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god_n promise_n vers_fw-la 3._o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v account_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n and_o this_o while_o he_o be_v uncircumcised_a which_o be_v a_o convince_a argument_n against_o the_o jew_n that_o circumciston_n and_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o justification_n because_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o pattern_n for_o our_o justification_n be_v justify_v without_o it_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n answer_n answer_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n because_o he_o accept_v it_o and_o impute_v it_o to_o we_o and_o a_o righteousness_n through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n because_o faith_n receive_v it_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v not_o faith_n itself_o but_o a_o righteousness_n through_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n phil._n 3.9_o i'faith_o i_o confess_v be_v sometime_o put_v for_o the_o gospel_n but_o the_o 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but_o the_o work_n of_o convert_a abraham_n from_o justification_n faith_n be_v account_v for_o righteousness_n not_o proper_o absolute_o in_o itself_o but_o relative_o with_o respect_n to_o its_o object_n jesus_n christ_n as_o i_o have_v before_o prove_v abraham_n faith_n be_v not_o a_o faith_n in_o christ_n sherlock_n mr._n sherlock_n but_o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v account_v to_o he_o for_o righeousness_n christ_n indeed_o be_v the_o material_a object_n of_o abraham_n faith_n that_o be_v he_o believe_v that_o promise_n which_o god_n make_v of_o send_v christ_n into_o the_o world_n upon_o which_o account_n our_o saviour_n tell_v the_o jew_n your_o father_n abraham_n rejoy_v to_o see_v my_o day_n and_o he_o see_v it_o and_o be_v glad_a joh._n 8.56_o but_o no_o man_n can_v believe_v in_o christ_n till_o he_o come_v that_o be_v can_v not_o believe_v any_o thing_n upon_o his_o authority_n which_o be_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o believe_v in_o he_o some_o man_n make_v work_v with_o abraham_n be_v faith_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fiducial_a reliance_n or_o recumbency_n on_o christ_n for_o salvation_n upon_o which_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o but_o how_o shall_v abraham_n learn_v this_o great_a mystery_n from_o that_o general_a and_o obscure_a promise_n in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v which_o be_v all_o that_o be_v ever_o reveil_v to_o abraham_n concern_v christ_n this_o be_v such_o a_o train_n of_o thought_n from_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v to_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n himself_o can_v never_o have_v hit_v on_o be_v there_o no_o possible_a way_n for_o god_n to_o bless_v the_o world_n but_o by_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n or_o be_v there_o a_o natural_a connexion_n between_o this_o blessing_n and_o impute_a righteousness_n that_o we_o can_v understand_v the_o one_o without_o the_o other_o before_o abraham_n can_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o impute_a righteousness_n he_o must_v distinct_o know_v first_o that_o the_o blessing_n here_o mean_v be_v spiritual_a pardon_n and_o eternal_a life_n the_o whole_a jewish_a nation_n for_o many_o age_n who_o have_v more_o promise_n concering_n christ_n than_o this_o be_v expect_v only_o a_o temporal_a prince_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v prejudice_v at_o the_o mean_a appearance_n of_o christ._n second_o that_o christ_n be_v to_o die_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o this_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o do_v not_o understand_v till_o after_o christ_n resurrection_n three_o that_o he_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n for_o we_o four_o that_o great_a mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o understand_v the_o virtue_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n and_o righteousness_n five_o that_o intimate_a oneness_n and_o conjunction_n between_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n which_o be_v a_o riddle_n not_o understand_v to_o this_o day_n six_o the_o nature_n of_o faith_n roll_v the_o soul_n on_o christ_n for_o salvation_n and_o then_o possible_o he_o may_v understand_v this_o great_a mystery_n of_o impute_a righteousness_n and_o all_o this_o must_v be_v learn_v from_o that_o general_a promise_n in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o nation_n be_v bless_v abraham_n believe_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n answer_n answer_n but_o his_o faith_n be_v not_o a_o faith_n in_o christ_n why_o so_o no_o man_n can_v believe_v in_o christ_n till_o he_o come_v that_o be_v he_o can_v not_o believe_v upon_o his_o authority_n but_o sure_o christ_n be_v a_o prophet_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n his_o spirit_n and_o sure_o then_o his_o authority_n too_o be_v in_o the_o prophet_n 1_o pet._n 1.11_o and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n beside_o true_a faith_n in_o scripture_n import_v a_o reliance_n or_o fiducial_a recumbency_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o old_a testament_n signify_v and_o to_o these_o as_o dr._n ward_n prove_v by_o many_o parailel_n answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o new_a where_o also_o we_o often_o find_v that_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o phrase_n total_o the_o holy_a spirit_n find_v in_o no_o humane_a author_n i_o mean_v not_o for_o the_o object_n but_o the_o form_n of_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o any_o where_o but_o in_o scripture_n as_o dr._n ward_n observe_v which_o sure_o must_v import_v a_o reliance_n or_o fiducial_a recumbency_n according_a to_o this_o notion_n of_o faith_n i_o conceive_v abraham_n rest_v on_o or_o trust_v in_o the_o messiah_n for_o salvation_n he_o be_v the_o messiah_n he_o can_v not_o but_o expect_v some_o great_a thing_n from_o he_o and_o what_o be_v it_o temporal_n or_o 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necessary_a consequent_n of_o it_o be_v as_o the_o civilian_n tell_v we_o consortium_fw-la omnis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la divini_fw-la &_o humani_fw-la juris_fw-la communicatio_fw-la the_o wife_n participate_v of_o his_o sacred_a and_o civil_a good_a thing_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o where_o there_o be_v as_o there_o be_v in_o marriage_n such_o a_o intimate_a union_n of_o mind_n and_o body_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o communio_fw-la bonorum_fw-la nature_n and_o reason_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o wife_n in_o so_o near_o a_o union_n must_v have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alimentum_fw-la &_o indumentum_fw-la food_n and_o raiment_n out_o of_o the_o husband_n estate_n nay_o and_o all_o thing_n in_o a_o decorum_n thereunto_o and_o can_v we_o think_v that_o christ_n shall_v do_v less_o for_o his_o spouse_n when_o her_o necessity_n exceed_v all_o those_o in_o nature_n will_v he_o who_o infinite_o transcend_v all_o humane_a relation_n leave_v his_o spouse_n to_o the_o rag_n 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from_o the_o lion_n den_n from_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o leopard_n vers_fw-la 8._o that_o be_v from_o the_o brutish_a lust_n and_o idolatry_n of_o the_o world_n and_o he_o call_v she_o thus_o come_v with_o i_o with_o i_o my_o spouse_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v provide_v for_o she_o as_o a_o spouse_n and_o therefore_o she_o shall_v come_v away_o with_o he_o but_o say_v the_o author_n personal_a virtue_n in_o the_o husband_n be_v never_o settle_v on_o the_o wife_n for_o a_o jointure_n by_o our_o marriage_n to_o christ_n his_o personal_a excellency_n can_v be_v make_v over_o to_o we_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n can_v be_v make_v we_o so_o as_o to_o inhere_o in_o we_o but_o it_o may_v be_v make_v we_o by_o imputation_n or_o if_o not_o neither_o can_v his_o blood_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o and_o by_o consequence_n there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o satisfaction_n or_o redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n but_o for_o the_o 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