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way_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 56._o rom._n 6._o 23._o luk._n 1._o 73._o 74._o ephe._n 4._o 8._o psa_fw-la 68_o 18_o 1._o cor._n 15._o 55._o rom._n 8._o 33._o 2_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n appear_v both_o in_o himself_o and_o also_o in_o his_o word_n man_n in_o his_o eccellency_n of_o carnal_a wit_n be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v any_o perpetuity_n to_o his_o device_n the_o government_n and_o direction_n by_o god_n word_n prevail_v more_o than_o any_o devise_n of_o man_n example_n in_o the_o apostle_n tertul_n contra_fw-la judâ—os_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr ago_o christi_fw-la act._n 17._o 6._o aug._n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 22_o example_n of_o late_a and_o present_a tone_n 2._o the._n 2._o 4_o the_o power_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v most_o manifest_o appear_v in_o these_o latter_a day_n the_o mighty_a power_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v no_o whit_n to_o be_v discredyte_v by_o affliction_n which_o may_v follow_v it_o wâ—â—â—_n kind_n of_o ground_n man_n policy_n be_v to_o common_a 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〈◊〉_d of_o the_o answer_n the_o third_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n â—â—_o that_o we_o the_o pretend_a professor_n of_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o catholic_a church_n answer_n the_o invisible_a church_n consist_v of_o the_o elect_v col._n 1._o 24._o rom._n 11._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 2._o 11._o the_o visible_a church_n the_o description_n of_o the_o church_n mat._n 28._o 19_o mar._n 16._o 15._o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v tie_v to_o no_o one_o place_n the_o number_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v small_a luc._n 12._o 32._o mat_n 18._o 20._o none_o be_v open_o of_o the_o church_n but_o such_o as_o be_v call_v theris_fw-la by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n io._n 10._o 17._o 15._o faith_n do_v in_o graft_v we_o into_o the_o church_n act._n 37._o the_o mark_n of_o the_o church_n esa_n 59_o â—1_n joh._n 8._o 47._o io._n 10._o 27._o the_o first_o mark_n be_v god_n word_n august_n contra_fw-la litteras_fw-la petil_fw-la the_o second_o mark_n be_v the_o sacrament_n 1._o cor._n 12._o 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believe_v clean_o without_o any_o authority_n of_o god_n word_n all_o which_o thing_n be_v only_o in_o duty_n and_o in_o truth_n to_o be_v attribute_v to_o christ_n and_o to_o none_o other_o as_o before_o i_o have_v declare_v the_o second_o article_n of_o doctrine_n be_v why_o christ_n come_v in_o teacher_n flesh_n and_o what_o benefit_n mankind_n have_v by_o it_o when_o as_o god_n just_a wrath_n against_o sin_n commit_v by_o our_o first_o parent_n be_v so_o grievous_a that_o no_o creature_n in_o heaven_n or_o in_o earth_n be_v able_a in_o any_o part_n to_o appease_v the_o same_o by_o the_o unestymable_a goodness_n of_o god_n his_o only_o and_o dear_o belove_a son_n become_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o appease_v his_o wrath_n and_o displeasure_n and_o to_o reconcile_v we_o to_o his_o father_n and_o by_o his_o death_n passion_n and_o resurrection_n procure_v for_o we_o reconciliation_n with_o his_o father_n remission_n of_o sin_n righteousness_n before_o god_n and_o eternal_a life_n in_o 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