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by_o any_o merit_n of_o they_o by_o which_o they_o may_v claim_v justification_n as_o a_o debt_n from_o god_n nor_o be_v it_o so_o much_o as_o upon_o condition_n of_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n of_o which_o present_o much_o less_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o its_o merit_n rom._n 3._o 22._o and_o because_o the_o jew_n have_v so_o great_a a_o opinion_n of_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o father_n abraham_n he_o affirm_v that_o abraham_n himself_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n too_o he_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n too_o take_v faith_n first_o for_o a_o godly_a religious_a temper_n of_o heart_n as_o the_o condition_n and_o then_o this_o one_o part_n of_o the_o gospel-doctrine_n of_o justification_n for_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o by_o a_o figure_n ordinary_a enough_o with_o st._n paul_n and_o other_o holy_a writer_n as_o have_v be_v before_o observe_v but_o he_o deny_v peremptory_o that_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o his_o work_n of_o any_o sort_n i._n e._n 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no_o doubt_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o a_o meritorious_a one_o by_o his_o voluntary_a oblation_n of_o himself_o so_o st._n paul_n rom._n 3._o 25._o call_v jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o propitiation_n and_o titus_n 3._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n not_o by_o work_n of_o or_o by_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o renew_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o john_n 1._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o blood_n of_o christ_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n in_o the_o forensick_a sense_n it_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v that_o some_o place_n in_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n may_v give_v occasion_n to_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n such_o as_o prov._n 16._o 6._o by_o mercy_n and_o truth_n iniquity_n be_v purge_v in_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o they_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v expiate_v as_o it_o be_v always_o say_v 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