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A61104 Chrysomeson, a golden meane, or, A middle way for Christians to walk by wherein all seekers of truth and shakers in the faith may find the true religion independing upon mans invention, and be established therein : intended as a key to Christianity, as a touchstone for a traveller, as a probe for a Protestant, as a sea-mark for a sailor : in a Christian dialogue between Philalethes and his friend Mathetes, seeking satisfaction / by Benjamin Spencer ...; Way to everlasting happinesse Spencer, Benjamin, b. 1595? 1659 (1659) Wing S4944; ESTC R13439 363,024 312

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the_o band_n wherewith_o they_o be_v bind_v at_o which_o they_o rage_n psal_n 2.1_o 3._o as_o horse_n that_o some_o upon_o the_o bit_n by_o which_o they_o be_v guide_v whereas_o a_o man_n that_o be_v true_o sanctify_v desire_v that_o his_o very_a inclination_n to_o evil_a be_v utter_o abolish_v that_o it_o may_v not_o rebel_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n 7.23_o rom._n 7.23_o again_o they_o desire_v to_o extend_v their_o christian_a liberty_n to_o the_o utmost_a without_o inquire_v after_o the_o bound_n of_o liberty_n or_o the_o expedience_n of_o put_v it_o in_o practice_n but_o a_o man_n sanctify_a desire_v to_o subsist_v within_o his_o bound_n 1_o cor._n 6.12_o and_o have_v rather_o live_v where_o nothing_o be_v lawful_a then_o where_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a beside_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n in_o their_o abstain_v from_o sin_n for_o restrain_v grace_n make_v one_o abstain_v from_o sin_n for_o fear_n or_o shame_n because_o they_o will_v give_v the_o great_a 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the_o love_n of_o those_o truth_n which_o be_v very_o strange_a and_o supernatural_a for_o there_o be_v no_o great_a antipathy_n in_o the_o world_n than_o there_o be_v between_o man_n heart_n and_o god_n word_n and_o yet_o by_o faith_n be_v breed_v such_o affection_n to_o it_o that_o a_o man_n will_v give_v his_o life_n rather_o than_o one_o tittle_n of_o this_o truth_n shall_v fail_v and_o beside_o it_o work_v a_o strange_a change_n in_o the_o whole_a man_n from_o sin_n to_o righteousness_n that_o one_o can_v hardly_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o same_o man_n vitia_fw-la lact._n de_fw-fr falsa_fw-la sapient_a l._n 3._o c._n 27_o non_fw-la abscindit_fw-la sed_fw-la abscondit_fw-la vitia_fw-la this_o philosophy_n can_v never_o attain_v to_o but_o rather_o hide_v sin_n then_o remove_v it_o but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v so_o powerful_a in_o operation_n that_o it_o not_o only_o remove_v sin_n but_o also_o all_o doubtfulness_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o gospel-truth_n more_o than_o the_o 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