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do_v cast_v all_o ibid._n projicit_fw-la in_o mare_fw-la veluti_fw-la talentum_fw-la plumâ—i_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la noâ—_n comparâ—ant_n pel._n ibid._n the_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n like_o a_o talon_n oâ—_n lead_v from_o our_o eye_n that_o from_o thenceforth_o they_o may_v never_o appear_v before_o god_n any_o more_o for_o god_n do_v so_o remove_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o faithful_a conspectum_fw-la deus_fw-la removet_fw-la è_fw-la conspectu_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la non_fw-la redeunt_fw-la in_o conspectum_fw-la out_o of_o his_o sight_n that_o they_o may_v never_o return_v into_o his_o sight_n any_o more_o because_o christ_n himself_o do_v set_v upon_o sin_n and_o do_v prevail_v over_o it_o and_o with_o his_o righteousness_n swallow_v it_o up_o and_o it_o be_v enforce_v to_o be_v extinguish_v of_o he_o 20._o luth._o serm._n in_o joh._n 20._o no_o less_o and_o no_o otherwise_o than_o a_o spark_n of_o fire_n 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perfect_o righteous_a by_o free_a justification_n and_o faith_n only_o in_o christ_n which_o serve_v to_o approve_v she_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n again_o she_o be_v holy_a in_o life_n and_o conversation_n but_o this_o latter_a way_n be_v unperfect_a and_o serve_v to_o approve_v she_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o thus_o do_v allege_v this_o place_n augustine_n luther_n zanch._n downham_n willet_n hall_n heming_n and_o many_o other_o say_v thus_o the_o church_n be_v make_v cleâ—n_n that_o she_o may_v have_v purgâ—tio_fw-la august_n muâ—datur_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la habâ—at_fw-la maculam_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la hâ—bere_fw-la caput_fw-la illud_fw-la nisi_fw-la coadignum_fw-la coâ—pus_fw-la condignam_fw-la uxorâ—m_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la sponsa_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la habens_fw-la maculam_fw-la per_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la enâ—m_fw-la â—uferuntur_fw-la peccata_fw-la interna_fw-la purgâ—tio_fw-la no_o spot_n that_o head_n can_v not_o have_v a_o body_n but_o agreeable_a and_o suitable_a unto_o himself_o such_o a_o husband_n do_v not_o marry_v a_o wife_n but_o like_a unto_o himself_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o he_o may_v make_v she_o to_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n not_o have_v now_o one_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n nor_o any_o such_o thing_n for_o by_o her_o baptism_n her_o sin_n be_v take_v away_o for_o when_o a_o man_n be_v baptize_v he_o receive_v this_o benefit_n of_o grace_n sign_v and_o seal_v unto_o he_o as_o with_o the_o very_a seal_n of_o god_n whereby_o the_o inward_a wash_n and_o make_v clean_o which_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v give_v ratify_v and_o seal_v to_o he_o that_o be_v baptize_v if_o afterward_o be_v come_v to_o year_n his_o unbelief_n do_v not_o seclude_v he_o from_o the_o benefit_n therefore_o that_o say_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v fast_o 7._o quaâ—e_fw-la â—irmiter_fw-la tenendom_n hâ—ming_v in_o 1_o joh_n 1_o 7._o firm_o who_o testify_v that_o christ_n so_o love_v his_o church_n 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therefore_o shall_v these_o last_o day_n be_v most_o perilous_a and_o dangerous_a time_n because_o man_n shall_v abound_v in_o all_o cloak_a corruption_n have_v a_o form_n and_o show_v of_o godliness_n but_o deny_v the_o truth_n and_o power_n of_o the_o same_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 1._o to_o 6._o verse_n these_o because_o they_o have_v not_o on_o the_o wedding-garment_n math._n 22._o 11_o 12._o do_v not_o only_o bear_v a_o name_n by_o this_o dead_a faith_n and_o blind_a zeal_n that_o they_o live_v when_o they_o be_v dead_a revel_v 3._o 1._o but_o also_o do_v give_v christ_n hereby_o but_o a_o judas_n his_o kiss_n say_v hail_n gospel_n but_o do_v betray_v it_o and_o so_o do_v lie_v under_o great_a sin_n wrath_n and_o damnation_n than_o if_o they_o have_v never_o know_v and_o profess_a christ_n at_o all_o and_o because_o the_o only_a mean_n to_o call_v these_o people_n out_o of_o this_o most_o dangerous_a dead_a faith_n and_o to_o rectify_v their_o straggle_a zeal_n be_v to_o lay_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o wedding-garment_n of_o christ_n perfect_a righteousness_n that_o only_o make_v we_o fit_a bride_n for_o so_o glorious_a a_o bridegroom_n as_o christ_n jesus_n be_v hosea_n 2._o 19_o which_o be_v put_v on_o only_o by_o understanding_n and_o a_o joyful_a faith_n and_o right_o embrace_v the_o excellency_n of_o free_a justification_n by_o christ_n alone_o revel_v 3._o 18_o 19_o therefore_o have_v i_o here_o endeavour_v pro_fw-la meo_fw-la modulo_fw-la to_o lay_v forth_o in_o this_o treatise_n this_o say_a excellency_n of_o free_a justification_n for_o which_o to_o perform_v some_o spark_n of_o faithfulness_n herein_o to_o god_n church_n our_o king_n and_o to_o my_o country_n i_o have_v suffer_v much_o hurry_n and_o have_v by_o divers_a imprisonment_n in_o some_o measure_n approve_v my_o ministry_n in_o tumult_n and_o in_o labour_n by_o ill_a report_n and_o good_a report_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 4_o 5_o 8._o because_o we_o ought_v not_o gentic_a reader_n to_o content_v ourselves_o as_o too_o many_o do_v with_o the_o bare_a name_n of_o free_a justification_n and_o know_v it_o as_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o dead_a faith_n do_v with_o a_o carnal_a knowledge_n only_o whereby_o such_o do_v popish_o and_o blasphemous_o think_v and_o say_v that_o this_o only_a save_a benefit_n open_v the_o gate_n to_o all_o wickedness_n neither_o must_v we_o content_v ourselves_o as_o it_o be_v heb._n 6._o 4._o with_o a_o mere_a taste_n only_o of_o this_o heavenly_a gift_n as_o it_o be_v often_o call_v rom._n 5._o 15_o 19_o which_o bear_v taste_v only_o make_v we_o to_o lie_v in_o the_o fearful_a danger_n of_o fall_v away_o from_o it_o heb._n 6._o 4_o 5._o worse_n than_o the_o galathian_o do_v but_o if_o we_o have_v one_o spark_n of_o spiritual_a life_n by_o the_o gospel_n we_o but_o especial_o god_n minister_n must_v labour_v they_o by_o preach_v and_o you_o by_o hear_v read_v and_o meditate_v upon_o it_o to_o get_v a_o true_a lively_a and_o rejoice_v knowledge_n of_o 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