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god_n to_o bestow_v rom._n 14.23_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o context_n that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o what_o a_o man_n do_v without_o a_o persuasion_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o for_o the_o will_n of_o god_n must_v be_v both_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o our_o obedience_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v without_o this_o persuasion_n though_o it_o may_v be_v material_o good_a it_o be_v formal_o evil_a because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n will._n second_o when_o we_o pray_v in_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n so_o faith_n be_v take_v rom._n 3.3_o and_o jam._n 1.6_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o speak_v of_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o do_v effectual_o determine_v the_o will_n to_o the_o free_a choice_n and_o constant_a prosecution_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o that_o you_o may_v not_o think_v this_o a_o singular_a notion_n see_v the_o sense_n of_o several_a very_a judicious_a and_o godly_a man_n dr._n jackson_n of_o faith_n 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to_o the_o sceptic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o suspend_v their_o judgement_n till_o they_o hear_v every_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v say_v on_o both_o side_n or_o rather_o because_o they_o think_v when_o matter_n seem_v to_o be_v cast_v one_o way_n something_o may_v possible_o be_v say_v on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o praeponderate_v neither_o do_v i_o think_v it_o necessary_a or_o possible_a for_o every_o one_o to_o examine_v whatever_o be_v say_v or_o write_v pro_fw-la and_o con_v in_o every_o point_n we_o may_v believe_v many_o truth_n which_o we_o can_v answer_v all_o objection_n against_o and_o there_o be_v many_o opinion_n which_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v candidate_n or_o probationer_n to_o stand_v for_o a_o place_n in_o man_n mind_n only_o that_o which_o i_o will_v persuade_v man_n to_o be_v a_o due_a ponder_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v a_o probability_n of_o truth_n according_a to_o their_o capacity_n or_o opportunity_n and_o 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argument_n yet_o they_o may_v see_v so_o much_o in_o they_o as_o may_v induce_v they_o to_o think_v that_o they_o differ_v conscientious_o and_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o wilful_o blind_a second_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n upon_o what_o ground_n we_o judge_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v either_o true_a or_o false_a because_o many_o thing_n stand_v upon_o the_o same_o foundation_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n that_o we_o admit_v or_o refuse_v one_o thing_n we_o may_v admit_v or_o refuse_v many_o other_o 2_o thes_n 2.2_o the_o apostle_n beseech_v the_o thessalonian_o that_o they_o be_v not_o soon_o shake_v in_o their_o mind_n or_o trouble_v either_o by_o word_n or_o spirit_n or_o letter_n as_o from_o they_o the_o particular_a thing_n whereof_o he_o warn_v they_o have_v no_o great_a evil_n in_o it_o but_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o go_v about_o to_o seduce_v they_o ver_fw-la 3._o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o by_o any_o mean_n if_o they_o 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