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A26862 Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousnesse, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1655 (1655) Wing B1186; ESTC R38720 166,773 360

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they_o shall_v be_v like_o wool_n so_o ezek._n 33._o 14._o 15_o 16._o &_o 18._o 21._o 22._o neither_o let_v any_o object_n that_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o work_n for_o certain_o that_o have_v no_o promise_n of_o forgiveness_n and_o though_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o way_n of_o justification_n be_v deliver_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o a_o more_o dark_a and_o legal_a language_n then_o in_o the_o new_a yet_o not_o in_o term_n contradictory_n to_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n thus_o you_o may_v see_v in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o christ_n will_v judge_v man_n according_a to_o their_o work_n &_o will_v say_v come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n for_o i_o be_v hungry_a &_o you_o feed_v i_o etc._n etc._n well_o do_v good_a &_o faithful_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a in_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o many_o thing_n enter_v thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n matth._n 25._o 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