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the_o gospel_n tell_v we_o of_o some_o that_o believe_v yet_o afterward_o fall_v off_o from_o christ_n now_o how_o shall_v we_o come_v to_o know_v whether_o we_o do_v believe_v aright_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n or_o no_o this_o may_v be_v of_o use_n unto_o we_o i_o shall_v answer_v it_o in_o several_a particular_n first_o that_o faith_n which_o be_v a_o true_a and_o right_a faith_n in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n it_o follow_v conviction_n of_o unbelief_n joh._n 16.8_o 9_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o will_v reprove_v or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o your_o margin_n convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o on_o i_o that_o be_v the_o son_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n when_o it_o come_v convince_v man_n and_o woman_n of_o their_o unbelief_n convince_v they_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o sin_n above_o all_o sin_n you_o think_v it_o may_v be_v other_o sin_n be_v very_o great_a and_o grievous_a sin_n drunkenness_n 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that_o faith_n which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n exclude_v all_o boast_n rom._n 3.27_o where_o be_v boast_v then_o it_o be_v exclude_v by_o what_o law_n of_o work_n nay_o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v faith_n that_o exclude_v boast_v and_o rom._n 4.2_o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n he_o have_v whereof_o to_o glory_v but_o not_o before_o god_n so_o the_o soul_n now_o if_o it_o be_v justify_v by_o its_o own_o act_n it_o have_v cause_n to_o boast_v but_o he_o that_o be_v justify_v in_o christ_n he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o boast_v the_o soul_n see_v it_o can_v never_o come_v to_o christ_n except_o
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be_v not_o legal_a be_v not_o warrantable_a who_o authorize_v you_o will_v christ_n say_v to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o in_o your_o own_o name_n what_o warrant_v have_v you_o what_o word_n have_v you_o for_o it_o to_o do_v it_o in_o your_o own_o name_n no_o neither_o must_v we_o do_v thing_n in_o our_o own_o strength_n nor_o in_o our_o own_o wisdom_n we_o think_v we_o be_v wise_a and_o we_o be_v able_a but_o prov._n 3.5_o 6_o 7._o lean_v not_o unto_o thy_o own_o understanding_n dont_fw-fr lean_a to_o thy_o own_o understanding_n thou_o be_v but_o a_o fool_n unto_o god_n and_o thy_o wisdom_n be_v nothing_o lean_v not_o to_o thy_o own_o understanding_n in_o all_o thy_o way_n acknowledge_v he_o mark_v in_o all_o thy_o way_n acknowledge_v he_o look_v up_o to_o he_o do_v thing_n in_o his_o name_n by_o his_o wisdom_n by_o his_o strength_n not_o by_o thy_o own_o and_o he_o shall_v direct_v thy_o path_n be_v not_o god_n direction_n better_o than_o our_o own_o god_n council_n better_o than_o we_o 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