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any_o other_o virtue_n to_o merit_v then_o what_o they_o receive_v from_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n death_n then_o as_o they_o be_v dip_v in_o his_o blood_n this_o make_v they_o acceptable_a to_o the_o father_n 13_o when_o christ_n say_v of_o the_o woman_n luk._n 7._o 47._o many_o sin_n be_v forgive_v she_o for_o she_o love_v much_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o that_o she_o love_v much_o and_o so_o her_o much_o love_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o great_a forgiveness_n but_o contrariwise_o that_o because_o many_o sin_n be_v forgive_v she_o therefore_o she_o love_v much_o 14_o to_o be_v give_v free_o and_o to_o be_v a_o retribution_n to_o work_n be_v as_o much_o opposite_a as_o that_o which_o be_v free_a and_o that_o which_o be_v from_o justice_n or_o as_o not_o due_a and_o debt_n and_o this_o way_n of_o inference_n the_o apostle_n use_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o 4_o chapter_n viz._n speak_v of_o justification_n by_o grace_n 15_o the_o work_n of_o justice_n be_v wage_n 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they_o nor_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v inflict_v any_o punishment_n for_o they_o so_o have_v the_o holy_a ghost_n promise_v that_o our_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v by_o the_o new_a covenant_n of_o grace_n 19_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o vain_a glory_n it_o be_v most_o safe_a to_o repose_v our_o whole_a confidence_n in_o the_o sole_a mercy_n and_o benignity_n of_o god_n baxter_n the_o bare_a act_n of_o believe_v be_v not_o the_o only_a condition_n of_o the_o new_a 4._o cardinal_n contarenus_n in_o rom._n 4._o covenant_n but_o several_a other_o duty_n also_o be_v part_n of_o that_o condition_n the_o common_a opinion_n that_o justify_v faith_n as_o justify_v do_v consist_v in_o any_o one_o single_a act_n be_v a_o wretched_a mistake_n by_o the_o one_o act_n of_o faith_n he_o mean_v faith_n in_o opposition_n to_o work_n aph._n p._n 235_o 248._o faith_n itself_o be_v our_o righteousness_n viz._n our_o 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