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thou_o do_v believe_v and_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v to_o a_o proud_a and_o insolent_a traitor_n act_v in_o the_o height_n of_o rebellion_n sir_n pardon_n be_v you_o if_o you_o do_v come_v in_o and_o submit_v take_v the_o word_n in_o their_o grammatical_a construction_n i_o may_v assure_v he_o he_o shall_v be_v pardon_v if_o he_o will_v present_o come_v in_o and_o submit_v but_o it_o be_v incongruous_a to_o say_v sir_n pardon_n be_v you_o if_o you_o do_v submit_v since_o at_o present_a he_o be_v visible_o neither_o a_o object_n of_o pardon_n nor_o a_o subject_n of_o submission_n upon_o which_o account_n i_o apprehend_v those_o expression_n of_o mr._n humphrey_n not_o so_o congruous_a christ_n be_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v believe_v i_o may_v say_v christ_n be_v thou_o if_o thou_o do_v believe_v where_o i_o have_v not_o clear_a evidence_n of_o the_o dominion_n of_o unbelief_n or_o christ_n shall_v be_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v believe_v where_o i_o have_v never_o so_o clear_a evidence_n of_o unbelief_n in_o dominion_n but_o to_o apply_v the_o promise_n de_fw-fr praesenti_fw-la upon_o a_o condition_n de_fw-fr futuro_fw-la i_o think_v be_v neither_o grammatical_a logical_a nor_o theological_a some_o truth_n there_o may_v be_v in_o it_o if_o understand_v rhetorical_o but_o rhetoric_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o orator_n than_o a_o disputant_n 3_o lie_n mr._n humphrey_n himself_o scruple_n to_o use_v these_o word_n to_o a_o person_n visible_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n witness_n those_o expression_n of_o he_o who_o doubt_n but_o i_o dare_v say_v this_o to_o one_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n conceive_v we_o know_v it_o not_o and_o can_v judge_v thereof_o where_o therefore_o we_o know_v and_o can_v can_v judge_v a_o person_n to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n mr._n humphrey_n will_v not_o encourage_v we_o to_o say_v be_v assure_v all_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v actual_o thou_o 63._o pag._n 63._o to_o answer_v therefore_o mr._n humphrey_n his_o retortion_n i_o dare_v say_v to_o the_o visible_o godly_a what_o christ_n say_v before_o i_o in_o the_o sacrament_n the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v break_v for_o thou_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v shed_v for_o thou_o for_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o these_o word_n i_o dare_v not_o say_v to_o one_o against_o who_o i_o have_v evidence_n by_o his_o gross_a ignorance_n or_o profane_a conversation_n that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n however_o therefore_o page_n 63._o mr._n humphrey_n utter_o renounce_v the_o very_a undertake_n to_o make_v any_o church-member_n visible_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n yet_o that_o herein_o he_o be_v heterodox_n be_v evident_a by_o clear_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n matth._n 7._o verse_n 15._o to_o 20._o our_o saviour_n there_o teach_v we_o that_o as_o a_o tree_n so_o a_o person_n may_v be_v know_v by_o his_o fruit_n and_o act_v 8._o 23._o peter_n by_o that_o wicked_a offer_n of_o simon_n magus_n know_v he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n see_v also_o tit._n 3._o verse_n 10_o 11._o the_o epistle_n of_o judas_n 2_o pet._n chap._n 2_o and_o 3._o and_o 1_o cor._n 6._o verse_n 9_o 10._o and_o ephes_n 5._o verse_n 5_o 6._o but_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n in_o so_o clear_a a_o case_n and_o indeed_o if_o gross_a ignorance_n fundamental_a error_n obstinate_o maintain_v open_a profaneness_n scoff_v at_o holiness_n if_o these_o i_o say_v live_v in_o especial_o after_o due_a mean_n of_o conviction_n be_v not_o palpable_a evidence_n of_o a_o person_n at_o present_a in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n than_o the_o forementioned_a text_n must_v be_v raze_v out_o of_o scripture_n and_o minister_n as_o to_o this_o particular_a must_v learn_v a_o new_a gospel_n of_o mr._n humphrey_n mr._n humphrey_n the_o solidity_n of_o this_o answer_n may_v appear_v the_o more_o by_o this_o man_n weakness_n to_o solve_v the_o objection_n page_n 48._o which_o otherwise_o can_v be_v do_v it_o be_v this_o do_v not_o the_o a_o minister_n seal_v to_o a_o lie_n if_o he_o seal_v to_o the_o unworthy_a he_o answer_v most_o miserable_o he_o do_v but_o seal_n to_o a_o untruth_n not_o to_o a_o lie_n so_o long_o as_o he_o come_v in_o to_o the_o elder_n and_o be_v think_v visible_o worthy_a by_o they_o well_o but_o what_o if_o the_o elder_n shall_v admit_v one_o visible_o unworthy_a and_o the_o minister_n judge_v he_o so_o to_o be_v yet_o the_o major_a part_n carry_v