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the_o instance_n before_o give_v though_o some_o of_o the_o congregational-party_n hold_v what_o be_v recite_v yet_o so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o ungodly_a life_n that_o the_o great_a thing_n in_o which_o i_o differ_v from_o they_o be_v the_o overmuch_o unscriptural_a strictness_n of_o some_o of_o they_o in_o their_o church-admissions_a and_o communion_n while_o they_o fly_v further_o from_o such_o as_o they_o think_v not_o godly_a than_o i_o think_v god_n will_v have_v they_o do_v be_v general_o person_n fear_v god_n themselves_o except_v the_o sinful_a alienation_n from_o other_o and_o easiness_n to_o receive_v and_o carry_v false_a report_n of_o dissenter_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o that_o fall_v into_o siding_n but_o the_o error_n of_o any_o man_n be_v never_o the_o better_a if_o they_o be_v find_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o godly_a man_n for_o if_o they_o be_v practise_v they_o will_v make_v they_o ungodly_a 2._o it_o confound_v the_o person_n of_o the_o mediator_n and_o of_o the_o sinner_n as_o if_o the_o mediator_n who_o be_v proclaim_v the_o belove_a of_o the_o father_n and_o therefore_o capable_a of_o reconcile_a we_o to_o he_o because_o he_o be_v still_o well-pleased_n in_o he_o have_v not_o only_o suffer_v in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o sinner_n by_o voluntary_a sponsion_n but_o also_o in_o suffer_v and_o do_v be_v civil_o the_o very_a person_n of_o the_o sinner_n himself_o that_o sinner_n i_o say_v who_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o so_o esteem_v 3._o it_o make_v christ_n to_o have_v be_v civil_o as_o many_o person_n as_o there_o be_v elect_a sinner_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v both_o beside_o and_o contrary_a to_o scripture_n 4._o it_o introduce_v a_o false_a sense_n and_o supposition_n of_o our_o sin_n impute_v to_o christ_n as_o if_o imputative_o it_o be_v he_o as_o it_o be_v we_o even_o the_o sinful_a habit_n the_o sinful_a act_n and_o
the_o least_o punishment_n upon_o for_o he_o that_o have_v perfect_o obey_v or_o have_v perfect_o satisfy_v by_o himself_o or_o by_o another_o in_o his_o person_n can_v just_o be_v punish_v but_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o full_o prove_v that_o death_n and_o other_o chastisement_n be_v punishment_n though_o not_o destructive_a but_o corrective_a and_o so_o be_v the_o permission_n of_o our_o further_a sin_v 35._o it_o intimate_v that_o god_n wrong_v believer_n for_o not_o give_v they_o immediate_o more_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o not_o present_a perfect_a they_o and_o free_v they_o from_o all_o sin_n for_o though_o christ_n may_v give_v we_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o merit_n in_o the_o time_n and_o way_n that_o please_v himself_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v we_o ourselves_o that_o have_v perfect_o satisfy_v and_o merit_v in_o christ_n we_o have_v present_v right_o to_o the_o thing_n merit_v thereupon_o and_o it_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o deny_v it_o we_o at_o all_o 36._o and_o according_o it_o will_v be_v a_o injury_n to_o keep_v they_o so_o long_o out_o of_o heaven_n if_o they_o themselves_o do_v merit_v it_o so_o long_o ago_o 37._o and_o the_o very_o threaten_v of_o punishment_n in_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n will_v seem_v injurious_a or_o incongruous_a to_o they_o that_o have_v already_o reputative_o obey_v perfect_o to_o the_o death_n 38._o and_o there_o will_v be_v no_o place_n leave_v for_o any_o reward_n from_o god_n to_o any_o act_n of_o obedience_n do_v by_o ourselves_o in_o our_o natural_a or_o real_a person_n because_o have_v reputative_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n and_o deserve_v all_o that_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o by_o another_o our_o own_o act_n can_v have_v no_o reward_n 39_o and_o i_o think_v this_o will_v overthrow_v all_o humane_a law_n and_o government_n for_o all_o true_a governor_n be_v the_o officer_n of_o god_n and_o do_v what_o they_o do_v in_o subordination_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o can_v just_o punish_v any_o man_n who_o he_o pronounce_v erfect_o innocent_a to_o the_o death_n 40._o this_o make_v every_o believer_n