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thereof_o ring_v in_o every_o man_n care_n their_o book_n and_o writing_n against_o the_o same_o lie_v open_a to_o all_o man_n eye_n so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v of_o it_o wherein_z their_o obstinate_a blindness_n do_v more_o than_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n too_o plain_o appear_v for_o whereas_o they_o be_v great_a bragger_n of_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n and_o by_o countenance_n of_o it_o will_v seem_v to_o maintain_v their_o other_o error_n and_o corrupt_a doctrine_n yet_o they_o reject_v this_o doctrine_n that_o be_v witness_v by_o god_n the_o father_n confirm_v by_o the_o son_n establish_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n testify_v by_o all_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n and_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o their_o belief_n and_o ratify_v by_o the_o subscription_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o catholic_a writer_n yet_o i_o say_v they_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v impugn_v it_o and_o speak_v altogether_o most_o reprocheful_o of_o faith_n and_o wrongful_o challenge_v the_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o by_o this_o doctrine_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o saluatition_n by_o faith_n only_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n passion_n they_o do_v disprove_v good_a work_n and_o leave_v open_a a_o gap_n to_o wickedness_n and_o looseness_n of_o life_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o they_o will_v not_o understand_v what_o true_a christian_a faith_n be_v nor_o why_o faith_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v we_o before_o god_n that_o be_v because_o it_o apprehend_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o his_o promise_n assure_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v remission_n of_o sin_n salvation_n and_o eternal_a life_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n passion_n only_o i_o need_v not_o therefore_o to_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n what_o conclusion_n may_v be_v infer_v upon_o the_o premise_n against_o the_o 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the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o idle_a but_o crafty_o turn_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n by_o such_o as_o not_o only_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v christian_n but_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v the_o principal_a patroness_n and_o director_n of_o christian_a faith_n he_o disgrace_v and_o extenuate_v the_o dignity_n and_o perfection_n of_o christ_n merit_n and_o passion_n he_o pervert_v the_o office_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o abuse_v the_o name_n &_o authority_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n and_o set_v up_o a_o other_o church_n he_o alter_v the_o principal_a doctrine_n of_o our_o belief_n touch_v faith_n in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o transfer_v and_o almost_o bring_v to_o nothing_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o the_o end_n of_o our_o faith_n he_o change_v the_o sacrament_n and_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a sacrifice_a worship_n alter_v the_o institution_n and_o ordinance_n of_o 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the_o university_n and_o the_o friar_n folio_n 62_o vnthankefulnesse_n ¶_o opinion_n of_o free_a will_n be_v vnthankefulnesse_n folio_n 13_o w._n wealth_n ¶_o the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o wealth_n of_o england_n be_v waste_v folio_n 227_o wickedness_n ¶_o of_o colour_n wickedness_n with_o other_o man_n fault_n folio_n 224_o what_o a_o man_n flatter_a of_o himself_o in_o wickedness_n may_v come_v unto_o folio_n 224._o 225_o word_n ¶_o the_o true_a cause_n why_o the_o word_n preched_a do_v not_o always_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n folio_n 185_o the_o godly_a always_o take_v profit_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n folio_n 185_o three_o â—oâ—tes_n of_o foul_a which_o eat_v up_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n word_n in_o the_o high_a way_n fol._n folio_n 186_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o preach_v the_o word_n in_o generality_n folio_n 187_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v resemble_v to_o seed_n and_o why_o folio_n 