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other_o work_n and_o there_o both_o you_o and_o i_o be_v to_o believe_v he_o likewise_o 1._o he_o speak_v and_o exclude_v all_o the_o work_n that_o we_o have_v do_v tit._n 3.5_o which_o he_o universal_o oppose_v to_o justification_n by_o free_a grace_n v._o 7._o and_o it_o be_v of_o faith_n that_o it_o may_v be_v of_o grace_n rom._n 4.16_o 2._o he_o speak_v of_o and_o exclude_v all_o those_o work_n or_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v not_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n phil._n 8.8_o 9_o that_o be_v all_o the_o righteousness_n that_o be_v inherent_a in_o we_o and_o not_o in_o christ_n alone_o and_o make_v we_o by_o faith_n therefore_o he_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jer._n 23.6_o and_o say_v to_o be_v make_v of_o god_n unto_o we_o righteousness_n 1_o cor._n 1.30_o 3._o he_o speak_v of_o and_o exclude_v all_o those_o work_n which_o the_o law_n command_v rom._n 3.20_o now_o there_o be_v no_o work_n of_o grace_n but_o the_o law_n give_v it_o in_o 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entitul_a it_o of_o evangelicall_n personal_a righteousness_n where_o you_o set_v down_o word_n of_o i_o at_o large_a and_o then_o subjoin_v the_o three_o opinion_n which_o you_o rise_v against_o be_v that_o which_o you_o take_v to_o be_v i_o as_o your_o cite_n my_o word_n do_v manifest_a where_o i_o do_v not_o then_o cite_v any_o word_n which_o be_v you_o nor_o use_v your_o name_n i_o pray_v you_o let_v i_o not_o hear_v any_o such_o charge_n i_o be_o loath_a to_o cause_v this_o piece_n to_o swell_v with_o repetition_n of_o all_o my_o own_o word_n that_o which_o i_o except_v against_o be_v vindicate_v the_o author_n concession_n vindicate_v that_o our_o personal_a inherent_a righteousness_n be_v affirm_v to_o be_v perfect_a and_o a_o charge_n of_o intolerable_a ignorance_n lay_v upon_o learned_a man_n that_o speak_v otherwise_o here_o i_o partly_o employ_v and_o partly_o express_v several_a concession_n which_o you_o take_v hold_v of_o and_o raise_v several_a question_n about_o they_o 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our_o act_n as_o they_o respect_v the_o object_n extensive_o and_o if_o you_o please_v but_o to_o make_v use_n of_o your_o eye_n they_o will_v inform_v you_o that_o nothing_o else_o can_v be_v my_o meaning_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v not_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o your_o charity_n in_o it_o and_o hereupon_o you_o fall_v to_o distinguish_v of_o object_n i_o know_v not_o why_o but_o that_o i_o may_v know_v which_o i_o well_o know_v before_o that_o you_o can_v distinguish_v you_o tell_v we_o of_o object_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n and_o object_n of_o less_o necessity_n for_o answer_v to_o which_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o i_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o entireness_n in_o the_o soul_n respective_a to_o all_o know_v oblige_v commandment_n that_o denominate_v the_o man_n in_o a_o evangelical_n sense_n universal_a and_o entire_a in_o his_o obedience_n after_o a_o large_a discourse_n to_o show_v how_o our_o righteousness_n be_v essential_o perfect_a you_o seem_v thus_o to_o sum_n up_o all_o 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in_o baptism_n imply_v uncleaness_n with_o a_o possibility_n of_o cleanse_v not_o by_o our_o own_o but_o by_o another_o power_n page_n 368_o it_o hold_v out_o the_o spirit_n for_o sanctification_n ib._n with_o the_o blood_n for_o pardon_n page_n 369_o word_n one_o and_o the_o same_o word_n often_o repeat_v in_o the_o same_o verse_n or_o near_o to_o it_o in_o a_o different_a sense_n page_n 573_o word_n of_o god_n a_o necessary_a mean_n of_o faith_n nourishment_n page_n 509_o work_n paul_n exclude_v not_o only_a work_n of_o merit_n but_o all_o work_n from_o justification_n page_n 574_o he_o exclude_v all_o work_n that_o we_o have_v do_v ib._n he_o exclude_v all_o those_o work_n or_o righteousness_n which_o be_v inherent_a ib._n he_o exclude_v all_o those_o work_n which_o the_o law_n command_v page_n 575_o he_o exclude_v all_o those_o work_n which_o any_o in_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o grace_n can_v attain_v unto_o ibid._n finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o those_o scripture_n which_o be_v occasional_o clear_v brief_o illustrate_v or_o large_o vindicate_v in_o this_o treatise_n genesis_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 9_o 10_o 3_o 22_o 33_o 13_o 14_o 5_o 9_o 598_o 8_o 21_o 363_o 9_o 8_o etc._n etc._n 516_o exodus_fw-la chap._n