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of_o that_o newness_n of_o life_n which_o in_o way_n of_o a_o spiritual_a analogy_n answer_v that_o life_n whereunto_o christ_n be_v quicken_v and_o rise_v again_o or_o else_o the_o new_a life_n itself_o wrought_v in_o we_o ans._n that_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o here_o speak_v of_o a_o mere_a profession_n be_v manifest_a nor_o be_v he_o speak_v only_o of_o a_o new_a life_n wrought_v in_o they_o for_o he_o add_v and_o make_v we_o sit_v together_o in_o heavenly_a place_n in_o christ_n jesus_n nor_o do_v that_o which_o he_o say_v invalidate_n the_o meaning_n which_o we_o give_v for_o that_o effect_n or_o inwrough_a quicken_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o flow_v from_o christ_n
sufficiat_fw-la non_fw-it est_fw-la pallium_fw-la breve_fw-la quod_fw-la secundum_fw-la prophetam_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la operireduos_fw-la justitia_fw-la tua_fw-la justitia_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la &_o te_fw-la pariter_fw-la &_o my_o opertet_fw-la larga_fw-la &_o aeterna_fw-la justitiâ—_n &_o in_o i_o quidem_fw-la operit_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la delictorum_fw-la i_o e._n shall_v i_o make_v mention_n of_o my_o righteousness_n lord_n i_o will_v make_v mention_n of_o thy_o only_a for_o that_o be_v also_o i_o because_o thou_o be_v make_v of_o god_n unto_o i_o righteousness_n be_v it_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o that_o one_o shall_v not_o serve_v two_o it_o be_v not_o a_o short_a cloak_n that_o according_a to_o the_o prophet_n can_v cover_v two_o thy_o righteousness_n be_v a_o everlasting_a righteousness_n &_o that_o large_a &_o eternal_a righteousness_n shall_v cover_v both_o thou_o &_o i_o &_o in_o i_o indeed_o it_o shall_v cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n id._n dom._n 1._o post_fw-la octau._n epiph._n serm._n 1_o veruntamen_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la causeris_fw-la o_fw-la homo_fw-la contra_fw-la inobedientiam_fw-la adae_fw-la datur_fw-la tibi_fw-la obedientia_fw-la christi_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la gratis_o venundatus_fw-la es_fw-la gratis_o &_o redimaris_fw-la i_o e._n but_o that_o thou_o o_o man_n shall_v not_o have_v whereof_o to_o complean_v fore_o against_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n which_o he_o say_v before_o be_v impute_v the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n be_v give_v unto_o thou_o to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o thou_o be_v sell_v for_o nothing_o thou_o shall_v also_o be_v redeem_v for_o nothing_o idem_fw-la epist._n 190._o ad_fw-la innocent_n pont._n rom._n quid_fw-la namque_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la agere_fw-la poterat_fw-la ut_fw-la semel_fw-la amissam_fw-la justitiam_fw-la recuperaret_fw-la homo_fw-la servus_n peccati_fw-la vinctus_fw-la diaboli_fw-la assignata_fw-la est_fw-la ei_fw-la proinde_fw-la aliena_fw-la qui_fw-la caruiâ—_n sua_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la venit_fw-la princeps_fw-la mundi_fw-la &_o in_o salvatore_n non_fw-la invenit_fw-la quicquam_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la innocenti_fw-la manus_fw-la injecit_fw-la justissime_fw-la quos_fw-la tenebat_fw-la amisit_fw-la quando_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la morti_fw-la nihil_fw-la debebat_fw-la accepta_fw-la mortis_fw-la injuria_fw-la jure_fw-la illum_fw-la qui_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o mortis_fw-la debito_fw-la &_o diaboli_fw-la solvit_fw-la dominio_fw-la qua_fw-la enim_fw-la justitia_fw-la id_fw-la secundo_fw-la exigeretur_fw-la homo_fw-la siquidem_fw-la qui_fw-la debuit_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la solvit_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la unus_fw-la inquit_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la omnes_fw-la mortui_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la viz_o saâ—_n factio_fw-la unius_fw-la omnibus_fw-la imputetur_fw-la sicut_fw-la omnium_fw-la peccata_fw-la unus_fw-la ille_fw-la portavit_fw-la nec_fw-la alter_fw-la jam_fw-la inveniatur_fw-la qui_fw-la forte_fw-fr