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to_o he_o and_o so_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v that_o which_o he_o be_v we_o add_v not_o any_o worth_n unto_o christ_n but_o only_o a_o agnition_n or_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o worth_n i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o question_n namely_o what_o manner_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o divine_a speak_v of_o three_o kind_n of_o faith_n natural_a legal_a and_o evangelicall_n the_o natural_a faith_n be_v to_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v or_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n hebr._n 11._o 6._o general_o all_o reasonable_a creature_n both_o angel_n and_o man_n have_v such_o a_o faith_n as_o this_o the_o devil_n believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o tremble_v say_v the_o apostle_n legal_a faith_n be_v to_o believe_v that_o god_n speak_v truth_n in_o the_o scripture_n or_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v true_a history_n prophecy_n promise_n threaten_n every_o line_n of_o that_o sacred_a text_n as_o it_o be_v indite_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o 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faithful_a saviour_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o faith_n be_v declare_v by_o these_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n to_o lean_v upon_o the_o lord_n the_o hebrew_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o lean_v produce_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o word_n that_o signify_v a_o a_o staff_n because_o we_o lean_a upon_o it_o now_o faith_n in_o scripture_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o both_o these_o term_n in_o respect_n of_o faith_n the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o staff_n of_o his_o people_n 2_o sam._n 22._o 19_o and_o they_o be_v say_v to_o lean_a or_o to_o stay_v themselves_o upon_o he_o esa_n 10._o 20._o again_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v both_o confidence_n hope_v and_o security_n all_o which_o be_v effect_n of_o faith_n the_o radical_a word_n be_v use_v to_o express_v the_o act_n of_o faith_n psal_n 40._o 3._o and_o very_o significant_a and_o choice_a to_o declare_v the_o work_n of_o faith_n be_v that_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o apply_v unto_o david_n and_o to_o christ_n psal_n 22._o 8._o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v to_o roll_v one_o self_n on_o the_o lord_n arius_n montanus_n render_v it_o volve_v ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la roll_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o hebrew_a word_n beside_o the_o primative_a sigsignification_n of_o roll_v import_v also_o a_o confident_a commit_n of_o one_o self_n unto_o another_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n signify_v a_o steady_a or_o firm_a rest_v upon_o the_o promise_v of_o god_n it_o be_v say_v exodus_fw-la loc._n exodus_fw-la aâ—nsw_n in_o loc._n 17._o 12._o that_o moses_n his_o hand_n be_v steady_a until_o the_o go_n down_o of_o the_o sun_n where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v for_o steady_a as_o for_o faith_n now_o then_o see_v that_o to_o believe_v in_o god_n be_v to_o lean_v upon_o he_o as_o on_o a_o staff_n or_o a_o supporter_n to_o roll_n ourselves_o to_o he_o or_o on_o he_o as_o creature_n that_o can_v subsist_v happy_o separate_v from_o he_o and_o also_o 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upon_o it_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o deny_v himself_o to_o be_v perfect_o good_a but_o only_o he_o check_v the_o pharisaical_a opinion_n of_o perfection_n in_o those_o that_o be_v no_o more_o than_o man_n christ_n be_v more_o than_o a_o mere_a man_n if_o the_o young_a man_n have_v know_v so_o much_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v reprove_v for_o call_v he_o good_a in_o a_o sense_n of_o absoluteness_n and_o perfection_n such_o a_o epithet_n be_v right_o applyable_a unto_o christ_n have_v the_o young_a pharisee_n be_v ware_n of_o his_o deity_n or_o have_v he_o know_v the_o strange_a manner_n of_o his_o conception_n viz._n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o may_v have_v say_v of_o he_o as_o the_o psalmist_n do_v thou_o be_v fair_a than_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o so_o the_o title_n of_o good_a master_n will_v never_o have_v be_v except_v against_o second_o christ_n as_o man_n also_o be_v abase_v and_o yet_o in_o his_o abasement_n he_o be_v very_o excellent_a 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