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A04187 Iustifying faith, or The faith by which the just do liue A treatise, containing a description of the nature, properties and conditions of Christian faith. With a discouerie of misperswasions, breeding presumption or hypocrisie, and meanes how faith may be planted in vnbeleeuers. By Thomas Iackson B. of Diuinitie and fellow of Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxford.; Commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Book 4 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640. 1615 (1615) STC 14311; ESTC S107483 332,834 388

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cha._n 20_o verse_n 8_o remember_v thou_o keep_v holy_a the_o sabbaoth_n day_n §_o 1._o c_o 8._o par_fw-fr 3._o deuteronomy_n cha._n 10_o verse_n 16_o circumcise_v therefore_o the_o before_o skin_n of_o your_o heart_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 2._o chap._n 5._o par_fw-fr 3._o 2._o king_n cha._n 5_o verse_n 12_o my_o father_n if_o the_o prophet_n have_v bid_v thou_o do_v some_o great_a thing_n will_v thou_o not_o have_v do_v it_o etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o c_o 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o nehemiah_n cha._n 6_o verse_n 14_o my_o god_n remember_v thou_o tobiah_n and_o sanballat_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 1._o chap._n 8._o par_fw-fr 3._o cha._n 13_o verse_n 14_o remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n concern_v this_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n verse_n 29_o remember_v they_o o_o god_n that_o defile_v the_o priesthood_n etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la psalm_n cha._n 1_o verse_n 6_o the_o lord_n know_v the_o way_n of_o the_o righteous_a etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o chap_n 8._o par_fw-fr 7._o cha._n 15_o verse_n 1_o 2._o etc._n etc._n lord_n who_o shall_v dwell_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o chap._n 6._o par_fw-fr 6._o cha._n 19_o verse_n 12_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o fault_n lord_n cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o secret_a sin_n §_o 2._o c_o 8._o par_fw-fr 7._o verse_n 14_o let_v the_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o the_o meditation_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v acceptable_a in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n my_o strength_n and_o my_o redeemer_n ibidem_fw-la cha._n 30_o verse_n 5_o heaviness_n may_v lodge_v with_o we_o for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n sect_n 1._o c_o 5._o par_fw-fr 9_o cha._n 32_o verse_n 1._o 2_o bless_a be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v etc._n etc._n in_o who_o spirit_n be_v no_o guile_n §_o 2._o c_o 6_o p_o 6._o cha._n 62_o verse_n 10_o trust_v not_o in_o oppression_n nor_o in_o robbery_n if_o riches_n increase_v set_v not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o they_o §_o 1._o chap._n 10._o par_fw-fr 4_o 5._o &_o §_o 3._o chap._n 6._o 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3._o wisdom_n cha._n 6_o verse_n 12_o 13_o wisdom_n be_v glorious_a and_o never_o fade_v away_o yet_o she_o be_v easy_o see_v of_o they_o that_o love_v she_o and_o find_v of_o such_o as_o seeeke_v she_o §_o 3._o c_o 8_o p._n 3._o cha._n 7_o verse_n 8_o 9_o i_o prefer_v she_o before_o sceptre_n and_o throne_n etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la par_fw-fr 4_o verse_n 11_o all_o good_a thing_n together_o come_v to_o i_o with_o she_o etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o ●_o 8._o p_o 6._o ecclesiasticus_n cha._n 2_o verse_n 12_o woe_n be_v to_o fearful_a heart_n and_o faint_a hand_n and_o the_o sinner_n that_o go_v two_o way_n etc._n etc._n §_o 1._o c_o 7._o p_o 14._o verse_n 14_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o disobey_v his_o word_n etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la cha._n 19_o verse_n 19_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n §_o 1._o c_o 8_o p_o 7._o verse_n 21_o if_o a_o servant_n say_v unto_o his_o master_n i_o will_v not_o do_v as_o it_o please_v thou_o though_o afterward_o he_o do_v it_o etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o c._n 5._o p_o 4._o cha._n 30_o verse_n 24_o to_o believe_v the_o lord_n be_v to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n §_o 1._o c._n 8._o p._n 7._o cha._n 32_o verse_n 23_o in_o every_o good_a work_n be_v of_o a_o faithful_a heart_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o c_o 5._o p._n 2._o 1._o maccabee_n cha._n 2_o verse_n 61_o this_o consider_v you_o in_o all_o age_n that_o none_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v overcome_v §_o 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 12._o 2._o maccabee_n cha._n 7_o verse_n 2_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v rather_o than_o to_o transgress_v the_o law_n of_o our_o father_n etc._n etc._n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n §_o 1._o c_o 7_o p._n 11._o out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n mathew_n cha._n 5_o verse_n 17_o think_v not_o that_o i_o be_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o law_n or_o the_o prophet_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2_o c_o 6._o p_o 