fecit_fw-la alter_fw-la qui_fw-la satisfecit_fw-la quia_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la satisfecit_fw-la ergo_fw-la caput_fw-la pro_fw-la membris_fw-la christus_fw-la pro_fw-la visceribus_fw-la suis_fw-la etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la si_fw-la dixerit_fw-la pater_fw-la tuus_fw-la addixit_fw-la te_fw-la respondebâ—_n sed_fw-la frater_fw-la man_n redemit_fw-la i_o cur_n non_fw-la aliunde_fw-la justitia_fw-la quia_fw-la aliunde_fw-la reatus_fw-la alius_fw-la qui_fw-la peccatorem_fw-la constituit_fw-la alius_fw-la qui_fw-la justificat_fw-la a_o peccato_fw-la alter_v in_o semine_fw-la alter_fw-la in_o sanguine_fw-la an_fw-mi peccatum_fw-la in_o semine_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la &_o non_fw-la justitia_fw-la in_o sanguine_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-fr convenit_fw-la filium_fw-la portare_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o fraterne_n fieri_fw-la exortem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la i_o e._n for_o what_o can_v man_n a_o servant_n of_o sin_n &_o a_o bind_v slave_n of_o the_o devil_n do_v of_o himself_o to_o recover_v the_o righteousness_n which_o he_o have_v once_o lose_v therefore_o another_o be_v assign_v unto_o he_o because_o he_o want_v his_o own_o &_o the_o same_o be_v so_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n come_v &_o find_v nothing_o in_o the_o saviour_n &_o when_o notwithstanding_o he_o put_v hand_n on_o the_o innocent_a he_o lose_v those_o most_o just_o when_o he_o hold_v when_o he_o who_o owe_v nothing_o to_o death_n have_v receive_v the_o injury_n of_o death_n he_o do_v by_o right_o loose_v he_o who_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o debt_n of_o death_n &_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o dominion_n of_o satan_n for_o by_o what_o right_o can_v he_o exact_v that_o the_o second_o time_n see_v as_o it_o be_v man_n who_o owe_v so_o it_o be_v man_n who_o pay_v for_o if_o one_o he_o say_v die_v for_o all_o then_o be_v all_o dead_a that_o to_o wit_n the_o satisfaction_n of_o one_o may_v be_v impute_v to_o all_o as_o that_o one_o do_v bear_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o neither_o now_o be_v it_o find_v that_o one_o do_v the_o wrong_n &_o another_o satisfy_v for_o the_o head_n &_o the_o body_n be_v one_o christ_n the_o head_n therefore_o do_v satisfy_v for_o the_o member_n christ_n for_o his_o own_o bowel_n but_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v thy_o father_n bind_v thou_o over_o i_o shall_v answer_v but_o my_o brother_n have_v redeem_v i_o why_o shall_v not_o righteousness_n be_v from_o another_o as_o guilt_n be_v from_o another_o one_o who_o make_v man_n a_o sinner_n &_o another_o who_o justify_v from_o sin_n the_o one_o in_o the_o seed_n the_o other_o in_o blood_n be_v sin_n in_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o sinner_n &_o shall_v not_o righteousness_n be_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ._n it_o be_v not_o right_a that_o the_o son_n shall_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n &_o be_v defraud_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o brother_n idem_fw-la serm._n ad_fw-la milites_fw-la templi_fw-la c._n 1._o qui_fw-la peccati_fw-la meritum_fw-la tulit_fw-la svam_fw-la nobis_fw-la donando_fw-la justitiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la meritis_fw-la debitum_fw-la solvit_fw-la &_o reddit_fw-la vitam_fw-la sic_fw-la namque_fw-la mortua_fw-la morte_fw-la revertitur_fw-la vita_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la ablato_fw-la peccato_fw-la redit_fw-la justitia_fw-la porro_fw-la mors_fw-la in_o christi_fw-la morte_fw-la fugatur_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la justitia_fw-la imputatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la nostram_fw-la &_o induit_fw-la carnem_fw-la &_o subiit_fw-la morten_v putas_fw-la svam_fw-la nobis_fw-la negabit_fw-la justitiam_fw-la voluntary_a incarnatus_fw-la voluntarit_fw-mi passus_fw-la voluntary_a crucifixus_fw-la solam_fw-la à _fw-la nobiâ—_fw-la retinebit_fw-la justitiam_fw-la afterward_o ibid._n unus_n peccavit_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la tenentur_fw-la