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illius_fw-la finis_fw-la 3._o god_n himself_o hat_n ordain_v the_o visible_a church_n for_o the_o end_v specify_v institutionis_fw-la praecepti_fw-la vel_fw-la institutionis_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v yet_o further_o necessary_a for_o they_o viz._n with_o a_o necessity_n of_o divine_a ordination_n and_o institution_n and_o then_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n of_o doubt_v leave_v but_o that_o they_o be_v true_a and_o proper_a end_n thereof_o have_v not_o god_n ordain_v the_o visible_a church_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o to_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o pillar_n of_o his_o truth_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o praise_n and_o a_o name_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o one_o word_n that_o those_o that_o worship_v he_o may_v glorify_v his_o name_n psalm_n 89._o ordinatur_fw-la finis_fw-la rei_fw-la est_fw-la sva_fw-la operatio_fw-la operatio_fw-la est_fw-la usus_fw-la vel_fw-la actus_fw-la ad_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la now_o if_o so_o be_v not_o these_o the_o end_n for_o which_o god_n have_v ordain_v the_o visible_a church_n the_o end_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v but_o its_o operation_n and_o operation_n in_o this_o logical_a sense_n be_v but_o that_o use_n or_o act_v for_o which_o any_o thing_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n in_o nature_n or_o by_o god_n in_o scripture_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o express_v iâ—_n in_o the_o â—_z of_o a_o divine_a late_o cite_v the_o church_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n for_o his_o true_a worship_n that_o he_o may_v 226_o szâ—gid_a p._n 226_o be_v glorify_v and_o therefore_o the_o end_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n three_o as_o these_o be_v proper_a end_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n so_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v true_o a_o mean_n of_o they_o and_o may_v be_v so_o consider_v without_o respect_n unto_o save_a grace_n for_o what_o necessity_n of_o save_a grace_n can_v we_o imagine_v to_o the_o attain_n of_o the_o foresay_a endâ—_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o visible_a worship_n before_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n much_o less_o what_o possible_a necessity_n be_v theâ—e_n for_o our_o have_a respect_n unto_o save_a grace_n when_o we_o true_o consider_v thereof_o do_v man_n attend_n upon_o public_a ordinance_n essential_o depend_v upon_o their_o save_a grace_n or_o can_v we_o true_o consider_v thereof_o but_o we_o must_v suppose_v the_o man_n save_o gracious_a do_v not_o the_o common_a effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o illuminate_v conviace_v of_o sin_n and_o of_o necessity_n of_o attend_v on_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n for_o peace_n and_o salvation_n work_v man_n out_o of_o conscience_n to_o a_o constant_a and_o solemn_a dependence_n thereupon_o and_o yet_o none_o will_v say_v that_o any_o particular_a thus_o express_v do_v necessary_o suppose_v a_o save_a work_n yea_o the_o end_n which_o be_v near_a and_o most_o general_o allow_v to_o the_o visible_a church_n viz._n the_o worship_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n may_v 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that_o if_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o self-approving_a it_o can_v extend_v as_o a_o condition_n of_o receive_v no_o far_o than_o approve_v of_o ourselves_o upon_o the_o evidence_n of_o self-judging_a and_o not_o any_o other_o grace_n see_v that_o be_v the_o only_a grace_n here_o make_v a_o condition_n in_o the_o text._n four_o i_o confess_v passor_n note_n one_o place_n viz._n gal._n 6._o 4._o where_o he_o conceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d go_v a_o step_n further_o namely_o to_o approve_v one_o self_n to_o another_o yet_o he_o say_v it_o be_v to_o god_n but_o i_o see_v nothing_o in_o the_o text_n or_o context_n enforce_v any_o such_o thing_n but_o rather_o a_o approve_v our_o work_n our_o self_n or_o approve_v of_o our_o own_o work_n otherwise_o the_o fruit_n will_v have_v be_v to_o good_a report_n whereas_o rejoice_v in_o ourselves_o in_o opposition_n to_o other_o upon_o this_o reason_n because_o every_o one_o must_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n verse_n 5._o truth_n be_v i_o can_v find_v any_o instance_n of_o the_o word_n in_o this_o sense_n alteri_fw-la causam_fw-la svam_fw-la probare_fw-la alteri_fw-la in_o any_o author_n indeed_o probare_fw-la in_o latin_a sometime_o have_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o verb_n of_o give_v and_o govern_v a_o accusative_a with_o a_o dative_n but_o than_o it_o signify_v to_o prove_v by_o argument_n not_o by_o trial_n but_o we_o never_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v to_o prove_v by_o argument_n but_o only_o by_o trial_n and_o experience_n as_o master_n leigh_n observe_v 〈◊〉_d his_o crit._n sacr._n in_o verbum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v many_o meaning_n but_o it_o â—â—th_v most_o proper_o signify_v to_o prove_v but_o not_o to_o prove_v by_o argument_n but_o by_o trial_n and_o experience_n which_o master_n leigh_n collect_v from_o pareus_n i_o have_v examine_v those_o two_o text_n to_o which_o doctor_n drake_n refer_v 474_o par._n 2._o of_o his_o bar_n fix_v p._n 474_o we_o as_o contain_v like_o 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