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faith_n and_o what_o need_v we_o have_v to_o try_v it_o 2_o cor._n 2_o tim._n 1._o jam._n 2._o faith_n three_o manner_n of_o way_n describe_v 1_o it_o be_v a_o subsistence_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o 2_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 68_o 2_o cor._n 5._o heb._n 6._o 19_o 3_o it_o be_v the_o anchor_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o hold_v we_o fast_o that_o we_o drive_v not_o away_o with_o the_o wind_n of_o tentation_n i'faith_o how_o commend_v by_o philo._n philo_n lib._n de_fw-la abrahamo_fw-la define_v by_o scult_a scultet_fw-la idea_n contion_n in_o faith_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a work_a power_n 1_o a_o apprehend_v virtue_n 2_o a_o randr_a virtue_n pet._n these_o be_v the_o two_o hand_n of_o faith_n by_o the_o one_o it_o give_v by_o the_o other_o it_o receive_v they_o who_o have_v not_o the_o render_v virtue_n have_v never_o the_o appehending_a virtue_n mal._n 1._o 6._o licentious_a liver_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v without_o true_a faith_n cor._n tim._n 2_o comfort_n confirm_v against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n this_o comfort_n proceed_v by_o three_o degree_n 1_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o comfort_n against_o death_n and_o the_o grave_n be_v the_o meditation_n of_o heavenly_a mansion_n death_n a_o compend_n of_o all_o cross_n have_v need_v of_o the_o great_a consolation_n if_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o bear_v one_o cross_n in_o our_o life_n how_o shall_v we_o bear_v many_o concur_v in_o our_o death_n without_o preparation_n eccles._n 12._o 3._o verse_n 5._o lam._n 2._o 22._o the_o first_o degree_n of_o comfort_n have_v in_o it_o four_o circumstance_n 1_o first_o circumstance_n who_o be_v this_o who_o christ_n call_v his_o father_n isaiah_n 9_o the_o name_n of_o father_n how_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o three_o person_n and_o how_o to_o the_o first_o person_n only_o of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n 2_o second_o circumstance_n what_o be_v this_o he_o call_v his_o father_n house_n isaiah_n 66._o 1._o 1_o kin._n 8._o 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unto_o many_o this_o earthquake_n be_v a_o plague_n proportionable_a to_o sin_n 4_o the_o four_o circumstance_n be_v what_o mean_v the_o many_o mansion_n this_o import_v heb._n 12._o revelat._n 7._o 9_o 1_o the_o largeness_n or_o amplitude_n of_o that_o place_n 2_o the_o comely_a order_n of_o that_o place_n without_o confusion_n plin._n lib._n 36_o cap._n 15._o panciroâ—…_n rerum_fw-la man_n lib._n 1._o of_o that_o glorious_a amphitheatre_n wherein_o all_o saint_n sit_v in_o a_o circle_n &_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n many_o glorious_a assembly_n of_o saint_n upon_o earth_n but_o one_o of_o they_o know_v not_o another_o aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 67._o it_o will_v not_o be_v so_o in_o heaven_n degree_n of_o glory_n observe_v by_o ancient_n out_o of_o this_o place_n nazi_n orat_fw-la 5._o de_fw-la filio_fw-la elias_n ibid._n in_o nazian_n the_o object_n of_o joy_n be_v one_o for_o all_o saint_n the_o manner_n of_o fruition_n different_a aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 67._o aug._n ibid._n yet_o this_o will_v import_v a_o proportion_n between_o that_o glory_n and_o man_n his_o merit_n rom._n 6._o in_o what_o sense_n ancient_n some_o time_n use_v the_o word_n of_o merit_v aug._n de_fw-fr resur_fw-fr ser._n 3._o papisticke_a merit_n disprove_v by_o the_o father_n augustine_n aug._n the_o nupt_a &_o concup_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 17._o aug_n ad_fw-la bonifac_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 20._o aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apostol_n serm_n 8._o in_o like_a manneâ—…_n they_o be_v disprove_v by_o bernard_n bern._n the_o quadrup_n debito_fw-la a_o notable_a discourse_n of_o a_o fourfold_a debt_n wherein_o manstand_v debtor_n to_o the_o lord_n 1_o for_o his_o creation_n 2_o for_o his_o redemption_n 3_o for_o his_o former_a sinful_a life_n 4_o for_o the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n rom._n 8._o 18._o and_o shall_v man_n be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o