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thus_o faith_n assent_v to_o divine_a truth_n impartial_o 5._o the_o assent_n of_o true_a faith_n be_v a_o hold_v assent_n man_n have_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plato_n say_v a_o stable_a belief_n touch_v the_o idea_n of_o good_n the_o lust_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v ever_o and_o anon_o stream_v up_o and_o cast_v a_o mist_n over_o their_o mind_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o the_o most_o they_o have_v a_o glimpse_n of_o their_o truth_n sometime_o but_o they_o soon_o shut_v it_o out_o there_o be_v great_a fickleness_n and_o inconstancy_n in_o their_o assent_n to_o the_o truth_n a_o temporary_a faith_n and_o a_o temporary_a assent_n that_o come_v and_o go_v but_o stay_v not_o but_o saving-faith_n be_v such_o a_o faith_n as_o be_v never_o lose_v and_o so_o its_o assent_n be_v hold_v and_o abide_v they_o have_v damnation_n that_o cast_v off_o their_o first_o faith_n 6._o the_o assent_n of_o true_a faith_n be_v practical_a and_o efficacious_a it_o be_v a_o operative_a assent_n 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life_n repentance_n be_v not_o a_o more_o common_a than_o necessary_a subject_n it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o christianity_n heb._n 6.1_o and_o without_o true_a repentance_n man_n hope_n of_o salvation_n be_v build_v on_o the_o sand._n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o any_o man_n be_v save_v for_o his_o repentance_n yet_o speak_v of_o the_o adult_n we_o must_v say_v that_o none_o be_v or_o can_v be_v save_v without_o it_o except_o you_o repent_v you_o shall_v perish_v luk._n 13.3_o 5._o repent_v and_o be_v convert_v that_o your_o sin_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o act._n 3.19_o without_o repentance_n no_o pardon_n no_o remission_n and_o consequent_o no_o salvation_n but_o what_o be_v this_o repentance_n unto_o life_n and_o how_o may_v it_o be_v know_v in_o the_o late_a confession_n of_o faith_n chap._n 15._o a_o good_a and_o full_a account_n be_v give_v of_o it_o viz._n by_o it_o a_o sinner_n out_o of_o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n not_o only_o of_o the_o danger_n but_o also_o 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reverence_n and_o for_o piety_n and_o religion_n too_o and_o as_o we_o be_v require_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n in_o fear_n psal_n 2.11_o deut._n 6.13_o so_o we_o can_v serve_v he_o acceptable_o without_o it_o heb._n 12.28_o let_v we_o have_v grace_n whereby_o we_o may_v serve_v god_n acceptable_o with_o reverence_n and_o godly_a fear_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a duty_n so_o it_o be_v our_o safety_n and_o security_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v strong_a confidence_n the_o more_o we_o fear_v god_n the_o less_o we_o need_v to_o fear_v creature_n man_n or_o devil_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o fountain_n of_o life_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o snare_n of_o death_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o treasure_n and_o he_o that_o have_v it_o shall_v abide_v satisfy_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v visit_v with_o evil_a there_o be_v no_o want_n to_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o no_o evil_a shall_v befall_v they_o sure_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o they_o 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