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never_o challenge_v man_n for_o he_o that_o condemn_v your_o way_n to_o heaven_n to_o the_o very_a pit_n of_o hell_n as_o paul_n do_v can_v yet_o set_v forth_o a_o better_a i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o thing_n viz._n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n which_o you_o thus_o expound_v it_o consist_v in_o deal_v with_o sincere_o righteous_a person_n as_o if_o they_o be_v perfect_o so_o for_o the_o sake_n and_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n pag._n 225_o 226._o answ._n 1._o any_o thing_n but_o truth_n but_o i_o will_v know_v how_o sincere_o righteous_a they_o be_v that_o be_v justify_v without_o work_n or_o how_o sincere_o righteous_a they_o be_v who_o god_n justify_v as_o ungodly_a rom._n 4._o 3_o 4_o 5._o 2._o your_o explication_n of_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n make_v it_o respect_v our_o work_n rather_o than_o our_o person_n it_o consist_v say_v you_o in_o deal_v with_o sincere_o righteous_a person_n 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but_o the_o powerful_a act_n of_o grace_n beside_o if_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o to_o be_v look_v to_o first_o but_o secondary_o not_o before_o but_o after_o we_o be_v make_v sincere_o righteous_a then_o may_v not_o faith_n be_v thus_o act_v if_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v it_o until_o he_o be_v first_o a_o sincere_o righteous_a person_n 4._o this_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v bring_v from_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n in_o god_n sight_n before_o he_o have_v faith_n in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n yea_o before_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o he_o that_o in_o god_n account_n be_v reckon_v sincere_o righteous_a be_v belove_v of_o his_o god_n 5._o this_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v from_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n without_o the_o imputation_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n for_o if_o a_o man_n must_v be_v sincere_o righteous_a in_o god_n account_n without_o it_o than_o he_o be_v from_o under_o the_o 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