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god_n neither_o he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n but_o he_o that_o love_v his_o brother_n abide_v in_o the_o light_n and_o he_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v righteous_a 7._o verse_n 7._o even_o as_o god_n be_v righteous_a and_o so_o we_o find_v that_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n do_v assure_v themselves_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o job_n say_v i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n 25._o job_n 19_o 25._o live_v and_o s._n paul_n i_o live_v by_o the_o 20._o gal._n 2._o 20._o faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o these_o man_n know_v it_o by_o special_a revelation_n and_o not_o by_o any_o outward_a examination_n we_o find_v the_o father_n of_o the_o same_o mind_n for_o epiphanius_n say_v christ_n be_v send_v to_o be_v a_o saviour_n that_o he_o may_v redeem_v from_o bondage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d definitionibus_fw-la epiphan_n in_o anchor_n pag._n 496._o basil_n in_o 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you_o to_o observe_v that_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v we_o always_o to_o offer_v this_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n in_o other_o sacrifice_n we_o may_v have_v a_o cessation_n but_o this_o must_v be_v do_v without_o intermission_n and_o no_o marvel_n nam_fw-la gregor_n gregor_n cùm_fw-la deus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la cessat_fw-la benefacere_fw-la ideo_fw-la semper_fw-la debet_fw-la homo_fw-la gratias_fw-la agere_fw-la for_o see_v god_n ever_o bestow_v blessing_n and_o grace_n upon_o man_n therefore_o man_n shall_v never_o cease_v to_o render_v thanks_o unto_o god_n say_v s._n gregory_n and_o therefore_o holy_a david_n will_v even_o at_o midnight_n praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n for_o it_o become_v well_o the_o just_a to_o be_v thankful_a and_o therefore_o vaetacentibus_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la domine_fw-la woe_n to_o confess_v aug._n in_o confess_v they_o that_o be_v mute_a in_o render_v thanks_o and_o praise_n unto_o god_n for_o this_o be_v all_o that_o we_o 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charitatis_fw-la libenter_fw-la exercuit_fw-la and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o we_o bestow_v upon_o they_o we_o lend_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o store_n for_o ourselves_o against_o the_o time_n of_o need_n and_o this_o our_o saviour_n show_v when_o he_o say_v unto_o the_o godly_a come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n for_o i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o meat_n i_o be_v thirsty_a and_o you_o give_v i_o drink_v etc._n etc._n 5._o true_a repentance_n be_v not_o of_o least_o account_n with_o god_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o contrite_a spirit_n a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n â—_o god_n will_v thou_o not_o despise_v but_o here_o you_o must_v understand_v that_o true_a repentance_n consist_v not_o only_o in_o a_o baâ—e_a confession_n i_o have_v do_v such_o a_o fault_n and_o i_o be_o sorry_a for_o it_o but_o it_o must_v have_v also_o true_a contrition_n a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n say_v the_o prophet_n for_o 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the_o philosopher_n of_o athens_n the_o rabbin_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o all_o the_o worldly_a wise_a man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o but_o the_o true_a prophet_n of_o christ_n the_o true_a christian_n do_v only_o know_v it_o now_o the_o only_a way_n to_o get_v this_o knowledge_n be_v to_o search_v the_o scripture_n for_o they_o testify_v of_o i_o say_v our_o saviour_n and_o by_o they_o say_v s._n jerome_n plenam_fw-la potes_fw-la dei_fw-la isaiam_n jeron_n ad_fw-la demeâ—_n idem_fw-la in_o prâ—â—em_fw-la in_o isaiam_n intelligere_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la thou_o may_v understand_v the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n at_o ignorantia_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la est_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la christi_fw-la but_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o christ_n and_o to_o be_v fold_v and_o swaddle_v in_o all_o error_n as_o our_o saviour_n show_v matth._n 21._o 29._o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v be_v true_a christian_a prophet_n let_v we_o ever_o be_v conversant_a in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o because_o the_o scripture_n licet_fw-la omnibus_fw-la accessibilis_fw-la volus_fw-la aug._n epist_n 3._o ad_fw-la volus_fw-la paucissimis_fw-la tamen_fw-la penetrabilis_fw-la though_o they_o be_v accessible_a unto_o all_o all_o may_v have_v they_o all_o may_v hear_v they_o yet_o be_v they_o understand_v but_o of_o very_a few_o we_o shall_v pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v open_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o understanding_n that_o we_o may_v 18._o ps_n 119._o 18._o see_v the_o wondrous_a thing_n of_o his_o law_n and_o that_o we_o may_v thorough_o know_v the_o whole_a will_n of_o god_n and_o then_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o grace_n to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o mortal_a life_n that_o we_o may_v live_v in_o peace_n with_o god_n in_o the_o everlasting_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n who_o be_v bless_v for_o evermore_o amen_n jehovae_fw-la liberatori_fw-la finis_fw-la christ_n say_v god_n delight_v not_o 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