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perfection_n he_o have_v all_o grace_n in_o some_o measure_n we_o have_v no_o other_o perfection_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o perfectio_fw-la viae_fw-la though_o the_o papist_n say_v they_o have_v it_o indeed_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o it_o that_o never_o can_v christian_n keep_v the_o rule_n of_o nature_n much_o less_o can_v we_o attain_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n for_o by_o it_o we_o be_v all_o curse_a nay_o in_o christ_n none_o attain_v to_o evangelical_a perfection_n of_o grace_n so_o as_o thereby_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v as_o by_o a_o work_n of_o our_o own_o for_o our_o righteousness_n be_v but_o in_o part_n and_o this_o perfectio_fw-la viae_fw-la which_o they_o boast_v of_o so_o much_o differ_v not_o from_o their_o perfectio_fw-la finis_fw-la no_o more_o than_o love_v to_o a_o man_n raise_v by_o good_a report_n of_o he_o differ_v from_o love_n cause_v by_o the_o good_a i_o find_v in_o he_o by_o personal_a communicate_v with_o he_o and_o 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