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and_o remission_n of_o sin_n than_o so_o it_o can_v assure_v we_o of_o life_n everlasting_a bishop_n fisher_n in_o opuscul_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o misericord_n axiom_n 10._o say_v that_o if_o we_o will_v enter_v into_o heaven_n we_o must_v not_o come_v with_o a_o double_a heart_n or_o waver_a faith_n but_o with_o that_o which_o be_v altogether_o without_o doubt_v and_o most_o certain_a joh._n bacon_n &_o catharin_n cite_v by_o pere_a in_o rom._n 8._o d._n 7._o num._n 27._o 30._o select_a disput_fw-la tom._n 2._o affirm_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o faith_n be_v equal_a in_o certainty_n and_o fairy_n above_o and_o more_o certain_a than_o all_o other_o knowledge_n isengren_n pro_fw-la council_n trid._n de_fw-fr certit_fw-la great_a pag._n 217._o say_v that_o their_o divine_n all_o the_o chief_a which_o he_o have_v read_v for_o that_o purpose_n though_o they_o do_v not_o allow_v a_o man_n to_o be_v altogether_o secure_a and_o free_a from_o all_o care_n &_o heedfulness_n yet_o with_o one_o voice_n teach_v that_o we_o must_v not_o tremble_v or_o mistrust_v but_o have_v a_o firm_a hope_n and_o certain_a confidence_n and_o say_v further_a that_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o all_o the_o schoolman_n and_o father_n since_o the_o apostle_n scotus_n 3_o d._n 23._o pag._n 46._o as_o i_o believe_v god_n be_v three_o in_o person_n and_o one_o in_o essence_n so_o do_v i_o also_o believe_v myself_o to_o have_v faith_n infuse_v whereby_o i_o believe_v this_o banne_n in_o thom._n 22._o every_o one_o that_o believe_v see_v he_o do_v believe_v medina_n 1._o 2._o q._n 112._o art_n 5._o caietan_n ibid._n and_o bannes_n too_o dare_v affirm_v that_o a_o christian_a man_n by_o the_o infallible_a certainty_n of_o faith_n which_o can_v be_v deceive_v certain_o know_v himself_o to_o have_v supernatural_a faith_n dom._n soto_n apol._n cap._n 2._o hold_v that_o a_o man_n may_v attain_v to_o that_o certainty_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n that_o he_o may_v without_o all_o doubt_v be_v as_o sure_a thereof_o as_o he_o be_v that_o there_o be_v a_o city_n call_v rome_n see_v diverse_a other_o testimony_n cite_v at_o large_a by_o doctor_n white_n 10._o in_o his_o way_n to_o the_o true_a church_n digres_n 43._o num._n 9_o 10._o wherehe_fw-ge show_v that_o such_o as_o will_v not_o allow_v the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n yet_o hold_v sure_a and_o firm_a certainty_n of_o hope_n as_o exclude_v all_o doubtfulness_n touch_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o can_v they_o thus_o allow_v it_o in_o hope_n which_o be_v but_o a_o fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o have_v all_o it_o firm_a and_o sure_o certain_o from_o faith_n and_o not_o admit_v it_o in_o faith_n it_o in_o say_v itself_o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o wretched_a perverseness_n of_o spirit_n against_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o truth_n before_o i_o come_v to_o the_o object_v scripture_n some_o thing_n be_v needful_a to_o be_v know_v both_o more_o clear_o to_o show_v that_o which_o we_o hold_v that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v mistake_v as_o 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of_o holiness_n and_o so_o direct_v that_o fool_n shall_v not_o err_v by_o it_o esay_n 35._o 8._o and_o such_o as_o err_v in_o the_o spirit_n shall_v know_v understanding_n &_o the_o mutterer_n shall_v learn_v the_o law_n esa_n 29_o 24._o and_o they_o shall_v have_v pastor_n according_a to_o the_o lord_n own_o heart_n which_o shall_v feed_v they_o with_o knowledge_n and_o doctrine_n jer._n 3._o 15._o to_o conclude_v israel_n have_v a_o promise_n to_o be_v save_v with_o eternal_a salvation_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v and_o ashamed_a for_o ever_o and_o ever_o esay_n 45._o 17._o yea_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o the_o promise_n be_v not_o to_o the_o people_n then_o live_v only_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n upon_o their_o seed_n and_o my_o blessing_n upon_o thy_o stock_n esay_n 44._o 3._o and_o touch_v the_o temple_n thus_o say_v god_n to_o solomon_n i_o have_v sanctify_v this_o house_n to_o put_v my_o name_n there_o for_o ever_o and_o my_o eye_n 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