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these_o be_v concomitant_n of_o they_o thâ—â—_n shall_v be_v save_v ans._n the_o same_o answer_n thaâ—_n be_v give_v to_o the_o last_o will_v serve_v to_o this_o and_o i_o add_v they_o be_v not_o instead_o of_o christ_n they_o can_v add_v to_o what_o be_v proper_a to_o a_o christ_n nor_o will_v they_o suffice_v without_o faith_n or_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n or_o without_o pardon_n but_o they_o still_o signify_v more_o than_o such_o concomitant_n as_o some_o esteem_v they_o they_o be_v not_o like_o the_o place_n of_o one_o birth_n or_o our_o name_n or_o ouâ—_n parent_n or_o death_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v concomitant_n of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v save_v but_o theâ—_n be_v character_n design_v by_o the_o promise_n theâ—â—_n be_v thing_n without_o which_o the_o gospel-rule_n will_v exclude_v man_n from_o heaven_n and_o condemn_v man_n into_o hell_n let_v their_o pretence_n be_v what_o they_o will_n rev._n 22._o 14._o bless_a be_v that_o that_o do_v his_o commandment_n that_o they_o may_v have_v right_a to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o may_v enter_v in_o for_o without_o be_v dog_n mat._n 5._o 20._o except_o youâ—_n righteousness_n exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n etc._n etc._n 3._o consider_v the_o respect_n to_o glory_n which_o ouâ—_n good_a work_n have_v in_o scripture-dialect_n they_o be_v as_o seed_n to_o the_o harvest_n gal._n 6._o 7_o 8_o 9_o as_o 〈◊〉_d way_n to_o one_o propose_a place_v eph._n 2._o 10._o as_o mean_v to_o a_o end_n mat._n 5._o 8._o as_o work_v to_o one_o wages_n mat._n 20._o 1_o 7._o foundation_n to_o 〈◊〉_d building_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 19_o etc._n etc._n the_o gospel_n declare_v no_o less_o a_o connexion_n between_o good_a work_n and_o glory_n though_o they_o merit_v nothing_o 4._o god_n declare_v the_o obedience_n and_o work_n of_o believer_n as_o rewardable_a of_o grace_n through_o christ._n they_o shall_v walk_v with_o i_o in_o white_a for_o they_o be_v worthy_a rev._n 3._o 4._o great_a be_v your_o reward_n in_o 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