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in_o his_o performance_n rom._n 4.4_o if_o a_o man_n can_v perform_v the_o law_n recompense_n be_v due_a to_o he_o as_o a_o debt_n which_o adam_n be_v able_a to_o do_v he_o may_v glory_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o duty_n give_v also_o glory_n to_o god_n rom._n 3.27_o boast_v be_v not_o exclude_v by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v can_v a_o man_n do_v what_o the_o law_n require_v he_o may_v boast_v but_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n exclude_v boast_v if_o i_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n help_v i_o in_o and_o perfect_a nothing_o but_o what_o god_n perfect_v in_o i_o why_o shall_v i_o boast_v a_o man_n can_v be_v save_v by_o work_n and_o grace_n too_o rom._n 11.6_o if_o by_o work_n it_o be_v not_o mercy_n if_o by_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o his_o own_o sufficiency_n when_o we_o have_v do_v what_o we_o can_v we_o can_v challenge_v nothing_o but_o beg_v pardon_n psalm_n 130.3_o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v our_o 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in_o iniquity_n if_o they_o vent_v themselves_o in_o sinful_a practice_n than_o they_o rejoice_v in_o they_o all_o contention_n come_v from_o holiness_n it_o be_v sure_o a_o argument_n of_o a_o malicious_a wretch_n who_o god_n will_v make_v a_o example_n as_o he_o do_v cain_n 1_o joh._n 3.12_o who_o slay_v his_o brother_n because_o his_o deed_n be_v evil_a and_o his_o brother_n good_a he_o loathe_v he_o because_o his_o sacrifice_n be_v accept_v on_o this_o root_n grow_v all_o the_o derision_n that_o befall_v the_o righteous_a so_o say_v david_n ps_n 38.20_o they_o hate_v i_o because_o i_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a if_o a_o man_n begin_v to_o reform_v his_o life_n they_o bend_v themselves_o all_o against_o he_o you_o who_o be_v malicious_o bend_v against_o the_o saint_n mark_v this_o do_v god_n show_v salvation_n to_o they_o and_o will_v thou_o show_v contempt_n either_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o be_v blame_v or_o thou_o condemn_v exod._n 19_o if_o you_o will_v obey_v my_o 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poor_a christian_n against_o contempt_n though_o their_o want_n be_v many_o their_o opposition_n great_a that_o they_o be_v account_v the_o offscouring_a of_o the_o world_n let_v this_o be_v a_o cordial_a unto_o you_o god_n will_v accept_v you_o not_o according_a to_o what_o you_o have_v but_o according_a to_o what_o you_o desire_v have_v thou_o riches_n and_o honour_n god_n like_v thou_o never_o the_o better_a for_o they_o neither_o do_v he_o like_o thou_o ever_o the_o worse_a if_o thou_o want_v they_o psal_n 147.10_o god_n look_v not_o at_o the_o feature_n of_o man_n it_o be_v not_o his_o bravery_n and_o ornament_n it_o be_v not_o his_o silk_n coat_n that_o cover_v he_o that_o god_n take_v delight_n in_o but_o in_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o hope_v in_o his_o mercy_n though_o thou_o have_v not_o outward_a pomp_n have_v thou_o a_o heart_n to_o fear_n god_n then_o god_n rejoice_v over_o thou_o when_o all_o the_o mighty_a of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v discard_v act_n 10.24_o 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