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and_o account_v the_o committer_n guilty_a thereby_o and_o they_o ought_v to_o charge_v themselves_o therewith_o so_o as_o to_o stir_v up_o themselves_o to_o repentance_n and_o renew_v their_o act_n of_o faith_n on_o christ_n for_o forgiveness_n nevertheless_o they_o ought_v not_o thereby_o to_o fear_v their_o be_v out_o of_o a_o justify_v state_n further_o than_o their_o fall_n give_v they_o just_a cause_n of_o suspect_v that_o sin_n have_v dominion_n over_o they_o and_o that_o their_o first_o believe_v on_o christ_n be_v not_o sincere_a error_n god_n see_v no_o sin_n in_o believer_n though_o he_o see_v the_o fact_n neither_o do_v he_o charge_v they_o with_o any_o sin_n nor_o ought_v they_o to_o charge_n themselves_o with_o any_o sin_n nor_o be_v at_o all_o sad_a for_o they_o nor_o confess_v repent_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o mean_n of_o their_o pardon_n no_o nor_o in_o order_n to_o assure_v themselves_o of_o pardon_n even_o when_o they_o commit_v murder_n adultery_n or_o the_o 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as_o to_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o his_o covenant-favour_n yet_o by_o their_o sin_n he_o be_v so_o displease_v as_o for_o they_o to_o correct_v his_o child_n though_o he_o speak_v instruction_n by_o his_o rebuke_n error_n none_o of_o the_o affliction_n of_o believer_n have_v in_o they_o the_o least_o of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o their_o person_n for_o their_o sin_n truth_n 19_o though_o the_o present_a sincere_a holiness_n of_o believer_n be_v not_o perfect_a according_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o word_n nor_o valuable_a by_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n nor_o any_o atonement_n for_o our_o defect_n and_o we_o still_o need_v forgiveness_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n for_o acceptance_n thereof_o yet_o as_o far_o as_o it_o prevail_v its_o lovely_a in_o itself_o and_o please_v to_o god_n and_o be_v not_o dung_n or_o filth_n error_n the_o great_a holiness_n in_o believer_n though_o wrought_v in_o they_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v mere_a dung_n rottenness_n and_o filthiness_n as_o in_o they_o truth_n 20._o gospel-preaching_a be_v when_o the_o messenger_n of_o christ_n do_v publish_v to_o fall_v sinner_n the_o good_a news_n of_o salvation_n by_o christ_n to_o be_v obtain_v in_o the_o way_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v in_o his_o word_n free_o offer_v salvation_n on_o his_o term_n earnest_o persuade_v and_o command_a man_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n to_o comply_v with_o those_o term_n as_o ever_o they_o will_v escape_v the_o misery_n they_o be_v under_o and_o possess_v the_o benefit_n he_o have_v purchase_v direct_v all_o to_o look_v to_o he_o for_o strength_n and_o acknowledge_v he_o as_o the_o only_a mediator_n and_o his_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n as_o the_o sole_a atonement_n for_o sin_n and_o merit_a cause_n of_o all_o blessing_n instruct_v they_o in_o all_o reveal_v truth_n and_o by_o gospel-motive_n urge_v they_o to_o obey_v the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n as_o a_o rule_n of_o duty_n but_o especial_o to_o be_v sincere_a and_o upright_a press_v after_o perfection_n error_n gospel-preaching_a be_v to_o teach_v man_n they_o be_v as_o much_o pardon_v and_o as_o acceptable_a to_o god_n always_o as_o when_o they_o be_v regenerate_v and_o while_o they_o be_v ungodly_a they_o have_v the_o same_o interest_n in_o god_n and_o christ_n as_o when_o they_o believe_v neither_o can_v sin_n any_o way_n hinder_v their_o salvation_n or_o their_o peace_n nor_o have_v they_o any_o thing_n to_o do_v to_o further_o either_o of_o they_o christ_n have_v do_v all_o for_o they_o and_o give_v himself_o to_o they_o before_o any_o holy_a qualification_n or_o endeavour_n truth_n 21._o legal_a preach_v be_v to_o preach_v the_o law_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o innocency_n or_o work_n or_o to_o preach_v the_o mosaic_a or_o jewish_a covenant_n of_o peculiarity_n but_o it_o be_v not_o legal_a preach_v to_o require_v and_o persuade_v to_o faith_n holiness_n or_o duty_n by_o promise_n and_o threaten_n according_a to_o the_o 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dissatisfy_v we_o subscribe_v with_o they_o anno_fw-la 1692._o about_o seven_o month_n after_o the_o state_n of_o truth_n be_v publish_v certain_a doctrinal_a proposition_n collect_v out_o of_o the_o assembly_n confession_n which_o we_o print_a anno_fw-la 1693._o with_o this_o title_n a_o agreement_n in_o doctrinal_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o be_v too_o long_o to_o be_v here_o insert_v we_o shall_v confine_v ourselves_o to_o the_o more_o material_a part_n of_o what_o further_o account_v we_o have_v give_v of_o our_o judgement_n concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o justification_n which_o may_v be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o our_o answer_n to_o the_o report_n p._n 3_o 11_o 27_o 33_o etc._n etc._n anno_fw-la 1694._o in_o a_o paper_n send_v to_o our_o congregational_a brethren_n it_o be_v thus_o declare_v we_o the_o unite_a minister_n in_o and_o about_o london_n do_v renounce_v and_o testify_v against_o these_o follow_a opinion_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v no_o definite_a 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