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The load of life was much lightened : he went eagerly into the assemblies , because he supposed the frequency of his presence necessary to the success of his purposes ; he retired gladly to privacy , because he had now a subject of thought . But he that would not deceive himself , ought to build his hypothesis on matter of fact , and make it out by sensible experience , and not presume on matter of fact , because of his hypothesis , that is , because he supposes it to be so ; which way of proving amounts to this , that I must necessarily think all last night , because another supposes I always think , though I myself cannot perceive that I always do so . And thus he trusts in what is inherent in him , to make him shine in God 's sight , and recommend him to God : and with this encouragement he goes before God in prayer ; and this makes him expect much from God ; and this makes him think that Christ loves him , and that he is willing clothe him with his righteousness ; because he supposes that he is taken with his experiences and graces . We want to control and manipulate because we suppose that will give us security and happiness . But to assert it the condition of our justification , or that we are justified by it as the condition of the new covenant , so as , from a preconceived signification of that word , to give it another use in justification , exclusive of that pleaded for , as the instrumental cause thereof , is not easily to be admitted ; because it supposes an alteration in the substance of the doctrine itself . The local media did not report the case after learning about it , because they supposed did not know whether this was a reporter or extortionist and the city government tried to argue that Lang was a “ fake reporter ” to excuse for thorough investigation ...