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righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n on_o all_o that_o believe_v verse_n 22._o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n which_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n verse_n 24._o who_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o to_o be_v a_o propitiation_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n to_o declare_v his_o own_o righteousness_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n verse_n 25._o to_o declare_v i_o say_v at_o this_o time_n his_o own_o righteousness_n that_o he_o by_o he_o his_o own_o righteousness_n or_o justice_n may_v be_v just_a and_o by_o the_o same_o his_o his_o own_o righteousness_n the_o justifier_n of_o he_o which_o believe_v in_o jesus_n vers_fw-la 26._o take_v here_o four_o brief_a note_n upon_o the_o word_n 1._o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v with_o great_a care_n and_o skill_n distinguish_v here_o and_o specificate_v in_o its_o distinction_n from_o the_o righteousness_n of_o man_n under_o the_o law_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n you_o have_v this_o distinction_n emphatical_o set_v out_o and_o seal_v with_o a_o deep_a impression_n four_o time_n over_o the_o right_a eousness_n of_o god_n without_o the_o law_n vers_fw-la 21._o even_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 22._o god_n to_o declare_v his_o own_o righteousness_n vers_fw-la 25._o to_o declare_v i_o say_v his_o own_o righteousness_n or_o justice_n that_o he_o may_v be_v just_a or_o righteous_a and_o the_o justifier_n or_o the_o maker_n righteous_a by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n this_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o which_o we_o have_v the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v justify_v this_o the_o law_n the_o prophet_n nature_n in_o its_o purity_n in_o all_o its_o natural_a improvement_n point_v out_o to_o we_o in_o shadow_n and_o picture_n but_o can_v set_v before_o we_o nor_o give_v to_o we_o no_o more_o than_o the_o picture_n can_v give_v a_o sight_n or_o fruition_n of_o the_o life_n the_o live_a beauty_n 2._o 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