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writing_n with_o indignation_n he_o change_v his_o wont_a style_n and_o omit_v his_o usual_a introduction_n of_o paul_n a_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n not_o regard_v himself_o so_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v run_v and_o be_v glorify_v moreover_o he_o be_v design_v to_o be_v apostolus_fw-la gentium_fw-la the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o appear_v gal._n 2.7_o 8._o therefore_o think_v it_o best_o here_o to_o conceal_v his_o name_n and_o to_o waive_n his_o ordinary_a title_n lest_o he_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d assume_v to_o himself_o also_o the_o title_n of_o apostolus_fw-la hebraeorum_n the_o apostle_n of_o the_o hebrew_n which_o proper_o belong_v to_o another_o and_o therefore_o though_o he_o may_v in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n be_v employ_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o write_v this_o epistle_n
his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o etc._n etc._n john_n 1.14_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n etc._n etc._n act_n 1.6_o when_o they_o therefore_o be_v come_v together_o etc._n etc._n act_n 1.7_o it_o be_v not_o for_o you_o to_o know_v the_o time_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.19_o for_o the_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o the_o creature_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.20_o for_o the_o creature_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.21_o because_o the_o creature_n also_o itself_o shall_v be_v deliver_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.22_o for_o we_o know_v that_o the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 8.29_o the_o first-born_a among_o many_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 11.25_o blindness_n in_o part_n be_v happen_v to_o israel_n until_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 11.26_o and_o so_o all_o israel_n shall_v be_v save_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 11.27_o for_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o when_o etc._n etc._n gal._n 4.5_o to_o redeem_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n 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justify_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v by_o christ_n himself_o as_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o verse_n next_o follow_v yea_o and_o the_o apostle_n for_o himself_o particular_o profess_v say_v i_o live_v not_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o 2.20_o gal._n 2.20_o for_o i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v how_o he_o glori_v in_o the_o object_n of_o his_o faith_n as_o that_o which_o be_v the_o staff_n of_o his_o life_n viz._n of_o his_o justification_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n without_o which_o he_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o dead_a man_n true_a it_o be_v 4.5_o rom._n 4.5_o that_o he_o say_v elsewhere_o viz._n rom._n 4.5_o faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n but_o that_o must_v be_v understand_v relative_o as_o faith_n be_v fix_v upon_o the_o object_n and_o as_o the_o object_n put_v virtue_n into_o it_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v make_v the_o apostle_n to_o contradict_v himself_o and_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o whensoever_o saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o faith_n in_o this_o point_n of_o justification_n he_o still_o render_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v through_o faith_n or_o by_o faith_n as_o imply_v somewhat_o that_o we_o receive_v by_o faith_n but_o never_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v for_o faith_n as_o if_o righteousness_n be_v a_o recompense_n give_v unto_o we_o for_o the_o bare_a act_n of_o believe_v neither_o be_v it_o ever_o say_v in_o a_o active_a sense_n faith_n justifi_v but_o by_o faith_n we_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v passive_o by_o a_o foreign_a righteousness_n which_o by_o faith_n as_o