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10._o ver_fw-la 10._o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o iord_n be_v pure_a &_o give_v light_n to_o the_o eye_n &_o a_o little_a after_o &_o more_o to_o be_v desire_v they_o gold_n yea_o they_o much_o fine_a gold_n sweet_a also_o than_o honey_n and_o the_o honey_n comb_n and_o in_o the_o 130_o psalm_n speak_v of_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o hope_n and_o the_o mean_n which_o he_o have_v to_o uphold_v &_o comfort_v himself_o in_o his_o great_a sorrow_n even_o they_o when_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o do_v so_o fear_v the_o rigour_n and_o severity_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v altogether_o beat_v down_o therewithal_o and_o ready_a to_o fall_v into_o despair_n he_o say_v he_o have_v no_o other_o mean_n to_o releave_v himself_o and_o to_o thrust_v back_o these_o horrible_a fear_n whereby_o he_o feel_v himself_o so_o assault_v but_o by_o the_o only_a remembrance_n and_o meditation_n of_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n wherein_o behold_v his_o mercy_n and_o 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&_o of_o the_o hope_n of_o man_n which_o do_v depend_v of_o it_o which_o jesus_n christ_n our_o sole_a &_o only_a mediator_n have_v do_v and_o suffer_v for_o us._n 2.5_o 1._o tim._n 2.5_o what_o then_o can_v these_o poor_a wretch_n find_v there_o that_o can_v serve_v either_o to_o the_o glory_n and_o service_n of_o god_n or_o to_o their_o own_o salvation_n i_o do_v not_o stand_v to_o prove_v that_o which_o i_o say_v of_o it_o because_o there_o be_v whole_a treatise_n thereof_o wherein_o the_o impiety_n &_o horrible_a blasphemy_n whereof_o it_o be_v full_a be_v touch_v particular_o and_o so_o well_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n lay_v open_a that_o there_o be_v not_o this_o day_n any_o child_n in_o our_o church_n who_o be_v not_o already_o resolve_v ready_o to_o give_v a_o answer_n thereof_o and_o to_o satisfy_v all_o those_o who_o will_v be_v content_a with_o reason_n that_o the_o apostate_n have_v no_o faith_n chap._n 12._o let_v we_o pass_v on_o further_a &_o come_v to_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n that_o god_n do_v use_v to_o our_o salvation_n 10._o rom._n 10._o which_o be_v want_v in_o the_o apostat_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o two_o above_o name_v for_o consider_v the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o promise_n 4._o 2._o cor._n 4._o be_v call_v theword_n of_o faith_n because_o it_o be_v the_o seed_n thereof_o without_o which_o it_o can_v not_o be_v bring_v forth_o see_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n because_o he_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o virtue_n 1._o 1._o pet._n 1._o how_o can_v the_o apostate_n be_v faithful_a be_v destitute_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o be_v the_o husbandman_n that_o water_v the_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n to_o receive_v faith_n &_o of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v the_o seed_n that_o be_v sow_o to_o bring_v it_o forth_o if_o they_o think_v that_o true_a faith_n 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