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therefore_o faith_n only_o justify_v though_o this_o faith_n be_v necessary_o accompany_v with_o good_a work_n second_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o faith_n which_o only_o consist_v in_o word_n without_o any_o desire_n to_o express_v the_o same_o in_o action_n as_o there_o be_v many_o that_o will_v say_v they_o believe_v in_o god_n and_o they_o believe_v his_o word_n and_o they_o tremble_v at_o his_o judgement_n but_o to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o their_o brethren_n to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a or_o help_v the_o fatherless_a or_o widow_n that_o they_o either_o care_v not_o for_o or_o think_v to_o be_v no_o part_n of_o their_o duty_n but_o this_o a_o dead_a faith_n a_o unprofitable_a faith_n and_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o the_o devil_n himself_o have_v ja._n 2.17.19_o how_o faith_n be_v in_o us._n faith_n be_v in_o we_o neither_o by_o nature_n for_o by_o nature_n we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o wrath_n and_o destruction_n nor_o by_o reward_n for_o than_o may_v simon_n the_o sorcerer_n have_v purchase_v it_o with_o money_n act._n 8.20_o nor_o by_o our_o own_o industry_n for_o though_o paul_n plant_v and_o apollo_n water_n it_o be_v god_n that_o give_v the_o increase_n 1._o cor_fw-la 3.6_o but_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o mean_n which_o he_o ordain_v for_o we_o to_o receive_v the_o same_o gift_n which_o be_v by_o the_o hear_n of_o his_o word_n preach_v and_o teach_v unto_o us._n the_o opposite_a to_o faith_n that_o which_o stand_v against_o faith_n be_v infidelity_n and_o atheism_n which_o be_v of_o four_o sort_n the_o first_o be_v of_o those_o man_n that_o think_v there_o be_v no_o god_n at_o all_o but_o that_o the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n have_v never_o beginning_n nor_o shall_v ever_o have_v end_n the_o second_o be_v of_o those_o that_o although_o they_o can_v be_v persuade_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n yet_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v any_o respect_n to_o the_o 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8_o but_o as_o true_a repentance_n be_v never_o without_o faith_n so_o be_v it_o likewise_o at_o all_o time_n accompany_v with_o good_a work_n what_o good_a work_n we_o ought_v to_o do_v insomuch_o as_o the_o lord_n pronounce_v he_o be_v worship_v in_o vain_a with_o the_o commandment_n of_o man_n therefore_o we_o must_v practice_v and_o do_v such_o good_a work_n as_o be_v prescribe_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n ezec._n 20._o because_o many_o thing_n may_v seem_v good_a in_o our_o eye_n that_o be_v abominable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n how_o good_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v after_o that_o a_o godly_a and_o religious_a man_n have_v find_v out_o what_o work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v forthwith_o he_o address_v himself_o to_o understande_v in_o what_o sort_n they_o be_v to_o be_v do_v for_o resolution_n of_o which_o question_n that_o one_o place_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o heb._n 11_o 6._o may_v be_v sufficient_a where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n so_o that_o the_o distribution_n of_o our_o good_a work_n must_v always_o be_v accompany_v with_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o neither_o love_n nor_o obedience_n can_v be_v acceptable_a except_o mercy_n and_o reconciliation_n for_o the_o mediator_n sake_n be_v first_o apprehend_v by_o this_o be_v exclude_v the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o unbeliever_n in_o that_o howsoever_o they_o seem_v beautiful_a and_o beneficial_a to_o the_o world_n yet_o god_n have_v no_o regard_n of_o their_o deed_n insomuch_o as_o they_o be_v not_o present_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o obedience_n and_o perfection_n of_o christes_fw-fr merit_n as_o in_o the_o example_n of_o scipio_n and_o david_n they_o both_o fight_v for_o their_o country_n scipio_n fight_v and_o david_n also_o fight_v and_o yet_o their_o warfare_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v of_o alike_o for_o the_o warfare_n of_o scipio_n do_v not_o please_v god_n because_o he_o be_v not_o regenerate_v 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decline_v from_o inequity_n and_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o good_a christian_n the_o lord_n will_v plague_v and_o punish_v we_o he_o that_o know_v his_o master_n will_n and_o prepare_v not_o himself_o to_o do_v thereafter_o shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n mat._n 12.47_o the_o four_o be_v the_o necessity_n of_o conversion_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v i_o desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o that_o he_o turn_v from_o his_o way_n and_o live_v ezech._n 33.11_o therefore_o by_o necessity_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o fly_v from_o sin_n and_o do_v good_a or_o else_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o lord_n nor_o the_o lord_n to_o us._n the_o second_o cause_n of_o good_a work_n the_o second_o cause_n that_o may_v stir_v we_o up_o to_o good_a work_n be_v the_o dignity_n which_o we_o receive_v thereby_o be_v regenerate_v by_o faith_n and_o faith_n work_v in_o we_o to_o godliness_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o christian-like_a exercise_n we_o be_v make_v holy_a as_o our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v holy_a i_o pet._n 1_o 16._o our_o body_n become_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o of_o god_n himself_o to_o dwell_v in_o we_o and_o what_o honour_n joy_n and_o comfort_n that_o be_v may_v be_v imagine_v by_o the_o honour_n and_o joy_n that_o a_o private_a subject_n receive_v when_o his_o prince_n and_o sovereign_n do_v vouchsafe_v to_o come_v and_o lodge_v with_o he_o in_o his_o house_n therefore_o they_o that_o pollute_v this_o temple_n with_o the_o filthiness_n of_o satan_n so_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v either_o not_o admit_v or_o be_v admit_v be_v churlish_a lie_n cast_v out_o of_o his_o dwell_n again_o let_v they_o imagine_v what_o a_o act_n of_o cruelty_n they_o commit_v the_o three_o cause_n of_o good_a work_n the_o three_o cause_n that_o may_v move_v we_o to_o obedience_n towards_o god_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o our_o duty_n both_o towards_o he_o and_o the_o world_n be_v the_o reward_n and_o 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