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all_o thing_n fall_v that_o it_o may_v fill_v itself_o with_o christ._n it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n that_o god_n do_v respect_v the_o low_a estate_n of_o his_o handmaid_n so_o god_n respect_v the_o low_a estate_n of_o faith_n that_o nothing_o be_v require_v but_o a_o bare_a empty_a hand_n which_o have_v nothing_o to_o bring_v with_o it_o though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o weak_a yet_o if_o it_o have_v a_o hand_n to_o receive_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o like_a precious_a faith_n 2_o pet._n 1.1_o that_o of_o the_o poor_a believer_n and_o the_o great_a saint_n now_o that_o we_o may_v come_v unto_o the_o point_n without_o any_o more_o go_v backward_o in_o the_o word_n read_v there_o be_v the_o point_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o thing_n god_n confirm_v it_o withal_o a_o seal_n in_o who_o also_o after_o that_o you_o believe_v you_o be_v seal_v faith_n be_v of_o it_o a_o self_n a_o thing_n unseal_v the_o seal_n with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n be_v a_o 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2.2_o a_o dead_a thing_n can_v make_v a_o live_a man_n it_o must_v be_v and_o i_o show_v you_o how_o a_o live_a faith_n again_o i_o show_v that_o bâ—side_o the_o true_a faith_n there_o be_v a_o temporary_a faith_n which_o be_v active_a too_o and_o come_v near_o the_o other_o it_o have_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o it_o want_v root_n it_o have_v supernatural_a work_n but_o it_o want_v the_o new_a creature_n there_o be_v a_o conception_n that_o be_v but_o a_o abortive_a kind_n of_o birth_n it_o come_v not_o to_o maturity_n not_o to_o a_o full_a growth_n it_o do_v not_o continue_v and_o i_o show_v unto_o you_o how_o a_o man_n may_v discern_v one_o of_o these_o from_o the_o other_o for_o herein_o lie_v the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o christian_a not_o to_o content_v himself_o or_o be_v deceive_v with_o flash_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v we_o â—o_o prove_v and_o try_v and_o examine_v ourselves_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o be_v deceive_v and_o therefore_o god_n people_n shall_v be_v careful_a to_o examine_v themselves_o to_o have_v their_o sense_n exercise_v herein_o that_o however_o other_o may_v slight_a and_o slubber_v over_o the_o matter_n they_o may_v be_v careful_a in_o it_o and_o then_o they_o will_v not_o only_o do_v it_o themselves_o but_o they_o will_v crave_v the_o aid_n of_o god_n also_o prove_v i_o o_o my_o god_n etc._n etc._n try_v i_o etc._n etc._n psal._n 139.23_o then_o for_o the_o second_o thing_n concern_v that_o justification_n that_o be_v obtain_v by_o faith_n i_o show_v you_o that_o the_o word_n justification_n be_v derive_v from_o justice_n or_o righteousness_n and_o as_o many_o way_n as_o justice_n and_o righteousness_n may_v be_v take_v so_o many_o way_n may_v justification_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o justification_n of_o righteousness_n in_o a_o man_n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o condemnation_n so_o it_o be_v take_v in_o st._n paul_n and_o it_o be_v take_v as_o a_o acquital_n 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mouth_n first_o he_o convince_v the_o gentile_a which_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v do_v after_o he_o convince_v the_o jew_n that_o there_o be_v righteousness_n to_o be_v have_v in_o another_o though_o none_o in_o myself_o he_o shall_v convince_v the_o world_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v to_o be_v shut_v up_o under_o unbelief_n be_v to_o be_v convince_v of_o all_o sin_n now_o consider_v what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o unbelief_n it_o be_v to_o fasten_v all_o sin_n upon_o a_o man_n and_o when_o i_o have_v faith_n all_o my_o sin_n be_v put_v out_o of_o possession_n they_o be_v as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o but_o if_o we_o be_v shut_v up_o under_o unbelief_n we_o be_v dead_a the_o second_o work_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n he_o shall_v convince_v the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v righteousness_n to_o be_v have_v by_o a_o communion_n with_o another_o though_o we_o be_v guilty_a in_o ourselves_o yet_o he_o will_v set_v we_o free_a and_o the_o reason_n 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