rei_fw-la &_o unius_fw-la innocentia_fw-la soli_fw-la reputabitur_fw-la uni_fw-la unius_fw-la peccatum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la operatum_fw-la est_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o unius_fw-la justitia_fw-la uni_fw-la viâ—am_fw-la restituet_fw-la haud_fw-la dei_fw-la justitia_fw-la magis_fw-la ad_fw-la condemnâ—ndum_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la restaurandum_fw-la valuit_fw-la aut_fw-la plus_fw-la potutt_v adam_n in_o malo_fw-la quam_fw-la christus_fw-la in_fw-la bono_fw-mi adae_fw-la peccatum_fw-la imputabitur_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la justitia_fw-la non_fw-la pertinebit_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o i._o e._n he_o who_o take_v away_o the_o desert_n of_o sin_n give_v to_o we_o his_o righteousness_n the_o same_o by_o his_o merit_n pay_v the_o debt_n &_o restore_v life_n for_o if_o death_n be_v dead_a life_n return_v even_o as_o sin_n be_v take_v away_o righteousness_n return_v moreover_o death_n be_v banish_v away_o in_o christ_n death_n and_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o etc._n etc._n he_o who_o take_v on_o our_o flesh_n &_o undergo_v death_n think_v thou_o that_o he_o shall_v deny_v to_o we_o his_o 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it_o do_v import_n justification_n here_o yet_o see_v there_o be_v no_o justification_n before_o god_n without_o a_o righteousness_n it_o will_v say_v that_o christ_n be_v our_o righteousness_n too_o or_o that_o he_o merit_v a_o righteousness_n for_o we_o and_o what_o be_v that_o righteousness_n that_o he_o have_v procure_v that_o we_o shall_v have_v in_o order_n to_o our_o justification_n be_v it_o the_o righteousness_n of_o our_o own_o work_n then_o he_o have_v merit_v that_o our_o work_n shall_v merit_v justification_n &_o why_o not_o also_o glorification_n be_v not_o this_o to_o overturn_v thâ—_n 〈◊〉_d gospel_n he_o add_v 2._o righteousness_n or_o justification_n which_o believer_n have_v in_o or_o by_o christ_n be_v still_o attribute_v unto_o his_o death_n &_o suffering_n &_o never_o to_o his_o active_a obedience_n ans._n but_o he_o have_v forget_v what_o be_v say_v rom._n 4_o 25._o who_o be_v deliver_v for_o our_o offence_n and_o be_v raise_v again_o for_o our_o justification_n sure_o his_o resurrection_n be_v neither_o his_o death_n nor_o his_o suffering_n he_o have_v forget_v also_o what_o be_v say_v rom._n 5_o 19_o so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o shall_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a and_o to_o be_v righteous_a and_o to_o be_v justify_v be_v all_o one_o with_o he_o as_o we_o have_v ofttimes_o hear_v except_o 3._o this_o will_v not_o say_v that_o christ_n active_a obedience_n only_o be_v impute_v or_o that_o he_o only_o by_o his_o active_a obedience_n be_v make_v righteousness_n to_o we_o ans._n i_o plead_v not_o for_o the_o sole_a imputation_n of_o christ_n active_a obedience_n but_o for_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n whole_a surety_n righteousness_n that_o be_v his_o compleet_n obedience_n &_o suffer_v or_o of_o what_o he_o do_v &_o suffer_v in_o answer_v all_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o law_n
salvation_n we_o must_v be_v clothe_v with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v that_o which_o faith_n grip_v to_o &_o apprehend_v that_o the_o shame_n of_o our_o nakedness_n may_v not_o appear_v and_o we_o may_v be_v in_o case_n to_o stand_v before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n chap._n x._o some_o argument_n for_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n vindicated_n from_o the_o exception_n of_o john_n goodwin_n the_o truth_n concern_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n have_v be_v hitherto_o assert_v from_o scripture_n &_o several_a of_o these_o passage_n have_v be_v vindicate_v from_o the_o exception_n of_o mr._n goodwin_n a_o main_a adversary_n thereunto_o for_o further_o clear_v of_o the_o matter_n we_o shall_v see_v what_o exception_n the_o same_o man_n bringeth-in_a against_o the_o argument_n which_o be_v make_v use_n of_o by_o the_o orthodox_n for_o the_o truth_n assert_v argum._n 1._o if_o there_o be_v no_o stand_n in_o