint_n of_o god_n may_v fall_v from_o the_o seed_n and_o habit_n of_o true_a &_o justify_v faith_n second_o i_o answer_v that_o these_o two_o place_n 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that_o shall_v abide_v iâ—…_n the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n to_o fall_v away_o from_o grace_n therefore_o this_o exhortation_n be_v make_v to_o such_o as_o these_o can_v possible_o imply_v that_o they_o shall_v fall_v from_o grace_n so_o that_o take_v these_o word_n in_o your_o own_o sense_n and_o meaning_n as_o if_o they_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o party_n themselves_o to_o who_o st._n john_n write_v they_o do_v not_o make_v against_o i_o but_o if_o we_o take_v they_o in_o their_o proper_a sense_n than_o they_o make_v less_o against_o i_o then_o before_o for_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o say_v take_v heed_n lest_o you_o lose_v the_o thing_n which_o you_o yourselves_o have_v wrought_v but_o that_o you_o receive_v a_o full_a reward_n but_o look_v to_o yourselves_o that_o we_o lose_v not_o the_o thingâ—…_n which_o we_o have_v wrought_v but_o that_o we_o may_v receive_v a_o full_a reward_n so_o that_o here_o be_v no_o lose_v of_o their_o own_o work_n but_o of_o the_o work_n of_o other_o 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