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church_n indeed_o &_o truth_n &_o of_o the_o full_a &_o complete_a communion_n thereof_o 1._o joh._n 2.19_o your_o second_o objection_n &_o reason_n be_v that_o by_o this_o my_o definition_n of_o saint_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n so_o determine_v i_o exclude_v the_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o hezechiah_n david_n ichosaphat_n moses_n etc._n etc._n who_o commit_v &_o suffer_v know_v sin_n yea_o &_o the_o corinthian_n 2._o cor._n 12.21_o also_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n revel_v 2_o 20.21_o who_o do_v not_o amend_v &_o yet_o be_v saint_n &_o true_a matter_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n i_o answer_v first_o to_o that_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n object_v by_o you_o i_o say_v your_o
nothing_o for_o your_o purpose_n for_o you_o speak_v not_o of_o perfect_a knowledge_n but_o of_o sound_a knowledge_n &_o that_o epithet_n do_v not_o argue_v the_o quantity_n or_o perfect_a measure_n but_o the_o quality_n or_o true_a condition_n of_o knowledge_n which_o i_o do_v avouch_v by_o the_o former_a ground_n to_o be_v a_o true_a convertible_a sign_n of_o sanctification_n &_o so_o of_o a_o saint_n pure_a affection_n also_o be_v another_o true_a token_n of_o sanctification_n matt._n 5.8_o 1._o tim._n 1.5_o tit._n 1.15_o which_o pure_a hart_n or_o affection_n be_v not_o a_o hart_n void_a of_o sin_n but_o of_o hypocrisy_n &_o for_o that_o you_o object_n of_o paul_n rom._n 7.18.21_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o overthrow_v his_o pure_a affection_n for_o though_o he_o have_v sin_n yet_o he_o know_v nothing_o by_o himself_o whereof_o he_o have_v not_o repent_v continual_a practice_n of_o holy_a duty_n also_o be_v a_o true_a sign_n of_o a_o saint_n or_o a_o sanctify_a person_n psal_n 119.101.102.106.112_o and_o although_o ecclesiastes_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n without_o sin_n vet_z that_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o some_o may_v continua_o practice_v their_o duty_n since_o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o that_o by_o repentance_n &_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o continual_a practice_n of_o the_o saint_n a_o man_n do_v always_o perform_v his_o duty_n &_o the_o speech_n of_o eclestaste_n be_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n not_o of_o the_o gospel_n but_o herein_o be_v your_o monstrous_a fraud_n and_o abominable_a dissemble_v manifest_v that_o under_o these_o doubtful_a term_n of_o sound_a knowledge_n pure_a affection_n &_o practice_v of_o duty_n always_o you_o will_v blear_v man_n eye_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o truth_n what_o do_v you_o think_v that_o any_o of_o we_o will_v be_v so_o absurd_a as_o to_o say_v that_o perfect_a knowledge_n love_n &_o obedience_n without_o any_o imperfection_n or_o fault_n be_v the_o sign_n of_o 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