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1._o thess_n 1_o 3_o 2._o thess_n 1_o 3_o philem_n 1_o 5._o hebr_n 12_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o love_n towards_o all_o the_o saint_n to_o conclude_v this_o point_n that_o this_o doctrine_n do_v not_o tend_v to_o looseness_n of_o life_n we_o teach_v that_o they_o which_o do_v not_o follow_v peace_n and_o holiness_n shall_v never_o see_v god_n and_o that_o good_a work_n be_v the_o way_n wherein_o we_o must_v walk_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o eternal_a life_n to_o the_o which_o they_o that_o do_v not_o walk_v in_o they_o shall_v never_o come_v for_o without_o the_o holy_a city_n shall_v be_v dog_n and_o enchanter_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o murderer_n &_o 15_o apocal._n 22._o 15_o idolater_n and_o whosoever_o love_v or_o make_v lie_n and_o although_o good_a fruit_n make_v not_o the_o tree_n good_a yet_o they_o be_v necessary_a effect_n of_o a_o good_a tree_n so_o every_o tree_n that_o bring_v not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n shall_v be_v out_o down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o 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not_o clean_o void_a of_o merit_n as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v not_o void_a of_o mercy_n and_o if_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v much_o i_o be_o much_o in_o merit_n what_o though_o i_o be_v guilty_a to_o myself_o of_o many_o sin_n sure_o where_o sin_n have_v abound_v grace_v also_o have_v superabounded_a and_o if_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a i_o will_v also_o from_o everlasting_a sing_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v i_o sing_v my_o own_o justice_n o_o lord_n i_o will_v remember_v thy_o justice_n only_o for_o that_o be_v i_o also_o in_o that_o thou_o 139._o august_n in_o psal_n 139._o be_v of_o god_n make_v justice_n to_o i_o so_o augustine_n say_v meritis_fw-la suis_fw-la nihil_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la totum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la o_o deus_fw-la i._o the_o saint_n attribute_v nothing_o to_o their_o own_o merit_n they_o attribute_v all_o o_o god_n only_o to_o 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