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consider_v so_o much_o who_o it_o be_v that_o speak_v as_o what_o be_v speak_v non_fw-la quis_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la etc._n etc._n salu._n i_o shall_v not_o burden_n the_o page_n with_o quotation_n out_o of_o writer_n but_o shall_v rather_o present_v unto_o you_o some_o ground_n from_o scripture_n by_o which_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o in_o a_o scripture-sence_n god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o see_v no_o sin_n in_o his_o child_n arg._n 1._o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n tit._n 2.14_o and_o therefore_o god_n see_v no_o sin_n in_o we_o from_o which_o we_o be_v not_o redeem_v arg._n 2._o god_n have_v forgive_v we_o through_o christ_n all_o our_o trespass_n col._n 2.13_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o trespass_n in_o we_o which_o god_n can_v see_v as_o not_o forgive_v eph._n 4.32_o arg._n 3._o he_o have_v love_v we_o and_o wash_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o blood_n rev._n 1.5_o and_o therefore_o can_v see_v no_o sin_n in_o we_o from_o which_o 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these_o and_o many_o other_o reason_n which_o may_v be_v produce_v it_o may_v be_v true_o say_v that_o god_n see_v no_o sin_n in_o his_o justify_v people_n and_o therefore_o christ_n speak_v of_o his_o justify_v church_n say_v that_o his_o love_n be_v all_o fair_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o spot_n in_o she_o cant._n 4.7_o and_o the_o king_n daughter_n be_v all_o glorious_a within_o psal_n 45.13_o and_o in_o these_o term_n and_o expression_n or_o the_o like_a i_o have_v former_o acquaint_v those_o who_o have_v hear_v i_o concern_v my_o judgement_n in_o this_o point_n but_o three_o though_o i_o affirm_v all_o this_o concern_v god_n
29.11_o wherefore_o let_v we_o be_v willing_a to_o receive_v christ_n by_o faith_n and_o to_o receive_v faith_n as_o a_o gift_n god_n must_v clothe_v thou_o with_o his_o son_n and_o give_v thou_o faith_n to_o put_v he_o on_o refuse_v not_o this_o glorious_a garment_n because_o god_n will_v give_v it_o thou_o free_o but_o be_v content_v to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o christ_n and_o faith_n according_a to_o god_n own_o pleasure_n think_v not_o with_o simon_n magus_n to_o buy_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n faith_n be_v a_o free_a gift_n god_n will_v not_o sell_v a_o diamond_n for_o dung_n faith_n be_v a_o precious_a diamond_n in_o a_o christian_n crown_n work_n before_o faith_n but_o dung_n phil._n 3._o cease_v then_o from_o think_v by_o thy_o own_o work_n to_o purchase_v that_o faith_n which_o god_n do_v intend_v free_o to_o give_v unto_o man_n because_o man_n can_v give_v no_o considerable_a price_n for_o it_o make_v no_o more_o word_n in_o bargain_v with_o god_n for_o faith_n 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neglect_v gospel-duty_n by_o hear_v of_o gospel-promise_n promise_n shall_v not_o prove_v occasion_n of_o sloth_n to_o to_o the_o faithful_a but_o shall_v be_v argument_n and_o incentives_n to_o spiritual_a activity_n 2_o cor._n 7.1_o have_v these_o promise_n let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o filthivesse_n etc._n etc._n seven_o let_v we_o prize_v faith_n as_o a_o gift_n we_o prize_v gift_n because_o there_o be_v usual_o some_o preciousness_n and_o goodness_n in_o they_o or_o else_o for_o the_o giver_n sake_n faith_n be_v precious_a in_o itself_o 1_o pet._n 1.1_o god_n gift_n have_v something_o of_o his_o own_o goodness_n in_o they_o and_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v prize_v because_o it_o be_v from_o he_o it_o be_v say_v of_o elkanah_n that_o he_o give_v portion_n to_o peninnah_n and_o her_o son_n and_o daughtea_n but_o unto_o hannah_n he_o give_v a_o worthy_a portion_n for_o he_o love_v she_o 1_o sam._n 1.4_o 5._o so_o god_n do_v give_v portion_n to_o the_o man_n of_o the_o 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