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and_o drink_v his_o blood_n intend_v not_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o quicken_v i_o be_o therefore_o resolve_v by_o his_o grace_n to_o adhere_v to_o whole_a christ_n as_o the_o object_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o justification_n and_o i_o think_v this_o full_a comprehensive_a faith_n be_v safe_a than_o the_o groundless_o distinguish_v faith_n and_o this_o doctrine_n more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o scripture_n mr._n blake_n four_o our_o faith_n must_v look_v on_o christ_n so_o as_o to_o obtain_v righteousness_n by_o he_o by_o virtue_n of_o which_o we_o may_v appear_v before_o god_n as_o righteous_a but_o it_o be_v by_o his_o obedience_n as_o a_o servant_n that_o we_o obtain_v righteousness_n and_o stand_v before_o god_n as_o righteous_a rom._n 5.19_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o many_o be_v make_v righteous_a repl._n first_o i_o grant_v the_o whole_a but_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o our_o question_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a error_n that_o 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luk._n 19.27_o those_o my_o enemy_n that_o will_v not_o i_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o bring_v they_o hither_o etc._n etc._n say_v amesius_n medul_a l._n 2._o cap._n 5._o §_o 48._o opponuntur_fw-la ista_fw-la infidelitas_fw-la etc._n etc._n fidei_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la qua_fw-la tollunt_fw-la assensum_fw-la illum_fw-la intellectus_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la necessarius_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la qua_fw-la inferunt_fw-la &_o includunt_fw-la privationem_fw-la illius_fw-la election_n &_o apprehensionis_fw-la fidei_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la sure_o a_o unwillingness_n to_o accept_v christ_n for_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o condemn_a sin_n which_o we_o therefore_o call_v the_o reject_v of_o christ_n the_o tread_v he_o under_o foot_n neglect_v so_o great_a salvation_n not_o willing_a to_o come_v to_o christ_n for_o life_n make_v light_n of_o he_o when_o they_o be_v invite_v to_o the_o marriage_n mat._n 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though_o he_o judge_v it_o as_o camero_n not_o accurate_a in_o medul_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o sect_n 22._o yea_o he_o that_o though_o it_o must_v be_v but_o in_o one_o faculty_n choose_v to_o place_v it_o only_o in_o the_o will_n and_o exclude_v assent_v as_o be_v call_v faith_n quia_fw-la parit_fw-la fidem_fw-la excellent_a davenant_n say_v insactu_fw-la fidei_fw-la justifit_n antis_fw-la totu_n anima_fw-la se_fw-la convertit_fw-la ad_fw-la causam_fw-la justificantem_fw-la determine_v q._n 38._o pag._n 174._o and_o again_o fides_n illa_fw-la quam_fw-la scriptura_fw-la justificantem_fw-la agnoscit_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o se_fw-la complicatum_fw-la actum_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la &_o intellectus_fw-la determine_v q._n 37._o pag._n 166_o again_o neque_fw-la nobis_fw-la absurdum_fw-la sed_fw-la valde_fw-la consentaneum_fw-la videtur_fw-la actum_fw-la illum_fw-la quo_fw-la tota_fw-la anima_fw-la purificatur_fw-la &_o justificatur_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la animam_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o nudo_fw-la intellectu_fw-la habeat_fw-la initium_fw-la in_fw-la voluntate_fw-la complementum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la again_o quod_fw-la philosophantur_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la &_o intellectum_fw-la esse_fw-la dvas_fw-la potentias_fw-la reipsa_fw-la distinctas_fw-la dogma_fw-la philosophicum_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la haud_fw-la receptum_fw-la &_o theologicis_fw-la dogmatibus_fw-la firmandis_fw-la aut_fw-la infirmandis_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la minime_fw-la idoneum_fw-la idem_n ibid._n 2._o assent_n be_v not_o any_o full_a moral_n receive_v of_o christ_n but_o faith_n which_o justify_v be_v a_o full_a moral_n receive_v of_o christ_n job_n 1.12_o therefore_o assent_v alone_o be_v not_o the_o faith_n that_o justify_v i_o know_v there_o be_v a_o metonymy_n in_o the_o word_n receive_v because_o in_o strict_a speech_n in_o physics_n recipere_fw-la est_fw-la pati_fw-la but_o it_o be_v so_o usual_a and_o near_a that_o in_o morality_n it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o proper_a speech_n to_o call_v the_o acceptation_n of_o a_o offer_v good_a a_o receive_v 3._o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o the_o proper_a accept_n of_o christ_n require_v as_o of_o flat_a necessity_n to_o justification_n and_o salvation_n but_o this_o acceptation_n be_v not_o in_o scripture_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o any_o other_o grace_n therefore_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o act_n of_o faith_n the_o maj._n i_o hope_v no_o christian_n will_v deny_v for_o when_o christ_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o world_n as_o their_o saviour_n redeemer_n teacher_n king-husband_n who_o can_v think_v that_o the_o accept_n of_o he_o be_v not_o require_v yea_o even_o in_o the_o offer_n not_o a_o physical_a reception_n which_o some_o absurd_o and_o dangerous_o dream_v of_o but_o a_o moral_a as_o when_o a_o people_n take_v a_o man_n for_o their_o king_n or_o teacher_n or_o a_o woman_n take_v a_o man_n for_o her_o husband_n and_o for_o the_o minor_a receive_v