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a_o most_o heavenly_a thing_n it_o be_v and_o only_a believer_n have_v it_o though_o all_o reach_v not_o yet_o unto_o it_o i_o now_o proceed_v to_o another_o enquiry_n sect_n ii_o quest_n 2._o whether_o such_o a_o assurance_n of_o faith_n may_v be_v have_v sol._n the_o papist_n will_v not_o hear_v of_o it_o by_o any_o mean_n some_o of_o they_o unless_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n they_o conceive_v that_o faith_n be_v notable_a to_o raise_v the_o mind_n beyond_o a_o moral_a hope_n and_o conjecture_v and_o many_o lewd_a and_o lazy_a protestant_n shake_v hand_n with_o they_o in_o that_o opinion_n but_o i_o will_v clear_v it_o unto_o you_o that_o every_o believer_n may_v come_v to_o this_o assurance_n it_o be_v a_o possible_a thing_n i_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o every_o believer_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la be_v assure_v yet_o he_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o particular_a interest_n and_o this_o i_o will_v evidence_n easy_o 1._o the_o believe_a soul_n be_v not_o uncapable_a of_o 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believe_a soul_n that_o which_o many_o a_o believe_a soul_n have_v attain_v unto_o that_o same_o be_v a_o possible_a thing_n but_o etc._n etc._n ergo._n sect_n iii_o quest_n 3._o whither_o every_o believer_n shall_v strive_v to_o the_o assurance_n of_o faith_n sol._n i_o will_v premise_v only_o a_o thing_n or_o two_o one_o be_v that_o some_o duty_n concern_v all_o man_n at_o all_o time_n and_o immediate_o as_o to_o repent_v and_o to_o believe_v other_o duty_n concern_v some_o man_n and_o those_o in_o a_o order_n and_o mediate_o as_o to_o be_v assure_v of_o a_o man_n particular_a interest_n in_o christ_n it_o be_v not_o a_o immediate_a duty_n it_o do_v not_o concern_v a_o man_n mere_o as_o a_o absolute_a sinner_n for_o a_o man_n who_o be_v unconvert_v and_o yet_o unbelieved_a be_v not_o bind_v to_o be_v persuade_v that_o he_o be_v christ_n and_o christ_n be_v he_o unless_o we_o will_v say_v that_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v persuade_v of_o a_o lie_n no_o but_o he_o must_v first_o be_v 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