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A04187 Iustifying faith, or The faith by which the just do liue A treatise, containing a description of the nature, properties and conditions of Christian faith. With a discouerie of misperswasions, breeding presumption or hypocrisie, and meanes how faith may be planted in vnbeleeuers. By Thomas Iackson B. of Diuinitie and fellow of Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxford.; Commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Book 4 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640. 1615 (1615) STC 14311; ESTC S107483 332,834 388

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or_o property_n of_o true_a faith_n love_n fidelity_n and_o confidence_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o resultance_n from_o it_o p_o 100_o chap._n 11_o of_o the_o diverse_a acception_n of_o faith_n in_o scripture_n or_o father_n of_o the_o romanist_n pernicious_a error_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o and_o charity_n whereby_o his_o in_o aginarie_a work_n of_o merit_n necessary_o become_v either_o dead_a apish_a or_o pollute_v p_o 110_o section_n 2._o of_o immature_n persuasion_n concern_v man_n present_a estate_n in_o grace_n with_o the_o mean_n to_o rectify_v or_o prevent_v they_o of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o faith_n and_o other_o spiritual_a grace_n pag._n 135._o chap._n 10_o the_o general_a head_n or_o spring_n of_o hypocritical_a persuasion_n with_o brief_a rule_n for_o their_o prevention_n p_o 136_o chap._n 2_o that_o our_o assent_n unto_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o christianity_n by_o profession_n of_o which_o the_o say_v of_o ancient_a christian_n be_v usual_o 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better_o affect_v towards_o he_o then_o these_o jew_n be_v p_o 163_o chap._n 4_o that_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n if_o but_o of_o one_o or_o few_o kind_n argue_v the_o stock_n whence_o they_o spring_v to_o be_v either_o imperfect_a or_o unsound_a of_o the_o danger_n that_o may_v come_v by_o partiality_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o precept_n alike_o divine_a or_o from_o difformitie_n of_o zeal_n that_o our_o assent_n to_o generality_n ofttimes_o appear_v great_a to_o ourselves_o then_o indeed_o it_o be_v from_o our_o proneness_n or_o eager_a desire_n to_o transgress_v in_o some_o particular_n p_o 174._o chap._n 5_o that_o true_a faith_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o good_a work_n that_o it_o equal_o respect_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o can_v admit_v no_o dispensation_n for_o non-performance_n of_o necessary_a duty_n p_o 192_o chap._n 6_o of_o difficulty_n arise_v from_o the_o former_a discourse_n in_o the_o protestant_n doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n without_o work_n that_o faith_n be_v as_o immediate_o a●t_v to_o do_v good_a work_n of_o every_o kind_n as_o to_o justify_v of_o the_o diverse_a accep●ions_n of_o justification_n that_o the_o justification_n by_o work_n mention_v by_o s._n james_n be_v propose_v as_o subordinate_a to_o saint_n paul_n justification_n by_o faith_n without_o work_n the_o true_a reconcilement_n of_o these_o two_o apostle_n speech_n contrary_a only_o in_o appearance_n from_o the_o contrariety_n of_o their_o several_a end_n or_o intention_n p_o 206_o chap._n 7_o of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o we_o and_o the_o romish_a church_n concern_v justification_n or_o the_o right_a use_n or_o measure_n of_o grace_n or_o righteousness_n inherent_a p_o 229_o chap._n 8_o how_o far_o the_o law_n must_v be_v fulfil_v in_o this_o life_n of_o the_o regiment_n of_o grace_n of_o the_o permanencie_n of_o justification_n what_o interruption_n it_o may_v admit_v how_o these_o must_v be_v repair_v or_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v