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fruit_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n as_o the_o philosopher_n teach_v moral_a virtue_n yet_o they_o be_v vain_a they_o justify_v true_o and_o have_v their_o glory_n mat_n in_o cap._n 13._o mat_n but_o with_o man_n not_o with_o god_n whereas_o ferus_fw-la say_v that_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n unless_o they_o be_v regenerate_v by_o christ_n bring_v forth_o nothing_o else_o but_o evil_a fruit_n the_o roman_a corrector_n bid_v put_v out_o nothing_o but_o as_o though_o man_n can_v do_v some_o good_a without_o christ_n what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o to_o gainsay_v the_o gospel_n 15.5_o john_n 15.5_o where_o christ_n say_v mean_v of_o good_a without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o 14._o in_o cap._n mat_n 14._o and_o of_o christ_n in_o another_o place_n he_o write_v thus_o neither_o by_o any_o other_o mean_v meaning_n christ_n jesus_n say_v ferus_fw-la can_v thou_o pass_v over_o the_o sea_n especial_o at_o the_o extremity_n of_o death_n which_o on_o 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to_o christ_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v so_o injurious_a be_v they_o even_o to_o christ_n himself_o who_o be_v our_o only_a saviour_n 63._o esai_n 63._o who_o alone_o tread_v the_o wine_n press_v for_o we_o as_o himself_o witness_v of_o justification_n also_o ferus_fw-la write_v thus_o io._n in_o cap._n 16._o io._n the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v reprove_v the_o world_n of_o righteousness_n because_o i_o go_v to_o the_o father_n my_o righteousness_n can_v pierce_v the_o heaven_n and_o come_v before_o god_n and_o not_o any_o other_o righteousness_n and_o after_o the_o holy_a ghost_n show_v that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o world_n suffice_v not_o to_o salvation_n and_o then_o he_o show_v that_o there_o be_v one_o only_o true_a righteousness_n with_o god_n that_o christ_n be_v go_v to_o the_o father_n that_o be_v that_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n justifi_v us._n and_o of_o faith_n he_o very_o excellent_o write_v thus_o i_o require_v no_o great_a price_n but_o as_o i_o have_v promise_v free_o so_o i_o will_v give_v free_o only_o if_o thou_o can_v but_o believe_v in_o i_o 11._o in_o joh._n cap._n 11._o i'faith_o therefore_o be_v the_o mean_a whereby_o we_o obtain_v the_o life_n and_o resurrection_n and_o all_o the_o good_n of_o christ_n ferus_fw-la of_o man_n righteousness_n write_v thus_o joh._n in_o cap._n 4._o joh._n all_o man_n righteousness_n be_v more_o unclean_a then_o that_o they_o may_v justify_v we_o or_o may_v commend_v we_o to_o god_n if_o any_o man_n seek_v righteousness_n out_o of_o the_o law_n how_o much_o good_a soever_o he_o do_v yet_o he_o can_v obtain_v thereby_o peace_n of_o conscience_n yea_o thereby_o also_o his_o conscience_n be_v the_o more_o disquiet_v the_o law_n often_o time_n accuse_v he_o that_o at_o length_n he_o be_v compel_v to_o trust_v only_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o to_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n and_o no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o sight_n also_o in_o another_o place_n he_o write_v 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of_o our_o christian_n at_o this_o day_n nay_o in_o the_o act_n he_o pronounce_v the_o same_o sentence_n 34._o act._n 10_o 34._o that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n that_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o be_v accept_v unto_o he_o which_o fear_v he_o and_o work_v righteousness_n and_o when_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n fall_v upon_o they_o he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v baptize_v and_o have_v not_o all_o christian_n at_o this_o day_n likewise_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o they_o which_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 8.9_o roman_n 8.9_o be_v none_o of_o he_o if_o all_o christian_n then_o have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n then_o must_v they_o needs_o have_v faith_n which_o be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_a fruit_n thereof_o and_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o be_v require_v to_o the_o obtain_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n may_v not_o we_o say_v of_o our_o christian_n as_o saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o 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of_o some_o inward_a joy_n and_o peace_n which_o engender_v in_o we_o no_o certainty_n but_o coniectural_a but_o a_o earnest_n give_v to_o any_o take_v away_o all_o conjecture_n and_o ferus_fw-la speak_v of_o this_o testimony_n say_v o_o this_o happy_a knowledge_n yea_o most_o happy_a union_n so_o to_o be_v knit_v not_o only_o to_o the_o son_n but_o to_o the_o father_n it_o make_v we_o know_v sure_o we_o be_v god_n son_n so_o this_o earnest_n take_v away_o all_o conjecture_n nay_o more_o than_o this_o it_o unite_v we_o to_o god_n but_o that_o place_n of_o ecclesiastes_n be_v allege_v of_o some_o to_o disproove_v this_o certainty_n of_o our_o salvation_n the_o which_o place_n if_o it_o be_v indifferent_o consider_v prove_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o rather_o it_o condemn_v all_o rash_a judgement_n of_o christian_n 7.1_o ecclesiast_fw-la 9.1_o matthew_n 7.1_o according_a to_o our_o saviour_n doctrine_n judge_v not_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v the_o place_n be_v this_o i_o 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