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faith_n and_o in_o the_o very_a next_o section_n faith_n thus_o receive_v and_o rest_a on_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n be_v the_o alone_a instrument_n of_o justification_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o alone_o in_o the_o person_n justify_v but_o be_v ever_o accompany_v with_o all_o other_o save_v grace_n and_o be_v no_o dead_a faith_n but_o work_v by_o love_n the_o three_o and_o four_o error_n 3._o that_o pardon_v sin_n be_v no_o sin_n and_o therefore_o god_n can_v see_v sin_n in_o his_o people_n to_o be_v displease_v with_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n nor_o do_v god_n express_v his_o fatherly_a displeasure_n against_o they_o by_o any_o affliction_n lay_v upon_o they_o 4._o that_o believer_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o confess_v or_o mourn_v over_o sin_n as_o commit_v by_o they_o or_o pray_v for_o pardon_n of_o sin_n in_o make_v a_o daily_a acknowledgement_n of_o a_o need_n of_o it_o because_o it_o be_v pardon_v before_o commit_v and_o pardon_v sin_n be_v no_o sin_n our_o opposition_n we_o 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god_n do_v continue_v to_o forgive_v the_o sin_n of_o those_o that_o be_v justify_v and_o although_o they_o can_v never_o fall_v from_o the_o state_n of_o justification_n yet_o they_o may_v by_o their_o sin_n fall_v under_o god_n fatherly_a displeasure_n and_o in_o that_o condition_n they_o have_v not_o usual_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n restore_v unto_o they_o until_o they_o humble_v themselves_o confess_v their_o sin_n beg_v pardon_n and_o renew_v their_o faith_n and_o repentance_n in_o cap._n 15._o §_o 2_o 3._o whereas_o there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o and_o the_o best_a of_o man_n may_v through_o the_o power_n and_o deceitfulness_n of_o their_o corruption_n dwell_v in_o they_o with_o the_o prevalency_n of_o temptation_n fall_v into_o great_a sin_n and_o provocation_n god_n have_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n merciful_o provide_v that_o believer_n so_o sin_v and_o fall_v be_v renew_a through_o repentance_n unto_o salvation_n that_o this_o save_v repentance_n be_v a_o evangelical_n grace_n whereby_o a_o person_n be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n make_v sensible_a of_o the_o manifold_a evil_n of_o his_o sin_n do_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n humble_v himself_o for_o it_o with_o godly_a sorrow_n detestation_n of_o it_o and_o self_n abhorrency_n pray_v for_o pardon_n and_o strength_n of_o grace_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o error_n 5._o that_o believer_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v afay_v of_o commit_v sin_n because_o their_o sin_n can_v do_v they_o no_o hurt_n our_o opposition_n if_o the_o sin_n of_o believer_n do_v impair_v their_o grace_n and_o comfort_n harden_v their_o heart_n wound_v their_o conscience_n hurt_v and_o scandalize_v other_o grieve_v god_n holy_a spirit_n expose_v to_o his_o fatherly_a displeasure_n and_o bring_v temporal_a judgement_n too_o upon_o they_o then_o sure_o their_o sin_n hurt_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v afraid_a to_o commit_v they_o and_o if_o we_o have_v declare_v thus_o much_o in_o our_o 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