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give_v occasion_n to_o work_n but_o the_o work_n itself_o be_v whole_o man_n own_n 3._o the_o pelagian_o be_v not_o inferior_a in_o this_o pride_n to_o any_o of_o the_o former_a who_o confine_v all_o god_n grace_n to_o man_n in_o give_v of_o this_o noble_a and_o natural_a endowment_n of_o freewill_n by_o which_o a_o man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o good_a command_v they_o say_v none_o can_v give_v a_o man_n spiritual_a riches_n but_o himself_o for_o these_o he_o be_v just_o praise_v and_o jure_v prefer_v to_o other_o for_o these_o can_v have_v no_o be_v but_o in_o himself_o and_o from_o himself_o hence_o he_o teach_v this_o form_n of_o prayer_n lord_n behold_v the_o purity_n of_o my_o lip_n by_o which_o i_o pray_v to_o thou_o and_o the_o innocency_n of_o my_o hand_n which_o i_o stretch_v forth_o before_o thou_o 4._o the_o papist_n especial_o jesuit_n and_o molinist_n though_o other_o seem_v to_o diminish_v the_o power_n of_o freewill_n when_o they_o write_v on_o that_o head_n yet_o 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english_a have_v it_o thus_o and_o be_v this_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n o_o lord_n god_n but_o it_o may_v be_v translate_v thus_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o man_n the_o lord_n god_n as_o dorscheus_n say_v on_o the_o 2d_o psal_n o_o wonderful_a o_o all_o together_o wonderful_a law_n by_o which_o god_n and_o man_n shall_v be_v unite_v and_o according_a to_o which_o a_o unexpected_a divine_a dispensation_n shall_v make_v that_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o some_o individual_a of_o the_o posterity_n of_o david_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n god_n oseander_n infer_v a_o reason_n out_o of_o the_o context_n the_o sense_n of_o which_o he_o render_v thus_o i_o understand_v thou_o to_o have_v speak_v of_o that_o messiah_n who_o law_n require_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v god_n and_o man._n and_o it_o do_v not_o want_v reason_n for_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 12_o 13_o 14._o vers_fw-la agree_v best_o to_o this_o messiah_n for_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o seed_n that_o shall_v rise_v up_o after_o his_o death_n which_o shall_v proceed_v out_o of_o his_o bowel_n but_o solomon_n be_v both_o bear_v and_o set_v upon_o the_o throne_n before_o david_n die_v yea_o it_o be_v particular_o note_v in_o the_o 19_o ver_fw-la that_o this_o prophecy_n be_v of_o his_o house_n a_o great_a way_n off_o second_o it_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 13_o 16._o that_o this_o kingdom_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o which_o be_v expound_v psal_n 89.7_o by_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o heaven_n three_o he_o shall_v be_v to_o i_o a_o son_n vers_n 14._o he_o note_v his_o peculiar_a subject_n as_o psal_n 2.7_o 12._o heb._n 1.5_o god_n first_o bear_v psal_n 89.28_o this_o be_v the_o interpretation_n of_o calovius_n gerard_n thilo_n and_o piscator_fw-la second_o as_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o law_n and_o its_o righteousness_n 1._o for_o the_o law_n it_o differ_v much_o from_o any_o other_o law_n 1._o in_o subject_a meer-man_n and_o god-man_n differ_v very_o far_o 2._o in_o the_o precept_n the_o principal_a thing_n it_o require_v be_v suffer_v joh._n 10._o i_o have_v power_n to_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n this_o commandment_n have_v i_o receive_v of_o my_o father_n suffer_v be_v but_o in_o case_n of_o failure_n in_o other_o law_n to_o make_v they_o obey_v annex_v by_o sanction_n to_o the_o law_n 3._o in_o the_o work_n it_o be_v the_o great_a work_n that_o ever_o be_v command_v by_o law_n isa_n 61.1_o to_o bind_v up_o the_o brokenhearted_a to_o proclaim_v liberty_n to_o the_o captive_n and_o open_v the_o prison-door_n to_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v act._n 3.21_o to_o restore_v all_o thing_n to_o reconcile_v such_o enemy_n as_o a_o holy_a god_n and_o his_o creature_n become_v his_o enemy_n to_o justify_v the_o guilty_a adopt_v alien_n to_o turn_v a_o hell_n into_o a_o heaven_n a_o extensive_a work_n earth_n heaven_n and_o hell_n