the_o recipient_a only_o be_v apply_v unto_o we_o when_o a_o beggar_n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o take_v a_o alm_n from_o a_o liberal_a man_n shall_v he_o say_v i_o own_o hand_n or_o the_o sense_n of_o my_o poverty_n that_o make_v i_o beg_v have_v relieve_v i_o in_o my_o want_n and_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o the_o giver_n or_o to_o the_o alm_n itself_o whereby_o his_o life_n be_v sustain_v when_o our_o saviour_n tell_v his_o disciple_n mat._n 5.14_o they_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n 1.9_o math._n 5.14_o joh._n 1.9_o do_v he_o then_o deny_v himself_o to_o be_v that_o light_n which_o light_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n joh._n 1.9_o a_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n such_o as_o proper_o belong_v unto_o god_n himself_o and_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n as_o for_o example_n the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n conversion_n remission_n of_o sin_n everlasting_a salvation_n what_o be_v all_o these_o but_o work_v far_o beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o man_n or_o angel_n be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v say_v belong_v unto_o god_n and_o christ_n yet_o we_o know_v all_o these_o be_v by_o the_o gospel_n ascribe_v unto_o minister_n 4.16_o 1_o cor._n 4.15_o act._n 26.18_o joh_n 20.23_o 1_o tim._n 4.16_o for_o they_o be_v say_v to_o beget_v man_n unto_o god_n as_o also_o to_o convert_v they_o open_v their_o eye_n turn_v they_o from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n to_o remit_v their_o sin_n yea_o to_o save_v they_o but_o now_o because_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v of_o minister_n in_o a_o way_n of_o subserviency_n unto_o jesus_n christ_n will_v any_o man_n be_v so_o void_a of_o reason_n therefore_o as_o to_o exclude_v christ_n himself_o and_o say_v not_o christ_n but_o minister_n do_v regenerate_v convert_v forgive_v and_o save_v those_o that_o do_v believe_v yet_o thus_o do_v our_o adversary_n argue_v in_o this_o case_n because_o it_o be_v say_v faith_n be_v count_v for_o righteousness_n and_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n
tradition_n p_o 218_o toleration_n of_o all_o religion_n be_v anti-catholick_n p._n 257_o v._n god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o the_o emperor_n valens_n p._n 35_o w._n will-worship_n prove_v to_o be_v lawful_a p._n 238_o a_o christian_n walk_v p._n 191_o to_o consult_v with_o witch_n a_o horrible_a impiety_n p._n 72_o world_n uphold_v by_o christ._n p._n 52_o y_fw-fr yesterday_n light_n which_o consist_v in_o type_n and_o shadow_n be_v vanish_v p._n 118_o a_o table_n to_o guide_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o several_a place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v quote_v in_o this_o book_n many_o whereof_o be_v occasional_o illustrate_v and_o some_o note_v with_o asterisk_n though_o not_o according_a to_o the_o common_o receive_v sense_n yet_o nevertheless_o according_a to_o truth_n expound_v genesis_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 16._o 181._o 1._o 25._o 46._o 1._o 26._o 78._o 1._o 28._o 63._o 1._o 31._o 45._o 1._o 31._o 105._o 2._o 16.17_o 105._o 3._o 15._o 116._o 3._o 20._o 156._o 4._o 7._o 154._o 4._o 12.14.16_o 147._o 4._o 15.23.24_o 64._o 5._o 3._o 157._o 6._o 3._o 64._o 6._o 11.12.13_o 64._o 9_o 6._o 64._o 9_o 26.27_o 121._o 11._o 25._o 63._o 14._o 18._o 150._o 17._o 5._o 122._o 17._o 6._o 60._o 17._o 14._o 215._o 18._o 3._o 140._o 18._o 27.30.31_o 140._o 26._o 2._o 312._o 45._o 5.7_o 313_o 46._o 3._o 311._o 49._o 1._o 325._o 49._o 4._o 221._o exodus_fw-la chap._n verse_n pag._n 3._o 2._o 97._o 3._o 8._o 109._o 3._o 15._o 121._o 6._o 3._o 163._o 8._o 18._o 46._o 15._o 11._o 50._o 18._o 11._o 77._o 23._o 20._o 148._o 28._o 1._o 151._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 30._o 30._o 30.32_o 152._o 33._o 18._o etc._n etc._n 159._o 34._o 6.7_o 91._o 34._o 6.7_o 163._o 34._o 28._o 163._o leviticus_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 15._o 2._o 221._o 16._o 11.15_o 153._o 16._o 22._o 