179_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o itself_o &_o in_o the_o 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way_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 56._o rom._n 6._o 23._o luk._n 1._o 73._o 74._o ephe._n 4._o 8._o psa_fw-la 68_o 18_o 1._o cor._n 15._o 55._o rom._n 8._o 33._o 2_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n appear_v both_o in_o himself_o and_o also_o in_o his_o word_n man_n in_o his_o eccellency_n of_o carnal_a wit_n be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v any_o perpetuity_n to_o his_o device_n the_o government_n and_o direction_n by_o god_n word_n prevail_v more_o than_o any_o devise_n of_o man_n example_n in_o the_o apostle_n tertul_n contra_fw-la judâ—os_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr ago_o christi_fw-la act._n 17._o 6._o aug._n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 22_o example_n of_o late_a and_o present_a tone_n 2._o the._n 2._o 4_o the_o power_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v most_o manifest_o appear_v in_o these_o latter_a day_n the_o mighty_a power_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v no_o whit_n to_o be_v discredyte_v by_o affliction_n which_o may_v follow_v it_o wâ—â—â—_n kind_n of_o ground_n man_n policy_n be_v to_o common_a weal_n how_o god_n câ—â—_n show_v himself_o whâ—n_o all_o man_n devyse_n fail_v yea_o and_o against_o man_n also_o in_o his_o chief_a power_n psal_n 2._o 4._o the_o second_o part_n diverse_a sort_n of_o ennimâ—es_n to_o the_o gospel_n epicure_n 2_o politike_n 3_o hypocrite_n six_o objection_n make_v against_o the_o gospel_n to_o bring_v it_o into_o dyscrâ—d_n it_o and_o the_o answer_n to_o they_o 2._o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o do_v not_o further_o but_o hinder_v good_a co_fw-la 〈…〉_o on_o answer_n rom._n 6._o â—_o rom._n 3._o 23._o 24._o rom._n 5._o 12._o 14._o cor._n 15._o 22._o eph._n 2._o 3._o joh._n 3._o 3_o job._n 14._o 4._o psa_fw-la 51._o 5._o gen._n 6._o 5._o joh._n 15._o 5._o 2._o cor._n 3._o 5._o august_n aug._n ser_n 2._o de_fw-la verbis_fw-la opinion_n of_o freewill_n be_v unthankfullnes_n august_n how_o we_o have_v freewill_n and_o how_o we_o have_v it_o not_o how_o profitable_a the_o doctrine_n be_v which_o be_v against_o freewill_n the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o do_v procure_v good_a work_n and_o noâ—_n hinder_v they_o joh._n 14._o 2d_o luk._n 17._o 10_o â—it_n 2._o 11._o 12_o ephe._n 2._o 10._o luâ—_n 1._o 73._o 74._o 75._o rom._n 6._o 4._o eph._n 6._o 5._o etc._n etc._n rom._n 13._o 12._o â—an_v need_v not_o by_o the_o gospel_n think_z himself_o so_o debase_v that_o he_o shall_v thereby_o be_v any_o whit_n discourage_v from_o good_a work_n for_o he_o be_v also_o thereby_o marvellous_o exalt_v by_o god_n goodness_n towards_o he_o 1._o pet._n 3._o â—_o joh._n 15._o 4._o 5._o rom._n 3._o â—5_n the_o second_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o do_v make_v this_o life_n less_o pleasant_a to_o we_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o answer_n be_v annex_v to_o every_o particular_a part_n of_o the_o objection_n esay_n 3._o 16._o â—c_z mat._n 6._o 19_o 20._o 1._o tim._n 6._o 7_o luc._n 19_o 8._o mat._n 19_o 22._o rom._n 13._o 13_o joh._n 15._o 19_o 1._o pet._n 2._o 9_o 1._o cor._n 6._o 9_o 10._o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o answer_n the_o third_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n â—â—_o that_o we_o the_o pretend_a professor_n of_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o catholic_a church_n answer_n the_o invisible_a church_n consist_v of_o the_o elect_v col._n 1._o 24._o rom._n 11._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 2._o 11._o the_o visible_a church_n the_o description_n of_o the_o church_n mat._n 28._o 19_o mar._n 16._o 15._o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v tie_v to_o no_o one_o place_n the_o number_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v small_a luc._n 12._o 32._o mat_n 18._o 20._o none_o be_v open_o of_o the_o church_n but_o such_o as_o be_v call_v theris_fw-la by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n io._n 10._o 17._o 15._o faith_n do_v in_o graft_v we_o into_o the_o church_n act._n 37._o the_o mark_n of_o the_o church_n esa_n 59_o â—1_n joh._n 8._o 47._o io._n 10._o 27._o the_o first_o mark_n be_v god_n word_n august_n contra_fw-la litteras_fw-la petil_fw-la the_o second_o mark_n be_v the_o sacrament_n 1._o cor._n 12._o 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