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confirm_v it_o with_o a_o oath_n wherefore_o because_o the_o promise_n be_v sure_a and_o certain_a not_o according_a unto_o our_o desert_n but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o mercy_n no_o man_n ought_v with_o fear_n to_o be_v afraid_a or_o else_o to_o douht_v and_o again_o in_o his_o 28._o sermon_n concern_v the_o say_n or_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n all_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o therefore_o he_o say_v presume_v not_o upon_o thy_o own_o work_n but_o upon_o christ_n favour_n for_o by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v say_v the_o apostle_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o point_n of_o pride_n but_o of_o say_v to_o set_v abroad_o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o have_v receive_v it_o be_v not_o i_o say_v pride_n but_o devotion_n 4_o hilary_n upon_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o mat._n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v then_o open_o profess_v to_o be_v set_v in_o himself_o he_o will_v have_v we_o without_o any_o doubt_n of_o uncertain_a will_n to_o hope_v for_o because_o that_o otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o justification_n by_o faith_n if_o our_o faith_n be_v doubtful_a and_o uncertain_a 5_o mazianzen_n in_o his_o consalotorie_a oration_n which_o he_o make_v for_o the_o calamity_n or_o punishment_n of_o hail_n who_o know_v say_v he_o whether_o he_o will_v return_v and_o repent_v and_o leave_v a_o blessing_n behind_o he_o but_o i_o plain_o know_v it_o and_o dare_v undertake_v it_o if_o need_n be_v to_o be_v a_o surety_n as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v for_o the_o divine_a mercy_n 6_o bernard_n in_o his_o 6._o sermon_n upon_o the_o song_n of_o song_n and_o of_o a_o truth_n where_o be_v
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mat._n 13._o and_o for_o my_o better_a encouragement_n herein_o i_o set_v before_o i_o the_o example_n of_o god_n saint_n who_o though_o they_o do_v fall_v most_o foul_o and_o grievous_o do_v not_o for_o all_o that_o cease_v to_o call_v upon_o god_n of_o who_o also_o they_o be_v gracious_o hear_v and_o why_o not_o because_o of_o their_o sin_n for_o sin_n itself_o seperate_v betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n but_o because_o they_o be_v of_o his_o own_o free_a grace_n reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o his_o son_n and_o servant_n and_o therefore_o i_o may_v conclude_v as_o of_o they_o so_o of_o myself_o that_o though_o our_o faith_n be_v weak_a and_o frail_a as_o it_o be_v in_o all_o flesh_n yet_o i_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o they_o and_o my_o own_o salvation_n especial_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o certainty_n of_o life_n everlasting_a stand_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o the_o quantity_n greatness_n &_o excellency_n of_o my_o faith_n as_o upon_o the_o power_n good_a will_n &_o 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