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grant_v concern_v the_o certainty_n which_o faith_n may_v receive_v from_o the_o external_a motive_n or_o proponent_n the_o spirit_n scripture_n church_n and_o tradition_n 3_o concern_v the_o illumination_n adherence_n certitude_n which_o this_o faith_n that_o ordinary_o first_o come_v by_o hear_v receive_v from_o the_o inward_a operation_n of_o god_n spirit_n 1._o first_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o interior_a work_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n open_v the_o heart_n be_v always_o require_v beside_o the_o outward_a mean_n for_o the_o conception_n of_o all_o save_a faith_n that_o we_o can_v exercise_v any_o act_n thereof_o without_o particular_a grace_n and_o motion_n mean._n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o it_o be_v the_o infuse_a gift_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o other_o grace_n of_o hope_n and_o charity_n see_v jo._n 6._o 29_o 44_o 45_o 64_o 65._o matt._n 11._o 25_o 26._o 16._o 17._o act._n 13._o 48._o 16._o 14_o 15._o rom._n 12._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 3_o 9_o 2_o cor._n 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inter_fw-la cyprian_n ep._n 31._o non_fw-la est_fw-la alienus_fw-la a_o crimine_fw-la cujus_fw-la consensu_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la a_o se_fw-la admissune_fw-la orimen_fw-la tamen_fw-la publicae_fw-la legitur_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la vult_fw-la videri_fw-la propositis_fw-la adversus_fw-la evangelium_fw-la vel_fw-la edictis_fw-la vel_fw-la legibus_fw-la satisfecisse_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la jam_fw-la paruit_fw-la quod_fw-la videri_fw-la paruisse_fw-la se_fw-la voluit_fw-la see_v cyprian_n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la professio_fw-la denegantis_fw-la i._n e._n se_fw-la esse_fw-la christianum_fw-la contestatio_fw-la est_fw-fr christiani_n quod_fw-la fuerat_fw-la abnuentis_fw-la fecisse_fw-la se_fw-la dixit_fw-la quicquid_fw-la alius_fw-la faciendo_fw-la commisit_fw-la though_o see_v how_o plausible_a the_o same_o father_n draw_v up_o such_o a_o one_o excuse_n ep._n 52._o ad_fw-la magistratum_fw-la mandavi_fw-la christianum_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la sacrificare_fw-la mihi_fw-la non_fw-la licere_fw-la dare_v i_o ob_fw-la hoc_fw-la praemium_fw-la ne_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la faciam_fw-la but_o note_n that_o the_o magistrate_n free_v he_o for_o this_o reward_n be_v by_o bring_v in_o his_o name_n as_o if_o he_o have_v sacrifice_v which_o the_o christian_a ought_v by_o no_o mean_n either_o to_o have_v procure_v or_o admit_v as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v urge_v concern_v s._n paul_n that_o he_o become_v as_o a_o jew_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o without_o law_n to_o those_o without_o law_n etc._n etc._n practise_v some_o thing_n whereby_o he_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o to_o his_o convert_n of_o another_o opinion_n than_o indeed_o he_o be_v that_o he_o may_v out_o of_o this_o mistake_n produce_v their_o great_a good_a yet_o note_n that_o for_o this_o good_a he_o practise_v nothing_o absolute_o unlawful_a or_o prohibit_v either_o by_o divine_a or_o ecclesiastical_a injunction_n but_o some_o thing_n which_o though_o they_o be_v no_o long_o necessary_a to_o any_o one_o 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by_o moses_n as_o likewise_o as_o it_o be_v probable_o collect_v from_o act._n 21._o 21._o to_o undeceive_v the_o new_a christian_a jew_n in_o that_o sinister_a opinion_n they_o have_v of_o he_o as_o if_o that_o he_o not_o only_o licence_v the_o gentile-converts_a from_o any_o use_n of_o these_o legal_a ceremony_n at_o which_o they_o take_v no_o offence_n but_o also_o persuade_v the_o jew_n convert_v by_o he_o not_o only_o that_o such_o ceremony_n be_v no_o more_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n but_o that_o they_o may_v by_o no_o mean_n use_v any_o of_o they_o nor_o walk_v after_o the_o former_a custom_n therefore_o he_o practise_v these_o himself_n sometime_o for_o this_o reason_n also_o say_v s._n austin_n ep._n 19_o ne_o judaeis_n &c_n &c_n viderentur_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la gentibus_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la crediderant_fw-la sic_fw-la detestari_fw-la circumcisionem_fw-la sicut_fw-la idololatria_fw-la detestanda_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la illam_fw-la deus_fw-la fieri_fw-la 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