it_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o he_o then_o 64._o â—…g_v 64._o here_o his_o untruth_n must_v be_v a_o lie_n again_o it_o be_v not_o his_o plead_v a_o admonition_n or_o that_o he_o can_v help_v it_o will_v serve_v he_o if_o it_o be_v positive_o a_o lie_n or_o a_o sin_n to_o admit_v any_o that_o be_v visible_o unworthy_a he_o may_v not_o offend_v his_o conscience_n and_o presume_v upon_o god_n though_o he_o lose_v his_o place_n and_o life_n too_o so_o that_o he_o must_v of_o necessity_n come_v over_o to_o we_o 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sacrament_n to_o those_o who_o be_v visible_o worthy_a yet_o real_o unworthy_a pag._n 48._o mr._n humphrey_n propound_v my_o objection_n thus_o do_v not_o the_o minister_n seal_n to_o a_o lie_n if_o he_o seal_v to_o the_o unworthy_a the_o objection_n thus_o propound_v may_v bear_v a_o very_a foul_a sense_n as_o seem_v to_o include_v person_n both_o real_o and_o visible_o unworthy_a whereas_o my_o objection_n clear_o hint_n a_o distinction_n between_o person_n visible_o worthy_a yet_o real_o unworthy_a and_o between_o person_n both_o real_o and_o visible_o unworthy_a beside_o that_o in_o the_o latter_a branch_n also_o i_o use_v not_o the_o term_n of_o seal_v but_o of_o give_v the_o sacrament_n and_o however_o he_o may_v possible_o agree_v with_o i_o in_o sense_n yet_o the_o term_n alter_v may_v occasion_v a_o foul_a mistake_n in_o the_o reader_n but_o to_o pass_v that_o let_v we_o scan_v his_o exception_n against_o my_o answer_n to_o that_o objection_n and_o 1._o he_o corrupt_v my_o 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the_o whole_a or_o totum_fw-la be_v define_v or_o describe_v by_o all_o its_o part_n all_o which_o together_o differ_v 〈◊〉_d re_fw-mi but_o only_o ratione_fw-la from_o the_o whole_a and_o that_o whether_o this_o totum_fw-la be_v vniversale_fw-la essentiale_fw-la or_o integrale_fw-la but_o in_o mr._n h._n his_o absurd_a syllogism_n believe_v be_v the_o same_o both_o re_fw-mi and_o ratione_fw-la with_o believe_a but_o believe_v be_v not_o the_o same_o ratione_fw-la with_o receive_v christ_n for_o righteousness_n though_o it_o be_v the_o same_o realiter_fw-la as_o animal_n rationale_fw-la be_v not_o ratione_fw-la the_o same_o with_o homo_fw-la though_o it_o be_v realiter_fw-la the_o same_o with_o homo_fw-la but_o differ_v as_o definitio_fw-la differ_v à _fw-la de_fw-la finito_fw-la mr._n h._n ib._n and_o whereas_o to_o illustrate_v this_o he_o so_o elaborate_o demonstrate_v he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o so_o that_o he_o shall_v rise_v etc._n etc._n partly_o by_o sense_n partly_o by_o faith_n 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man_n i_o grant_v for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o be_v not_o so_o evident_a that_o john_n be_v a_o believer_n as_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o shall_v rise_v but_o still_o its_o a_o truth_n that_o both_o these_o conclusion_n flow_v from_o scripture_n by_o consequence_n and_o therefore_o be_v in_o scripture_n by_o consequence_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n here_o oppose_v by_o mr._n humphrey_n he_o may_v therefore_o well_o have_v spare_v himself_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o merry_a tautology_n he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o right_n be_v in_o the_o right_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o he_o hope_v to_o catch_v his_o reader_n by_o a_o frothy_a expression_n rather_o than_o to_o convince_v he_o by_o a_o solid_a argument_n have_v he_o close_v with_o this_o syllogism_n if_o mr._n d._n be_v in_o the_o right_n then_o mr._n h._n be_v in_o the_o wrong_n but_o mr._n d._n be_v in_o the_o right_n ergo_fw-la he_o have_v do_v both_o himself_o his_o reader_n and_o his_o antagonist_n more_o right_a than_o now_o he_o do_v page_n 198._o mr._n h._n mention_n a_o objection_n of_o i_o about_o the_o sacrament_n suppose_v assurance_n and_o faith_n unto_o which_o he_o say_v i_o can_v make_v no_o solution_n when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n my_o solution_n be_v lay_v down_o p._n 147_o &_o 148._o of_o my_o bar_n only_o he_o tell_v the_o reader_n that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o my_o mind_n that_o we_o must_v forbear_v the_o sacrament_n till_o we_o have_v effectual_a faith_n and_o true_o i_o think_v he_o be_v not_o of_o my_o mind_n in_o that_o particular_a nor_o be_v it_o material_a what_o be_v his_o mind_n or_o what_o be_v my_o mind_n but_o what_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o truth_n ib._n mr._n h._n grant_n that_o a_o general_a faith_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o covenant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o only_a mean_n to_o be_v save_v by_o be_v 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