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conscience_n of_o man_n before_o free_a forgiveness_n of_o the_o whole_a debt_n and_o justification_n be_v depaint_v for_o as_o this_o debtor_n pay_v nothing_o of_o his_o debt_n but_o be_v free_o forgive_v so_o the_o law_n in_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n be_v utterlie_o idle_a as_o y_z t_z which_o be_v neither_o the_o cause_n nor_o a_o part_n of_o our_o righteousness_n as_o it_o be_v wrought_v of_o us._n justification_n but_o after_o that_o man_n be_v justify_v the_o spiritual_a use_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o law_n be_v to_o prescribe_v those_o thing_n which_o belong_v unto_o a_o spiritual_a man_n or_o a_o rule_n of_o spiritual_a serve_v of_o god_n and_o so_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o faithful_a through_o christ._n these_o thing_n be_v thus_o learned_a justify_v it_o be_v no_o hard_a thing_n to_o refel_v the_o argument_n of_o they_o who_o contend_v that_o by_o the_o wotke_v of_o the_o law_n man_n be_v justify_v before_o god_n therefore_o when_o out_o of_o moses_n they_o do_v object_n he_o that_o do_v the_o commandment_n shall_v live_v in_o they_o therefore_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n man_n be_v justify_v it_o be_v to_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o argument_n be_v untrue_a 5._o for_o by_o the_o law_n it_o must_v be_v consider_v what_o the_o law_n in_o all_o respect_n or_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n do_v require_v not_o what_o man_n be_v able_a to_o do_v that_o we_o may_v fly_v unto_o y_z e_o mercy_n of_o god_n confess_v our_o weakness_n especialie_a see_v it_o be_v apparent_a that_o no_o man_n be_v able_a perfect_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n yet_o more_o forceable_o they_o do_v urge_v and_o they_o object_n unto_o we_o the_o say_n of_o our_o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n 17_o keep_v the_o commandment_n hereof_o they_o conclude_v a_o condition_n of_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o that_o by_o keep_v they_o man_n be_v be_v justify_v yea_o &_o save_v but_o what_o the_o lord_n mean_v by_o those_o word_n the_o parable_n which_o even_o now_o we_o mention_v do_v teach_v for_o as_o y_z e_z king_n there_o exact_v of_o his_o debtor_n ten_o thousand_o talent_n and_o frankelie_o forgive_v the_o whole_a det_fw-la to_o he_o which_o have_v nothing_o to_o pay_v but_o fly_v unto_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o creditor_n so_o the_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o proud_a hypocrite_n do_v say_v if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o hypocrite_n descend_v into_o himself_o may_v confess_v his_o filthiness_n and_o poverty_n and_o so_o crave_v pardon_n 48._o which_o have_v he_o do_v he_o have_v hear_v with_o the_o sinful_a woman_n they_z sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o we_o must_v therefore_o acknowledge_v how_o the_o observation_n of_o god_n his_o commandment_n be_v pronounce_v both_o by_o moses_n &_o christ_n himself_o to_o be_v the_o right_n &_o most_o ready_a way_n unto_o life_n but_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o ourselves_o why_o by_o that_o way_n though_o it_o be_v very_o direct_a we_o enter_v not_o into_o life_n for_o the_o condition_n can_v be_v perform_v of_o we_o as_o above_o it_o have_v be_v show_v so_o that_o by_o the_o commandment_n the_o effect_n be_v not_o conclude_v because_o the_o condition_n be_v not_o observe_v which_o be_v if_o thou_o do_v the_o law_n but_o the_o defect_n of_o all_o man_n rather_o that_o acknowledge_v our_o imperfection_n we_o may_v fly_v unto_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o paul_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o the_o law_n before_o conversion_n by_o the_o law_n say_v he_o 20_o come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n yet_o this_o knowledge_n be_v not_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v die_v in_o our_o sin_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v seek_v christ_n as_o paul_n say_v in_o another_o place_n 32._o he_o have_v shutup_a all_o in_o unbelief_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n on_o al._n 22._o again_o the_o scripture_n have_v conclude_v all_o under_o sin_n that_o the_o promise_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v and_o therefore_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v require_v to_o justification_n that_o we_o may_v confess_v how_o that_o we_o have_v neither_o in_o ourselves_o nor_o of_o ourselves_o no_o righteousness_n at_o all_o and_o that_o through_o faith_n we_o shall_v fly_v together_o unto_o christ_n 4._o who_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v whereof_o we_o be_v now_o to_o speak_v chap._n 4._o 1._o the_o second_o order_n of_o testimony_n 2._o that_o work_n and_o faith_n together_o do_v not_o justify_v 3._o true_a justification_n what_o 4._o the_o thing_n require_v in_o a_o justify_v man_n 5._o the_o cause_n of_o man_n justification_n the_o second_o sort_n of_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n concern_v y_o e_o justification_n of_o man_n before_o god_n be_v evangelical_a wherein_o y_o e_z most_o comforequitie_n according_a to_o 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we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o unto_o thy_o name_n give_v the_o glory_n for_o thy_o love_a mercy_n 2._o and_o for_o thy_o truth_n sake_n wherefore_o shall_v the_o heathen_a say_v where_o be_v now_o their_o god_n as_o if_o he_o say_v this_o blasphemy_n of_o man_n which_o deny_v the_o to_o have_v care_n of_o thy_o church_n repress_v giving-out_a à _fw-fr testimony_n of_o thy_o presence_n in_o the_o church_n and_o although_o god_n do_v testify_v his_o presence_n in_o y_fw-fr e_fw-it whole_a world_n by_o his_o providence_n church_n governance_n &_o preservation_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n yet_o by_o certain_a peculiar_a way_n he_o show_v that_o he_o be_v present_a in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o every_o of_o the_o saint_n as_o by_o preserve_v the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n by_o his_o dwell_n in_o the_o saint_n through_o faith_n by_o inward_a comfort_n by_o his_o miraculous_a defend_v they_o against_o the_o rage_n of_o devil_n and_o wicked_a man_n of_o 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fear_v and_o shall_v laugh_v at_o he_o say_v 7._o behold_v the_o man_n that_o take_v not_o god_n for_o his_o strength_n but_o trust_v unto_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o riches_n &_o put_v his_o strength_n in_o his_o malice_n so_o y_o it_o no_o evil_a can_v be_v imagine_v either_o so_o plaguy_a or_o so_o hurtful_a as_o through_o sin_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n to_o be_v turn_v from_o the_o everlasting_a fountane_n of_o all_o goodness_n unto_o y_fw-es e_fw-es most_o noisome_a dunghill_n of_o all_o misery_n from_o the_o most_o comfortable_a life_n unto_o the_o most_o bitter_a death_n final_o from_o true_a happiness_n unto_o endless_a torment_n the_o three_o part_n of_o this_o psalm_n chap._n 1._o 1._o the_o part_n of_o this_o three_o part_n 2._o whereupon_o true_a prayer_n be_v to_o be_v ground_v the_o third_o part_n of_o the_o psalm_n be_v a_o prayer_n whereby_o david_n pray_v that_o the_o church_n may_v be_v defend_v it_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o 8_o 9_o 10_o and_o 11._o 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