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his_o application_n cap._n 4._o sect._n 3_o say_v he_o christ_n be_v consider_v and_o appoint_v by_o god_n as_o a_o common_a person_n both_o in_o what_o he_o do_v and_o in_o what_o be_v do_v to_o he_o so_o as_o by_o the_o same_o law_n what_o he_o do_v for_o we_o be_v reckon_v or_o impute_v to_o we_o as_o if_o we_o ourselves_o have_v do_v it_o and_o what_o be_v do_v to_o he_o tend_v to_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n be_v reckon_v as_o do_v to_o we_o 22._o i_o believe_v say_v he_o that_o in_o this_o weighty_a point_n of_o justification_n such_o a_o one_o name_v i_o be_v one_o with_o the_o papist_n arminian_o socinian_o and_o quaker_n and_o against_o the_o châ—â—f_n of_o those_o count_v orthodox_n since_o the_o reformation_n as_o luther_n and_o worthy_a calvin_n of_o old_a etc._n etc._n and_o thomas_n goodwin_n dr._n owen_n and_o mr._n chancey_n of_o late_a time_n i_o question_v not_o if_o this_o man_n have_v be_v acquaint_v as_o he_o shall_v what_o i_o hold_v in_o this_o point_n and_o such_o as_o go_v under_o the_o name_n he_o mention_n that_o he_o dare_v not_o have_v make_v this_o a_o article_n of_o his_o faith_n but_o what_o will_v not_o malignity_n say_v and_o leave_v all_o without_o proof_n as_o this_o man_n do_v this_o article_n of_o his_o creed_n it_o be_v like_a he_o expect_v his_o testimony_n shall_v be_v receive_v without_o any_o more_o to_o do_v and_o here_o he_o be_v say_v as_o they_o do_v in_o jeremiah_n time_n come_v let_v we_o smite_v he_o with_o the_o tongue_n and_o i_o do_v expect_v if_o any_o thing_n come_v forth_o that_o will_v bear_v the_o name_n of_o a_o reply_n to_o this_o of_o i_o it_o will_v be_v rail_a language_n much_o what_o of_o the_o same_o complexion_n with_o this_o though_o indeed_o if_o this_o man_n have_v offer_v any_o likely_a proof_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o his_o charge_n as_o i_o do_v where_o i_o apply_v any_o of_o these_o name_n i_o shall_v not_o so_o have_v call_v it_o when_o therefore_o he_o have_v make_v 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i_o but_o what_o be_v inherent_a and_o a_o walk_v according_o when_o he_o have_v prove_v i_o say_v that_o i_o hold_v all_o these_o above_o mention_v thing_n than_o i_o will_v confess_v he_o believe_v a_o truth_n concern_v i_o but_o so_o long_o as_o he_o do_v not_o and_o that_o because_o he_o can_v i_o must_v say_v he_o believe_v a_o lie_n until_o he_o retract_v and_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v wrong_v i_o in_o say_v i_o be_o one_o with_o the_o papist_n arminian_o socinian_o and_o quaker_n in_o this_o point_n of_o justification_n touch_v those_o he_o say_v i_o be_o against_o in_o this_o his_o article_n i_o have_v this_o to_o say_v whatever_o unwary_a expression_n our_o reformer_n and_o other_o that_o follow_v their_o phrase_n may_v have_v leave_v in_o their_o write_n with_o which_o so_o far_o as_o their_o notion_n do_v agree_v it_o be_v not_o sound_a yet_o to_o i_o it_o be_v out_o of_o doubt_n that_o as_o to_o what_o be_v the_o main_a in_o this_o point_n and_o respect_n especial_o the_o 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supposition_n i._n e._n that_o i_o hold_v faith_n justify_v as_o a_o act_n whereas_o i_o deny_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n how_o man_n daâ—e_n appear_v in_o write_v to_o the_o world_n charge_v a_o man_n with_o that_o which_o he_o disow_v and_o which_o they_o can_v prove_v against_o he_o and_o whereas_o this_o man_n insinuate_v that_o i_o hold_v justification_n by_o the_o simple_a act_n of_o faith_n without_o relation_n to_o its_o object_n he_o say_v as_o much_o as_o that_o i_o hold_v justification_n by_o that_o which_o be_v not_o faith_n for_o faith_n without_o relation_n â—o_o its_o object_n be_v no_o faith_n how_o faith_n justify_v i_o have_v show_v and_o also_o how_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n q._n 9_o what_o be_v that_o wedding_n garment_n that_o best_a robe_n that_o change_n of_o raiment_n that_o garment_n of_o salvation_n and_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n that_o fine_a linen_n that_o be_v white_a and_o clean_a be_v these_o 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