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much_o what_o one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o this_o text._n as_o it_o be_v of_o by_o and_o through_o v._o 30_o and_o consequent_o that_o the_o apostle_n here_o use_v both_o these_o word_n that_o he_o may_v more_o full_o and_o emphatical_o express_v our_o interest_n in_o and_o benefit_n by_o this_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o i_o confess_v i_o do_v rather_o incline_v to_o this_o latter_a account_n of_o these_o two_o preposition_n the_o reason_n whereof_o i_o need_v not_o now_o to_o insist_v on_o but_o shall_v hasten_v to_o declare_v how_o this_o righteousness_n be_v unto_o and_o upon_o believer_n and_o i_o shall_v express_v it_o in_o four_o word_n only_o note_n first_o that_o that_o be_v upon_o we_o of_o this_o righteousness_n which_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v unto_o justification_n of_o life_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o whole_a context_n see_v ver_fw-la 20._o and_o ver_fw-la 24._o and_o ver_fw-la 28._o and_o ver_fw-la 30._o 1._o this_o righteousness_n itself_o 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