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the_o account_n of_o their_o own_o righteousness_n meet_v with_o such_o commendation_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o holiness_n they_o be_v much_o confirm_v in_o their_o carnal_a confidence_n in_o such_o way_n as_o these_o 1._o hence_o they_o think_v their_o own_o righteousness_n do_v draw_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o they_o think_v that_o their_o holiness_n do_v attract_v the_o affection_n and_o good_a will_n of_o god_n unto_o they_o they_o imagine_v that_o their_o holiness_n do_v work_v they_o into_o god_n love_n that_o the_o beauty_n of_o their_o holiness_n do_v captivate_v the_o affection_n of_o god_n and_o their_o cry_n and_o carriage_n do_v work_v upon_o divine_a compassion_n and_o make_v god_n willing_a to_o bestow_v salvation_n upon_o they_o and_o indeed_o a_o self-righteous_a man_n do_v attribute_v more_o to_o his_o own_o righteousness_n than_o a_o saint_n do_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n a_o godly_a man_n neither_o do_v nor_o aught_o to_o make_v the_o 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