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otherwise_o disturb_v and_o perplex_v thus_o faith_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o direct_a tendency_n but_o still_o understand_v faith_n as_o act_v faith_n as_o exercise_v produce_v this_o effect_n the_o christian_a so_o far_o forth_o as_o he_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o in_o the_o improvement_n of_o faith_n enjoy_v this_o quiet_a sedate_n mind_n even_o when_o he_o want_v the_o full-blown_a joy_n of_o a_o life_n of_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o not_o only_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n do_v this_o arise_v but_o also_o as_o faith_n hand_n cast_v out_o the_o anchor_n of_o hope_n which_o keep_v the_o soul_n steady_a and_o also_o as_o it_o represent_v and_o foretaste_v the_o recompense_n and_o joy_n to_o come_v this_o lead_v to_o the_o next_o effect_n of_o faith_n 10._o assurance_n and_o further_a joy_n thereby_o i_o make_v not_o this_o constitutive_a of_o faith_n nor_o inseparable_a from_o faith_n lest_o i_o condemn_v and_o sadden_fw-mi causeless_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o 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faith_n useful_a and_o effectual_a to_o this_o end_n salvation_n for_o be_v it_o never_o so_o fit_a yea_o necessary_a so_o that_o salvation_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v about_o without_o it_o and_o suppose_v per_fw-la hypothesin_n impossibilem_fw-la which_o yet_o can_v not_o be_v that_o man_n have_v believe_v upon_o the_o redeemer_n and_o god_n have_v not_o say_v believe_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v faith_n have_v not_o reach_v salvation_n 3.9_o phil._n 3.9_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o of_o his_o find_v out_o and_o appoint_v even_o as_o sacramental_a sign_n be_v and_o must_v be_v fit_a to_o represent_v what_o they_o be_v appoint_v for_o as_o aug._n epist_n 23._o ad_fw-la bonif._n oportet_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la habeant_fw-la earum_fw-la rerum_fw-la quarum_fw-la sunt_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la haberent_fw-la non_fw-la essent_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la yet_o they_o 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alteration_n of_o his_o will_n and_o affection_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o more_o disallow_v than_o detest_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n he_o no_o soon_o see_v his_o iniquity_n but_o he_o loathe_v himself_o because_o of_o his_o abomination_n sin_n be_v never_o so_o much_o the_o object_n of_o his_o affection_n as_o now_o it_o be_v the_o object_n of_o his_o passion_n what_o he_o before_o love_v desire_a delight_v in_o he_o now_o by_o repentance_n hate_v fear_v envy_v with_o david_n he_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n and_o the_o very_a worker_n of_o iniquity_n if_o he_o be_v surprise_v by_o the_o difficulty_n of_o his_o estate_n or_o distemper_n of_o his_o mind_n with_o a_o act_n of_o sin_n he_o loathe_v himself_o because_o of_o it_o and_o with_o paul_n profess_v i_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o i_o will_v not_o do_v the_o very_a existency_n of_o sin_n in_o he_o be_v his_o intolerable_a burden_n oh_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o 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mea_fw-la plena_fw-la te_fw-la tota_fw-la nunc_fw-la autem_fw-la quia_fw-la plenus_fw-la tui_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la oneri_fw-la mihi_fw-la sum_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr confess_v rest_v till_o it_o come_v to_o thou_o and_o when_o i_o shall_v whole_o inhere_o and_o cleave_v to_o thou_o than_o my_o life_n will_v be_v lively_a but_o now_o be_v not_o full_a of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o thou_o i_o be_o a_o burden_n to_o myself_o the_o world_n be_v make_v for_o brute_n to_o live_v in_o but_o for_o man_n to_o ibid._n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lact._n ibid._n contemplate_v the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o god_n he_o make_v many_o brute_n but_o one_o man_n that_o he_o may_v be_v chiefl_o for_o the_o 22.1_o the_o dei_fw-la socius_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o l._n 12.20_o ut_fw-la cohaereat_fw-la autori_fw-la lib._n 22.1_o society_n of_o god_n and_o keep_v coherence_n to_o his_o maker_n and_o alas_o the_o world_n be_v but_o a_o dry_a morsel_n to_o a_o immortal_a soul_n who_o vast_a chaos_n 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out_o from_o under_o the_o 47.1_o the_o ezek._n 47.1_o threshold_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o 9_o which_o ver._n 9_o heal_v wherever_o they_o come_v which_o thou_o have_v hear_v of_o i_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o whole_a platform_n of_o gospel-doctrine_n in_o general_n or_o else_o very_o probable_o of_o a_o collection_n of_o some_o principal_a point_n of_o religion_n which_o the_o apostle_n have_v methodical_o digest_v and_o either_o preach_v in_o timothy_n his_o hear_n or_o draw_v up_o in_o writing_n and_o commit_v to_o timothy_n as_o a_o trust_n and_o treasure_n not_o only_o for_o his_o own_o help_n and_o direction_n in_o preach_v but_o to_o transmit_v over_o to_o other_o for_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o succeed_a generation_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n 6.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 1_o tim._n 6.20_o so_o call_v