reiterated_a that_o every_o sin_n be_v against_o god_n law_n though_o every_o sin_n not_o incompatible_a with_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n p_o 253_o chap._n 9_o that_o firm_o to_o believe_v god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n be_v the_o hard_a point_n of_o service_n in_o christian_a warfare_n that_o our_o confidence_n in_o they_o can_v b●_n no_o great_a than_o our_o fidelity_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o commandment_n that_o meditation_n upon_o christ_n last_o appearance_n be_v the_o sure_a method_n for_o ground_v true_a confidence_n in_o he_o p_o 272_o section_n 3._o of_o the_o right_a plantation_n of_o faith_n page_n 278._o chap._n ●_o that_o christian_a faith_n although_o immediate_o infuse_v by_o god_n without_o any_o cooperation_n of_o man_n do_v not_o exclude_v but_o rather_o more_o necessary_o require_v precedent_n humane_a endeavour_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o it_o p_o 279_o chap._n 2_o that_o circumspect_a follow_v the_o rule_n of_o scripture_n be_v more_o available_a for_o attain_v true_a faith_n than_o the_o practice_n of_o moral_a precept_n for_o produce_v moral_a habit_n that_o there_o may_v be_v natural_a persuasion_n of_o spiritual_a truth_n and_o moral_a desire_n of_o spiritual_a good_a both_o right_a in_o their_o kind_n though_o nothing_o worth_a in_o themselves_o but_o only_o capable_a of_o better_a because_o not_o hypocritical_a p_o 283_o chap._n 3_o of_o the_o fundamental_a rule_n of_o christianity_n to_o forsake_v all_o and_o deny_v ourselves_o that_o the_o sincere_a practice_n thereof_o be_v a_o method_n more_o admirable_a and_o compendious_a for_o the_o attainment_n of_o faith_n than_o any_o artist_n can_v prescribe_v the_o principle_n of_o christianity_n be_v suppose_v that_o the_o want_n partly_o of_o instruction_n in_o the_o duty_n contain_v in_o it_o partly_o of_o solemn_a and_o public_a personal_a protestation_n for_o their_o performance_n be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o infidelity_n p_o 282_o chap._n 4_o that_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o former_a rule_n be_v most_o easy_a unto_o man_n of_o mean_a gift_n unto_o who_o in_o this_o respect_n god_n mercy_n be_v great_a than_o if_o their_o gift_n be_v better_a and_o yet_o his_o mercy_n just_o to_o be_v esteem_v great_a towards_o such_o as_o have_v most_o excellent_a gift_n by_o nature_n p_o 299_o chap._n 5_o our_o saviour_n parable_n especial_o those_o mat_n 13._o mark_v 4._o luk_n 8_o most_o sovereign_a rule_n for_o the_o plantation_n and_o growth_n of_o faith_n of_o unfruitful_a hearer_n resemble_v by_o the_o highway_n side_n and_o stony_a ground_n with_o brief_a caveat_n for_o alter_v their_o disposition_n p_o 306_o chap._n 6_o of_o that_o temper_n which_o in_o proportion_n answer_v to_o thorny_a ground_n of_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o riches_n how_o difficult_a a_o matter_n it_o be_v to_o have_v they_o and_o not_o to_o trust_v in_o they_o the_o reason_n why_o most_o rich_a man_n of_o our_o time_n never_o mistrust_v themselves_o of_o put_v this_o trust_n in_o mammon_n p_o 310_o chap._n 7_o of_o the_o antipathy_n between_o true_a faith_n and_o ambition_n or_o selfe-exaltation_n that_o the_o one_o resemble_v our_o saviour_n the_o other_o satan_n disposition_n brief_a admonition_n for_o avoid_v such_o danger_n as_o grow_v from_o other_o branch_n of_o voluptuous_a life_n p._n 317._o chap._n 8_o of_o the_o goodness_n or_o honesty_n of_o heart_n require_v by_o our_o saviour_n in_o fruitful_a hearer_n of_o the_o ordinary_a progress_n from_o faith_n natural_a to_o spiritual_a and_o the_o different_a esteem_n of_o divine_a truth_n or_o precept_n in_o the_o regenerate_a man_n and_o he_o that_o be_v not_o but_o sincere_o desire_v to_o be_v such_o vacancy_n to_o attend_v all_o