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16._o this_o motive_n do_v christ_n use_v to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o put_v on_o the_o breastplate_n of_o righteousness_n §._o 7._o whether_o man_n righteousness_n be_v meritorious_a many_o and_o sundry_a be_v the_o wile_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v against_o this_o breastplate_n righteousness_n and_o those_o either_o to_o make_v it_o of_o no_o use_n or_o to_o make_v we_o either_o not_o regard_v it_o or_o to_o wax_v weary_a of_o it_o he_o draw_v on_o some_o to_o crack_v and_o break_v this_o breastplate_n of_o righteousness_n meritorious_a by_o beat_v it_o out_o further_o than_o the_o mettle_n thereof_o will_v bear_v it_o that_o be_v to_o speak_v plain_o by_o make_v righteousness_n to_o be_v meritorious_a herewith_o he_o beguile_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o such_o as_o embrace_v their_o doctrine_n and_o egregious_o have_v he_o besot_v the_o papist_n herewith_o for_o avoid_v this_o decent_a we_o be_v due_o to_o consider_v what_o thing_n be_v require_v to_o cause_n merit_n 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faith_n from_o faith_n proceed_v all_o good_a work_n for_o it_o be_v faith_n in_o god_n love_n which_o move_v a_o man_n to_o love_n god_n again_o and_o love_n to_o god_n be_v it_o which_o move_v a_o man_n to_o love_v his_o brother_n which_o be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n and_o stand_v in_o god_n room_n and_o steed_n now_o there_o can_v be_v no_o strong_a motive_n to_o stir_v up_o a_o man_n to_o any_o duty_n than_o love_n a_o love_a child_n will_v much_o more_o seek_v to_o please_v his_o father_n than_o a_o servile_a bondslave_n and_o a_o love_a friend_n will_v do_v much_o more_o kindness_n for_o a_o friend_n than_o a_o stranger_n though_o he_o be_v hire_v thereunto_o he_o that_o indeed_o believe_v that_o god_n so_o love_v he_o as_o he_o spare_v not_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n but_o give_v he_o a_o price_n of_o redemption_n that_o in_o his_o son_n god_n have_v vouchsafe_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o to_o give_v he_o pardon_v of_o all_o his_o sin_n freedom_n from_o hell_n and_o 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the_o end_n of_o our_o prayer_n amen_n which_o signify_v a_o assent_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v as_o to_o truth_n §._o 12._o of_o the_o kind_n of_o faith_n this_o assent_n may_v be_v either_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o creâ—â—â—_n or_o of_o the_o creature_n the_o faith_n of_o which_o now_o we_o speak_v have_v reference_n to_o the_o creator_n and_o his_o word_n and_o may_v in_o general_n be_v define_v a_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n faith_n thus_o take_v be_v either_o common_a to_o all_o or_o proper_a to_o the_o elect_a that_o common_a faith_n be_v extraordinary_a or_o ordinary_a 22._o extraordinary_a faith_n faith_n be_v a_o belief_n that_o some_o extraordinary_a and_o miraculous_a thing_n shall_v fall_v out_o this_o be_v ground_v either_o upon_o some_o especial_a promise_n or_o extraordinary_a revelation_n make_v to_o the_o party_n in_o who_o it_o be_v and_o it_o be_v give_v but_o at_o some_o special_a time_n to_o some_o special_a person_n on_o 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