he_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v about_o he_o be_v to_o rehead_n or_o recapitulate_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o 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become_v 〈◊〉_d official_a proper_a to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o mediator_n 3._o be_v scarious_a common_a to_o man_n &_o 〈◊〉_d man_n and_o therefore_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d treat_v under_o the_o head_n of_o â—â—putation_n but_o i_o think_v both_o â—ay_n be_v comprehend_v under_o 〈◊〉_d law_n of_o faith_n as_o to_o the_o work_n or_o righteousness_n of_o this_o law_n rom._n 3.21_o 22._o it_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v 1._o righteousness_n of_o god_n 2._o without_o the_o law_n 3_o witness_v to_o by_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n 4._o it_o be_v by_o faith_n as_o to_o the_o first_o character_n of_o it_o it_o be_v on_o a_o fourfold_a account_n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n
1_o it_o be_v a_o righteousness_n from_o god_n as_o the_o author_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o three_o of_o the_o philippian_n it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o contrivance_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o power_n it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o his_o grace_n rom._n 5.17_o much_o more_o they_o which_o receive_v abundance_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o righteousness_n 2_o tim._n 1.9_o it_o be_v a_o grace_n give_v we_o in_o christ_n before_o the_o world_n begin_v but_o be_v now_o make_v manifest_a by_o this_o righteousness_n of_o god_n death_n be_v abolish_v and_o life_n and_o immortality_n bring_v to_o light_n god_n that_o so_o love_v the_o world_n as_o to_o give_v his_o son_n for_o they_o give_v all_o thing_n with_o he_o and_o this_o none_o of_o the_o least_o of_o the_o gift_n which_o be_v as_o free_o give_v as_o any_o other_o for_o we_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n it_o be_v also_o a_o fruit_n of_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o angel_n stand_v amaze_v at_o the_o contrivance_n the_o most_o sagacious_a of_o they_o will_v have_v be_v non-plus_a if_o ask_v by_o what_o righteousness_n a_o sinner_n can_v be_v justify_v it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o thing_n god_n have_v prepare_v that_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v nor_o ever_o heart_n consider_v it_o be_v also_o a_o effect_n of_o infinite_a power_n what_o power_n less_o can_v have_v unite_v divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n in_o one_o person_n what_o power_n less_o can_v have_v make_v a_o virgin_n conceive_v what_o power_n less_o can_v have_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a and_o cause_v one_o to_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n and_o partake_v of_o humane_a flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o yet_o be_v sinless_a it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o generation_n none_o can_v declare_v what_o power_n less_o can_v have_v do_v that_o great_a work_n and_o 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blood_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v call_v the_o blood_n of_o god_n to_o feed_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v with_o his_o own_o blood_n all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o person_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o conformity_n to_o the_o mediatorial_n law_n be_v call_v righteousness_n rom._n 10.3_o have_v not_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n for_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n so_o we_o see_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n â—_o person_n in_o who_o the_o law_n gain_v all_o its_o end_n for_o he_o obey_v all_o its_o precept_n he_o suffer_v all_o its_o threaten_n and_o he_o purchase_v all_o its_o promise_n too_o 3._o it_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o opposition_n to_o all_o humane_a righteousness_n it_o be_v he_o in_o opposition_n to_o our_o own_o he_o be_v jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n not_o adam_n or_o man_n righteousness_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o righteousness_n