intimation_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o be_v seek_v after_o by_o all_o mean_v possible_a that_o alienation_n of_o our_o chief_a desire_n from_o their_o corrupt_a object_n be_v much_o available_a for_o purchase_v of_o the_o inestimable_a 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confirmationem_fw-la nam_fw-la licet_fw-la cortex_fw-la liter●_fw-la proponat_fw-la captivitatem_fw-la populi_fw-la judoici_fw-fr sub_fw-la regt_fw-mi babiloniorum_fw-la &_o liberationem_fw-la quae_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la cyrum_n nontamen_fw-la ille_fw-la precipuus_fw-la sensus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la alius_fw-la quilatet_fw-la sub_fw-la cortice_fw-la literae_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr captiutiate_fw-la humani_fw-la generis_fw-la sub_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la diaboli_fw-la &_o liberationem_fw-la quae_fw-la factaest_n per_fw-la cristum_n sasbout_o in_o 1._o ad_fw-la versum_fw-la 17._o heb._n 10._o v_o 35._o 35._o rom._n 4._o v._n 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 6._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la paulimaior_n est_fw-la difficultas_fw-la non_fw-la desunt_fw-la qui_fw-la existiment_fw-la abrahamum_fw-la tunc_fw-la primum_fw-la iustificatum_fw-la esse_fw-la a_o peccatis_fw-la cum_fw-la credit_n deo_fw-la promitienti_fw-la filium_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la de_fw-la co_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la 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abrahamum_fw-la 〈…〉_z catum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la a_o pecca●●s_n 〈…〉_z non_fw-it just_a ficari_fw-la impi_fw-la 〈…〉_z &_o gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la factis_fw-la sed_fw-la exside_fw-la side_n &_o g●a●a_n dei._n nam_fw-la si_fw-la abraham_n iust●●s_v non_fw-la est_fw-la factus_fw-la iustior_fw-la ex_fw-la ●per●bus_fw-la s●●e_z sid_n multo_fw-la magis_fw-la impius_fw-la non_fw-la pote●●t_fw-la s●ri_fw-la iustus_fw-la ex_fw-la operibu●_n sine_fw-la side_n igu●r_fw-la apostolus_fw-la ad_fw-la rom._n 4_o loquor_fw-la de_fw-fr prima_fw-la iustificatione_n qua_fw-la quis_fw-la ex_fw-la impio_fw-la fic_z iustus_fw-la tam_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la probandum_fw-la eam_fw-la non_fw-la si●r●_n ex_fw-la op●ri●us_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la exeme_v pl●m_a petatase_n on_o ●a_o iustificatione_n qua_fw-la quis_fw-la ex_fw-la iusto_fw-la sit_fw-la iusty_a quare_fw-la paulus_n et_fw-fr jacobus_n co●se●●●nt_fw-la omnino_fw-la in_o exemplo_fw-la abrahe_fw-la &_o verbis_fw-la m●●s_fw-la intelligengdis_fw-la quam●is_fw-la ad_fw-la varias_fw-la conclusiones_fw-la probandas_fw-la illis_fw-la utantur_fw-la porro_fw-la sicut_fw-la paulus_n cum_fw-la loqueretur_fw-la de_fw-la prima_fw-la iustificatione_n attulit_fw-la exemplum_fw-la abrahae_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la secundae_fw-la ut_fw-la probaret_fw-la a_o major_n non_fw-la p●sse_fw-la impious_a iustificari_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la sine_fw-la fide_fw-la si_fw-la abraham_n iustus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la factus_fw-la iusty_a ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la sine_fw-la fide_fw-la si_fw-la jac●bus_n cum_fw-la loqueretur_fw-la de_fw-la sic●da_fw-la iustificatione_n attulit_fw-la exemplum_fw-la rahab_n quod_fw-la est_fw-la primae_fw-la iustification_n et_fw-la pro●●ret_fw-la ●_o major_n iustum_fw-la fieri_fw-la iustiorem_fw-la exoperibus_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la side_n tantum_fw-la si_fw-la rahab_n ex_fw-la meret●●●_n facta_fw-la est_fw-la iusta_fw-la ex_fw-la operious_a &_o non_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la tantum_fw-la nam_fw-la probabile_fw-la est_fw-la valde_fw-la rahab_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la