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will_n and_o love_a kindness_n aswell_o towards_o all_o man_n yea_o even_o our_o enemy_n as_o especial_o towards_o the_o saint_n and_o faithful_a therefore_o we_o disallow_v they_o which_o say_v that_o man_n can_v of_o his_o own_o natural_a power_n love_n god_n above_o all_o thing_n for_o love_n come_v of_o god_n 4.7_o 1._o joh._n 4.7_o say_v john_n xi_o testimony_n of_o true_a charity_n neither_o do_v we_o think_v that_o to_o be_v true_a and_o christian_n charity_n which_o come_v not_o to_o that_o nature_n which_o the_o apostle_n describe_v in_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n thirteen_o 4.5.6.7_o ver_fw-la 4.5.6.7_o namely_o that_o it_o suffer_v long_o be_v bountiful_a envy_v not_o do_v not_o boast_v itself_o be_v not_o puff_v up_o do_v no_o uncomely_a thing_n seek_v not_o her_o own_o thing_n be_v not_o provoke_v to_o anger_n think_v not_o evil_a rejoice_v not_o in_o iniquity_n but_o rejoice_v in_o the_o truth_n suffer_v all_o thing_n and_o the_o rest_n which_o follow_v xii_o by_o charity_n the_o communion_n with_o christ_n and_o the_o church_n be_v nourish_v we_o believe_v that_o by_o true_a charity_n the_o communion_n with_o christ_n and_o with_o the_o church_n be_v exceed_o cherish_v increase_v and_o preserve_v in_o as_o much_o as_o love_n do_v unite_v between_o themselves_o the_o person_n love_v and_o belove_a as_o john_n say_v he_o which_o abide_v in_o love_n abide_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o he_o chap._n xviii_o of_o repentance_n although_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n repentance_n justification_n the_o study_n of_o good_a work_n and_o of_o a_o godly_a life_n can_v indeed_o be_v separate_v from_o one_o another_o yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o one_o of_o they_o depend_v on_o another_o they_o be_v therefore_o to_o be_v distinguish_v and_o each_o of_o they_o severallie_o to_o be_v consider_v of_o and_o to_o be_v see_v what_o they_o be_v and_o what_o they_o work_v and_o therefore_o we_o think_v good_a brief_o to_o 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by_o he_o &_o be_v clothe_v with_o his_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n for_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o john_n baptist_n yea_o that_o christ_n himself_o preach_v 14.15_o mar._n 14.15_o be_v repentance_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o except_o say_v christ_n you_o repent_v 13.3.5_o luc._n 13.3.5_o you_o shall_v all_o likewise_o perish_v ii_o what_o we_o mean_v by_o the_o name_n of_o repentance_n by_o the_o name_n of_o repentance_n we_o understand_v two_o thing_n especial_o first_o a_o earnest_a grief_n &_o a_o true_a sorrow_n for_o our_o sin_n commit_v against_o god_n and_o that_o not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n due_a to_o sin_n as_o for_o that_o we_o have_v offend_v god_n himself_o our_o chief_a good_a yea_o our_o maker_n and_o love_a father_n and_o then_o a_o unfeigned_a change_v of_o our_o mind_n heart_n will_n and_o intent_n and_o so_o of_o our_o whole_a life_n for_o this_o part_n which_o christ_n call_v proper_o repentance_n and_o the_o prophet_n a_o turn_n to_o god_n 7.10_o 2._o cor._n 7.10_o and_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o apostle_n teach_v to_o come_v of_o the_o former_a join_v both_o part_n together_o where_o he_o say_v godly_a sorrow_n cause_v repentance_n unto_o salvation_n iii_o repentance_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n we_o believe_v that_o repentance_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n come_v from_o his_o mere_a grace_n &_o not_o due_a to_o any_o of_o our_o desert_n or_o endeavour_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2.25_o 2._o tim_n 2.25_o if_o god_n at_o any_o time_n will_v give_v they_o repentance_n that_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v the_o truth_n &_o may_v come_v to_o amendment_n out_o of_o that_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n 31.18_o jer._n 31.18_o and_o the_o prophet_n say_v turn_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v turn_v iv_o to_o stir_v up_o repentance_n in_o we_o god_n use_v ordinary_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n and_o therefore_o the_o hear_n of_o both_o be_v most_o necessary_a in_o the_o church_n god_n accustome_v for_o the_o stir_v up_o of_o repentance_n in_o we_o to_o use_v ordinary_o aswell_o the_o declaration_n of_o his_o law_n which_o discover_v our_o sin_n and_o lay_v open_a god_n wrath_n as_o also_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o show_v remission_n of_o sin_n &_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n even_o as_o it_o manifest_o appear_v to_o every_o godly_a man_n which_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o therefore_o we_o judge_v the_o declaration_n and_o hear_n of_o they_o both_o to_o be_v very_o needful_a in_o the_o church_n v._o a_o sum_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o repentance_n every_o where_o and_o always_o necessary_a to_o all_o of_o year_n of_o discretion_n the_o sum_n of_o our_o faith_n concern_v repentance_n necessary_a every_o where_n and_o at_o all_o time_n to_o all_o that_o be_v of_o year_n of_o discretion_n be_v this_o that_o repentance_n be_v a_o change_v of_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n stir_v up_o in_o we_o 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