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chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n ver._n 17._o behold_v thou_o be_v call_v a_o jew_n a_o very_a honourable_a name_n but_o too_o worthy_a and_o honourable_a in_o your_o esteem_n and_o rest_v in_o the_o law_n chief_o in_o the_o ceremonial_a and_o make_v thy_o boast_n of_o god_n as_o have_v god_n in_o have_v abraham_n to_o be_v your_o father_n like_o that_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n ver._n 19_o and_o be_v confident_a thou_o be_v a_o guide_n a_o instructor_n of_o the_o foolish_a especial_o in_o ceremonial_a service_n and_o tradition_n but_o thou_o neglecte_v the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n thou_o live_v loose_o and_o wicked_o and_o yet_o count_v it_o enough_o thou_o be_v a_o jew_n and_o so_o a_o worthy_a deserve_a man_n ver._n 25._o circumcision_n and_o such_o thing_n will_v profit_v or_o however_o will_v have_v profit_v if_o you_o do_v sincere_o obey_v the_o moral_a law_n if_o you_o do_v walk_v in_o that_o inward_a holiness_n that_o such_o thing_n as_o circumcision_n oblige_v you_o to_o but_o if_o thou_o live_v wicked_o thou_o be_v no_o more_o a_o true_o worthy_a person_n than_o the_o gentile_n that_o live_v wicked_o ver._n 26._o and_o if_o the_o uncircumcision_n the_o gentile_n be_v convert_v and_o keep_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n live_v holy_o do_v that_o which_o circumcision_n oblige_v you_o to_o they_o shall_v be_v account_v the_o circumcise_a man_n the_o better_a man_n ver._n 28._o for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n a_o worthy_a man_n who_o be_v only_o so_o in_o such_o external_o neither_o be_v that_o the_o available_a thing_n to_o be_v circumcise_v in_o the_o flesh_n v._o 29._o but_o he_o be_v rather_o the_o excellent_a man_n and_o he_o be_v approve_v of_o god_n who_o be_v circumcise_v in_o heart_n and_o though_o this_o be_v look_v on_o as_o nothing_o by_o you_o and_o such_o as_o you_o in_o comparison_n of_o outward_a circumcision_n yet_o his_o praise_n be_v of_o god_n god_n esteem_v he_o and_o approve_v he_o though_o of_o grace_n and_o this_o as_o he_o have_v tell_v we_o before_o in_o this_o chapter_n not_o the_o hearer_n but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v in_o the_o day_n when_o he_o shall_v judge_v all_o man_n according_a to_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o justification_n and_o salvation_n and_o not_o the_o outward_a chap._n 3._o v._n 1._o what_o advantage_n then_o be_v there_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o what_o profit_n of_o circumcision_n ver._n 2._o much_o every_o way_n it_o teach_v you_o and_o oblige_v you_o to_o this_o inward_a holiness_n but_o chief_o because_o to_o they_o be_v commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n you_o have_v great_a help_n that_o other_o want_v for_o what_o though_o you_o live_v wicked_o this_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o these_o thing_n
do_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n stir_v up_o teach_v and_o oblige_v you_o to_o holiness_n ver._n 9_o but_o what_o be_v not_o we_o jew_n better_o than_o the_o gentile_n so_o as_o they_o to_o be_v sinner_n and_o we_o holy_a worthy_a man_n no_o we_o confess_v on_o all_o hand_n the_o gentile_n be_v great_a sinner_n and_o so_o i_o will_v prove_v from_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o jew_n also_o none_o righteous_a no_o not_o one_o none_o that_o do_v good_a their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n ver._n 19_o now_o whatever_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v to_o they_o under_o the_o law_n that_o be_v whatever_o the_o scripture_n speak_v it_o speak_v of_o they_o that_o live_v in_o scripture-place_n and_o this_o be_v write_v by_o david_n a_o jew_n and_o so_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o that_o all_o be_v sinner_n and_o under_o condemnation_n you_o jew_n as_o well_o as_o other_o whatever_o your_o thought_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_n and_o no_o flesh_n can_v be_v 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