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christ_n and_o into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o merit_n god_n be_v alone_o well_o please_v in_o christ_n and_o till_o a_o man_n be_v a_o member_n of_o his_o body_n a_o part_n of_o his_o fullness_n he_o can_v appear_v in_o god_n presence_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o christ_n will_v have_v none_o of_o his_o bone_n break_v or_o take_v of_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o natural_a body_n joh._n 19_o 36._o to_o note_v the_o indissoluble_a union_n which_o be_v to_o be_v between_o he_o and_o his_o mystical_a member_n so_o that_o now_o as_o in_o a_o natural_a body_n the_o member_n be_v certain_o fast_o to_o the_o whole_a so_o long_o as_o the_o bone_n be_v firm_a and_o sound_a so_o in_o the_o mystical_a where_o the_o body_n be_v there_o must_v every_o member_n be_v too_o because_o the_o bone_n must_v not_o be_v break_v asunder_o if_o then_o christ_n go_v to_o heaven_n if_o he_o stand_v unblameable_a before_o god_n justice_n we_o all_o shall_v in_o he_o appear_v so_o too_o 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say_v of_o herself_o so_o we_o may_v say_v of_o faith_n the_o lord_n have_v respect_n unto_o the_o lowliness_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o look_v inward_a for_o matter_n of_o justification_n that_o itself_o as_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la do_v not_o justify_v but_o only_o as_o it_o be_v a_o apprehension_n or_o take_v hold_n of_o christ._n for_o as_o the_o hand_n in_o the_o very_a receive_n of_o a_o thing_n must_v needs_o first_o make_v itself_o empty_a if_o it_o be_v full_o before_o it_o must_v let_v all_o that_o go_v ere_o it_o can_v take_v hold_n on_o any_o other_o thing_n so_o faith_n be_v a_o receive_n of_o christ_n joh._n 1._o 12._o must_v needs_o suppose_v a_o emptiness_n in_o the_o soul_n before_o faith_n have_v two_o property_n as_o a_o hand_n to_o work_v and_o to_o receive_v when_o faith_n purify_v the_o heart_n support_v the_o droap_a spirit_n work_v by_o love_n carry_v a_o man_n through_o affliction_n and_o the_o like_a these_o be_v the_o work_n of_o faith_n when_o faith_n accept_v of_o righteousness_n in_o christ_n and_o receive_v he_o as_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o father_n love_n when_o it_o embrace_v the_o promise_n a_o far_o of_o heb._n 11._o 13._o and_o lay_n hold_v on_o eternal_a life_n 1._o tim._n 6._o 12._o this_o be_v the_o receive_a act_n of_o faith_n now_o faith_n justify_v not_o by_o work_v lest_o the_o effect_n shall_v not_o be_v whole_o of_o grace_n but_o partly_o of_o grace_n and_o partly_o of_o work_n ephesian_n 2._o 8_o 9_o but_o by_o bare_a receive_n and_o accept_v or_o yield_v consent_n to_o that_o righteousness_n which_o in_o regard_n of_o work_v be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n rom._n 5._o 18._o and_o in_o regard_n of_o dispose_v impute_v appropriate_a unto_o we_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 21._o 1._o cor._n 1_o 30._o phil_n 3._o 9_o to_o make_v the_o point_n of_o justification_n by_o the_o receive_n and_o not_o the_o 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