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and_o show_v it_o unto_o you_o joh._n 16._o 14._o nor_o will_v he_o so_o much_o dishonour_v the_o righteousness_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o father_n of_o glory_n as_o first_o to_o pronounce_v and_o declare_v we_o justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n 4._o in_o mat._n 7._o from_o verse_n 16._o to_o 20._o the_o tree_n be_v know_v by_o his_o fruit_n answ_n true_o to_o other_o but_o not_o unto_o himself_o if_o a_o tree_n can_v know_v itself_o it_o will_v first_o come_v to_o know_v itself_o by_o see_v upon_o what_o root_n it_o grow_v before_o it_o come_v to_o see_v what_o fruit_n it_o do_v bear_v joh._n 15._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o 5._o but_o this_o doctrine_n be_v new_a it_o be_v not_o ancient_a nor_o gray-headed_a answ_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o freegrace_n be_v ever_o new_a because_o they_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o new-covenant_n which_o can_v never_o wax_v old_a shall_v it_o once_o wax_v old_a it_o will_v soon_o vanish_v away_o heb._n 8._o 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or_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n that_o beget_v faith_n for_o if_o we_o have_v no_o life_n to_o be_v active_a until_o faith_n come_v we_o have_v much_o less_o life_n to_o be_v active_a before_o the_o cause_n and_o root_n of_o faith_n come_v but_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n that_o beget_v faith_n in_o we_o zech._n 12._o 10._o therefore_o if_o we_o be_v passive_a in_o receive_v faith_n we_o be_v much_o more_o passive_a in_o receive_v the_o spirit_n that_o beget_v faith_n 2._o if_o we_o be_v active_a in_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n before_o he_o have_v give_v we_o his_o spirit_n then_o we_o apprehend_v he_o before_o he_o apprehend_v we_o then_o we_o shall_v do_v a_o good_a act_n and_o so_o bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n before_o we_o become_v good_a tree_n yea_o and_o be_v good_a tree_n before_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n but_o these_o be_v all_o contrary_a to_o the_o gospel_n philip._n 3._o 12._o 13._o matth._n 7._o 18._o john_n 15._o 4._o 5._o 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