79._o 18._o 4._o 201._o 19_o 32._o 30._o 20._o 6._o 38._o 23._o 3._o 309._o 24._o 16._o 38._o 25._o 4.8_o 309._o number_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 14._o 37._o 148._o 16._o 9.10_o 24._o 16._o 10._o 258._o 32._o 23._o 209._o deuteronomy_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 4._o 7._o 122._o 4._o 30.31_o 300._o 5._o 29._o 193._o 6._o 10.11_o 109._o 7._o 1._o 112._o 10._o 22._o 311._o 30._o 3._o 300._o 32._o 4._o 21._o 32._o 7.8.12_o 64._o 32._o 25._o 276._o 33._o 5._o 141._o 33._o 19_o 49._o joshua_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 21._o 49._o 324._o judge_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 3._o 20._o 30._o 5._o 14._o 92._o 12._o 18._o 92._o 13._o 18._o 32._o 17._o 6._o 66._o 1_o samuel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 8._o 7._o 149._o 8._o 7._o 265._o 8._o 9_o 141._o 10._o 12._o 133._o 25._o 29._o 171._o 2_o samuel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 20._o 18._o 276._o 1_o king_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 8._o 27._o 96._o 12._o 31._o 66._o 18._o 39_o 122._o 2_o king_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 11._o 97._o 25._o 1._o 239._o 1_o chronicle_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 21._o 16._o 32._o 24._o 19_o 66._o 2_o chronicle_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 19_o 6._o 55._o job_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 6._o 89._o 5._o 6._o 80._o 7._o 1._o 196._o 9_o 4._o 33._o 12._o 12._o 29._o 13._o 5._o 29._o 13._o 7.8_o 38._o 14._o 7.10_o 189._o 14._o 14._o 90._o 19_o 25._o 41._o 19_o 25._o 156._o 21._o 14._o 201._o 22._o 3._o 194._o 29._o 21.22_o 28._o 31._o 24._o 76._o 38._o 4._o 25._o 38._o 6._o 49._o 38._o 7._o 89._o 38._o 10.11_o 49._o 38._o 28.29_o 45._o 38._o 39_o etc._n etc._n 48._o 39_o 20._o 39_o psalm_n psal_n verse_n pag._n 1._o 4._o 206._o 2._o 7._o 5._o 2._o 7._o 142._o 2._o 10.11.12_o 40._o 2._o 8.9_o 143._o 8._o 3._o 48._o 8._o 5.6_o 80._o 12._o 6._o 70._o 18._o 11._o 19_o 19_o 2._o 208._o 19_o 4.5_o 268._o 19_o 5._o 86._o 19_o 5._o 196_o 24._o 1._o 45._o 25_o 14._o 130._o 29._o 10._o 49._o 33._o 7._o 45._o 33._o 8._o 50._o 36._o 5._o 81._o 36._o 6._o 54._o 37._o 11._o 112._o 41._o 9_o 34._o 45._o 2._o 296._o 48._o 4.5_o 182._o 49._o 12.20_o 221._o 50._o 3._o 91._o 62._o 10._o 115._o 68_o 11._o 137._o 68_o 17._o 92._o 73._o 17.18_o 276._o 74._o 12._o 63._o 74._o 16._o 45._o 74._o 22.23_o 33._o 75._o 3._o 81._o 75._o 6._o 51._o 75._o 6.7_o 76._o 75._o 8._o 211_o 80._o 17._o 146_o 80._o 13._o 193_o 83._o 19_o 48_o 85._o 8._o 281_o 89._o 13._o 50._o 89._o 33._o 33._o 91_o 1._o 81._o 95._o 5._o 49._o 100_o 5._o 81._o 102._o 19.22.23_o etc._n etc._n 26._o 102._o 26._o 97._o 102._o 27._o 282_o 104._o 5._o 49._o 104._o 4._o 45._o 104._o 9_o 40_o 104._o 19_o 45._o 104._o 23._o 191._o 104._o 24._o 49_o 104._o 25.26_o 49._o 105._o 8._o 282._o 105._o 14.15_o 312._o 106._o 24._o 114._o 110._o 1._o 141._o 110._o 2._o 68_o 110._o 3._o 184._o 110._o 4._o 149._o 110._o 4._o 274._o 111._o 2._o 48._o 111._o 3._o 48._o 112._o 4._o 186._o 119._o 53._o 188._o 119._o 91._o 62._o 119._o 96._o 195._o 119._o 136._o 188._o 135._o 7._o 45._o 136._o 5._o 46._o 138._o 6._o 77._o 139._o 14._o 78._o 139._o 24._o 212._o 145._o 3._o 47._o 145._o 9_o 46._o 145._o 11_o 12._o 274._o 147._o 4_o 45._o 147._o 5._o 29._o 147._o 19_o 20._o 122._o proverb_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 16._o 65._o 2._o 6._o 28._o 8._o 7._o 211._o 8._o 14._o 29._o 8._o 15_o 16._o 57_o 8._o 22._o 6._o 8._o 22._o 11._o 8._o 27._o 25._o 8._o 30_o 31._o 19_o 9_o 12._o 194._o 10._o 22._o 76._o 13._o 10._o 256._o 14._o 9_o 187._o 14._o 34._o 109._o 14._o 39_o 65._o 15._o 32._o 200._o 16._o 18._o 256._o 17._o 24._o 297._o 23._o 5._o 81._o 27._o 24._o 81._o 28._o 2._o 235._o 28._o 13._o 208._o 30._o 27._o 59_o 30._o 30._o 58._o ecclesiastes_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 11._o 46._o 2._o 12._o 274._o 2._o 14._o 297._o 7._o 9_o 75._o 9_o 10._o 198._o 11._o 7._o 184._o 12._o 10._o 28._o 12._o 7._o 171._o 12._o 11._o 224._o 12._o 13._o 192._o canticle_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 