christ_n offer_v be_v not_o usual_o express_v in_o the_o term_n hope_v joy_n charity_n repentance_n therefore_o it_o be_v include_v in_o the_o word_n faith_n unless_o you_o can_v name_v some_o other_o grace_n which_o it_o be_v usual_o express_v by_o 4._o the_o grace_n by_o which_o we_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n be_v faith_n but_o it_o be_v receive_v christ_n by_o which_o we_o be_v so_o unite_v to_o he_o therefore_o it_o be_v faith_n which_o be_v the_o receive_n of_o christ_n i_o suppose_v none_o will_v deny_v that_o it_o be_v christ_n himself_o that_o we_o must_v be_v unite_v to_o by_o believe_v and_o not_o the_o word_n or_o promise_n and_o that_o it_o be_v receive_v christ_n which_o unite_v we_o to_o he_o be_v obvious_a both_o from_o the_o language_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n a_o people_n be_v unite_v to_o their_o prince_n as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o republic_n and_o a_o church_n to_o their_o teacher_n and_o a_o woman_n to_o her_o husband_n by_o the_o will_n consent_n or_o acceptance_n and_o not_o proper_o but_o only_o initial_o preparatory_o imperfect_o and_o improper_o and_o if_o it_o be_v alone_o not_o at_o all_o by_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o word_n amesius_n say_v medul_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o §_o 18_o fides_n etiam_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la primus_fw-la actus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la qua_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la vivimus_fw-la consistat_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la in_o union_n cum_fw-la deo_fw-la quam_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la facere_fw-la potest_fw-la assensus_fw-la adhibitus_fw-la veritati_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la 5._o by_o faith_n it_o be_v that_o we_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o be_v christ_n disciple_n subject_n member_n for_o scripture_n ascribe_v not_o this_o to_o other_o grace_n usual_o or_o chief_o and_o to_o take_v he_o for_o our_o saviour_n and_o head_n and_o give_v up_o ourselves_o as_o his_o redeem_a and_o member_n be_v all_o one_o work_n but_o it_o be_v not_o by_o assent_n only_o chief_o or_o full_o at_o all_o that_o we_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o christ_n as_o disciple_n member_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o
and_o goodness_n to_o be_v all_o one_o and_o the_o understanding_n and_o will_n for_o all_o one_o take_v also_o assent_v and_o affiance_n for_o all_o one_o but_o i_o shall_v go_v on_o the_o supposition_n that_o his_o singular_a opinion_n be_v common_o disallow_v however_o the_o scotist_n and_o many_o other_o deny_v the_o real_a distinction_n of_o faculty_n the_o common_a vote_n of_o protestant_a divine_n be_v that_o faith_n be_v in_o both_o faculty_n the_o intellect_n and_o will_n and_o have_v for_o its_o object_n the_o entity_n of_o christ_n person_n and_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o goodness_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o benefit_n offer_v which_o faith_n accept_v davenant_n word_n be_v plain_a and_o true_a determ_fw-la qu._n 38._o pag._n 174._o in_o actu_fw-la fidei_fw-la justificantis_fw-la tota_fw-la anima_fw-la se_fw-la convertit_fw-la ad_fw-la causam_fw-la justificantem_fw-la and_o qu._n 37._o pag._n 166._o fides_n illa_fw-la quam_fw-la scriptura_fw-la 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proof_n i_o will_v give_v you_o more_o argument_n 2._o the_o scripture_n reveal_v to_o we_o that_o this_o faith_n be_v the_o act_n both_o of_o the_o intellect_n and_o the_o will_n therefore_o it_o be_v so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o intellect_n be_v so_o plain_a in_o scripture_n that_o i_o shall_v accuse_v myself_o of_o weary_v you_o with_o needless_a work_n if_o i_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o prove_v it_o the_o papist_n be_v right_a enough_o in_o thus_o much_o and_o dr._n downame_n de_fw-fr justific_n and_o against_o pemble_n in_o append._n to_o covenant_n of_o grace_n have_v prove_v it_o at_o large_a that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o will_n our_o divine_n have_v full_o prove_v against_o the_o papist_n in_o many_o a_o full_a discourse_n 1._o from_o the_o sense_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v affiance_n and_o such_o a_o affiance_n as_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o will_v as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o intellect_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hope_v in_fw-la god_n be_v a_o complication_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n in_o one_o word_n and_o translate_v by_o we_o trust_v in_o god_n 4._o though_o the_o willing_a consent_n or_o acceptance_n of_o a_o offer_a benefit_n have_v true_o somewhat_o of_o love_n in_o it_o yet_o love_n be_v not_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o that_o act._n every_o volition_n be_v not_o usual_o call_v love_n prop._n 3._o it_o be_v not_o not_o only_a god_n the_o father_n nor_o only_a christ_n the_o redeemer_n nor_o only_o the_o promise_n nor_o only_a pardon_n or_o righteousness_n or_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o object_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o paul_n oppose_v to_o work_n in_o jusification_n argument_n 1._o if_o many_o or_o all_o these_o art_n so_o link_v together_o that_o to_o believe_v one_o of_o they_o as_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n be_v to_o believe_v more_o or_o all_o than_o it_o