illud_fw-la tempus_fw-la qua●●s●●pit_fw-la nan●●●●●●ue_fw-la s●●●sse_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la meretritem_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la infideemm_n sed_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la cr●didisse_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la &_o opere_fw-la ille_fw-la 〈…〉_z ae_z praeparatum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ad_fw-la iustificationem_fw-la ●●_o a_o ut_fw-la bonum_fw-la illud_fw-la opus_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la factum_fw-la non_fw-la suerit_fw-la meritorium_fw-la simplic_fw-la 〈…〉_z sicati●nis_fw-la sed_fw-la imperfect_a &_o de_fw-fr congruo_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la diximus_fw-la de_fw-la d●spositionibus_fw-la ad_fw-la gratiam_fw-la bella●_n lib._n 4._o d._n just_o cap._n 18._o 18._o sess_z 6_o ca._n 8._o &_o 10_o 10_o gratis_o autem_fw-la iustificari_fw-la dicamur_fw-la quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la corum_fw-la qua_fw-la iustificationem_fw-la praecedunt_fw-la sine_fw-la fides_fw-la sine_fw-la opera_fw-la ipsam_fw-la iustificationis_fw-la gratiam_fw-la promeretur_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la iam_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la alioquin'vt_fw-la idem_fw-la apostolus_fw-la inquit_fw-la gratia_fw-la iam_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la council_n trideut_n sess_z 6._o cap._n 8._o 8._o jame●_n 2._o 23_o heb._n 11._o 19_o 19_o videtur_fw-la etiam_fw-la promissio_fw-la quae_fw-la scribitur_fw-la cap._n 15._o intelligenda_fw-la deposterirate_fw-la multiplicanda_fw-la secundum_fw-la nam_fw-la ●rum_fw-la stellarum_fw-la per_fw-la seman_n in_o quo_fw-la benedicendae_fw-la essent_fw-la omnes_fw-la nationes_fw-la terrae_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la contendas_fw-la cum_fw-la illi_fw-la capite_fw-la non_fw-la fiat_fw-la mentio_fw-la illius_fw-la seminis_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la textum_fw-la tantum_fw-la ●oqui_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la de_fw-la carnali_fw-la postericate_v praesertim_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolus_fw-la in_o sequentibus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la ●rgeat_fw-la fidem_fw-la de_fw-la corporali_fw-la posteritate_fw-la qui_fw-la contra_fw-la spem_fw-la inquiens_fw-la in_fw-la spem_fw-la credidit_fw-la etc._n etc._n respondere_fw-la licet_fw-la ad_fw-la propositam_fw-la difficul●at●m_fw-la fidem_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la loquor_fw-la genesis_n tamet_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la de_fw-fr christo_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la obiecto_fw-la innixam_fw-la tamen_fw-la faisse_fw-fr fidei_fw-la vel_fw-la fiduciae_fw-la ●e_n christo_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la de_fw-fr ●o_z nondum_fw-la acceperat_fw-la expressam_fw-la reuclationem_fw-la certe_fw-la innixam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la miserecordiae_fw-la dei_fw-la paratae_fw-la hom●il_fw-la we_o et_fw-la similiter_fw-la sentiendum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la alijs_fw-la quibusuis_fw-la promissionibus_fw-la corporal●bus_fw-la quod_fw-la side_n quae_fw-la circa_fw-la illas_fw-la versabatur_fw-la deo_fw-la placuit_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la erat_fw-la fides_fw-la sive_fw-la fiducia_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la sasbout_o in_o cap._n 4._o a_o d_o rom._n rom._n chap._n 8._o 8._o rom._n 14._o 19_o 20_o 20_o rom._n 4._o 23_o 23_o this_o speech_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v but_o parallel_v to_o that_o of_o s._n john_n ●_o joh._n 1._o 8._o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o us._n as_o the_o justification_n whereof_o s._n paul_n speak_v consist_v