in_o any_o privilege_n that_o come_v in_o by_o it_o aught_o to_o be_v ground_v and_o build_v upon_o a_o free_a promise_n gal._n 3._o v._n 18.22.29_o hebr._n 9.15_o 2._o from_o cordial_a act_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o application_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n faith_n be_v necessary_a to_o make_v the_o promise_n become_v particular_a to_o a_o soul_n rom._n 3.25_o rom._n 10._o v._n 8_o 9.10_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n 1._o there_o must_v be_v believe_v which_o be_v the_o acceptation_n of_o that_o blood_n from_o christ_n in_o the_o free_a promise_n justification_n what_o believe_v be_v as_o it_o have_v reference_n to_o justification_n or_o a_o consent_n to_o the_o free_a offer_n of_o it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o the_o soul_n in_o particular_a for_o such_o end_n as_o it_o serve_v to_o if_o thou_o haft_n hearty_o accept_v of_o it_o than_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o blood_n or_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n tender_v therein_o be_v both_o 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righteousness_n which_o be_v attain_v in_o a_o way_n of_o receive_v not_o in_o a_o way_n of_o do_v it_o lie_v out_o of_o a_o man_n self_n be_v not_o a_o man_n own_o but_o by_o free_a donation_n on_o god_n part_n and_o reception_n on_o his_o part_n and_o hence_o the_o apostle_n make_v that_o the_o grand_a difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n rom._n 10._o v._n 5._o moses_n describe_v the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o man_n which_o do_v those_o thing_n shall_v live_v by_o they_o but_o in_o opposition_n to_o that_o he_o declare_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v believe_v with_o thy_o heart_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v v._o 6.9_o and_o fayus_n fidei_fw-la attribuitur_fw-la salus_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la causae_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la instrumento_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la fides_fw-la vis_fw-la illa_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la possit_fw-la seruare_fw-la sed_fw-la tota_fw-la vis_fw-la est_fw-la illâ—us_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la apprehenditur_fw-la nempe_fw-la christi_fw-la fayus_n why_o be_v it_o by_o believe_v v._o 10._o for_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n i._n e._n faith_n carry_v a_o man_n out_o of_o himself_o and_o find_v a_o righteousness_n in_o another_o which_o avail_v to_o justification_n and_o life_n and_o thus_o faith_n do_v justisie_n not_o as_o a_o grace_n or_o as_o a_o work_n or_o quality_n but_o as_o a_o mean_n or_o instrument_n commissionated_a by_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o that_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o do_v justify_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n by_o and_o through_o faith_n phil._n 3.9_o rom._n 10.6_o it_o be_v not_o the_o act_n but_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n that_o justifi_v 2._o there_o must_v be_v cordial_a act_n of_o faith_n rom._n 10_o v._n 8_o 9_o 10._o the_o heart_n be_v three_o time_n require_v in_o these_o three_o verse_n and_o a_o infallible_a assurance_n of_o righteousness_n and_o salvation_n be_v give_v to_o all_o those_o that_o believe_v with_o it_o and_o without_o that_o the_o faith_n be_v vain_a joh._n 2.23_o many_o believe_v and_o yet_o christ_n do_v not_o own_o their_o faith_n because_o their_o heart_n be_v want_v v._o 24_o 25._o &_o act._n 8.13_o simon_n magus_n believe_v and_o yet_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n still_o v._o 23._o and_o the_o defectivenes_n of_o his_o faith_n be_v in_o this_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a v._o 21._o when_o it_o be_v with_o the_o heart_n many_o of_o the_o follow_a particular_n will_v discover_v 3._o from_o its_o prefer_v that_o blood_n before_o all_o other_o thing_n phil._n 3._o v._n 8_o 9_o paul_n reckon_v church_n privilege_n loss_n birth-priviledge_n loss_n creature-injoyments_a loss_n i.e._n with_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n and_o he_o place_v all_o his_o gain_n in_o gain_v that_o and_o 1_o corin._n 2._o v._n 2._o i_o determine_v not_o to_o know_v