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from_o god_n but_o first_o the_o scripture_n command_v we_o to_o delight_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n psal_n 100.2_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o gladness_n isa_n 58.13_o thou_o shall_v call_v the_o sabbath_n thy_o delight_n ergo._n second_o god_n love_v not_o such_o as_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o he_o psal_n 73._o ult_n but_o god_n love_v a_o cheerful_a server_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 8._o therefore_o such_o as_o serve_v he_o cheerful_o do_v not_o thereby_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o he_o error_n 58._o to_o help_v my_o faith_n and_o comfort_v my_o conscience_n in_o evil_a hour_n from_o former_a experience_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o i_o be_v not_o a_o way_n of_o grace_n confutation_n 58._o what_o the_o saint_n have_v do_v and_o find_v true_a comfort_n in_o that_o be_v a_o way_n of_o grace_n but_o they_o do_v help_v their_o faith_n and_o comfort_v their_o conscience_n from_o former_a evidence_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o they_o psal_n 77.5_o 6_o 11._o i_o consider_v the_o day_n of_o old_a 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make_v such_o heart_n sad_a as_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v sad_a and_o it_o be_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o covenant_n 1_o cor._n 13._o beside_o it_o may_v trench_v upon_o the_o devil_n office_n in_o accuse_v the_o brethren_n and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v good_a to_o tell_v untruth_n good_a to_o break_v house_n and_o church_n communion_n then_o good_a to_o break_v near_a relation_n then_o good_a to_o bite_v one_o another_o and_o good_a to_o offend_v the_o little_a one_o matth._n 18._o error_n 67._o a_o man_n can_v evidence_n his_o justification_n by_o his_o sanctification_n but_o he_o must_v needs_o build_v upon_o his_o sanctification_n and_o trust_v to_o it_o confutation_n 67._o first_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o 1_o john_n 3.18_o 19_o where_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v that_o by_o unfeigned_a and_o hearty_a love_n we_o may_v have_v assurance_n and_o yet_o neither_o there_o nor_o any_o where_o else_o will_v have_v we_o trust_v to_o our_o sanctification_n so_o vers_n 7._o he_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v righteous_a as_o he_o be_v righteous_a second_o if_o poverty_n of_o spirit_n which_o empti_v we_o of_o all_o confidence_n in_o ourselves_o may_v evidence_n a_o man_n justification_n without_o trust_v to_o it_o then_o may_v sanctification_n without_o trust_v to_o it_o but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a therefore_o also_o the_o latter_a three_o if_o it_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n to_o evidence_n our_o justification_n by_o our_o sanctification_n than_o we_o may_v do_v this_o without_o trust_v to_o it_o but_o that_o be_v apparent_a from_o 2_o pet._n 1.10_o ergo._n error_n 68_o faith_n justify_v a_o unbeliever_n that_o be_v that_o faith_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n justifi_v i_o that_o have_v no_o faith_n in_o myself_o confutation_n 68_o this_o be_v contrary_a to_o hab._n 2.4_o for_o if_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o his_o faith_n than_o that_o faith_n that_o justify_v be_v not_o in_o christ_n so_o john_n 3._o ult_n he_o that_o believe_v not_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o he_o it_o be_v not_o another_o faith_n will_v save_v i_o error_n 69._o though_o a_o man_n can_v prove_v a_o gracious_a worker_n in_o himself_o and_o christ_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o if_o thereby_o he_o will_v prove_v christ_n to_o be_v his_o this_o be_v but_o a_o sandy_a foundation_n confutation_n 69._o this_o be_v contrary_a to_o these_o scripture_n john_n 14.21_o and_o 28._o he_o that_o keep_v my_o commandment_n be_v he_o that_o love_v i_o and_o he_o that_o love_v i_o shall_v be_v love_v of_o my_o father_n and_o i_o will_v love_v he_o and_o will_v show_v myself_o unto_o he_o 1_o john_n 3.14_o we_o know_v that_o we_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n because_o we_o love_v the_o brethren_n and_o 1_o john_n 5.12_o he_o that_o have_v the_o son_n have_v life_n therefore_o he_o that_o can_v prove_v that_o he_o have_v spiritual_a life_n may_v assure_v himself_o that_o he_o have_v christ_n error_n 70._o frequency_n or_o length_n 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