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son_n rom._n 8.29_o 1_o cor._n 11.1_o the_o oil_n pour_v on_o aaron_n head_n run_v down_o upon_o his_o beard_n and_o go_v down_o to_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n psal_n 133.2_o by_o which_o be_v signify_v that_o the_o very_a same_o oil_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v pour_v on_o the_o head_n christ_n jesus_n be_v thence_o derive_v unto_o all_o even_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o member_n as_o jacob_n be_v bless_v by_o his_o father_n isaac_n in_o the_o goodly_a raiment_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n gen._n 27.15_o 27_o compare_v so_o must_v we_o have_v on_o the_o spiritual_a garment_n of_o christ_n virtue_n who_o be_v our_o elder_a brother_n if_o we_o expect_v the_o blessing_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n these_o and_o the_o like_a virtue_n be_v call_v glory_n because_o they_o undoubted_o lead_v to_o glory_n 2_o cor._n 3.18_o view_v then_o christ_n image_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o labour_n to_o be_v transform_v into_o that_o image_n put_v on_o therefore_o as_o the_o 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believe_v on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v act_n 10.43_o to_o he_o give_v all_o the_o prophet_n witness_n that_o through_o his_o name_n whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n christ_n be_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jer._n 23.6_o he_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n as_o he_o tell_v thomas_n john_n 14.6_o he_o be_v the_o true_a way_n to_o eternal_a life_n qui_fw-la aliter_fw-la vadit_fw-la cadit_fw-la he_o that_o think_v to_o go_v to_o heaven_n any_o other_o way_n will_v fall_v short_a of_o it_o for_o there_o be_v none_o other_o name_n give_v among_o man_n whereby_o we_o must_v be_v save_v act_v 4.12_o see_v for_o far_a proof_n of_o this_o gal._n 2.20_o &_o 3.11_o 1_o pet._n 1.5_o 9_o 1_o john_n 5.13_o those_o worthy_n mention_v heb._n 11._o die_v in_o the_o faith_n st._n paul_n will_v not_o be_v find_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o most_o righteous_a work_n that_o ever_o he_o do_v phil._n 3.8_o 9_o nay_o bellarmine_n himself_o after_o a_o long_a discourse_n concern_v the_o merit_n of_o work_n he_o overturn_v all_o in_o his_o last_o conclusion_n propter_fw-la incertitudinem_fw-la propriae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o periculum_fw-la inanis_fw-la gloriae_fw-la tutissimum_fw-la est_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la totam_fw-la insolâ_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordiâ_fw-la reponere_fw-la he_o think_v it_o the_o safe_a way_n to_o put_v his_o whole_a trust_n in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n alone_o work_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o sandy_a foundation_n to_o build_v hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n upon_o for_o our_o best_a work_n be_v imperfect_a they_o flow_v from_o a_o foul_a fountain_n for_o there_o be_v no_o mind_n so_o illuminate_v but_o there_o be_v some_o darkness_n in_o it_o 23.6_o see_v bp._n andrew_n serm._n on_o jer._n 23.6_o no_o heart_n so_o sanctify_v but_o there_o be_v some_o uncleanness_n in_o it_o and_o