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peace_n towards_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 5.1_o now_o then_o this_o point_n come_v in_o that_o you_o be_v to_o prove_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n or_o not_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2._o cor._n 13.5_o prove_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n examine_v if_o your_o soul_n be_v season_v with_o this_o faith_n for_o if_o you_o have_v not_o faith_n in_o christ_n christ_n be_v not_o in_o you_o and_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o in_o you_o you_o be_v in_o a_o evil_a state_n you_o be_v in_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o reprobate_n and_o damn_a so_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o look_v careful_o and_o see_v if_o he_o have_v a_o belief_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n or_o not_o whether_o he_o believe_v to_o obtain_v mercy_n by_o his_o merit_n and_o sanctification_n by_o his_o blood_n or_o not_o for_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o measure_n of_o this_o faith_n thou_o have_v no_o measure_n of_o peace_n with_o 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show_v ephes_n 2.1_o we_o be_v whole_o dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n yea_o observe_v how_o void_a any_o dead_a body_n be_v of_o a_o natural_a life_n so_o void_a be_v our_o soul_n though_o they_o be_v live_v the_o natural_a life_n so_o void_a be_v they_o of_o the_o life_n of_o god_n of_o that_o heavenly_a and_o spiritual_a life_n whereunto_o we_o in_o this_o life_n do_v aspire_v until_o such_o time_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n draw_v our_o heart_n and_o mind_n that_o be_v quicken_v our_o heart_n and_o mind_n no_o it_o be_v not_o a_o draw_v as_o we_o common_o speak_v it_o be_v a_o very_a quicken_a of_o a_o dead_a thing_n it_o be_v a_o quicken_n of_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v void_a of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o spirit_n then_o except_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n draw_v we_o that_o be_v quicken_v we_o with_o that_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a life_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o come_v to_o heaven_n and_o except_o he_o nourish_v this_o life_n which_o he_o have_v 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