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when_o he_o be_v to_o deal_v with_o man_n so_o daniel_n a_o man_n great_o belove_v of_o god_n chap._n 9_o we_o present_v not_o our_o supplication_n in_o our_o own_o name_n and_o this_o lesson_n christ_n teach_v luke_n 17._o say_v when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n but_o it_o be_v object_v do_v we_o not_o find_v three_o eminent_a servant_n of_o god_n plead_v their_o own_o righteousness_n nehemiah_n david_n hezekiah_n nehem._n 13.14_o remember_v my_o good_a deed_n psal_n god_n reward_v i_o according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n and_o the_o cleanness_n of_o my_o hand_n hezekiah_n isa_n 38.3_o remember_v how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o thy_o sight_n do_v not_o these_o speech_n savour_v of_o another_o spirit_n thus_o job_n 9.20_o if_o i_o shall_v justify_v myself_o my_o own_o mouth_n will_v condemn_v i_o then_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v i_o be_v perfect_a it_o will_v prove_v i_o perverse_a see_v what_o david_n say_v psal_n 130.3_o if_o thou_o shall_v mark_v iniquity_n who_o can_v stand_v psal_n 143.2_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v now_o how_o shall_v we_o reconcile_v these_o two_o sort_n of_o scripture_n answ_n to_o reconcile_v which_o we_o must_v diligent_o consider_v the_o different_a acceptation_n of_o righteousness_n in_o scripture_n 1._o a_o righteousness_n as_o to_o action_n 2._o a_o righteousness_n as_o to_o person_n and_o this_o consider_v under_o a_o twofold_a opposition_n 1._o there_o be_v righteousness_n in_o opposition_n to_o wickedness_n 2_o righteousness_n in_o opposition_n to_o imperfection_n and_o in_o that_o abstract_a sense_n there_o be_v none_o righteous_a no_o not_o one_o rom._n 3.10_o no_o man_n righteous_a