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through_o his_o mercy_n obtain_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o glory_n thus_o god_n 4.6_o god_n 2._o cor._n 4.6_o command_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n and_o out_o of_o evil_n work_v good_a unto_o those_o that_o be_v he_o which_o m._n bishop_n also_o i_o doubt_v not_o will_v acknowledge_v but_o that_o a_o malicious_a spirit_n of_o wilful_a contradiction_n carry_v he_o headlong_o to_o resist_v apparent_a and_o know_v truth_n 42._o w._n bishop_n final_o he_o say_v this_o clause_n amen_o signify_v a_o special_a faith_n concern_v all_o the_o former_a petition_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v grant_v and_o therefore_o a_o special_a faith_n concern_v remission_n of_o sin_n answ_n it_o signify_v a_o special_a hope_n and_o confidence_n to_o obtain_v they_o but_o no_o certainty_n of_o faith_n unless_o upon_o a_o condition_n which_o be_v uncertain_a that_o be_v if_o we_o do_v our_o part_n god_n will_v not_o fail_v of_o he_o if_o we_o do_v hearty_o repent_v we_o and_o use_v the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n due_o we_o shall_v assure_o obtain_v remission_n of_o our_o sin_n r._n abbot_n the_o roman_a catechism_n in_o this_o point_n confirm_v that_o which_o m._n prayer_n amen_o what_o it_o import_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n perkins_n say_v and_o make_v good_a our_o special_a faith_n expound_v amen_o to_o be_v add_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n etc._n christ_n catec_fw-la roman_n p._n 4._o cap._n 17._o sect_n 4._o cui_fw-la voci_fw-la illa_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la subiecta_fw-la sententia_fw-la est_fw-la scito_fw-la tuas_fw-la auditas_fw-la esse_fw-la preces_fw-la habet_fw-la enim_fw-la vim_o respondentis_fw-la &_o illum_fw-la qui_fw-la precibus_fw-la quod_fw-la velit_fw-la impetrarit_fw-la cum_fw-la bona_fw-la gratia_fw-la dimittentis_fw-la dei_fw-la et_fw-fr sect_n 6_o intelligentes_fw-la nos_fw-la iam_fw-la impetrasse_fw-la omne_fw-la ac_fw-la sentientes_fw-la praesentem_fw-la vim_o divini_fw-la auxilij_fw-la illud_fw-la unà _fw-la cum_fw-la 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