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righteousness_n be_v i_o i_o be_o all_o righteous_a i_o need_v no_o more_o nor_o no_o other_o righteousness_n as_o i_o be_o in_o christ_n i_o be_o as_o righteous_a and_o as_o acceptable_a as_o christ_n god_n see_v no_o sin_n in_o i_o because_o there_o be_v none_o for_o i_o be_o all_o fair_a there_o be_v no_o spot_n in_o i_o song_n 4._o 7._o song_n 2._o 10._o ephes_n 5._o 25_o 26_o 27._o for_o as_o he_o be_v even_o so_o be_v we_o in_o this_o world_n 1_o joh._n 4._o 17._o thou_o have_v cast_v all_o my_o sin_n behind_o thy_o back_n isa_n 38._o 17._o as_o far_o as_o the_o east_n in_o from_o the_o west_n so_o far_o have_v he_o remove_v our_o transgression_n from_o we_o psal_n 103._o 12._o seventy_o week_n be_v determine_v upon_o the_o people_n and_o upon_o the_o holy_a city_n to_o finish_v the_o transgression_n and_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o make_v reconviliation_n for_o iniquity_n and_o to_o bring_v in_o a_o everlasting_a righteousness_n to_o seal_v up_o the_o vision_n 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