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sin_n if_o our_o good_a work_n merit_n and_o deserve_n can_v save_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n why_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n for_o 4._o there_o be_v none_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n give_v unto_o we_o whereby_o we_o must_v or_o can_v be_v save_v therefore_o i_o do_v think_v it_o most_o convenient_a and_o meet_a that_o we_o say_v with_o barnarde_n 61._o mèritum_fw-la meum_fw-la miserationes_fw-la domini_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la ego_fw-la inops_fw-la meriti_fw-la quam_fw-la diville_a non_fw-la est_fw-la inops_fw-la miserationum_fw-la si_fw-mi miserationes_fw-la eius_fw-la multe_fw-la multis_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o meritis_fw-la hoc_fw-la totum_fw-la est_fw-la hominis_fw-la meritum_fw-la si_fw-la totam_fw-la spem_fw-la svam_fw-la ponat_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v my_o merit_n be_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n so_o long_o as_o god_n be_v not_o poor_a of_o mercy_n so_o long_o can_v i_o be_v poor_a of_o merit_n if_o his_o mercy_n be_v 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be_v that_o god_n do_v assoil_v and_o quit_v we_o of_o all_o crime_n offence_n and_o trespass_n that_o can_v be_v lay_v to_o our_o charge_n or_o that_o we_o can_v be_v accuse_v of_o &_o that_o he_o do_v pronounce_v we_o just_a and_o righteous_a in_o his_o sight_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o first_o he_o do_v pardon_n and_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n he_o cover_v they_o and_o do_v in_o no_o wise_a impute_v they_o unto_o we_o but_o impute_v unto_o we_o righteousness_n not_o our_o own_o which_o be_v none_o at_o all_o but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o son_n our_o saviour_n and_o so_o through_o his_o righteousness_n do_v both_o save_o we_o and_o make_v we_o bless_v so_o do_v the_o apostle_n expound_v this_o our_o justification_n â–ª_o say_v as_o david_n do_v set_v forth_o the_o blessedfulness_n of_o the_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_v where_o he_o say_v bless_a be_v those_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v couâ—red_v 32._o 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