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then_o let_v he_o say_v i_o be_o bear_v of_o god_n yea_o let_v not_o any_o one_o ask_v another_o let_v every_n one_o return_v to_o his_o own_o heart_n if_o he_o there_o find_v brotherly_a charity_n he_o may_v be_v sure_a he_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n will_v he_o have_v say_v thus_o if_o a_o man_n can_v not_o have_v know_v whether_o he_o have_v charity_n or_o not_o michael_n medina_n as_o sixtus_n 215._o sixtus_n bibliothec_n sanâ—t_fw-la lib._n 6._o amict_n 215._o senensis_n testify_v in_o defend_v ferus_fw-la against_o soto_n say_v there_o be_v no_o man_n which_o doubt_v but_o that_o we_o may_v know_v true_a love_n and_o faith_n to_o be_v in_o us._n see_v then_o that_o by_o charity_n a_o man_n may_v know_v as_o the_o cardinal_n teach_v whether_o he_o believe_v as_o he_o ought_v to_o believe_v and_o see_v a_o man_n may_v know_v whether_o he_o have_v charity_n or_o not_o he_o may_v also_o know_v whether_o he_o believe_v as_o he_o ought_v and_o if_o he_o believe_v as_o 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the_o same_o 1._o first_o 7._o in_o sect._n 7._o they_o differ_v in_o their_o nature_n for_o i_o prove_v before_o that_o by_o the_o justify_n faith_n a_o christian_n do_v apprehend_v and_o particular_o apply_v to_o himself_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o of_o christ_n merit_n god_n the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o soul_n but_o the_o papist_n themselves_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o faith_n be_v of_o another_o nature_n only_o a_o assent_n to_o thing_n reveal_v compare_v that_o which_o i_o write_v before_o touch_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o true_a justify_n faith_n with_o that_o which_o the_o papist_n teach_v to_o be_v the_o nature_n &_o form_n of_o this_o faith_n and_o you_o may_v see_v great_a difference_n 2._o they_o differ_v in_o their_o essential_a degree_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v the_o same_o faith_n in_o speciâ—_fw-la i_o know_v that_o magis_fw-la and_o minus_fw-la non_fw-la diversificant_fw-la speciem_fw-la more_fw-it and_o 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de_fw-la ratione_fw-la veer_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o choritatis_fw-la est_fw-la permaneniâ—a_fw-la &_o constantia_fw-la etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la sext._n senens_fw-la biblioth_o lib._n 6._o annot_v 214._o according_a to_o christian_a verity_n faith_n he_o only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v a_o true_a faith_n which_o have_v the_o efficacy_n of_o obtain_v salvation_n according_a to_o that_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o afterward_o he_o add_v that_o true_a faith_n indeed_o do_v consist_v with_o true_a love_n but_o that_o only_o be_v call_v true_a love_n by_o a_o moral_a truth_n which_o have_v perseverance_n and_o continuance_n and_o that_o the_o scripture_n never_o call_v the_o faith_n of_o they_o who_o believe_v for_o a_o time_n to_o be_v true_a say_v and_o that_o those_o who_o be_v damn_v never_o have_v true_a faith_n and_o in_o conclusion_n he_o ask_v soto_n whether_o he_o be_v to_o be_v call_v faithful_a or_o a_o friend_n who_o shall_v be_v join_v unto_o 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