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act_n of_o faith_n he_o bring_v in_o irenaeus_n and_o austin_n affirm_v that_o faith_n alone_o do_v not_o justify_v sect._n 4._o whereas_o florinus_n blaspheme_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n he_o bring_v in_o tertullian_n origen_n and_o the_o trent_n council_n assert_v that_o god_n do_v no_o more_o but_o permit_v as_o if_o god_n can_v do_v no_o more_o about_o sin_n but_o he_o must_v be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o have_v premise_v this_o i_o come_v to_o his_o instance_n 1._o instance_n simon_n magus_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o open_a heaven_n to_o faith_n unaccompanied_a with_o good_a work_n ans_fw-fr be_v this_o the_o doctrine_n of_o protestant_n or_o do_v they_o open_a heaven_n to_o faith_n accompany_v with_o good_a work_n do_v not_o all_o protestant_n require_v that_o the_o faith_n which_o justify_v be_v a_o active_a or_o operative_a faith_n and_o proclaim_v other_o faith_n dead_a read_v concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o work_n the_o english_a confession_n non_fw-la tamen_fw-la dicimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n yet_o we_o say_v not_o that_o man_n may_v live_v dissolute_o as_o if_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o christian_a only_o to_o be_v dip_v and_o to_o believe_v and_o nothing_o else_o expect_v from_o he_o true_a faith_n be_v live_v and_o can_v be_v idle_a read_v the_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n especial_o act._n 12._o albeit_o that_o good_a work_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o follow_v after_o justification_n can_v put_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o endure_v the_o severity_n of_o god_n judgement_n yet_o be_v they_o please_v and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o do_v spring_n out_o necessary_o of_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n etc._n etc._n again_o act._n 17._o they_o which_o be_v predestinate_v they_o walk_v religious_o in_o good_a work_n etc._n etc._n to_o all_o this_o the_o reverend_a assembly_n of_o divine_n consent_n say_v good_a work_n be_v the_o fruit_n and_o evidence_n of_o a_o true_a and_o 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than_o this_o as_o appear_v by_o augustine_n and_o as_o such_o also_o oppose_v by_o we_o aug._n de_fw-la haeres_fw-la c._n 55._o 3._o inst_z florinus_n blaspheme_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n answ_n protestant_n church_n abhor_v this_o doctrine_n as_o much_o as_o papist_n in_o the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n the_o confession_n of_o saxony_n the_o augustin_n confession_n do_v disow_v it_o and_o the_o latter_a confession_n of_o the_o switeers_n express_o condemn_v florinus_n and_o blastus_n and_o all_o that_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n to_o which_o i_o will_v add_v our_o late_a confession_n of_o faith_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n extend_v itself_o even_o to_o the_o first_o fall_n and_o all_o other_o sin_n yet_o so_o as_o the_o sinfulness_n thereof_o proceed_v only_o frâ—m_v the_o creature_n and_o not_o from_o god_n who_o be_v most_o holy_a and_o righteous_a neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v the_o author_n or_o approver_n of_o sin_n 4._o inst_z origen_n rob_v 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in_o we_o as_o there_o be_v in_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 7._o yet_o we_o never_o say_v that_o the_o regenerate_v be_v all_o foul_a and_o conspurcate_a with_o sin_n there_o be_v that_o in_o they_o which_o be_v true_o good_a and_o which_o god_n accept_v of_o and_o free_o reward_v see_v harmony_n of_o confession_n sect._n 9_o 6._o inst_z novatus_n constitute_v a_o church_n of_o mere_a just_a answ_n protestant_n if_o guilty_a of_o the_o error_n of_o proclus_n then_o be_v free_a from_o this_o of_o novatus_n or_o if_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o of_o novatus_n then_o be_v they_o free_a from_o that_o of_o proclus_n there_o error_n can_v agree_v to_o the_o same_o person_n 2._o how_o contrary_a this_o error_n be_v to_o our_o judgement_n be_v visible_a both_o by_o the_o actual_a composure_n of_o our_o church_n wherein_o be_v good_a and_o bad_a tare_n and_o wheat_n and_o also_o by_o our_o doctrine_n the_o english_a divine_n in_o their_o confession_n of_o faith_n acknowledge_v that_o the_o 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