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whatsoever_o he_o like_v and_o determine_v of_o i_o aecord_v to_o his_o own_o mind_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a he_o have_v say_v 12.17_o he_o come_v not_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n but_o to_o save_v the_o world_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v believe_v that_o he_o will_v save_v i_o neo._n indeed_o sir_n if_o i_o be_v so_o holy_a and_o so_o righteous_a as_o some_o man_n be_v and_o have_v such_o power_n over_o my_o sin_n and_o corruption_n as_o some_o man_n have_v than_o i_o can_v easy_o believe_v it_o but_o alas_o i_o be_o so_o sinful_a and_o so_o unworthy_a a_o wretch_n that_o i_o dare_v not_o presume_v to_o believe_v that_o
satisfy_v or_o else_o i_o will_v take_v hold_n on_o thou_o â—hen_o answer_v you_o and_o say_v o_o law_n be_v it_o know_v unto_o thou_o that_o i_o be_o now_o marry_v unto_o christ_n 70._o and_o so_o i_o be_o under_o coverâ—_n and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o charge_v i_o with_o any_o debt_n thou_o must_v enter_v thy_o action_n against_o my_o husband_n christ_n for_o the_o wife_n be_v not_o suable_a at_o the_o law_n but_o the_o husband_n seat_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v i_o through_o he_o be_o dead_a to_o thou_o o_o law_n and_o thou_o be_v dead_a to_o i_o and_o therefore_o justice_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o i_o for_o it_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o if_o it_o yet_o reply_n and_o say_v i_o but_o good_a work_n must_v be_v do_v and_o the_o commandment_n must_v be_v keep_v if_o thou_o will_v obtain_v salvation_n then_o answer_v you_o and_o say_v 99.100.101_o i_o be_o already_o save_v before_o thou_o come_v therefore_o i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o thy_o presence_n for_o 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so_o that_o evangelicall_n grace_n direct_v a_o man_n to_o no_o other_o obedience_n then_o that_o whereof_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n 388._o nom._n but_o yet_o sir_n i_o conceive_v that_o though_o as_o you_o say_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n in_o regard_n of_o substance_n and_o matter_n be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o law_n of_o work_n yet_o their_o form_n do_v differ_v evan._n true_o indeed_o for_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v the_o law_n of_o work_n speak_v on_o this_o wise_a do_v this_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v and_o if_o thou_o do_v it_o not_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n but_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n speak_v on_o this_o wise_a and_o when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o 16.6_o and_o see_v thou_o pollute_v in_o thy_o own_o blood_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n live_v and_o whosoever_o live_v and_o believe_v in_o i_o shall_v never_o die_v 6.26_o be_v you_o therefore_o follower_n of_o god_n as_o dear_a child_n 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he_o first_o love_v we_o the_o lord_n do_v pay_v they_o or_o at_o least_o give_v they_o a_o sure_a earnest_n of_o their_o wage_n before_o he_o bid_v they_o work_v and_o therefore_o the_o contest_v of_o a_o believer_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o faith_n be_v not_o what_o will_v god_n give_v i_o but_o what_o shall_v i_o give_v god_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n 16.12_o for_o all_o his_o goodness_n for_o thy_o love_a kindness_n be_v before_o my_o eye_n 26.3_o and_o i_o have_v walk_v in_o thy_o truth_n nom._n then_o sir_n it_o seem_v that_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o good_a work_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n but_o only_o the_o way_n thither_o evan._n do_v you_o not_o remember_v that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n himself_o say_v i_o be_o the_o way_n 14.6_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n and_o do_v not_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o believe_a colossian_n text._n as_o you_o have_v receive_v jesus_n christ_n the_o lord_n so_o walk_v 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