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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la the_o very_a act_n of_o believe_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o for_o righteousness_n be_v accept_v of_o god_n and_o account_v to_o we_o as_o the_o whole_a righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n so_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n not_o by_o its_o merit_n for_o they_o ascribe_v all_o the_o merit_n of_o justification_n to_o christ_n but_o only_o they_o ascribe_v to_o it_o a_o conditional_a subordinate_a righteousness_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o ordination_n of_o god_n for_o arminius_n say_v westfris_fw-fr armin._n in_o declare_v sentent_fw-fr ad_fw-la ordines_fw-la holland_n &_o westfris_fw-fr ipsa_fw-la fides_fw-la tanquam_fw-la actus_fw-la juxta_fw-la evangelii_n mandatum_fw-la prestitus_fw-la imputatus_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la in_fw-la sive_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la idque_fw-la in_o gratia_fw-la cumque_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la ipsamet_fw-la justitia_fw-la legis_fw-la i_o e._n faith_n itself_o as_o a_o act_n perform_v 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as_o the_o matter_n of_o your_o righteousness_n with_o god_n be_v to_o mingle_v your_o obedience_n with_o christ_n so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o but_o the_o obedience_n of_o two_o 2._o it_o be_v exclude_v as_o the_o motive_n to_o move_v god_n if_o you_o bring_v your_o own_o righteousness_n into_o this_o place_n you_o mingle_v it_o with_o free_a grace_n rom._n 3.24_o if_o you_o make_v it_o any_o motive_n you_o must_v bring_v it_o into_o the_o place_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o it_o be_v exclude_v as_o the_o instrument_n which_o shall_v receive_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n if_o you_o bring_v it_o into_o this_o than_o you_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o place_n of_o faith_n for_o faith_n be_v only_o the_o hand_n that_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o gospel_n righteousness_n therefore_o he_o say_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n now_o if_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o these_o three_o it_o follow_v it_o be_v thrust_v out_o a_o door_n pag._n 171_o 172._o neonom_fw-la then_o you_o may_v thrust_v i_o and_o my_o book_n both_o out_o of_o door_n for_o it_o have_v be_v my_o design_n whole_o throughout_o my_o book_n to_o establish_v this_o righteousness_n of_o our_o own_o these_o three_o way_n 1._o to_o join_v it_o with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n in_o justification_n under_o the_o name_n of_o subordinate_a righteousness_n and_o a_o condition_n etc._n etc._n 2._o to_o foist_v it_o into_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o a_o motive_n under_o the_o name_n of_o meetness_n 3._o to_o give_v it_o the_o same_o place_n and_o nature_n in_o justification_n as_o faith_n in_o that_o i_o make_v faith_n to_o justify_v as_o its_o do_v and_o as_o a_o work_a condition_n mr._n r._n v._o out_o of_o this_o description_n we_o shall_v take_v up_o four_o point_n 1._o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n have_v righteousness_n with_o god_n there_o be_v a_o emphasis_n in_o the_o word_n they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n have_v the_o righteousness_n the_o only_a righteousness_n etc._n etc._n the_o papist_n say_v we_o have_v righteousness_n by_o work_n we_o say_v we_o have_v it_o by_o imputation_n yet_o they_o that_o have_v this_o righteousness_n by_o imputation_n have_v it_o true_o and_o they_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o it_o pag._n 176._o they_o have_v this_o righteousness_n with_o god_n mark_v they_o have_v that_o which_o set_v they_o right_o with_o god_n into_o a_o state_n of_o favour_n and_o acceptation_n that_o which_o discharge_v all_o gild_n and_o condemnation_n they_o have_v that_o which_o free_v they_o from_o every_o charge_n every_o endictment_n every_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o have_v that_o which_o set_v they_o into_o friendship_n and_o