verse_n pag._n 12_o 25_o 301_o  _fw-fr 43_o 44_o 45._o 75._o 78_o  _fw-fr 48_o 49_o 75_o 13_o 4_o 5_o 399_o  _fw-fr 21_o 22_o 521_o  _fw-fr 45_o 301_o 14_o 19_o 20_o 521_o  _fw-fr 21_o 22_o 523_o 16_o 14_o 15_o ibid._n 17_o 6_o 524_o number_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 9_o 1._o 300_o  _fw-fr 15_o 521_o 11_o 7_o 523_o 14_o 14_o 521_o 20_o 9_o 524_o 21_o 17_o 18_o 525_o deuteronomie_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 8_o 3_o 523_o 10_o 16_o 380_o 12_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 300_o  _fw-fr 10_o 11_o 301_o 16_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la 8_o 299_o 300_o 30_o 6_o 376._o 379_o 4_o 25_o 523_o  _fw-fr 2_o chronicle_n  _fw-fr 16_o 8_o 9_o 638_o 34_o 3_o 301_o  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o ibid._n 35_o 19_o ibid._n ezra_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 6_o 19_o 301_o nehemiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 9_o 19_o 521_o  _fw-fr 20_o 523_o  _fw-fr 25_o 524_o psalm_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 32_o 7_o 8_o 352_o 37_o 25_o 26_o 30_o 51_o 5_o 363_o  _fw-fr 7_o 373_o 54_o 3_o 363_o 78_o 13_o 523_o  _fw-fr 15_o 524_o  _fw-fr 23_o ib._n  _fw-fr 24_o 523_o 98_o 14_o 521_o 105_o 41_o 524_o 112_o 2_o 3_o 30_o 114_o 7_o 8_o 524_o jeremiah_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 9_o 25_o 379_o 10_o 25_o 299_o 11_o 3_o 4_o 281_o 23_o 6_o 449_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 84_o 85_o 33_o 16_o 449_o ezekiel_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 12_o 10_o 204_o matthew_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 5_o 48_o 645_o 6_o 30_o 590_o 7_o 6_o 230_o 9_o 22_o 486_o 11_o 28_o 460_o 13_o 11_o 12_o 54_o  _fw-fr 39_o 40_o 49_o 269_o 15_o 26_o 260_o 20_o 29_o 166_o 24_o 32_o 269._o 295_o mark_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 4_o 33_o 54_o 5_o 34_o 486_o 6_o 13_o 534_o 10_o 14_o 227_o 16_o 16_o 170_o luke_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1_o 6_o 598_o  _fw-fr 75_o 596_o 7_o 59_o 486_o 14_o 15_o 219_o 15_o 33_o 188_o 15_o 22_o 225_o 17_o 6_o 590_o john_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1_o 4_o 645_o 2_o 23_o 220_o 3_o 5_o 290_o  _fw-fr 5_o 8_o 10_o 12._o 53_o 54_o 6_o 53_o 227_o  _fw-fr 53_o 54_o 373_o  _fw-fr 31_o 49_o 58_o 523_o 8_o 31_o 188_o 12_o 42_o 177_o acts._n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 38_o 367_o  _fw-fr 37_o 38_o 108_o  _fw-fr 39_o 174_o  _fw-fr 41_o 217_o  _fw-fr 47_o 299_o 8_o 13_o 160_o  _fw-fr 17_o 530_o  _fw-fr 37_o 176_o 10_o 47_o 165_o 217_o 15_o 9_o 449_o 450_o 22_o 16_o 376._o 380_o roman_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 28_o 128_o 3_o 25_o 432._o 567_o  _fw-fr 28_o 587_o  _fw-fr 30_o 451_o 4_o 1._o usque_fw-la ae_v 12_o 352_o  _fw-fr 3_o 177_o  _fw-fr 11_o 33_o 35_o  _fw-fr 17_o 218_o 5_o 9_o 587_o  _fw-fr 8_o 9_o 567_o  _fw-fr 19_o 365_o 9_o 4_o 151_o 7_o 22_o 594_o 1_o corinthian_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 4_o 4_o 431._o 575_o 5_o 11_o 261_o 6_o 12_o 372_o 7_o 14_o 150._o 176_o 10_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 424_o  _fw-fr 1_o 2_o 525_o  _fw-fr 4_o 524_o  _fw-fr 5_o 6_o 7_o 11_o 428_o  _fw-fr 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n 48_o  _fw-fr 17_o 358_o 11_o 28_o 227_o 12_o 12_o 4â—9_n  _fw-fr 13_o 358_o 14_o 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n 199_o 15_o 34_o 100_o  _fw-fr 56_o 604_o 2_o corinthian_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1_o 12_o 431_o  _fw-fr 21_o 67_o 7_o 1_o 452_o 13_o 5_o 492_o  _fw-fr 11_o 645_o galatian_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 19_o 599_o 3_o 14_o 444_o  _fw-fr 18_o 451_o ephesian_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 2_o 12_o 299_o 3_o 17_o 444_o 448_o 4_o 24_o 592_o 5_o 26_o 372_o  _fw-fr 32._o 2._o 541_o etc._n etc._n 1_o thessalonian_o chap._n verse_n pag._n 5_o 23_o 586_o 2_o thessalonian_o chap._n verse_n pag._n 3_o 14_o 261_o titus_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 3_o 5_o 374._o 380_o hebrew_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 4_o 2_o 471._o 481_o 8_o 7_o 364_o 9_o 26_o 269_o 11_o 29_o 523_o 11_o throughout_o 569_o james_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 2_o 25_o 572._o 577_o 5_o 14_o 15_o 535_o 536_o 1_o peter_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 1_o 4_o 17_o  _fw-fr 22_o 452_o 3_o 20_o 21_o 353._o 387_o  _fw-fr 21_o 170_o 1_o john_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 4_o 7_o 596_o revelation_n chap._n vers_fw-la pag._n 22_o 2_o 10_o  _fw-fr 11_o 592_o 2_o 7_o 10_o finis_fw-la