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where_o god_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v we_o by_o impute_v righteousness_n and_o count_a faith_n for_o righteousness_n that_o be_v count_v a_o true_a believer_n a_o righteous_a person_n and_o thus_o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v take_v where_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n the_o apostle_n do_v much_o urge_v and_o press_v this_o justification_n rome_n 4_o and_o gal._n 3._o because_o though_o in_o this_o take_v active_o god_n only_o act_v yet_o take_v passive_o as_o it_o be_v receive_v of_o we_o and_o we_o by_o faith_n feel_v and_o discern_v in_o what_o account_n we_o be_v with_o god_n and_o by_o believe_a enjoy_v christ_n satisfaction_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o for_o righteousness_n we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o work_v with_o god_n by_o way_n of_o receive_v as_o a_o beg_a hand_n do_v in_o receive_v gift_n free_o give_v and_o put_v into_o it_o this_o justify_n do_v necessary_o presuppose_v the_o former_a and_o do_v assure_v 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to_o be_v this_o the_o better_a to_o satisfy_v the_o natural_a scruple_n of_o the_o weak_a and_o feeble_a conscience_n of_o man_n who_o can_v hardly_o conceive_v or_o think_v of_o a_o justification_n or_o of_o be_v justify_v especial_o by_o god_n without_o a_o perfect_a legal_a righteousness_n now_o the_o purpose_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o justify_v man_n without_o any_o such_o righteousness_n the_o better_a to_o salve_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o conscience_n touch_v such_o a_o defect_n and_o to_o prevent_v and_o stay_v all_o troublesome_a thought_n or_o quaeres_fw-la which_o may_v arise_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n who_o when_o they_o hear_v of_o be_v justify_v be_v still_o ready_a to_o ask_v within_o themselves_o but_o where_o be_v the_o righteousness_n conceive_v a_o legal_a righteousness_n to_o be_v as_o necessary_a to_o justification_n as_o isaac_n conceive_v of_o a_o lamb_n for_o a_o burn_a offering_n gen._n 22._o he_o god_n i_o mean_v be_v gracious_o please_v so_o far_o to_o condescend_v to_o man_n in_o scripture_n treaty_n with_o they_o about_o the_o weighty_a business_n of_o justification_n as_o in_o effect_n to_o grant_v and_o say_v to_o they_o that_o though_o he_o find_v no_o proper_a or_o perfect_a righteousness_n in_o they_o no_o such_o righteousness_n as_o pass_v under_o the_o name_n of_o righteousness_n with_o they_o yet_o if_o they_o true_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o abraham_n do_v this_o believe_a shall_v be_v as_o good_a as_o a_o perfect_a complete_a righteousness_n unto_o they_o or_o that_o he_o will_v impute_v rihteousnes_n to_o they_o upon_o their_o believe_a christianisme_n the_o first_o thing_n in_o this_o passage_n to_o wit_n god_n impute_v righteousness_n to_o every_o man_n in_o his_o justification_n be_v a_o thing_n evident_a by_o the_o scripture_n and_o i_o willing_o grant_v it_o but_o i_o abhor_v and_o detest_v as_o heresy_n that_o which_o he_o add_v out_o of_o his_o own_o conceit_n to_o wit_n that_o 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mind_n of_o god_n or_o have_v be_v of_o his_o counsel_n rom._n 11.34_o saint_n paul_n who_o be_v take_v up_o into_o the_o three_o heaven_n can_v never_o find_v out_o any_o such_o counsel_n of_o god_n neither_o dare_v give_v a_o reason_n of_o god_n purpose_n and_o counsel_n but_o only_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o own_o will_n four_o in_o the_o declaration_n of_o his_o reason_n i_o find_v many_o error_n and_o untruth_n as_o first_o that_o a_o man_n conscience_n can_v hardly_o think_v of_o be_v justify_v by_o god_n without_o a_o perfect_a legal_a righteousness_n every_o regenerate_a man_n and_o true_a believer_n can_v upon_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o experience_n give_v he_o the_o lie_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o weak_a conscience_n of_o any_o who_o have_v true_a faith_n be_v teach_v by_o the_o gospel_n can_v very_o easy_o think_v and_o believe_v that_o god_n justify_v he_o by_o a_o evangelicall_n righteousness_n even_o christ_n perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n which_o 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