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the_o moral_a law_n 110_o faith_n legal_a and_o evangelicall_a the_o same_o in_o substance_n and_o differ_v only_o in_o the_o use_n and_o object_v 111_o the_o excellency_n of_o faith_n 158_o what_o faith_n or_o belief_n be_v in_o general_n 159_o how_o it_o agree_v with_o and_o differ_v from_o knowledge_n &_o opinion_n 160._o etc._n etc._n three_o ground_n of_o the_o certainty_n of_o assent_n in_o faith_n 164._o 206_o the_o first_o 206_o the_o second_o 220_o the_o three_o 222_o faith_n a_o degree_n beyond_o belief_n be_v a_o assent_n with_o confidence_n and_o reliance_n 170_o faith_n take_v in_o a_o special_a sense_n &_o as_o it_o be_v christian_a faith_n describe_v 171_o diverse_a acception_n of_o it_o ibid._n 172_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n describe_v 172._o etc._n etc._n the_o subject_n every_o reasonable_a creature_n 197._o 198_o faith_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a heart_n even_o in_o the_o will_v as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o understanding_n 199._o 230_o faith_n which_o papist_n call_v 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faith_n 227_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o 228._o 229_o g_o god_n as_o creator_n how_o far_o he_o may_v be_v know_v to_o natural_a man_n 65_o goodness_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n not_o general_a 80_o it_o respect_v other_o more_o than_o himself_o 79_o grace_n what_o the_o habit_n of_o it_o be_v 7_o it_o be_v infuse_v all_o at_o once_o 10._o 11_o the_o action_n of_o it_o appear_v soon_o or_o late_a strong_a or_o weak_a in_o some_o 9_o it_o be_v so_o firm_o wrought_v in_o the_o elect_n that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v blot_v out_o 34_o grace_n prevent_v assist_a incite_v help_v 13_o by_o what_o mean_v grace_n may_v be_v quench_v 37_o grace_n sufficient_a for_o conversion_n not_o give_v to_o the_o gentile_n while_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n 55._o 56._o 57_o nor_o to_o all_o christian_n in_o the_o visible_a church_n 88_o 89._o etc._n etc._n grace_n of_o conversion_n frivolous_o distinguish_v into_o sufficient_a and_o effectual_a 89_o grace_n sufficient_a to_o conversion_n be_v 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wherein_o adam_n be_v make_v 4_o implicit_a faith_n of_o papist_n confute_v 194._o etc._n etc._n infant_n die_v without_o baptism_n may_v be_v save_v 45_o infant_n be_v charitable_o suppose_v to_o be_v regenerate_v in_o baptism_n 45_o why_o they_o may_v not_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n 49._o 50_o infusion_n of_o grace_n have_v no_o concurrence_n of_o man_n natural_a ability_n but_o only_o require_v in_o he_o a_o passive_a capacity_n to_o receive_v 32_o k_o knowledge_n of_o christian_a religion_n must_v be_v always_o increase_v and_o fruitful_a preface_n 14_o knowledge_n mere_a natural_a of_o the_o moral_a law_n bring_v little_o practice_v 70_o knowledge_n more_o certain_a than_o belief_n in_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o kind_a 166_o perfect_a knowledge_n take_v away_o all_o belief_n 167_o knowledge_n by_o sight_n so_o far_o as_o sight_n go_v take_v away_o faith_n 191_o knowledge_n distinct_a and_o explicit_a of_o divine_a thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o faith_n 192_o l_o 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