at_o least_o as_o righteous_a as_o christ_n himself_o as_o have_v true_a propriety_n in_o all_o the_o same_o numerical_a righteousness_n as_o his_o own_o and_o if_o we_o be_v as_o righteous_a as_o christ_n be_v we_o not_o as_o amiable_a to_o god_n and_o may_v we_o not_o go_v to_o god_n in_o our_o name_n as_o righteous_a 41._o this_o make_v all_o believer_n at_o least_o equal_o righteous_a in_o degree_n and_o every_o one_o perfect_a and_o no_o difference_n between_o they_o david_n and_o solomon_n as_o righteous_a in_o the_o act_n of_o sin_v as_o before_o and_o every_o weak_a and_o scandalous_a believer_n to_o be_v as_o righteous_a as_o the_o best_a which_o be_v not_o true_a though_o many_o say_v that_o justification_n have_v no_o degree_n but_o be_v perfect_a at_o first_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v in_o my_o life_n of_o faith_n and_o elsewhere_o 42._o this_o too_o much_o levell_v heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o in_o heaven_n there_o can_v be_v nothing_o great_a than_o perfection_n 43._o the_o scripture_n nowhere_o call_v our_o impute_v righteousness_n by_o the_o name_n of_o innocency_n or_o sinless_a perfection_n nor_o inculpability_n impute_v nay_o when_o the_o very_a phrase_n of_o impute_v christ_n righteousness_n be_v not_o there_o at_o all_o to_o add_v all_o these_o wrong_a description_n of_o imputation_n be_v such_o addition_n to_o god_n word_n as_o tend_v to_o let_v in_o almost_o any_o thing_n that_o man_n wit_n shall_v excogitate_v and_o ill_o beseem_v they_o that_o be_v for_o scripture-sufficiency_n and_o perfection_n and_o against_o addition_n in_o the_o general_a and_o whether_o some_o may_v not_o say_v that_o we_o be_v imputative_o christ_n himself_o conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n suffer_v under_o pontius_n pilate_n crucify_a etc._n etc._n i_o can_v tell_v to_o conclude_v the_o honest_a plain_a christian_a may_v without_o 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christ_n suffering_n be_v to_o save_v we_o from_o suffer_v but_o his_o holiness_n and_o obedience_n be_v to_o merit_v holiness_n obedience_n &_o happiness_n for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v like_o he_o and_o so_o be_v make_v personal_o amiable_a to_o god_n but_o both_o his_o suffering_n and_o obedience_n do_v bring_v we_o under_o a_o covenant_n where_o perfection_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o our_o salvation_n chap._n v._o the_o objection_n answer_v obj._n 1_o you_o confound_v a_o natural_a and_o a_o political_a person_n christ_n and_o the_o several_a believe_a sinner_n be_v not_o the_o same_o natural_a person_n but_o they_o be_v the_o same_o political_a as_o be_v with_o we_o say_v dr._n tully_n the_o sponsor_n and_o the_o debtor_n the_o attorney_n and_o the_o client_n the_o tutor_n and_o the_o pupil_n so_o be_v all_o the_o faithful_a in_o christ_n both_o as_o to_o their_o celestial_a regenerate_a nature_n of_o which_o he_o be_v the_o first_o father_n who_o beget_v son_n by_o his_o 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homo_fw-la cum_fw-la est_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la naturae_fw-la persona_fw-la juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la and_o so_o as_o albenius_n civitas_fw-la municipium_fw-la castrum_n collegium_fw-la vniversitas_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la libet_fw-la corpus_fw-la personae_fw-la appellatione_fw-la continetur_fw-la ut_fw-la spigel_n but_o if_o this_o definition_n be_v commensurate_a to_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o a_o civil_a person_n than_o a_o king_n can_v be_v none_o nor_o any_o one_o that_o have_v not_o a_o civil_a head_n this_o therefore_o be_v too_o narrow_a the_o same_o calvin_n in_o n._n personae_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o seneca_n personam_fw-la vocat_fw-la cum_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la fert_fw-la aliquis_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la a_o counterfeit_n but_o sure_o this_o be_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o objector_n in_o general_n say_v calvin_n tam_fw-la hominem_fw-la quam_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la hominis_fw-la seu_fw-la conditionem_fw-la significat_fw-la but_o it_o be_v not_o sure_a every_o 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