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that_o believe_v not_o be_v already_o judge_v he_o say_v not_o shall_v be_v judge_v but_o be_v already_o judge_v nay_o it_o can_v be_v well_o conceive_v that_o remission_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v a_o benefit_n arise_v from_o faith_n unless_o we_o understand_v also_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o hurt_n proceed_v from_o infidelity_n x._o from_o hence_o that_o our_o saviour_n have_v be_v prescribe_v no_o distributive_a law_n to_o the_o subject_n of_o prince_n and_o citizen_n of_o city_n that_o be_v to_o say_v have_v give_v no_o rule_n whereby_o a_o subject_a may_v know_v and_o discern_v what_o be_v his_o own_o what_o another_o man_n nor_o by_o what_o formâ—_n word_n or_o circumstance_n a_o thing_n must_v be_v give_v deliver_v invade_v possess_v that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v â—y_a right_o to_o belong_v to_o the_o receiver_n invader_n or_o possessor_n we_o must_v necessary_o understand_v that_o each_o single_a subject_n not_o only_o with_o 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burden_n light_n mat._n 11._o vers_fw-la 30._o and_o that_o little_a one_o do_v believe_v in_o he_o mat._n 18._o vers_fw-la 6._o and_o that_o it_o please_v god_n by_o the_o foolishness_n of_o preach_v to_o save_v those_o that_o believe_v 1_o cor._n 1._o vers_fw-la 21._o or_o how_o be_v the_o thief_n hang_v on_o the_o cross_n sufficient_o instruct_v to_o salvation_n the_o confession_n of_o who_o faith_n be_v contain_v in_o these_o word_n lord_n remember_v i_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o kingdom_n or_o how_o can_v saint_n paul_n himself_o from_o a_o enemy_n so_o soon_o become_v a_o doctor_n of_o christian_n ix_o foutth_o by_o this_o that_o that_o article_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n neither_o rest_v it_o faith_n on_o any_o other_o foundation_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v unto_o you_o loe_o here_o be_v christ_n or_o he_o be_v there_o believe_v it_o â—ot_n for_o there_o shall_v arise_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o shall_v show_v great_a sign_n and_o 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