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understand_v he_o this_o be_v then_o his_o meaning_n he_o leave_v we_o yet_o in_o doubt_n whether_o he_o join_v with_o the_o papist_n here_o in_o imply_v that_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o attain_v perfection_n of_o righteousness_n and_o so_o to_o have_v full_o perform_v all_o obedience_n in_o this_o life_n thereby_o merit_v justification_n so_o win_v it_o at_o the_o hard_a before_o he_o wear_v it_o as_o we_o have_v find_v he_o in_o and_o under_o his_o 23_o 24_o 26_o 27_o thesis_n maintain_v enough_o full_o behind_o the_o curtain_n or_o else_o with_o the_o arminian_o in_o hold_v that_o no_o man_n be_v justify_v in_o this_o life_n and_o so_o confound_a justification_n and_o glorification_n either_o with_o the_o other_o a_o assertion_n worse_o than_o popish_a whole_o contradict_v the_o whole_a â—enor_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o rom._n 4._o 10._o abraham_n be_v justify_v while_o yet_o uncircumcised_a rom._n 5._o be_v now_o justify_v now_o reconcile_v ver_fw-la 9_o 10._o so_o rom._n 8._o 30._o eph._n 1._o 7._o yea_o not_o to_o stay_n particularise_v the_o whole_a sum_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o because_o both_o papist_n and_o arminian_o be_v his_o cabinet_n friend_n that_o he_o may_v please_v both_o and_o offend_v neither_o it_o suffice_v he_o to_o show_v himself_o a_o adversary_n to_o the_o truth_n wherein_o he_o have_v they_o both_o confederate_n with_o he_o and_o either_o with_o the_o other_o it_o be_v no_o difficulty_n for_o he_o to_o close_v with_o both_o that_o differ_v but_o in_o word_n a_o little_a but_o be_v one_o in_o substance_n like_o sampsons_n fox_n hang_v together_o by_o the_o tail_n in_o a_o firebrand_n though_o their_o face_n look_v several_a way_n 3._o i_o may_v no_o less_o discover_v his_o subtlety_n in_o that_o ambiguous_a term_n of_o personal_a justification_n as_o he_o
or_o between_o the_o not_o accuse_v or_o condemn_v of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o not_o impute_v any_o thing_n to_o he_o to_o his_o accusation_n and_o condemnation_n chap._n xxv_o arg._n of_o the_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la or_o the_o condition_n or_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n and_o whether_o faith_n be_v the_o instrument_n and_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v so_o the_o absurdity_n wherewith_o mr._n baxter_n charge_v this_o doctrine_n remove_v and_o those_o that_o follow_v his_o doctrine_n in_o part_n particularise_v to_o the_o first_o question_n we_o must_v apply_v ourselves_o somewhat_o more_o full_o because_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o former_a question_n mr._n baxter_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v aim_v chief_o to_o the_o ostentation_n of_o his_o wit_n and_o logical_a both_o acuteness_n and_o profoundness_n to_o make_v himself_o thereby_o admire_v and_o formidable_a but_o in_o answer_v this_o and_o the_o next_o he_o collect_v in_o one_o all_o his_o subtlety_n and_o 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