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glory_n in_o heaven_n though_o it_o can_v but_o be_v more_o estimable_a than_o all_o the_o providence_n in_o nature_n must_v be_v a_o mere_a pendant_fw-fr on_o the_o fickle_a will_n of_o man._n but_o the_o author_n urge_v upon_o the_o doctor_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o according_a to_o his_o principle_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a that_o be_v i_o suppose_v without_o faith_n in_o christ_n without_o which_o our_o church_n in_o her_o homily_n of_o good_a work_n declare_v that_o no_o good_a work_n can_v be_v do_v i_o take_v it_o for_o a_o very_a truth_n that_o from_o the_o first_o good_a thought_n to_o the_o last_o act_n of_o a_o holy_a life_n all_o that_o be_v true_o good_a must_v come_v from_o grace_n but_o say_v the_o author_n this_o turn_v we_o into_o mere_a machines_n and_o pag._n 379._o he_o gloss_n upon_o one_o of_o his_o opposite_n as_o if_o christ_n be_v to_o make_v we_o willing_a against_o our_o will_n unto_o which_o i_o answer_v the_o very_a same_o 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of_o prosper_n melior_fw-la est_fw-la in_o malis_fw-la factis_fw-la humilis_fw-la confessio_fw-la quà m_fw-la in_o bonis_fw-la superbagloriatio_fw-la to_o conclude_v i_o hope_v by_o these_o thing_n it_o appear_v that_o neither_o our_o saviour_n be_v unfaithful_a in_o his_o prophetical_a office_n nor_o the_o evangelist_n in_o give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o our_o saviour_n doctrine_n it_o be_v worth_a the_o observe_n sherlock_n mr._n sherlock_n that_o in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n there_o be_v no_o such_o expression_n as_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n we_o there_o only_o find_v 〈◊〉_d righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d strange_a do_v the_o whole_a mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n consist_v in_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n that_o neither_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n shall_v once_o tell_v we_o so_o in_o express_a term_n this_o be_v bellarmine_n own_o argument_n answer_n answer_n hactenùs_fw-la nullum_fw-la omninò_fw-la locum_fw-la invenire_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la 7._o de_fw-fr just_a l._n 2._o cap._n 7._o ubi_fw-la legeretur_fw-la christi_fw-la justitiam_fw-la nobis_fw-la imputari_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la but_o i_o hope_v our_o author_n will_v not_o follow_v the_o sound_n and_o tinkle_a of_o word_n what_o if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o scripture_n syllabical_o and_o literal_o may_v it_o not_o suffice_v to_o be_v there_o in_o sense_n &_o just_a consequence_n ratio_fw-la divina_fw-la non_fw-la in_o superficie_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o medullà _fw-fr the_o author_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o expression_n as_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n but_o st._n peter_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n &_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n 2._o pet._n 11_o 1_o again_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o expression_n as_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n but_o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o christ_n obedience_n rom._n 5.19_o but_o i_o will_v say_v no_o more_o to_o this_o objection_n because_o i_o have_v before_o prove_v impute_v righteousness_n by_o scripture_n that_o phrase_n sherlock_n mr._n sherlock_n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n sometime_o signify_v his_o justice_n veracity_n or_o goodness_n rom._n 3.5_o but_o most_o common_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o signify_v that_o righteousness_n which_o god_n approve_v &_o command_n and_o which_o he_o will_v accept_v for_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o term_n of_o the_o gospel_n rom_n 1.17_o for_o therein_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n reveil_v thus_o it_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n math._n 6.33_o seek_v you_o first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o 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thus_o obedience_n to_o the_o faith_n be_v obedience_n to_o