judgement_n before_o god_n unless_o we_o be_v endue_v with_o perfect_a righteousness_n then_o must_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o in_o our_o justification_n but_o there_o be_v no_o stand_v for_o we_o in_o judgement_n before_o god_n unless_o we_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o perfect_a righteousness_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n against_o this_o he_o except_v pag._n 192._o chap._n 7._o saying_n that_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o former_a proposition_n be_v not_o good_a and_o so_o do_v bellar._n answer_v the_o justific_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o so_o do_v also_o the_o socinian_o but_o let_v we_o hear_v his_o reason_n remissin_n of_o sin_n say_v he_o which_o be_v the_o purchase_n &_o procurement_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o perfect_a righteousness_n &_o be_v every_o way_n able_a to_o bear_v we_o out_o in_o judgement_n ans._n remission_n of_o sin_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v call_v righteousness_n â—or_a a_o pardon_a person_n be_v noâ—_n the_o same_o with_o one_o 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christ_n mere_a suffering_n as_o distinguish_v from_o his_o obedience_n call_v a_o righteousness_n or_o how_o can_v mere_a suffering_n as_o such_o or_o bear_v of_o the_o punishment_n threaten_v by_o the_o law_n be_v call_v a_o righteousness_n do_v not_o righteousness_n denote_v the_o conformity_n of_o action_n unto_o the_o law_n 3_o when_o it_o be_v say_v the_o merit_n of_o christ_n passive_a obedience_n be_v communicate_v unto_o we_o the_o meaning_n must_v be_v one_o of_o these_o two_o either_o that_o itself_o be_v proper_o make_v over_o &_o impute_v to_o we_o or_o only_o in_o its_o effect_n free_a pardon_n of_o sin_n if_o this_o latter_a be_v say_v then_o no_o other_o imputation_n be_v grant_v than_o what_o socinian_n will_v yield_v unto_o &_o how_o can_v it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v as_o to_o its_o effect_n when_o itself_o be_v not_o impute_v in_o order_n to_o the_o partake_n of_o these_o effect_n if_o the_o former_a be_v say_v then_o there_o be_v something_o that_o be_v in_o 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that_o same_o righteousness_n which_o be_v make_v over_o to_o the_o believer_n by_o free_a donation_n &_o imputation_n be_v christ_n inherent_o &_o so_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o whereby_o we_o see_v that_o the_o member_n of_o this_o distinction_n thus_o explain_v be_v not_o different_a yet_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o this_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v so_o give_v to_o we_o as_o that_o it_o be_v inherent_a in_o we_o &_o wrought_v in_o we_o as_o faith_n &_o repentance_n be_v for_o even_o remission_n of_o sin_n whereby_o he_o will_v have_v we_o formal_o justify_v be_v not_o so_o in_o we_o as_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v in_o we_o and_o through_o god_n imputation_n and_o donation_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v the_o believer_n when_o it_o be_v receive_v by_o faith_n as_o well_o as_o remission_n of_o sin_n for_o to_o speak_v in_o his_o own_o language_n that_o which_o be_v give_v unto_o man_n by_o god_n may_v true_o and_o proper_o be_v call_v his_o own_o 3_o that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v formal_a justification_n will_v never_o be_v prove_v and_o see_v he_o will_v have_v remission_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o pure_a effect_n of_o christ_n suffering_n and_o death_n so_o must_v justification_n be_v and_o then_o why_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 4_o 25._o who_o be_v deliver_v viz._n to_o suffering_n and_o death_n for_o our_o offence_n and_o raise_v again_o for_o our_o justification_n arg._n 3._o if_o believer_n have_v a_o true_a and_o real_a communion_n with_o christ_n then_o be_v his_o righteousness_n they_o by_o imputation_n but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v he_o propose_v the_o argument_n in_o such_o a_o mode_n &_o way_n as_o may_v be_v most_o to_o his_o own_o advantage_n for_o who_o argue_v thus_o he_o name_v not_o yet_o it_o be_v true_a that_o
