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truemarke_n of_o predestination_n 2_o cor._n 2._o rom._n 8._o 1._o cor._n 12._o he_o that_o glori_v not_o that_o he_o have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v no_o true_a christian_n john_n 14._o eccless_n 6._o 1_o cor._n 4._o a_o man_n may_v know_v that_o he_o be_v in_o god_n favour_n by_o the_o chance_n of_o this_o life_n no_o man_n can_v judge_v whether_o a_o man_n be_v in_o god_n favour_n or_o displeasure_n rom._n 3._o 5._o phil._n 3._o 2_o tim._n 4._o rom._n 8._o phil._n 1._o the_o two_o sort_n of_o fear_n child_o &_o slavish_a 2_o tim._n 1._o rom._n 14._o eph._n 6._o phil._n 4._o 1_o pet._n 1._o the_o slavish_a fear_n threaten_v the_o wicked_a and_o the_o child_o fear_n encourage_v the_o choose_a the_o effect_n of_o child_o fear_n eph._n 4._o the_o christian_a may_v warrant_v himself_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n s._n hilary_n james_n 1_o s._n august_n s._n bernard_n each_o one_o must_v believe_v particular_o that_o his_o sin_n be_v release_v and_o forgive_v he_o free_o
and_o therefore_o after_o that_o s._n paul_n have_v say_v that_o as_o touch_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n he_o have_v live_v 3._o unblameable_a he_o add_v and_o yet_o whatsoever_o i_o have_v gain_v by_o it_o i_o have_v account_v it_o in_o all_o respect_n to_o be_v but_o loss_n for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n and_o special_o i_o esteem_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v loss_n for_o the_o excellent_a knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ_n my_o lord_n for_o who_o i_o have_v count_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v loss_n and_o deem_v they_o but_o as_o dung_n so_o i_o may_v win_v christ_n and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o righteousness_n be_v give_v of_o god_n i_o mean_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n that_o i_o may_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ_n o_o most_o notable_a word_n which_o all_o christian_n ought_v to_o have_v 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