any_o thing_n among_o you_o save_v christ_n jesus_n and_o he_o crucify_v i_o e._n i_o prefer_v the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o in_o his_o death_n before_o all_o other_o thing_n some_o man_n do_v not_o rest_v upon_o any_o other_o righteousness_n nor_o this_o neither_o rom._n 9.30_o the_o gentile_n follow_v not_o after_o righteousness_n other_o may_v follow_v after_o righteousness_n yea_o and_o cry_v earnest_o for_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o but_o riches_n honour_n pleasure_n performance_n carnal_a company_n base_a lust_n something_o below_o or_o beside_o christ_n be_v more_o affect_v joh_n 5.44_o revel_v 3.17_o rom._n 9_o v._n 31_o 32_o 33._o but_o do_v thou_o find_v such_o a_o utter_a emptiness_n in_o all_o thing_n beside_o his_o blood_n and_o so_o thirst_v after_o this_o as_o nothing_o else_o can_v quench_v thy_o thirst_n will_v thou_o be_v full_a of_o distress_n under_o the_o full_a &_o most_o desire_a enjoyment_n without_o this_o blood_n can_v nothing_o else_o afford_v quiet_a contentment_n or_o satisfaction_n beside_o that_o be_v that_o the_o great_a business_n thy_o mind_n be_v take_v up_o with_o and_o that_o thy_o thought_n be_v spend_v upon_o be_v the_o attain_v interest_n in_o it_o that_o which_o thou_o make_v thy_o scope_n drist_n and_o design_n the_o end_n thou_o aim_v at_o and_o point_n thou_o be_v centre_v upon_o in_o the_o ordinary_a motion_n of_o thy_o soul_n this_o speak_v a_o hearty_a receive_n of_o it_o and_o so_o it_o be_v witness_v object_n but_o what_o shall_v raise_v a_o soul_n estimation_n of_o that_o blood_n so_o high_a ans_fw-fr the_o excellent_a or_o admirable_a use_n and_o end_v it_o serve_v to_o it_o be_v useful_a 1._o to_o justification_n and_o salvation_n rom._n 5._o v._n 9.18_o by_o this_o man_n be_v free_v from_o condemnation_n deliver_v from_o the_o curse_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o pain_n but_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o loss_n it_o be_v usefulness_n towards_o the_o re-obtain_v communion_n with_o god_n and_o the_o 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he_o and_o may_v have_v hope_n of_o success_n in_o all_o its_o address_n to_o he_o and_o there_o may_v be_v sweet_a intercourse_n between_o they_o and_o these_o be_v advantage_n that_o come_v in_o by_o this_o blood_n which_o may_v render_v it_o prefer_v before_o all_o other_o thing_n 4._o from_o the_o renuntiation_n of_o whatsoever_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o those_o use_n and_o end_v it_o serve_v to_o a_o man_n may_v bear_v up_o himseife_n with_o christ_n shed_v of_o his_o blood_n for_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n and_o hereupon_o be_v confident_a of_o salvation_n but_o if_o there_o be_v a_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v a_o man_n own_o righteousness_n there_o can_v be_v a_o submit_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o same_o time_n rom._n 10.3_o the_o heart_n can_v be_v engage_v to_o irreconcilable_a oppofite_n at_o once_o
seem_v to_o be_v under_o a_o midnight_n of_o spiritual_a darkness_n before_o yet_o when_o the_o spirit_n have_v shine_v upon_o its_o own_o work_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o put_v new_a life_n into_o former_a experience_n than_o it_o can_v conclude_v that_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n be_v arisen_a upon_o or_o in_o the_o heart_n who_o be_v hide_v or_o unseen_a till_o then_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n and_o hence_o the_o apostle_n pray_v eph._n 1._o v._n 17_o 18_o 19_o that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o spirit_n of_o revelation_n and_o for_o what_o end_n v._o 18._o that_o you_o may_v know_v what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o his_o call_n i_o e._n that_o you_o may_v know_v upon_o what_o certain_a ground_n zanch._n ut_fw-la sciatis_fw-la qualis_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la certa_fw-la sit_fw-la spes_fw-la qua_fw-la nos_fw-la sperare_fw-la jussit_fw-la dominus_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la ne_fw-la ulla_fw-la subeat_fw-la animos_fw-la vestros_fw-la &_o mentes_fw-la vestras_fw-la dubitatio_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la non_fw-la dum_fw-la praestitis_fw-la zanch._n and_o foundation_n