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perfection_n he_o have_v all_o grace_n in_o some_o measure_n we_o have_v no_o other_o perfection_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o perfectio_fw-la viae_fw-la though_o the_o papist_n say_v they_o have_v it_o indeed_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o it_o that_o never_o can_v christian_n keep_v the_o rule_n of_o nature_n much_o less_o can_v we_o attain_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n for_o by_o it_o we_o be_v all_o curse_a nay_o in_o christ_n none_o attain_v to_o evangelical_a perfection_n of_o grace_n so_o as_o thereby_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v as_o by_o a_o work_n of_o our_o own_o for_o our_o righteousness_n be_v but_o in_o part_n and_o this_o perfectio_fw-la viae_fw-la which_o they_o boast_v of_o so_o much_o differ_v not_o from_o their_o perfectio_fw-la finis_fw-la no_o more_o than_o love_v to_o a_o man_n raise_v by_o good_a report_n of_o he_o differ_v from_o love_n cause_v by_o the_o good_a i_o find_v in_o he_o by_o personal_a communicate_v with_o he_o and_o this_o be_v only_o in_o degree_n in_o nature_n they_o be_v the_o same_o love_n but_o why_o or_o how_o be_v it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o perfection_n of_o grace_n in_o this_o life_n because_o there_o be_v and_o ever_o shall_v be_v in_o we_o during_o this_o life_n a_o perpetual_a combat_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n so_o as_o one_o weaken_v and_o hinder_v the_o other_o paul_n at_o the_o best_a find_v a_o law_n in_o his_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n rom._n 7.23_o the_o flesh_n continual_o lust_a against_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 5.23_o hinder_v we_o from_o do_v good_a or_o in_o do_v good_a or_o in_o do_v thereof_o from_o do_v it_o in_o a_o right_a manner_n 1_o but_o the_o papist_n object_n love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n we_o may_v love_v ergo_fw-la we_o may_v fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o consequent_o be_v perfect_a i_o answer_v love_n in_o the_o abstract_n be_v perfect_a be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n but_o in_o this_o or_o that_o 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the_o great_a fruit_n of_o christ_n love_n and_o findeth_z peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o such_o as_o these_o christ_n have_v promise_v to_o come_v and_o sup_v and_o feast_n and_o refresh_v with_o his_o grace_n for_o even_o to_o this_o end_n christ_n come_v to_o make_v we_o holy_a and_o pure_a that_o he_o may_v present_v we_o to_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n ephes._n 5.26.27_o and_o therefore_o that_o christ_n may_v attain_v to_o his_o end_n in_o we_o let_v we_o endeavour_v unto_o perfection_n five_o our_o estate_n hereafter_o shall_v move_v we_o hereunto_o we_o look_v for_o a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v ever_o with_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o heaven_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n and_o therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v diligent_a that_o we_o may_v be_v find_v in_o he_o in_o peace_n without_o spot_n and_o blameless_a it_o be_v the_o apostle_n peter_n argument_n 2_o pet._n 3.13.14_o and_o 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