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joh._n 5._o 14._o rom._n 11._o 20._o flesh_n and_o heart_n fail_v but_o not_o god_n psal_n 73._o 26._o my_o hope_n have_v he_o remove_v like_o a_o tree_n joh._n 13._o 10._o joh._n 20._o 25._o psal_n 77._o 2_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o if_o continue_v in_o faith_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 15._o deny_v the_o faith_n 1_o tim._n 4._o 1._o &_o 5._o 12._o deny_v the_o faith_n 1_o tim_n 5._o 8._o i_o speak_v as_o unto_o wise_a man_n judge_v what_o i_o say_v many_o idolize_v their_o believe_a they_o live_v upon_o it_o fetch_v all_o their_o comfort_n from_o it_o and_o not_o from_o god_n in_o christ_n 17_o argu._n that_o which_o take_v away_o sin_n that_o justify_v we_o christ_n take_v away_o sin_n by_o his_o blood_n therefore_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o blood_n rom._n 5._o 9_o to_o be_v justify_v and_o to_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n be_v one_o that_o which_o justify_v we_o free_v we_o as_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o debt_n free_v the_o debtor_n from_o suit_n and_o imprisonment_n etc._n 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of_o sin_n p._n 16._o our_o sin_n be_v not_o remit_v but_o impute_v to_o we_o till_o christ_n second_o come_v p._n 94._o and_o that_o believer_n be_v under_o the_o curse_n and_o do_v bear_v it_o p._n 67._o he_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v their_o god_n who_o believe_v and_o that_o we_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o god_n he_o say_v we_o shall_v have_v interest_n and_o propriety_n in_o god_n at_o his_o next_o appear_v in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v when_o god_n be_v our_o god_n we_o shall_v not_o need_v word_n nor_o ordinance_n p._n 11_o 12._o 15_o 16._o 19_o 20._o contrary_n to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n psal_n 48._o 14._o &_o joh._n 20._o 17._o god_n say_v he_o will_v not_o remember_v our_o sin_n he_o say_v he_o will_v remember_v they_o till_o we_o sin_v no_o more_o p._n 57_o and_o that_o these_o scripture_n col._n 1._o 21._o eph._n 5._o 26._o isa_n 53._o song_n 4._o 7._o 2._o cor._n 2._o 21._o eph._n 3._o 17._o rom._n 8._o 33._o be_v not_o relation_n of_o thing_n do_v but_o 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in_o the_o time_n of_o justification_n i_o say_v it_o be_v when_o he_o shed_v his_o blood_n other_o say_v it_o be_v when_o man_n believe_v he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o till_o the_o next_o world_n i_o have_v give_v my_o reason_n from_o the_o scripture_n and_o answer_v all_o the_o objection_n that_o i_o know_v be_v make_v against_o this_o doctrine_n with_o as_o much_o love_n and_o tenderness_n as_o their_o expression_n against_o the_o truth_n will_v admit_v and_o now_o i_o have_v declare_v the_o truth_n and_o plead_v for_o it_o in_o faithfulness_n love_n plainness_n and_o singleness_n of_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n christ_n be_v call_v a_o deceiver_n mat._n 27._o 63._o therefore_o i_o wonder_v not_o if_o i_o be_v so_o call_v yea_o and_o i_o expect_v it_o and_o that_o which_o christ_n &_o his_o follower_n in_o teach_v the_o truth_n to_o meet_v with_o which_o be_v some_o believe_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v speak_v and_o some_o believe_v not_o act_n 28._o 24._o i_o pass_v not_o if_o any_o condemn_v i_o so_o they_o do_v not_o condemn_v christ_n and_o his_o truth_n see_v all_o shall_v work_v for_o good_a therefore_o i_o be_o satisfy_v in_o commit_v all_o to_o god_n and_o concern_v the_o doubt_n which_o do_v arise_v in_o many_o concern_v communion_n whether_o we_o may_v have_v communion_n in_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o supper_n with_o such_o as_o hold_v contrary_a to_o this_o truth_n so_o much_o content_v for_o i_o answer_v to_o the_o question_n whether_o we_o may_v walk_v in_o communion_n with_o those_o that_o