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15._o 28._o thus_o much_o of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o live_v to_o god_n by_o faith_n in_o god_n q._n what_o be_v the_o second_o part_n viz._n our_o observance_n a._n it_o be_v the_o duty_n that_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v to_o god_n of_o we_o through_o the_o power_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n work_v in_o we_o by_o faith_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n eph._n 6._o 6_o 7._o psal_n 139._o 24._o rom._n 6._o 1._o luk._n 1._o 74._o q._n wherein_o consist_v our_o observance_n of_o god_n a._n it_o be_v either_o moral_a or_o ceremonial_a q._n wherein_o consist_v our_o moral_a observance_n of_o god_n a._n in_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o suffer_v his_o will_n whereby_o a_o believer_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v any_o misery_n than_o to_o commit_v the_o least_o sin_n heb._n 11._o 26._o act._n 21._o 13._o 2._o in_o do_v his_o will_n whereby_o a_o believer_n in_o sense_n of_o christ_n love_n perform_v universal_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n rom._n 7._o 22._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 3._o luk._n 1._o 6._o phil._n 3._o 12._o q._n be_v there_o any_o use_n of_o the_o law_n to_o a_o christian_a a._n although_o it_o be_v abolish_v to_o a_o christian_a in_o christ_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o life_n for_o so_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n be_v still_o under_o it_o yet_o it_o remain_v as_o a_o rule_n of_o life_n when_o he_o be_v in_o christ_n &_o to_o prepare_v the_o heart_n for_o christ_n rom._n 6._o 14_o 15._o mat._n 5._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o ezek._n 10._o 11._o rom._n 9_o q._n why_o be_v not_o a_o christian_a so_o under_o the_o law_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o life_n so_o as_o if_o he_o break_v it_o by_o the_o least_o sin_n he_o shall_v die_v for_o it_o a._n because_o jesus_n christ_n have_v keep_v it_o perfect_o for_o he_o rom._n 8._o 3_o 4._o ro._n 5._o 20_o 21._o q._n can_v any_o man_n keep_v the_o law_n perfect_o in_o this_o life_n a._n no_o for_o the_o unregenerate_a want_v the_o spirit_n of_o life_n can_v perfect_v a_o act_n of_o 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