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sandy_a foundation_n what_o say_v you_o then_o to_o work_n after_o conversion_n all_o work_n after_o conversion_n be_v fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o if_o they_o proceed_v from_o faith_n than_o faith_n go_v before_o than_o a_o man_n faith_n be_v not_o build_v upon_o a_o conditional_a promise_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o it_o shall_v when_o as_o all_o work_n after_o conversion_n be_v either_o fruit_n of_o faith_n or_o else_o they_o be_v no_o true_a sanctification_n then_o faith_n go_v before_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o so_o be_v not_o build_v upon_o work_n but_o work_v upon_o it_o our_o faith_n close_v with_o christ_n upon_o a_o promise_n of_o freegrace_n 29._o calvin_n inst_z l._n 3._o c._n 2._o s_o 29._o otherwise_o as_o say_v calvin_n my_o faith_n will_v always_o be_v tremble_v and_o waver_v as_o my_o work_n be_v upon_o a_o promise_n of_o freegrace_n therefore_o my_o faith_n be_v build_v as_o upon_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n unto_o 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out_o of_o his_o natural_a corruption_n legal_a reformation_n pretence_n of_o faith_n and_o wait_v upon_o christ_n in_o his_o own_o strength_n for_o faith_n if_o it_o be_v want_v then_o when_o the_o soul_n do_v lie_v at_o his_o foot_n to_o dispose_v of_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n subject_n unto_o the_o lord_n though_o not_o so_o much_o as_o he_o can_v be_v desirous_a he_o be_v and_o therefore_o now_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o content_a and_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o faith_n not_o any_o other_o gift_n or_o work_n of_o his_o own_o but_o yield_v himself_o humble_o unto_o the_o lord_n to_o work_v in_o he_o both_o will_n and_o deed_n of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n and_o to_o teach_v he_o how_o to_o seek_v and_o wait_v and_o believe_v and_o long_o after_o jesus_n christ_n these_o thing_n he_o wait_v for_o otherwise_o until_o he_o be_v thus_o teach_v of_o god_n the_o soul_n will_v always_o think_v that_o he_o can_v do_v something_o and_o 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