think_v he_o may_v satisfy_v all_o these_o creditor_n with_o a_o halfpenny_n let_v papist_n blush_v for_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o pay_v the_o thousand_o part_n of_o his_o debt_n the_o comfort_n give_v we_o be_v the_o great_a because_o it_o be_v tell_v from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o true_a and_o faithful_a witness_n revel_v 1._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 20._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 16_o psal._n neither_o can_v so_o much_o be_v tell_v we_o as_o afterward_o we_o shall_v see_v 1_o king_n 10._o psal._n 106._o 4._o 5._o the_o perfection_n of_o christ_n prophetical_a office_n he_o have_v leave_v nothing_o untell_v needful_a for_o we_o to_o know_v john_n 20._o 30._o 31._o act_n 20._o 27_o act_n 28._o 23_o and_o grant_v that_o any_o point_n needful_a to_o salvation_n be_v not_o reveal_v by_o he_o what_o angel_n or_o man_n be_v able_a to_o reveal_v it_o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o priestly_a office_n be_v no_o less_o certain_a heb._n heb._n 1._o 3._o our_o lord_n transfersto_fw-la his_o saint_n the_o benefit_n of_o his_o merit_n but_o not_o the_o vettue_n of_o merit_v heb._n 7._o 25._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o first_o degree_n of_o comfort_n wherein_o we_o may_v see_v how_o our_o lord_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o earthly_a bridegroom_n have_v seek_v and_o marry_v we_o in_o our_o father_n house_n do_v now_o invite_v we_o to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o his_o father_n house_n evil_a entertainment_n get_v our_o husband_n in_o our_o father_n house_n but_o better_a abide_v we_o in_o his_o father_n house_n psal._n 45._o 10_o 11._o psal._n 137._o 5._o 6._o 2_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o the_o comfort_n be_v a_o consideration_n of_o the_o right_n we_o have_v to_o these_o heavenly_a mansion_n without_o this_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o comfort_n can_v not_o avail_v us._n and_o why_o 2_o kin._n 7._o 2._o four_o word_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o this_o second_o degree_n of_o comfort_n 1_o the_o first_o word_n i_o go_v our_o saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o tarry_v not_o in_o the_o world_n isaiah_n 65._o 20_o since_o he_o have_v lend_v most_o part_n of_o we_o to_o live_v here_o a_o long_a time_n than_o he_o take_v to_o himself_o it_o be_v shame_n for_o we_o to_o desire_v more_o as_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n so_o the_o death_n of_o saint_n be_v but_o a_o go_n to_o our_o father_n comfortless_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n concern_v death_n for_o the_o death_n of_o her_o child_n she_o define_v to_o be_v a_o down_o go_v not_o a_o up-going_a to_o the_o house_n of_o our_o father_n macar_n hom_n 22._o nazi_n orat_fw-la 24._o in_o â—…audem_fw-la caesarij_fw-la but_o more_o comfortless_a and_o cruel_a be_v they_o when_o they_o send_v down_o infant_n unbaptise_v to_o a_o house_n of_o hell_n baptize_v by_o themselves_o and_o call_v infernus_fw-la non_fw-la baptizatorum_fw-la this_o cruel_a opinion_n be_v condemn_v by_o augustine_n let_v catholic_a roman_n consider_v what_o falsâ—…_n catholic_n they_o be_v in_o augustine_n his_o mind_n with_o augustine_n agree_v bernard_n jerem._n 1._o 5._o bern._n epist._n 174._o bern._n ad_fw-la magi._n hug._n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la epist_n 77._o john_n 3._o 5._o not_o the_o want_n but_o the_o neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o baptism_n be_v prejudicial_a to_o salvation_n ibid_fw-la papist_n teach_v otherways_o be_v declare_v long_o since_o by_o the_o father_n to_o be_v affirmer_n of_o new_a invention_n the_o second_o word_n in_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o comfort_n be_v to_o prepare_v that_o it_o must_v be_v a_o great_a glory_n which_o god_n prepare_v will_v appear_v 1_o by_o comparison_n of_o the_o work_n of_o man_n with_o the_o work_n of_o god_n plin._n lib._n 36._o cap._n 14._o panciroll_fw-fr de_fw-fr 7._o mundi_fw-la miraculis_fw-la noah_n be_v a_o 120._o year_n prerare_v the_o ark_n at_o length_n he_o finish_v it_o a_o vessel_n of_o huge_a quantity_n gen_n 7._o 11._o gen._n 7._o 13._o 14._o 15._o gen._n 8._o 4._o