examine_v by_o a_o assize_n be_v real_o change_v as_o to_o his_o law_n state_n when_o clear_v by_o a_o assize_n and_o pronunce_v not_o guilty_a and_o so_o absolve_v as_o to_o that_o whereof_o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n he_o be_v now_o a_o free_a man_n in_o law_n much_o more_o be_v there_o a_o great_a change_n in_o a_o man_n law-state_n when_o before_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o death_n lie_v bind_v in_o fetter_n keep_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o execution_n and_o now_o get_v a_o free_a remission_n of_o all_o when_o of_o a_o man_n of_o death_n he_o be_v make_v a_o free_a liege_n as_o there_o be_v a_o change_n in_o a_o man_n state_n and_o relation_n when_o he_o be_v make_v a_o adopt_a son_n so_o be_v there_o a_o new_a state_n wherein_o the_o sinner_n be_v bring_v when_o he_o be_v absolve_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n and_o declare_v a_o righteous_a man_n sanctification_n regeneration_n and_o glorification_n do_v all_o of_o they_o hold_v forth_o a_o new_a real_a state_n whereinto_o he_o be_v bring_v who_o be_v make_v partaker_n thereof_o so_o justification_n with_o adoption_n hold_v forth_o a_o new_a relative_a state_n which_o be_v also_o real_a as_o real_a be_v oppose_v to_o what_o be_v false_a or_o imaginary_a hence_o be_v it_o that_o a_o believer_n be_v justify_v even_o while_o he_o be_v sleep_v &_o not_o act_v faith_n as_o a_o person_n remain_v in_o a_o marry_a state_n though_o not_o actual_o consent_v unto_o the_o match_n the_o consent_n once_o grant_v enstate_v the_o person_n in_o that_o new_a relation_n propos._n 2._o this_o new_a state_n of_o justification_n be_v continue_v &_o permanent_a not_o in_o this_o sense_n that_o god_n renew_v &_o frequent_o reiterate_v the_o enstate_v of_o they_o into_o this_o new_a relative_a state_n but_o in_o this_o sense_n that_o once_o justify_v always_o justify_v they_o be_v fix_v &_o preserve_v in_o that_o state_n as_o adoption_n be_v a_o permanent_a state_n because_o once_o adopt_v always_o a_o child_n of_o god_n hence_o it_o be_v call_v a_o grace_n wherein_o i_o stand_v rom._n 5_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o state_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o peace_n wherein_o we_o stand_v it_o be_v no_o fluctuate_a state_n wherein_o one_o may_v be_v to_o day_n &_o be_v out_o of_o it_o to_o morrow_n and_o again_o bring_v into_o it_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o sentence_n be_v fix_v last_a and_o permanent_a to_o wit_n the_o imputation_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n once_o clothe_v therewith_o never_o naked_a or_o spoil_v thereof_o again_o the_o gift_n and_o call_n of_o god_n be_v with_o out_o repentance_n rom._n 11_o 29._o the_o foul_n union_n with_o christ_n through_o faith_n be_v last_v and_o abide_v once_o in_o he_o always_o in_o he_o once_o a_o member_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n &_o marry_v to_o he_o as_o his_o spouse_n and_o always_o so_o for_o he_o must_v final_o present_v all_o such_o holy_a &_o without_o spotâ—_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n ephes._n 5_o 27._o i'faith_o whereby_o the_o knot_n be_v make_v and_o the_o marriage_n consent_n be_v give_v remain_v as_o to_o its_o root_n and_o habit_n christ_n pray_v that_o it_o fail_v not_o luk._n 22_o 32._o they_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n 1._o pet._n 1_o 5._o all_o the_o argument_n prove_v perseverance_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o we_o can_v hear_v summe-up_a do_v confirm_v this_o propos._n 3_o hence_o justification_n be_v a_o state_n that_o be_v not_o interrupt_v and_o break_v off_o and_o renew_v and_o reiterated_a again_o as_o it_o can_v be_v quite_o take_v away_o and_o annul_v so_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v break_v off_o for_o a_o time_n so_o as_o for_o that_o time_n they_o shall_v be_v in_o a_o non-justified_n state_n the_o marriage_n once_o make_v be_v not_o break_v the_o sentence_n once_o pronunce_v be_v not_o recall_v sin_n once_o pardon_v by_o god_n be_v not_o lay_v again_o to_o his_o charge_n the_o spirit_n that_o once_o speak_v 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