your_o hope_n be_v build_v and_o so_o may_v be_v free_v from_o doubt_n about_o the_o thing_n hope_v for_o and_o how_o be_v this_o attain_v the_o eye_n of_o your_o understanding_n be_v enlighten_v v._o 18._o it_o be_v by_o the_o spirit_n clear_v and_o brightn_v of_o the_o understanding_n and_o indue_a that_o with_o supernatural_a light_n to_o know_v those_o thing_n which_o natural_o it_o can_v not_o know_v the_o spirit_n raise_v heighn_v and_o strengthen_v the_o soul_n apprehension_n of_o divine_a thing_n by_o dart_v in_o spiritual_a light_n and_o thus_o it_o attain_v a_o revelation_n knowledge_n and_o persuasion_n of_o call_v so_o psal_n 36.9_o not_o in_o the_o light_n of_o our_o own_o understanding_n but_o in_o thy_o light_n i_o e._n in_o divine_a light_n we_o shall_v see_v light_a if_o thy_o spirit_n give_v we_o the_o light_n of_o knowledge_n than_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o see_v what_o come_v from_o 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that_o such_o a_o testimony_n be_v attaineable_a and_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o witness_n rom._n 8.16_o 1_o joh._n 5._o v._n 8.10_o 2._o what_o those_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v which_o do_v evidence_n adoption_n as_o faith_n joh._n 1.12_o it_o give_v description_n of_o faith_n and_o other_o grace_n and_o open_v the_o nature_n property_n and_o effect_n of_o these_o or_o discover_v what_o operation_n a_o witness_v work_n have_v upon_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o that_o be_v real_a injoyer_n of_o it_o whereby_o a_o man_n may_v discern_v whither_o those_o work_n he_o have_v find_v be_v of_o the_o right_a stamp_n real_a and_o not_o counterfeit_a special_a and_o not_o common_a 3._o what_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n be_v whereby_o these_o work_n may_v become_v witness_v 4._o what_o application_n of_o a_o word_n do_v make_v it_o witness_v yet_o not_o the_o word_n alone_o but_o that_o in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o irradiation_n and_o other_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n do_v 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3._o by_o blood_n 1_o joh._n 5_o 8._o ans_fw-fr 1._o the_o spirit_n witness_v more_o immediate_o by_o itself_o i_o say_v by_o itself_o not_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o write_a word_n but_o to_o distinguish_v this_o way_n of_o witness_v from_o those_o by_o water_n and_o blood_n 1_o joh._n 5.8_o it_o be_v the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o spirit_n with_o these_o that_o make_v they_o witness_v to_o we_o efficient_o but_o beside_o the_o spirit_n have_v a_o more_o immediate_a testimony_n of_o its_o own_o which_o it_o afford_v to_o some_o believer_n whereby_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o satisfaction_n about_o their_o adoption_n sometime_o when_o they_o be_v gasp_v after_o communion_n with_o christ_n the_o spirit_n give_v they_o such_o sweet_a unexpressible_a heart-enamouring_a soul-ravishing_a manifestation_n of_o itself_o and_o of_o divine_a love_n as_o effectual_o overcome_v they_o into_o a_o undoubted_a persuasion_n thereof_o ordinary_o the_o spirit_n make_v use_v of_o the_o write_a word_n in_o this_o way_n of_o witness_v he_o make_v the_o word_n without_o a_o voice_n within_o by_o the_o effectual_a application_n of_o it_o unto_o a_o particular_a soul_n or_o if_o it_o be_v not_o by_o a_o express_a word_n yet_o it_o be_v by_o some_o scriptural_a consideration_n or_o in_o or_o present_o after_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n in_o way_n of_o his_o own_o appointment_n by_o the_o word_n as_o prayer_n it_o may_v be_v for_o the_o very_a mercy_n of_o assurance_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o a_o immediate_a revelation_n because_o in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n it_o may_v seem_v very_o improper_a to_o call_v it_o immediate_a and_o yet_o assert_v it_o to_o be_v by_o the_o word_n but_o the_o expression_n may_v be_v bear_v withal_o 1._o because_o the_o spirit_n have_v such_o a_o eminent_a stroke_n here_o and_o do_v more_o eminent_o manifest_v its_o own_o presence_n in_o this_o then_o in_o the_o other_o way_n of_o witness_v here_o it_o witness_v not_o in_o a_o 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