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have_v wrought_v that_o good_a work_n with_o the_o free_a discharge_n of_o whatsoever_o sin_n he_o have_v former_o be_v guilty_a of_o but_o have_v now_o repent_v of_o see_v the_o same_o author_n annotation_n upon_o the_o text._n this_o sense_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n dan._n 12.3_o they_o that_o turn_v many_o to_o righteousness_n shall_v shine_v as_o the_o star_n for_o ever_o viz._n in_o heavenly_a glory_n which_o necessary_o imply_v a_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o why_o the_o zealous_a endeavour_v to_o convert_v sinner_n from_o the_o error_n i._n e._n evil_a of_o their_o way_n shall_v be_v available_a to_o procure_v the_o cover_v of_o a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n in_o he_o that_o make_v it_o his_o care_n and_o study_v so_o to_o do_v a_o very_a good_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o act_n which_o import_v one_o of_o the_o best_a testimony_n of_o repentance_n that_o can_v be_v in_o that_o penitential_a psalm_n 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the_o soul_n be_v vain_a and_o unprofitable_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o soul_n be_v cleanse_v by_o repentance_n testify_v by_o such_o a_o eminent_a fruit_n of_o it_o as_o be_v the_o give_v of_o alm_n suppose_v to_o be_v considerable_a in_o their_o measure_n and_o proportionable_a to_o the_o ability_n of_o the_o giver_n all_o thing_n not_o forbid_v by_o god_n be_v clean_o and_o free_a to_o be_v use_v without_o fear_n of_o pollution_n and_o with_o confidence_n of_o his_o blessing_n if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o mean_v of_o our_o saviour_n in_o this_o obscure_a text._n i_o know_v not_o what_o it_o shall_v be_v but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o plain_o and_o full_o confirm_v the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o have_v in_o hand_n viz._n that_o charity_n be_v a_o special_a and_o effectual_a mean_n for_o the_o cover_v of_o sin_n which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o cleanse_n from_o the_o gild_n of_o it_o but_o some_o protestant_a expositor_n prejudice_v against_o this_o doctrine_n have_v 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peter_n which_o be_v give_v by_o we_o allow_v by_o these_o annotator_n who_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o all_o suspicion_n of_o favour_n to_o any_o popish_a doctrine_n notwithstanding_o the_o same_o interpreter_n do_v give_v the_o other_o sense_n of_o st._n peter_n word_n only_o in_o their_o note_n upon_o that_o place_n make_v they_o to_o relate_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o thereby_o make_v peace_n but_o this_o interpretation_n be_v ground_v only_o upon_o the_o parallel_a text_n of_o the_o proverb_n cite_v by_o they_o and_o as_o they_o think_v by_o the_o apostle_n which_o objection_n have_v be_v answer_v before_o now_o the_o forementioned_a sense_n of_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o text_n prov._n 14.21_o give_v by_o the_o annotator_n do_v determine_v the_o second_o by_o way_n of_o opposition_n to_o the_o first_o to_o
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or_o mark_v of_o his_o disciple_n whereby_o they_o shall_v be_v know_v and_o distinguish_v from_o other_o people_n joh._n 12.35_o by_o this_o shall_v all_o man_n know_v that_o you_o be_v my_o disciple_n if_o you_o love_v one_o another_o and_o according_o this_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o primitive_a time_n as_o the_o signal_n mark_v and_o distinction_n of_o christian_n as_o be_v testify_v by_o tertullian_n or_o minutius_n felix_n vide_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la ut_fw-la inuicem_fw-la se_fw-la diligunt_fw-la 3._o love_n be_v the_o most_o spiritual_a grace_n it_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o st._n paul_n catalogue_n gal._n 5.22_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v love_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v add_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o know_a effect_n and_o symptom_n of_o love_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v love_n joy_n peace_n long-suffering_a gentleness_n goodness_n meckness_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o distinct_a character_n and_o 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make_v use_n of_o text_n and_o say_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o a_o different_a sense_n from_o that_o which_o do_v belong_v to_o they_o there_o as_o in_o mat._n 2.15_o and_o 23._o 2_o cor._n 8.15_o and_o elsewhere_o frequent_o and_o this_o answer_n i_o take_v to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o this_o first_o objection_n against_o our_o interpretation_n of_o st._n peter_n word_n 2._o objection_n but_o another_o main_a objection_n and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v insist_v upon_o against_o this_o interpretation_n be_v that_o it_o seem_v to_o favour_v the_o popish_a doctrine_n of_o merit_n satisfaction_n and_o justification_n by_o work_n and_o to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o evangelical_n doctrine_n of_o the_o most_o full_a perfect_a and_o sufficient_a expiation_n and_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n make_v only_o by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o apply_v only_o by_o faith_n the_o cover_n and_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o 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