in_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o our_o sin_n require_v by_o this_o apostle_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v if_o we_o acknowledge_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a &_o just_a to_o forguie_a we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o vurighteousnesse_n vurighteousnesse_n rom._n 3._o 23_o 23_o rom._n 3._o 28_o 28_o rom._n 4._o 2_o 2_o work_n proceed_v from_o grace_n inherent_a justify_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n yet_o thus_o far_o they_o justify_v we_o not_o before_o man_n only_o but_o before_o god_n nor_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o any_o man_n not_o thus_o far_o justify_v by_o work_a grace_n to_o make_v the_o right_a plea_n of_o faith_n whereby_o justification_n proper_o take_v that_o be_v final_a absolution_n be_v attain_v attain_v psal_n 15._o 1._o 2_o 2_o psal_n 1._o 1_o psal_n 1._o 6_o 6_o gen._n 2d_o 1●_n 1●_n rom._n 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 8._o psal_n 32._o 1._o 2_o 2_o psal_n 143._o 2_o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la hominus_fw-la iustificati_fw-la bona_fw-la opera_fw-la ita_fw-la esse_fw-la dona_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la ●●●_o sint_fw-la etiam_fw-la bona_fw-la ip●●●●_n iustificati_fw-la merita_fw-la aut_fw-la ipsum_fw-la iust●●●_n atum_fw-la bon●●_n operibus_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la per_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la &_o jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la meritum_fw-la cvius_fw-la viu●m_fw-la me●b●●m_fw-la est_fw-la siunt_fw-la non_fw-la u●re_fw-la m●r●ri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d grat●●_n vi●●m_fw-la aeternam_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d aquavitae_fw-la aeterae_fw-la si_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●●_o gratia_fw-la decess●r●t_fw-la consecut●●n●●_n atq●e_fw-la etiam_fw-la gloriae_fw-la augme●●●m_fw-la ●●●them●_n sit_v 〈◊〉_d trident_n sess●●_n can_v non●_n 32._o 32._o num._n 25._o 8._o ovid._n ovid._n mat._n 7._o 21_o 21_o etsi_fw-la it_o qui_fw-la iustificatur_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la a●●_n pit_n &_o habet_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la etiam_fw-la inhaerentem_fw-la tamen_fw-la anima_fw-la fidelis_fw-la huic_fw-la non_fw-la in●itit●_n sed_fw-la so●●_n inst●●●e_fw-la christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la donalae_fw-la side_n qui_fw-la n●lla_fw-la om●i●o_fw-la est_fw-la nece●●●_n potest_fw-la jestit●a_fw-la b●cer_fw-fr ●●_o &_o si_fw-la q_o 〈…〉_z in_o li●●ll●_n ablata_fw-la 〈…〉_z ratisbone_n &_o in_o colloquin_n actisb●●_n 〈…〉_z coll●q●in_v r_o 〈…〉_z nsi_fw-fr eum_fw-la ob●●t●●ss●nt_fw-la ei_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈…〉_z quae●●mq_fw-fr as_o author_v 〈…〉_z q●ij_fw-la ap●●llat_n am●●●●as_fw-la &_o in●er_o quas_fw-la p_o 〈…〉_z sidem_fw-la i●st●●●ation●_n i●●tium_fw-la elle_fw-fr sic_fw-la respendit_fw-la ●ioc_fw-la si_fw-la intellt●●tur_fw-la de_fw-fr iustitia_fw-la incho●●a_fw-la quae_fw-la side_n sp●_n &_o charitate_fw-la cetaerisque_fw-la virrutibus_fw-la hic_fw-la comprehensis_fw-la constat_fw-la recipimus_fw-la hanc_fw-la enim_fw-la i●stitia_fw-la 〈…〉_z donum_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o novam_fw-la in_o christ_n serca●ur●m_fw-la qua_fw-la ●●fide_fw-la ●●●●_o