which_o alone_a god_n can_v accept_v a_o sinner_n for_o he_o can_v be_v just_o and_o yet_o justify_v a_o guilty_a person_n for_o any_o other_o righteousness_n but_o this_o he_o be_v the_o lamb_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n god_n be_v well_o please_v with_o god_n be_v please_v with_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o break_a spirit_n for_o part_n of_o duty_n be_v sincere_a but_o for_o no_o part_n of_o the_o price_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v isa_n 42.21_o the_o lord_n be_v well_o please_v for_o his_o righteousness_n sake_n act._n 13._o for_o all_o that_o believe_v by_o he_o be_v justify_v from_o all_o thing_n by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o many_o be_v make_v righteous_a rom._n 5.19_o second_o it_o be_v without_o law_n 1_o as_o to_o its_o existence_n oblige_v we_o it_o be_v not_o direct_v or_o regulate_v by_o ceremonial_a judicial_a or_o moral_a law_n for_o though_o it_o may_v be_v call_v the_o 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3.27_o the_o hear_v of_o faith_n gal._n 3.2_o the_o word_n of_o faith_n rom._n 10.8_o this_o be_v the_o gospel_n the_o gospel_n be_v the_o narration_n of_o all_o christ_n have_v do_v for_o we_o with_o the_o offer_n of_o it_o to_o we_o and_o all_o he_o do_v be_v order_v by_o the_o mediatorial_n law_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v a_o law_n hackspanus_n thus_o jalkut_n on_o this_o place_n say_z all_z the_o consolation_n which_o god_n be_v to_o give_v to_o man_n shall_v arise_v out_o of_o zion_n for_o it_o be_v say_v out_o of_o zion_n shall_v go_v forth_o a_o law_n hence_o the_o jew_n do_v expect_v their_o salvation_n as_o well_o as_o we_o and_o they_o bear_v testimony_n that_o it_o be_v no_o new_a law_n but_o a_o new_a doctrine_n and_o the_o text_n itself_o call_v it_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o wit_n that_o word_n which_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o the_o apostolical_a sermon_n which_o rom._n 1._o be_v the_o gospel_n another_o testimony_n we_o have_v from_o the_o 19_o psalm_n where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v perfect_a convert_v the_o soul_n that_o by_o this_o be_v mean_v the_o apostolical_a doctrine_n may_v be_v see_v from_o rom._n 10.18_o where_o it_o be_v cite_v that_o it_o be_v prophesy_v their_o sound_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o the_o gospel_n light_n shall_v be_v as_o universal_a as_o that_o of_o sun_n and_o moon_n the_o papist_n pretend_v to_o prove_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o original_a text_n because_o what_o the_o hebrew_n call_v line_n both_o the_o version_n of_o the_o seventy_o and_o the_o new_a testament_n translate_v sound_n their_o sound_n go_v unto_o all_o the_o earth_n but_o in_o sense_n they_o be_v agreeable_a for_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n have_v their_o course_n by_o line_n which_o line_n do_v tipifie_v the_o travel_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o follower_n or_o the_o spread_n of_o a_o voice_n by_o line_n in_o the_o air_n bellarm._n capell_n and_o grot._n 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by_o cain_n who_o murder_v his_o brother_n and_o then_o not_o only_o deny_v it_o but_o deny_v the_o knowledge_n of_o such_o a_o fact_n gen._n 4.8_o 9_o the_o eight_o and_o ten_o command_n be_v think_v by_o some_o especial_o the_o quietist_n to_o have_v be_v neither_o command_n nor_o break_v because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o covet_v of_o enlarge_a property_n but_o rather_o of_o man_n to_o share_v of_o the_o common_a good_a and_o sin_n give_v occasion_n to_o particular_a command_n though_o of_o such_o a_o general_n nature_n but_o we_o find_v adam_n guilty_a of_o both_o in_o covet_v of_o a_o deity_n and_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o property_n when_o but_o one_o tree_n be_v reserve_v in_o all_o the_o world_n for_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n have_v the_o primitive_a right_n and_o we_o find_v gen._n 6._o that_o the_o abound_a lust_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o deluge_n and_o all_o lust_n be_v covet_v the_o ordinance_n of_o circumcision_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v