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but_o this_o be_v not_o pure_o and_o sincere_o to_o have_v teach_v faith_n but_o to_o have_v colour_v defile_v and_o corrupt_a faith_n so_o that_o it_o can_v no_o more_o be_v call_v faith_n but_o a_o feign_a colour_n &_o counterfect_v of_o faith_n the_o trust_n and_o confidence_n of_o the_o heart_n stand_v not_o pure_o towards_o christ_n as_o the_o only_a mercy_n seat_n but_o be_v ground_v upon_o our_o one_o holiness_n as_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n wherefore_o do_v thus_o we_o be_v most_o right_o cast_v of_o before_o god_n and_o condemn_v unto_o destruction_n whereof_o we_o be_v most_o worthy_a for_o if_o faith_n must_v be_v pure_a and_o void_a of_o all_o counterfect_a and_o feign_v
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christ_n ought_v to_o have_v thou_o must_v take_v it_o patient_o even_o when_o any_o man_n do_v injury_n unto_o thou_o or_o endamage_v thou_o and_o so_o interpret_v it_o in_o the_o better_a part_n and_o always_o think_v on_o that_o martyr_n a_o most_o worthy_a say_n of_o a_o right_a christian_a martyr_n which_o that_o martyr_n when_o all_o his_o substance_n be_v take_v from_o he_o say_v but_o they_o shall_v not_o take_v away_o christ_n from_o i_o so_o whatsoever_o chance_v unto_o thou_o say_v thou_o i_o have_v as_o yet_o suffer_v no_o loss_n of_o my_o faith_n why_o shall_v i_o not_o take_v it_o in_o good_a part_n which_o my_o neighbour_n have_v do_v why_o shall_v i_o not_o yield_v unto_o he_o and_o apply_v myself_o to_o his_o will_n thou_o can_v scarce_o find_v a_o more_o manifest_a example_n hereof_o neighbour_n a_o example_n which_o christian_n ought_v to_o follow_v in_o behave_v themselves_o towards_o their_o neighbour_n then_o between_o two_o unfeigned_a friend_n for_o as_o they_o 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