sect._n 3_o c_o 8._o p_o 5._o philippian_n cha._n 3_o verse_n 8_o 9_o doubtless_o i_o think_v all_o thing_n but_o loss_n for_o the_o excellent_a knowledge_n sake_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o c_o 5._o p_o 13._o 1._o thessalonian_n cha._n 2_o verse_n 16_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v come_v upon_o they_o to_o the_o utmost_a sect._n 2._o c_o 3_o par_fw-fr 2._o hebrew_n cha._n 4_o verse_n 2_o the_o word_n that_o they_o hear_v profit_v they_o not_o because_o it_o be_v not_o mix_v with_o faith_n sect._n 1._o c._n 8._o p._n 7_o cha._n 10_o verse_n 35_o cast_v not_o away_o your_o confidence_n which_o have_v recompense_n of_o reward_n sect._n 1._o c._n 10_o p._n 6._o &_o sect._n 2._o c_o 6_o p._n 4._o cha._n 36_o verse_n 36_o you_o have_v need_n of_o patience_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 1._o cha._n 11_o verse_n 1_o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v sect_n 1_o c_o 5._o p._n 5._o &_o 6._o verse_n 2_o by_o faith_n the_o elder_n obtain_v a_o good_a report_n sect._n 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 2._o verse_n 6_o without_o faith_n impossible_a it_o be_v to_o please_v god_n ibid._n verse_n 7_o by_o faith_n noah_n be_v warn_v by_o god_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v etc._n etc._n unto_o verse_n 11._o sect._n 1_o c_o 7._o p._n 3._o verse_n 18_o he_o consider_v that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v he_o up_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n p_o 5._o &_o sect._n 2._o c._n 6_o p._n ●_o verse_n 24_o when_o moses_n come_v to_o age_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o c_o 7_o p._n 8._o verse_n 20_o by_o faith_n isaac_n bless_v jacob_n and_o esa●_n concern_v thing_n to_o come_v etc._n etc._n unto_o verse_n 36_o sect._n 1_n c_o 7_o p._n 10._o cha._n 12_o verse_n 2_o yet_o for_o the_o joy_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o he_o despise_v the_o shame_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 9_o verse_n 11_o no_o chasten_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v to_o be_v noious_a &c_n &c_n ibid._n p._n 2._o &_o sect._n 2._o c_o 6._o p_o 8_o cha._n 13_o verse_n 3_o remember_v such_o as_o be_v in_o bond_n sect._n 1._o c._n 8._o p._n 3._o james_n cha._n 1_o verse_n 5_o if_o any_o of_o you_o lack_v wisdom_n let_v he_o ask_v of_o god_n &c_n &c_n sect._n 2._o cap._n 7._o par_fw-fr 13._o cha._n 2_o verse_n 10_o whosoever_o shall_v keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o offend_v in_o one_o point_n be_v guilty_a of_o all_o sect_n 2._o c_o 8._o p_o 6._o &_o sect._n 2._o c_o 5._o p_o 4._o verse_n 14_o what_o avail_v it_o my_o brethren_n though_o a_o man_n say_v he_o have_v faith_n and_o have_v no_o work_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o c_o 6._o p_o 4._o verse_n 19_o the_o devil_n believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o tremble_v section_n 1_o cap._n 8._o par_fw-fr 8_o verse_n 21_o be_v not_o abraham_n our_o father_n justify_v through_o work_n &c_n &c_n sect_n 1._o c_o 11._o par_fw-fr 9_o verse_n 24_o you_o see_v then_o how_o a_o man_n of_o work_n be_v justify_v etc._n etc._n sect._n 2._o c_o 6._o par_fw-fr 3._o 4._o verse_n 25_o likewise_o also_o be_v not_o rahab_n the_o harlot_n justify_v by_o work_n etc._n etc._n §_o sect._n c._n 11._o par_fw-fr 10_o 1._o john_n cha._n 1_o verse_n 10._o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o c_o 7._o p_o 8._o &c_n &c_n 8._o p_o 6._o cha._n 2_o verse_n 1_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2_o c_o 8._o par_fw-fr 4._o cha._n 3_o verse_n 2_o belove_v now_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 1._o c_o 8._o p_o 7._o verse_n 6_o whosoever_o abide_v in_o he_o sin_v not_o ib._n p._n 5_o verse_n 7_o he_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v righteous_a §_o 2._o c_o 6_o p_o 1._o verse_n 8_o he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n &c_n &c_n §_o 2._o c_o 8._o p_o 6._o verse_n 9_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o ibid._n p_o 5._o verse_n 14_o we_o know_v that_o we_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2_o c_o 4_o p._n 5_o cha._n 5_o 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est_fw-la vaticinio_fw-la prophetae_fw-la ad_fw-la suae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la
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