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david_n to_o murder_n and_o adultery_n let_v to_o incest_n noah_n to_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o best_a of_o all_o their_o action_n be_v stain_v with_o some_o corruption_n that_o be_v he_o and_o come_v from_o he_o but_o be_v not_o god_n hereby_o make_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n god_n forbid_v the_o manichee_n indeed_o when_o they_o know_v not_o how_o otherwise_o to_o excuse_v he_o plunge_v themselves_o into_o a_o foul_a and_o monstrous_a absurdity_n for_o they_o make_v two_o beginning_n of_o thing_n god_n from_o who_o all_o goodness_n come_v and_o the_o devil_n from_o who_o all_o evil_a or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o two_o god_n a_o good_a and_o a_o evil_a god_n this_o be_v a_o horrible_a and_o a_o fearful_a blasphemy_n and_o strike_v at_o the_o very_a root_n of_o all_o religion_n but_o for_o avoid_v all_o danger_n that_o may_v grow_v hereby_o it_o be_v necessary_a first_o to_o know_v how_o and_o in_o what_o sense_n we_o say_v that_o god_n have_v a_o stroke_n in_o 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he_o christ_n that_o be_v not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n that_o which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o god_n through_o faith_n this_o further_a appear_v by_o 6._o by_o jer._n 23._o 6._o jeremie_n call_v christ_n jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n therefore_o salvation_n come_v not_o by_o our_o own_o and_o when_o the_o 30._o the_o 1._o cor._n 1._o 30._o apostle_n say_v that_o christ_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o of_o god_n both_o righteousness_n &_o sanctification_n if_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n of_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n which_o christ_n work_v in_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n be_v true_a it_o shall_v follow_v that_o justice_n and_o sanctification_n which_o the_o apostle_n distinguish_v shall_v be_v one_o but_o that_o to_o the_o 17._o the_o rom._n 1._o 17._o roman_n in_o the_o gospel_n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o righteous_a by_o faith_n shall_v live_v be_v notable_a to_o this_o purpose_n first_o in_o that_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n for_o see_v faith_n apprehend_v not_o the_o work_v contain_v in_o the_o law_n but_o christ_n alone_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o christ_n who_o faith_n apprehend_v be_v our_o justice_n and_o not_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v not_o the_o subject_n of_o faith_n and_o thereupon_o the_o apostle_n teach_v gal._n 3._o 12._o the_o law_n be_v not_o of_o faith_n but_o the_o man_n that_o do_v these_o thing_n shall_v live_v by_o they_o second_o when_o he_o say_v that_o this_o righteousness_n be_v reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n he_o declare_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n not_o only_o at_o the_o time_n when_o we_o first_o believe_v but_o that_o our_o whole_a and_o continual_a justification_n be_v by_o faith_n otherwise_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v say_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n but_o from_o faith_n to_o work_n and_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o our_o righteousness_n himself_o but_o obtain_v only_a power_n for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v have_v righteousness_n in_o ourselves_o than_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v our_o saviour_n but_o a_o instrument_n of_o our_o salvation_n as_o for_o that_o which_o james_n say_v that_o 25_o that_o jam._n 2._o 21_o 25_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n and_o so_o of_o rahab_n weigh_v the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n i_o suppose_v he_o understand_v by_o work_n a_o lively_a and_o a_o work_a faith_n for_o james_n oppose_v not_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n to_o a_o true_a faith_n as_o paul_n do_v but_o work_v that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o effectual_a lively_a faith_n that_o show_v his_o life_n and_o vigour_n by_o the_o fruit_n to_o a_o dead_a and_o fruitless_a faith_n which_o be_v no_o faith_n but_o a_o shadow_n and_o carcase_n of_o faith_n so_o the_o semblance_n of_o difference_n 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