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A26864 Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomæus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinæs̳, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury : with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1654 (1654) Wing B1188; ESTC R31573 194,108 184

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new_a covenant_n etc._n etc._n heb._n 8.6_o 7_o 8._o which_o speak_v not_o only_o of_o ceremonial_a precept_n but_o principal_o of_o the_o promisory_a part_n if_o you_o shall_v say_v this_o be_v the_o covenant_n and_o not_o the_o law_n i_o reply_v 1._o then_o the_o law_n be_v not_o the_o only_a rule_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o several_a respect_n that_o we_o call_v a_o law_n &_o a_o covenant_n except_o you_o mean_v it_o of_o our_o covenant_n act_n to_o god_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v not_o who_o know_v not_o that_o praemiare_n &_o punire_fw-la be_v act_n of_o a_o law_n and_o that_o a_o act_n of_o oblivion_n or_o general_a pardon_n on_o certain_a term_n be_v a_o law_n and_o that_o the_o promise_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n so_o that_o i_o have_v now_o give_v you_o some_o of_o my_o reason_n why_o i_o presume_v to_o call_v that_o ignorance_n which_o i_o do_v not_o then_o know_v that_o you_o will_v so_o whole_o own_o §._o 34._o mr_n bl._n the_o perfection_n of_o this_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n in_o man_n integrity_n stand_v in_o the_o perfect_a conformity_n to_o this_o law_n and_o the_o reparation_n of_o this_o in_o our_o regenerate_a estate_n in_o which_o the_o apostle_n place_v the_o image_n of_o god_n must_v have_v reference_n as_o to_o god_n for_o a_o pattern_n so_o to_o his_o law_n as_o a_o rule_n §._o 34._o r.b._n 1_o it_o be_v the_o very_a transcendentall_a perfection_n which_o be_v convertible_a with_o its_o be_v as_o to_o righteousness_n which_o then_o stand_v in_o a_o perfect_a conformity_n to_o the_o law_n adam_n after_o his_o first_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o less_o righteous_a but_o reus_fw-la mortis_fw-la condemnandus_fw-la and_o not_o righteous_a in_o sensu_fw-la forensi_fw-la according_a to_o that_o law_n for_o i_o hope_v you_o observe_v that_o we_o speak_v not_o of_o that_o call_v moral_a righteousness_n consist_v in_o a_o habit_n of_o give_v every_o man_n his_o own_o but_o of_o justitia_fw-la 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