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their_o repentance_n prayer_n sacrifice_n and_o all_o other_o their_o good_a work_n and_o quality_n be_v not_o bare_o a_o capacitating_a condition_n of_o justification_n forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o happy_a life_n to_o come_v but_o meritorious_a and_o that_o god_n be_v oblige_v in_o justice_n to_o give_v these_o for_o they_o and_o as_o for_o the_o perfect_o righteous_a who_o need_v no_o repentance_n no_o question_n but_o that_o god_n be_v strict_o bind_v to_o reward_v they_o with_o a_o future_a happy_a state_n of_o life_n especial_o at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o day_n of_o the_o great_a judgement_n nay_o when_o they_o want_v merit_n of_o their_o own_o they_o have_v recourse_n to_o those_o of_o their_o ancestor_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o other_o like_o the_o work_n of_o supererogation_n among_o the_o papist_n nay_o some_o be_v so_o besot_v with_o vain_a conceit_n and_o arrogance_n that_o they_o think_v god_n choose_v their_o ancestor_n 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by_o any_o merit_n of_o they_o by_o which_o they_o may_v claim_v justification_n as_o a_o debt_n from_o god_n nor_o be_v it_o so_o much_o as_o upon_o condition_n of_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n of_o which_o present_o much_o less_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o its_o merit_n rom._n 3._o 22._o and_o because_o the_o jew_n have_v so_o great_a a_o opinion_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o father_n abraham_n he_o affirm_v that_o abraham_n himself_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n too_o he_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n too_o take_v faith_n first_o for_o a_o godly_a religious_a temper_n of_o heart_n as_o the_o condition_n and_o then_o this_o one_o part_n of_o the_o gospel-doctrine_n of_o justification_n for_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o by_o a_o figure_n ordinary_a enough_o with_o st._n paul_n and_o other_o holy_a writer_n as_o have_v be_v before_o observe_v but_o he_o deny_v peremptory_o that_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o his_o work_n of_o any_o sort_n i._n e._n 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save_v 22._o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 21._o cap._n 22._o who_o give_v alm_n who_o say_v daily_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v forgive_v when_o ask_v sometime_o who_o remain_v in_o the_o church_n however_o they_o live_v otherwise_o and_o he_o believe_v there_o be_v many_o in_o st._n paul_n time_n too_o who_o not_o right_o quaest_n lib._n 80._o quaest_n understanding_n st._n paul_n justification_n by_o faith_n without_o work_n do_v real_o think_v that_o have_v once_o believe_v in_o christ_n they_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o that_o faith_n though_o they_o live_v wicked_a and_o flagitious_a life_n those_o christian_n in_o st._n james_n seem_v such_o a_o sort_n of_o people_n and_o if_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n be_v write_v before_o that_o of_o st._n james_n they_o also_o may_v be_v lead_v into_o such_o a_o conceit_n by_o st._n paul_n himself_o misunderstand_v not_o mind_v what_o he_o have_v otherwise_o by_o word_n or_o write_v 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