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withal_o yet_o also_o be_v they_o profitable_a unto_o thou_o because_o thereby_o thy_o faith_n be_v strengthen_v and_o confirm_v 〈◊〉_d stir_v up_o more_o and_o more_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o good_a work_v wherein_o also_o thou_o see_v a_o far_a other_o virtue_n and_o quality_n then_o be_v in_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o body_n for_o the_o power_n of_o the_o body_n the_o more_o they_o be_v exercise_v and_o use_v the_o weak_a and_o freeble_a they_o be_v and_o in_o end_n utter_o decay_n whereas_o contrariwise_o this_o spiritual_a virtue_n if_o it_o be_v not_o exercise_v decay_v and_o faint_v but_o with_o much_o use_n and_o practice_v it_o be_v strengthen_v and_o great_o increase_v and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o god_n at_o the_o beginning_n do_v lead_v the_o christian_a church_n through_o hard_a and_o rough_a way_n vex_v it_o tourmoil_v it_o and_o through_o exercise_v it_o in_o diverse_a conflict_n of_o faith_n through_o ignominy_n persecution_n and_o death_n for_o he_o know_v that_o hereby_o it_o shall_v receive_v strength_n and_o increase_v and_o become_v the_o mighty_a because_o the_o more_o that_o it_o be_v oppress_v the_o more_o it_o flourish_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o saint_n peter_n here_o mean_v when_o he_o say_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o suffer_v our_o faith_n to_o be_v idle_a or_o unfruictfull_a see_v that_o the_o nature_n thereof_o be_v such_o that_o it_o grow_v and_o increase_v by_o vexation_n and_o persecution_n so_o long_o till_o be_v full_o assure_v and_o certain_a of_o the_o call_v and_o election_n of_o god_n so_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v deceive_v this_o be_v the_o mark_n that_o we_o must_v shoot_v at_o touch_v predestination_n there_o be_v many_o light_a spirit_n who_o be_v endue_v with_o very_o small_a piâ—â—aunce_n of_o faith_n will_v yet_o rashelie_o presume_v to_o despute_v upon_o this_o point_n and_o curious_o scare_v he_o in_o what_o place_n they_o be_v reckon_v and_o accept_v with_o god_n but_o do_v not_o thou_o 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