a_o monument_n and_o conviction_n of_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o mortification_n the_o sweat_n of_o the_o brow_n and_o toil_n of_o labour_n be_v appoint_v as_o the_o mean_n of_o our_o maintenance_n and_o the_o nimrodical_a hunting_n be_v a_o rob_v man_n of_o what_o god_n have_v bless_v their_o labour_n in_o so_o we_o find_v the_o moral_a law_n in_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o next_o enquiry_n be_v about_o the_o evangelical_n law_n whether_o any_o print_n of_o that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v under_o it_o yea_o or_o not_o and_o take_v the_o natural_a law_n most_o proper_o and_o as_o here_o the_o apostle_n explain_v it_o in_o his_o discourse_n for_o a_o sign_n of_o divine_a will_n about_o our_o duty_n as_o reveal_v in_o nature_n or_o by_o creation_n and_o providence_n we_o may_v find_v footstep_n of_o it_o here_o 1._o for_o the_o duty_n of_o it_o here_o be_v both_o faith_n and_o repentance_n render_v concludable_a from_o divine_a forbearance_n and_o goodness_n rom._n 2.4_o not_o know_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n lead_v thou_o to_o repentance_n but_o after_o thy_o hardness_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n etc._n etc._n 2._o as_o there_o be_v evangelical_n duty_n so_o evangelical_n influence_n chap._n 1.18_o who_o hold_v the_o truth_n in_o vnrighteousness_n here_o be_v a_o truth_n preserve_v alive_a against_o their_o will_n and_o as_o gen._n 6.3_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o strive_v with_o man_n and_o 1_o pet._n 3.20_o those_o soul_n that_o be_v now_o in_o prison_n have_v once_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n deal_v with_o they_o and_o also_o evangelical_n acceptance_n if_o the_o uncircumcision_n keep_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o his_o uncircumcision_n be_v count_v for_o circumcision_n for_o circumcision_n be_v not_o that_o which_o be_v outward_a in_o the_o flesh_n but_o in_o the_o man_n who_o praise_n be_v of_o god_n therefore_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v exclude_v there_o be_v a_o evangelical_n law_n exclude_v which_o suarez_n call_v the_o con-natural_a law_n and_o gratian_n say_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la &_o evangelio_n continetur_fw-la and_o mr._n baxter_n say_v it_o be_v the_o first_o edition_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o two_o way_n be_v publish_v to_o all_o the_o world_n 1_o by_o natural_a light_n discover_v god_n merciful_a in_o his_o nature_n 2._o by_o external_n proclamation_n 1._o once_o to_o adam_n that_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n who_o shall_v tread_v down_o the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n 2._o in_o noah_n and_o 3._o in_o christ_n for_o although_o none_o come_v to_o the_o father_n but_o by_o the_o son_n and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o name_n give_v under_o heaven_n by_o which_o man_n may_v be_v save_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o particular_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a for_o that_o many_o infant_n who_o be_v save_v have_v not_o and_o the_o disciple_n who_o live_v with_o christ_n be_v doubtful_a about_o it_o yea_o peter_n forbid_v he_o to_o yield_v to_o death_n when_o he_o be_v very_o nigh_o to_o suffer_v for_o it_o the_o three_o law_n exclude_v be_v the_o moral_a law_n whereof_o the_o decalogue_n qui_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d receive_v all_o thing_n be_v the_o sum_n to_o take_v the_o moral_a law_n according_a to_o common_a sentiment_n there_o be_v by_o it_o these_o three_o thing_n add_v to_o the_o natural_a law_n 1_o a_o positive_a institution_n with_o great_a solemnity_n from_o mount_n sinai_n with_o several_a positive_a determination_n that_o be_v not_o immediate_o concludable_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n 2._o the_o spiritual_a extension_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v manifest_v through_o corruption_n much_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v obscure_v as_o whether_o fornication_n or_o usury_n be_v sin_n or_o thought_n of_o the_o mind_n before_o formal_a consent_n or_o 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