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militant_a the_o other_o triumphant_a q._n 4._o what_o be_v the_o church_n militant_a a._o that_o portion_n of_o god_n elect_a which_o in_o their_o generation_n cleave_v unto_o christ_n by_o faith_n and_o fight_v against_o the_o world_n flesh_n and_o devil_n ephes._n 6.11_o 12._o heb._n 11.13_o 14._o and_o 12.1.4_o q._n 5._o what_o be_v the_o church_n triumphant_a a._o that_o portion_n of_o god_n people_n who_o have_v fight_v their_o fight_n and_o keep_v the_o faith_n be_v now_o in_o heaven_n rest_v from_o their_o labour_n 6_o perish_v ephes._n 5.27_o revel._n 3.21_o and_o ch._n 14.13_o q._n 6._o be_v not_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o church_n of_o the_o christian_n since_o two_o church_n a._o no_o essential_o they_o be_v but_o one_o differ_v only_o in_o some_o outward_a administration_n ephes._n 2.12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o 1_o cor._n 10.3_o gal._n 4.26_o 27._o heb._n 11.15.26.40_o q._n 7._o can_v this_o church_n be_v whole_o 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gal._n 2.20_o 2_o cor._n 5.20_o 21._o q._n 3._o have_v all_o this_o faith_n a._o none_o but_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n tit._n 1.1_o ioh._n 10.26_o matth._n 13.11_o act._n 13.48_o rom._n 8.30_o q_o do_v not_o than_o other_o believe_v that_o make_v profession_n a._o yes_o with_o first_o historical_a faith_n or_o a_o persuasion_n that_o the_o thing_n write_v in_o the_o word_n be_v true_a james_n 2.9_o second_o temporary_a faith_n which_o have_v some_o joy_n of_o the_o affection_n upon_o unspiritual_a ground_n in_o the_o thing_n believe_v matth._n 13.20_o mark_n 6.20_o joh._n 2.23_o 24._o act._n 8.13_o chap._n xviii_o of_o our_o vocation_n or_o god_n call_v we_o q._n 1._o how_o come_v we_o to_o have_v this_o save_a faith_n a._o it_o be_v free_o bestow_v upon_o we_o and_o wrought_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o our_o vocation_n or_o call_n ioh._n 6.29.44_o ephes._n 2.8_o 9_o phil._n 1.29_o 2_o thess._n 1.11_o q._n 2._o what_o be_v our_o vocation_n or_o this_o call_n of_o 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