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his_o office_n as_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchizedeck_v but_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o his_o humiliation_n or_o ransom_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o intercession_n and_o therefore_o faith_n must_v respct_v it_o for_o justification_n let_v we_o now_o hear_v what_o the_o scripture_n say_v in_o these_o case_n mattthew_n 9.6_o but_o that_o you_o may_v know_v that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v power_n on_o earth_n to_o forgive_v sin_n etc._n etc._n here_o it_o be_v plain_o make_v a_o act_n of_o power_n and_o not_o of_o humiliation_n to_o forgive_v sin_n mat._n 11.27_o 28_o 29._o all_o thing_n be_v deliver_v unto_o i_o of_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n come_v to_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a etc._n etc._n so_o mat._n 28.18_o 19_o compare_v with_o mark_n 16.15_o 16._o show_n that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o christ_n exalt_v or_o in_o power_n to_o pardon_v or_o grant_v the_o promise_n of_o grace_n john_n 1.12_o to_o give_v power_n to_o man_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n must_v be_v a_o act_n of_o power_n john_n 5.22_o 23_o 24._o it_o be_v express_v of_o the_o sentence_n act_n 5.31_o him_n have_v god_n exalt_v to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n for_o to_o give_v repentance_n to_o israel_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n he_o forgive_v as_o a_o prince_n and_o saviour_n act._n 10.42_o 43._o he_o be_v preach_v as_o the_o judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a and_o so_o make_v the_o object_n of_o the_o faith_n by_o which_o we_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n rom._n 4.25_o who_o be_v deliver_v for_o our_o offence_n and_o raise_v for_o our_o justification_n and_o this_o resurrection_n as_o be_v say_v be_v part_n of_o his_o exaltation_n and_o the_o apostle_n thence_o conclude_v as_o be_v aforesaid_a that_o this_o be_v the_o faith_n that_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o for_o righteousness_n if_o we_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n our_o lord_n from_o the_o dead_a vers_fw-la 26._o rom._n 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there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o imperfect_a legal_a righteousness_n be_v a_o improper_a speech_n it_o be_v proper_o no_o legal_a righteousness_n at_o all_o but_o a_o less_o degree_n of_o unrighteousness_n the_o more_o to_o blame_v they_o that_o call_v sanctification_n so_o prop._n 7._o no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o coordinate_a con-cause_n with_o christ_n in_o his_o justification_n or_o that_o he_o have_v the_o least_o degree_n of_o a_o satisfactory_a or_o meritorious_a righteousness_n which_o may_v bear_v any_o part_n in_o co-ordination_a with_o christ_n righteousness_n for_o his_o justification_n or_o salvation_n prop._n 8._o we_o have_v not_o any_o personal_a evangelical_n righteousness_n of_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n himself_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o in_o his_o hand_n or_o the_o gospel_n positives_n prop._n 9_o even_o the_o gospel_n personal_a righteousness_n of_o outward_a work_n 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father_n but_o in_o no_o propriety_n be_v they_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o commination_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n against_o the_o despiser_n or_o neglecter_n of_o grace_n i_o mean_v that_o proper_a to_o the_o gospel_n prop._n 13._o christ_n righteousness_n be_v well_o call_v our_o evangelical_n righteousness_n both_o as_o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o gospel_n and_o confer_v by_o it_o and_o oppose_v to_o the_o legal_a way_n of_o justification_n by_o perfect_a personal_a righteousness_n so_o that_o by_o call_v our_o own_o personal_a righteousness_n evangelical_n we_o deny_v not_o that_o title_n to_o christ_n but_o give_v it_o that_o in_o a_o high_a respect_n and_o much_o more_o prop._n 14._o no_o personal_a righteousness_n of_o we_o our_o faith_n or_o repentance_n be_v any_o proper_a cause_n of_o our_o first_o justification_n or_o of_o our_o enter_v into_o a_o justify_v state_n though_o as_o they_o remove_v impediment_n or_o be_v condition_n they_o may_v improper_o be_v call_v 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and_o no_o text_n will_v prove_v christ_n satisfaction_n and_o merit_n whole_o proper_a to_o the_o elect._n much_o less_o those_o which_o say_v he_o die_v for_o all_o man_n that_o god_n intend_v only_o the_o elect_n to_o be_v certain_o save_v by_o christ_n death_n i_o can_v easy_o prove_v from_o many_o other_o text_n but_o if_o i_o shall_v prove_v it_o by_o these_o it_o be_v strange_a it_o be_v a_o ill_a consequence_n christ_n die_v for_o all_o man_n therefore_o his_o satisfaction_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o elect._n 7._o in_o point_n of_o law_n the_o elect_n have_v no_o more_o title_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o benefit_n than_o any_o other_o as_o elect_a before_o they_o believe_v but_o god_n decree_n have_v from_o eternity_n appropriate_v salvation_n by_o christ_n only_o to_o the_o elect_a in_o point_n of_o event_n he_o that_o determine_v de_fw-fr eventu_fw-la that_o only_o the_o elect_n shall_v be_v save_v by_o christ_n do_v yet_o â—hink_v it_o the_o fit_a way_n to_o his_o glorious_a 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