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be_v not_o of_o those_o who_o vomit_n or_o spit_v out_o thing_n sudden_o but_o take_v time_n to_o be_v diligent_a and_o consider_v 5._o when_o thou_o do_v begin_v to_o incline_v to_o a_o opinion_n that_o differ_v opinion_n 5._o be_v not_o rash_a in_o publish_v any_o new_a opinion_n from_o the_o learned_a and_o godly_a be_v not_o too_o rash_a and_o precipitate_a in_o publish_v it_o the_o apostle_n give_v a_o good_a rule_n rom._n 14._o have_v thou_o faith_n have_v it_o to_o thyself_o he_o do_v not_o there_o command_v a_o man_n to_o equivocate_v or_o dissemble_v and_o deny_v a_o truth_n but_o not_o needless_o to_o profess_v it_o when_o it_o will_v be_v to_o the_o offence_n of_o other_o cyprian_n reprove_v the_o rashness_n of_o those_o christian_n that_o will_v go_v on_o their_o own_o accord_n to_o the_o heathen_a magistrate_n profess_v themselves_o christian_n whereby_o they_o be_v put_v to_o death_n have_v a_o good_a and_o elegant_a speech_n confiteri_fw-la nos_fw-la magis_fw-la voluit_fw-la quà m_fw-la profiteri_fw-la he_o do_v confess_v that_o do_v it_o be_v ask_v and_o demand_v he_o do_v profess_v that_o do_v it_o out_o of_o his_o own_o free_a accord_n 6._o consider_v that_o antinomianisme_n be_v the_o only_a way_n indeed_o to_o overthrow_v grace_n 6._o antinomianisme_n overthrow_v christ_n and_o grace_n grace_n and_o christ_n for_o he_o set_v up_o free_a grace_n and_o christ_n not_o who_o name_n it_o often_o in_o his_o book_n or_o in_o the_o pulpit_n but_o who_o heart_n be_v inward_o and_o deep_o affect_v with_o it_o now_o who_o will_v most_o hearty_o and_o experimental_o set_v up_o christ_n and_o grace_n of_o these_o two_o i._n who_o urge_v no_o use_n of_o the_o law_n who_o take_v away_o the_o sense_n or_o bitterness_n of_o sin_n who_o deni_v humiliation_n or_o he_o who_o discover_v his_o defect_n by_o the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o the_o law_n who_o soul_n be_v inbitter_v and_o humble_v because_o of_o these_o defect_n certain_o this_o late_a will_n much_o more_o in_o heart_n and_o real_a affection_n set_v up_o free_a grace_n finis_fw-la the_o table_n a._n the_o law_n abolish_v as_o a_o covenant_n not_o as_o a_o rule_n page_n 204_o the_o law_n abrogate_a to_o believer_n in_o six_o particular_n p._n 209._o 210._o 211_o three_o cause_n of_o the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n which_o agree_v not_o to_o the_o moral_a p._n 213_o six_o abuse_n of_o the_o law_n p._n 16._o 17._o 18._o 19_o conversion_n and_o repentance_n be_v our_o act_n as_o well_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n grace_n p._n 97_o whether_o adam_n be_v mortal_a before_o his_o eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n p._n 107_o whether_o adam_n in_o his_o innocency_n can_v be_v consider_v in_o his_o natural_n or_o supernatural_n answer_v in_o two_o position_n p._n 129_o whether_o adam_n need_v christ_n help_n ibid._n &_o p._n 130._o whether_o god_n require_v less_o of_o adam_n then_o we_o p._n 135._o amorem_fw-la mercedis_fw-la a_o godly_a man_n may_v have_v in_o his_o obedience_n though_o not_o amorem_fw-la mercenarium_fw-la p._n 13_o what_o help_v the_o angel_n have_v by_o christ_n p._n 130_o calvine_n two_o reason_n why_o angel_n need_v christ_n mediation_n ibid._n some_o antecedaneous_a work_n upon_o the_o heart_n before_o grace_n be_v bestow_v p._n 86_o four_o limitation_n concern_v those_o antecedaneous_a work_n ibid._n the_o first_o antinomian_n p._n 38_o antinomian_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n confute_v p._n 234._o 236_o the_o antinomian_a why_o most_o inexcusable_a p._n 43_o the_o antinomian_a distinction_n of_o the_o law_n be_v abolish_v as_o a_o law_n but_o still_o abide_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o a_o contradiction_n p._n 206_o the_o antinomian_a argument_n overthrow_v the_o use_n of_o the_o law_n to_o unbeliever_n as_o well_o as_o believer_n p._n 208_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o