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jâ—â—ification_n if_o he_o mean_v by_o way_n of_o merit_n to_o procure_v justification_n ex_fw-la opere_fw-la operato_fw-la from_o the_o very_a work_n do_v it_o be_v false_a and_o i_o disow_v it_o 6._o there_o be_v ever_o as_o much_o charity_n towards_o god_n as_o faith_n and_o as_o faith_n increase_v so_o do_v charity_n increase_v if_o this_o be_v take_v absolute_o every_o one_o may_v judge_v of_o it_o as_o they_o have_v light_n 7_o towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o justification_n be_v require_v faith_n and_o charity_n if_o he_o mean_v still_o as_o merit_v procure_a cause_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n i_o disow_v it_o 8._o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v call_v free_o do_v whereof_o the_o righteousness_n be_v free_a and_o at_o liberty_n without_o any_o cause_n of_o provocation_n this_o be_v a_o jumble_v like_o some_o other_o thing_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o of_o late_a and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o such_o as_o this_o man_n who_o account_v themselves_o much_o wise_a 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if_o we_o be_v than_o it_o will_v either_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n or_o it_o will_v not_o if_o it_o will_v not_o then_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o perform_v if_o it_o will_v then_o be_v it_o of_o grace_n that_o god_n accept_v it_o and_o if_o of_o grace_n must_v it_o not_o be_v accept_v in_o and_o through_o christ_n satisfactory_a and_o meritorious_a righteousness_n if_o so_o than_o it_o must_v be_v reveal_v by_o god_n in_o his_o word_n to_o be_v his_o will_n that_o we_o shall_v thus_o obey_v i._n e._n sincere_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v accept_v through_o christ_n hereupon_o this_o will_n of_o god_n command_v be_v either_o a_o law_n or_o it_o be_v not_o if_o not_o then_o there_o be_v no_o transgression_n if_o we_o do_v not_o obey_v if_o it_o be_v than_o they_o must_v grant_v we_o a_o law_n of_o grace_n which_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n will_v accept_v of_o sincere_a obedience_n instead_o of_o perfect_a and_o also_o they_o must_v grant_v that_o christ_n have_v 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one_o i_o answer_v grant_v we_o that_o the_o obedience_n do_v only_o differ_v gradual_o consider_v material_o yet_o the_o obedience_n enjoin_v we_o formal_o differ_v from_o that_o of_o innocent_a adam_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o he_o for_o our_o obedience_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o we_o as_o penitent_a subject_n not_o so_o innocent_a adam_n and_o also_o in_o faith_n of_o acceptation_n through_o a_o redeemer_n and_o mediator_n but_o not_o so_o innocent_a adam_n so_o that_o our_o obedience_n now_o formal_o differ_v from_o that_o of_o adam_n in_o innocency_n and_o therefore_o differ_v from_o it_o specifical_o and_o not_o only_o gradual_o and_o hence_o there_o must_v be_v a_o new_a constitution_n or_o law_n injoin_v it_o or_o else_o what_o warrant_v have_v we_o for_o it_o but_o suppose_v there_o shall_v be_v only_o a_o gradual_a difference_n when_o indeed_o there_o be_v more_o as_o be_v manifest_a yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o law_n 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