16._o preface_n 5._o 10._o 296._o isaiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 3.4.5_o 126._o 6._o 1.3.5_o 26._o 7._o 14._o 14._o 8._o 2d_o 28._o 9_o 2._o 181._o 9_o 6._o 30._o 9_o 6._o 78._o 9_o 6._o 136._o 11._o 1._o 123._o 11._o 10.11.12_o 123._o 14._o 13.14_o 25._o 14._o 27._o 93._o 22._o 12.13_o 187._o 23._o 3._o 49._o 25._o 9_o 21._o 26._o 4._o 81._o 26._o 11._o 186._o 28._o 16._o 158._o 29._o 13._o 220._o 30._o 33._o 6._o 33._o 17._o 110._o 33._o 22._o 142._o 33._o 22._o 145._o 37._o 29._o 81._o 40._o 22.23_o 75._o 40._o 22.23_o 110._o 40._o 26._o 54._o 40._o 26._o 92._o 41._o 4._o 44._o 42._o 6._o 123._o 43._o 2._o 206._o 43._o 5.6_o 302._o 43._o 10._o 274._o 44._o 17._o 296._o 44._o 24._o 45._o 45._o 7._o 73._o 45._o 22._o 295._o 45._o 22.25_o 302._o 45._o 23._o 21._o 45._o 23._o 266._o 48._o 12._o 42._o 48._o 13._o 54._o 53._o 3._o 103._o 53._o 3._o 263._o 53._o 8._o 8._o 53._o 10._o 21._o 53._o 10._o 157._o 34._o 2._o 216._o 54._o 17._o 74._o 55._o 9_o 11._o 59_o 21._o 342._o 60._o 9_o 318._o 60._o 1._o 184._o 61._o 2._o 204._o 61._o 2._o 309._o 62_o 2.3_o 124._o 63._o 3._o 25._o 63._o 15._o 96._o 64._o 4._o 108._o 65._o 17._o 95._o 95._o 17._o 97._o 66._o 19_o 317._o jeremiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 3._o 18._o 303._o 4._o 19_o 207._o 5._o 22._o 49._o 6._o 16._o 277._o 12._o 19_o 209._o 14._o 19_o 207._o 23._o 3.4_o 303._o 23._o 5._o 123._o 23._o 6._o 141._o 23._o 25._o 62._o 27._o 5._o 51._o 30._o 3.9_o 303._o 30._o 10.12_o 347._o 31._o 1.4_o 303._o 31._o 31._o etc._n etc._n 118._o 31._o 34._o 185._o 31._o 34._o 130._o 31._o 36.37_o 347._o 32._o 39_o 304._o 33._o 25._o 62._o 35._o 1._o etc._n etc._n 239._o 46._o 28._o  _fw-fr 50._o 4.5_o 264._o lamentation_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 3._o 23._o 81._o ezekiel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 16._o 13._o 60._o 20._o 33._o 266._o 21._o 21._o 72._o 21._o 25.26_o 66._o 28._o 3._o 111._o 37._o 21._o etc._n etc._n 303._o 46._o 17._o 309._o daniel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 34._o 104._o 4._o 23._o 89._o 4._o 30._o 111._o 5._o 22.23_o 37._o 7._o 13._o 146._o 7._o 14._o 274._o 7._o 14._o 290._o 9_o 17._o 157._o 9_o 23._o 76._o *_o 9_o 24._o 306._o 9_o 27._o 118._o 10._o 11._o 89._o hosea_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 10._o 316._o 1._o 11._o 318._o 3._o 4.5_o 318._o 4._o 8._o 154._o 6._o 3._o 48._o 11._o 1._o 313._o 13._o 14._o 78._o amos._n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2._o 9_o 112._o *_o 5._o 18.19_o 206._o 9_o 6._o 48._o 9_o 8._o 347._o 9_o 9_o 350._o obadiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n  _fw-fr 12._o 336._o  _fw-fr 20._o 317._o michah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 4._o 4._o 65._o 4._o 7._o 274._o 5._o 2._o 6._o 5._o 2._o 19_o nahum_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 6._o 162._o habakkuk_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 14._o 58._o zephaniah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 3._o 4._o 66._o haggai_n
to_o the_o people_n of_o that_o nation_n as_o saint_n james_n also_o do_v yet_o withal_o he_o be_v very_o cautious_a herein_o to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o their_o own_o peculiar_a guide_n that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o they_o which_o we_o see_v he_o do_v once_o and_o again_o in_o this_o 13_o chapter_n vers_fw-la 7.17.24_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v as_o it_o be_v say_v these_o reason_n be_v but_o conjectural_a that_o which_o be_v to_o satisfy_v we_o in_o this_o point_n be_v this_o even_o so_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v give_v a_o large_a and_o clear_a resolution_n of_o this_o doubtful_a matter_n which_o indeed_o be_v but_o fit_a to_o be_v do_v because_o i_o do_v here_o oftentimes_o speak_v of_o the_o say_a apostle_n as_o the_o sure_a and_o certain_a author_n of_o that_o epistle_n second_o whereas_o there_o be_v sundry_a branch_n of_o this_o treatise_n which_o do_v seem_v to_o have_v no_o affinity_n with_o the_o 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