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but_o they_o do_v procure_v our_o happiness_n neither_o will_v any_o wise_a man_n rest_n upon_o they_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o salvation_n gal._n 5.2_o isa._n 64.6_o 3._o its_o wonder_n he_o shall_v own_v such_o a_o religion_n as_o say_v nothing_o of_o faith_n when_o that_o be_v a_o chief_a lesson_n that_o the_o gospel_n teach_v for_o a_o sinner_n salvation_n mark_n 16.16_o 1_o tim._n 1.16_o this_o be_v a_o old_a popish_a trick_n to_o make_v much_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o st._n james_n in_o a_o mistake_a interpretation_n and_o to_o lay_v aside_o the_o doctrine_n of_o st._n paul_n in_o its_o true_a sense_n rom._n 3.28_o when_o they_o shall_v join_v both_o together_o and_o ascribe_v to_o â—aith_o the_o justification_n of_o man_n as_o sinner_n and_o to_o work_n their_o justification_n as_o believer_n jam._n 2.22_o 4._o whereas_o he_o say_v christ_n be_v the_o â—ight_v of_o the_o world_n which_o i_o own_o as_o the_o fouâ—dation_n of_o my_o religion_n who_o be_v within_o i_o the_o 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in_o convert_v paul_n within_o who_o christ_n be_v abundant_o he_o fear_v god_n and_o wrought_a righteousness_n and_o yet_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v find_v not_o have_v his_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o fâ—iâ—h_n of_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n by_o faith_n phil._n 3.9_o t._n s._n that_o you_o may_v know_v my_o religion_n will_v bear_v the_o trial_n i_o do_v hereby_o declare_v myself_o free_a and_o willing_a pag._n 28_o upon_o seasonable_a notice_n to_o appear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o your_o congregation_n or_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o whole_a county_n to_o have_v my_o principle_n try_v by_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n vv._n t._n a._n 1._o it_o seem_v he_o think_v now_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o touchstone_n or_o rule_n to_o try_v thing_n by_o whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o no_o 2._o he_o have_v be_v in_o my_o congregation_n once_o already_o which_o consider_v his_o sad_a 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