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eph._n 2._o 8_o 9_o 10._o 3._o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n be_v the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n both_o passive_a and_o active_a and_o our_o actual_a 281._o voet._n select_a disput_fw-la pars_fw-la 5._o p._n 281._o justification_n be_v the_o effect_n or_o consequent_a of_o the_o imputation_n thereof_o unto_o we_o justification_n in_o the_o formal_a reason_n thereof_o do_v speak_v two_o thing_n 1._o a_o discharge_n from_o condemnation_n or_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v purchase_v by_o the_o death_n and_o bloodshedding_n of_o christ_n gal._n 3._o 13._o eph._n 1._o 7._o the_o benefit_n of_o which_o purchase_n redound_v to_o we_o because_o of_o god_n reckon_v upon_o our_o account_n or_o impute_v to_o we_o what_o our_o surety_n suffer_v in_o our_o stead_n isa_n 53._o 6._o 11._o 2._o the_o adjudge_v of_o we_o to_o be_v heir_n of_o and_o so_o inright_v we_o in_o life_n and_o glory_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n active_a obedience_n impute_v to_o 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wherein_o we_o read_v also_o that_o his_o death_n be_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o transgression_n that_o be_v under_o the_o first_o covenant_n heb._n 9_o 15._o for_o it_o be_v nonsense_n to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v free_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o gospel_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o repugnancy_n unless_o you_o will_v introduce_v another_o gospel_n to_o relieve_v against_o the_o term_n of_o this_o nor_o will_v that_o serve_v the_o turn_n unless_o you_o likewise_o find_v another_o mediator_n to_o out-merit_n this_o thus_o mr._n ferguson_n in_o answer_n to_o one_o of_o mr._n collier_n mind_n so_o than_o if_o mr._n c._n will_v abide_v by_o this_o notion_n and_o the_o just_a consequence_n thereof_o his_o sense_n of_o our_o justification_n must_v either_o be_v contradictory_n to_o himself_o or_o else_o very_o corrupt_a and_o unsound_a another_o passage_n that_o have_v a_o bad_a aspect_n this_o way_n you_o meet_v with_o addit_fw-la word_n p._n 50._o where_o he_o give_v this_o 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deo_fw-la ex_fw-la obligatione_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la naturali_fw-la debiti_fw-la 4._o necessitate_v bonae_fw-la &_o tranquillae_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la de_fw-la sva_fw-la electione_n &_o vocatione_n ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la sibi_fw-la probe_n consciae_fw-la 5._o necessitate_v officii_fw-la charitatis_fw-la proximo_fw-la praestandi_fw-la the_o sense_n be_v this_o good_a work_n be_v necessary_a on_o divers_a account_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v necessary_a 1._o because_o command_v of_o god_n 2._o they_o be_v necessary_a as_o a_o medium_n order_v or_o in_o order_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o our_o own_o salvation_n 3._o they_o be_v necessary_a in_o that_o they_o be_v the_o worship_n and_o obedience_n that_o we_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n oblige_v to_o perform_v to_o god_n 4._o they_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o keep_v a_o good_a and_o peaceful_a conscience_n comfortable_o witness_v to_o our_o election_n of_o god_n and_o call_v unto_o salvation_n 5._o they_o be_v 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