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be_v not_o lawful_a to_o add_v aught_o or_o to_o detract_v aught_o from_o it_o 6._o the_o civil_a state_n have_v corporal_a power_n wherewith_o it_o be_v arm_v against_o the_o obstinate_a and_o disobedient_a for_o he_o may_v and_o aught_o by_o force_n to_o curb_v these_o and_o to_o punish_v they_o by_o the_o sword_n the_o church_n punish_v by_o denounce_v god_n wrath_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 7._o in_o the_o church_n be_v always_o some_o elect_a and_o holy_a but_o not_o always_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n 6._o whence_o arise_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n world_n three_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o man_n very_o much_o different_a one_o from_o another_o for_o 1._o some_o man_n be_v even_o in_o profession_n estrange_v and_o alient_n from_o the_o church_n as_o who_o deny_v faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o therefore_o be_v open_a enemy_n of_o god_n and_o the_o church_n 2._o other_o be_v call_v but_o not_o effectual_o which_o be_v hypocrite_n who_o profess_v indeed_o the_o faith_n but_o without_o any_o true_a conversion_n unto_o god_n 3._o other_o be_v call_v effectual_o which_o be_v the_o elect_a who_o be_v but_o a_o little_a portion_n according_a to_o that_o of_o christ_n many_o be_v call_v other_o mat._n 20.16_o election_n put_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o church_n and_o other_o but_o few_o be_v choose_v now_o the_o difference_n be_v know_v let_v we_o in_o a_o word_n see_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o difference_n 1._o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o difference_n be_v the_o election_n of_o god_n willing_a to_o gather_v unto_o himself_o a_o church_n in_o earth_n 2._o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v the_o mediate_a executor_n of_o this_o his_o will_n and_o purpose_n the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o immediate_a 30._o act_n 14.16_o rom._n 9.18_o john_n 6.37_o rom._n 8.19_o 30._o 3._o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n in_o time_n past_o god_n 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13.5_o none_o save_v out_o of_o the_o church_n john_n 13.5_o because_o without_o the_o church_n there_o be_v no_o saviour_n therefore_o no_o salvation_n also_o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o 2._o because_o whosoever_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o elect_v to_o the_o end_n which_o be_v eternal_a life_n they_o he_o have_v choose_v to_o the_o mean_n which_o be_v the_o inward_a and_o outward_a call_n the_o elect_a therefore_o though_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o time_n member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n yet_o they_o be_v all_o make_v such_o before_o they_o die_v object_n therefore_o election_n be_v not_o free_a answ_n it_o be_v free_a because_o god_n choose_v free_o both_o to_o the_o end_n and_o to_o the_o mean_n but_o after_o he_o have_v once_o destine_v and_o ordain_v man_n to_o mean_n he_o never_o
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knowledge_n shall_v justify_v many_o for_o such_o a_o highpriest_n become_v we_o who_o may_v be_v holy_a separate_v from_o sinner_n that_o he_o may_v offer_v not_o for_o his_o own_o but_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n him_n who_o know_v not_o sin_n he_o have_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o that_o we_o etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 3._o christ_n suffer_v once_o the_o just_a for_o the_o unjust_a and_o so_o our_o catechism_n quest_n 15.16_o 2._o these_o distinction_n which_o they_o make_v between_o not_o unjust_a and_o just_a between_o not_o transgress_v of_o the_o law_n and_o fulfil_v of_o the_o law_n between_o not_o dead_a and_o alive_a they_o have_v more_o subtlety_n than_o verity_n be_v indeed_o equivalent_a term_n as_o i_o will_v afterward_o show_v for_o of_o necessity_n he_o that_o before_o god_n be_v not_o unjust_a must_v be_v just_a who_o transgress_v not_o the_o law_n fulfil_v it_o who_o be_v not_o dead_a be_v alive_a see_v all_o these_o be_v immediate_a contrary_n one_o of_o which_o be_v affirm_v or_o deny_v the_o other_o must_v necessary_o be_v affirm_v or_o deny_v 3._o if_o by_o the_o imputation_n of_o the_o passive_a obedience_n we_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o just_a but_o only_o not_o unjust_a how_o be_v this_o true_a we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n we_o be_v reconcile_v by_o his_o death_n &_o c_o 4._o if_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o whole_a justification_n how_o can_v that_o be_v true_a bless_a be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v rom._n 4._o etc._n etc._n how_o do_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o same_o place_n take_v for_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o impute_v righteousness_n and_o not_o to_o impute_v sin_n 5._o if_o the_o omission_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o the_o imperfection_n of_o our_o holiness_n be_v not_o expiate_v by_o christ_n passive_a obedience_n but_o necessary_o that_o must_v be_v cover_v with_o christ_n actual_a obedience_n this_o with_o his_o natural_a holiness_n how_o again_o can_v this_o be_v true_a the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n purge_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n unless_o perhaps_o omission_n and_o imperfection_n be_v not_o sin_n 6._o if_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o passive_a but_o by_o the_o active_a obedience_n of_o christ_n how_o be_v it_o that_o christ_n die_v not_o in_o vain_a for_o what_o need_n be_v there_o that_o christ_n shall_v die_v and_o by_o his_o death_n procure_v to_o we_o pardon_n for_o our_o sin_n if_o by_o his_o just_a and_o holy_a life_n he_o have_v already_o merit_v righteousness_n for_o we_o for_o righteousness_n necessary_o presuppose_v remission_n of_o sin_n 7._o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o these_o partition_n of_o christ_n merit_n into_o two_o or_o three_o member_n do_v exceed_o derogate_v either_o from_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n or_o from_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o these_o
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