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not_o by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o covenant_n itself_o christ_n in_o it_o and_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o lay_v in_o the_o eternal_a council_n of_o god_n will_n and_o become_v the_o purpose_n thereof_o and_o according_o transact_v with_o jesus_n christ_n and_o in_o he_o with_o all_o the_o elect_a as_o their_o representative_a 2._o hence_o it_o be_v free_a and_o absolute_a as_o to_o the_o elect_a personal_o consider_v the_o whole_a of_o the_o foederal_n condition_n lay_v upon_o their_o head_n as_o undertaker_n for_o they_o 3._o 923._o the_o covenant_n and_o grace_n thereof_o be_v free_a and_o absolute_a and_o not_o conditional_a and_o suspend_v upon_o the_o unstable_a will_n of_o man_n between_o god_n the_o father_n indeed_o and_o christ_n as_o the_o second_o adam_n the_o transaction_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v whole_o conditional_a yea_o he_o undertake_v not_o only_o for_o his_o own_o work_n but_o for_o we_o true_o indeed_o it_o be_v that_o when_o we_o believe_v it_o be_v we_o 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the_o righteousness_n the_o only_a righteousness_n etc._n etc._n the_o papist_n say_v we_o have_v righteousness_n by_o work_n we_o say_v we_o have_v it_o by_o imputation_n yet_o they_o that_o have_v this_o righteousness_n by_o imputation_n have_v it_o true_o and_o they_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o it_o pag._n 176._o they_o have_v this_o righteousness_n with_o god_n mark_v they_o have_v that_o which_o set_v they_o right_o with_o god_n into_o a_o state_n of_o favour_n and_o acceptation_n that_o which_o discharge_v all_o gild_n and_o condemnation_n they_o have_v that_o which_o free_v they_o from_o every_o charge_n every_o endictment_n every_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o have_v that_o which_o set_v they_o into_o friendship_n and_o
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