1._o verse_n 20_o except_o your_o righteousness_n 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&_o hic_fw-la sequitur_fw-la cultus_fw-la justivae_fw-la quies_fw-la &_o siducin_n ●d_a est_fw-la cul●us_fw-la seruitium_fw-la seu_fw-la obsequium_fw-la ad_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la consequendam_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la ●ostiaque_fw-la omne_fw-la deo_fw-la committere_fw-la tanquam_fw-la patri_fw-la am●n●issimo_fw-la cui_fw-la fidem_fw-la dedimu●_fw-la quem_fw-la pro_fw-la de_n oa●cepimus_fw-la cui_fw-la obtemperare_fw-la cu●●●●legem_fw-la exanimo_fw-la s●●uare_fw-la promissimus_fw-la quiq●os_fw-la in_o svam_fw-la fidem_fw-la suscepit_fw-la quibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o obedientes_fw-la esse_fw-la ●ellemus_fw-la se_fw-la nunquam_fw-la des●tu●um_fw-la ●ic●ssim_fw-la pol_fw-la icitus_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la includ●t_fw-la fides_fw-la paulina_n cui_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la tribuit_fw-la ipsc_fw-la forer_n in_o 32._o cap_n jesatae_n verse_n 17._o 17._o rom._n 5_o ver_fw-la 1._o 1._o quid_fw-la sit_fw-la credere_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la disputatione_n ex_fw-la alijs_fw-la locis_fw-la scripturae_fw-la discendume_v praecipue_fw-la cap._n 7._o johann●_n qui_fw-fr credit_n in_o i_o sicutdicit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la flumina_fw-la de_fw-fr ventre_fw-fr eius_fw-la fluant_fw-la aequae_fw-la vivae_fw-la scriptura_fw-la quam_fw-la co_fw-la loc●_n respicit_fw-la s●luat●_n habetur_fw-la 2._o paralip_n cap._n 16._o ubi_fw-la sic_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la oculi_fw-la domim_fw-la contemplantur_fw-la universam_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o prebent_fw-la fortitudinem_fw-la ij●_n qui_fw-la cord●_n perfecto_fw-la credunt_fw-la in_o cum_fw-la cord_n autem_fw-la perfecto_fw-la credunt_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la solu●s_fw-la fidem_fw-la adhibent_fw-la illis_fw-la quae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la in_o scripture_n vel_fw-la alius_fw-la divinitus_fw-la revelantur_fw-la sed_fw-la praeterea_fw-la omnes_fw-la animae_fw-la vires_fw-la accomodant_fw-la ut_fw-la faciant_fw-la quod_fw-la habes_fw-la fides_fw-la vel_fw-la quod_fw-la ●a_n prescribit_fw-la atque_fw-la hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la accipitur_fw-la a_o paulo_n credere_fw-la videlicet_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la edauditum_fw-la verbum_fw-la commoneri_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la an●mi_fw-la adhaesione_fw-la complecti_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sasbout_o in_o vers_fw-la 17._o 1._o ad_fw-la rom._n rom._n psa_fw-la 78._o ver_fw-la 9_o 9_o 1._o cor._n ●●_o ●●_o 1._o cor._n 1._o v._n 5._o 5._o add_v ultimò_fw-la etiam_fw-la comentarium_fw-la s._n augustini_fw-la ut_fw-la ali●s_fw-la interim_n pretermittam_fw-la nam_fw-la tractat_fw-la 53._o in_fw-la jobannem_fw-la vidite_fw-mi inquit_fw-la augustinus_n quemadmodum_fw-la notaverit_n euangelista_fw-la &_o improbave●it_fw-la quosdam_fw-la quos_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la ●●●did_fw-la sse_fw-la dixit_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la ingressu_fw-la fidei_fw-la si_fw-la proficerent_fw-la amorem_fw-la quoque_fw-la humanae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la proficiendo_fw-la superarent_fw-la quod_fw-la ●●_o fides_fw-la ista_fw-la proficere_fw-la poterat_fw-la &_o amorem_fw-la humanae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la proficiendo_fw-la superare_fw-la certe_fw-la vera_fw-la fide●_n erat_fw-la ●ad●m_fw-la e●im_fw-la est_fw-la fide●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o perf●●●●_n sed_fw-la ●o●●●mper_fw-la ●que_fw-la magna_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●●_o fid●●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non●●t_a ●adem_n qu●_n 〈◊〉_d no●●●●e_n 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z if_o the_o reader_n well_o observe_v the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o faith_n before_o explicate_v he_o can_v possible_o be_v ignorant_a that_o every_o least_o degree_n of_o faith_n bring_v forth_o a_o correspondent_a degree_n of_o love_n that_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a love_n shall_v increase_v without_o a_o correspondent_a increase_n of_o faith_n precedent_n as_o that_o inequality_n betwixt_o two_o subject_n shall_v grow_v great_a without_o any_o variation_n of_o their_o quantity_n quantity_n creation_n apply_v unto_o this_o subject_n more_o proper_o in_o scripture_n phrase_n include_v the_o renovation_n itself_o wrought_v in_o our_o heart_n then_o the_o grace_n or_o quality_n infuse_v by_o which_o it_o be_v wrought_v for_o whether_o that_o be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nature_n in_o all_o god_n only_o know_v bind_v we_o be_v to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o c●eate_v new_a heart_n in_o diverse_a person_n by_o mean_n whether_o external_a or_o internal_a and_o infuse_v in_o nature_n &_o quality_n much_o different_a see_v section_n 3._o chap._n 1._o &_o ●_o 1._o cor._n 3._o 3._o galas_n 6._o ver_fw-la 14._o 14._o mark_v 16._o 17._o 18_o 18_o