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right_n to_o they_o 5._o the_o same_o i_o may_v say_v of_o the_o rule_n of_o punishment_n the_o privation_n of_o a_o purchase_v offer_a remission_n and_o salvation_n be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o new_a law_n of_o which_o the_o moral_a law_n can_v scarce_o be_v say_v the_o only_a rule_n none_n of_o they_o that_o be_v bid_v shall_v taste_v of_o the_o supper_n 6._o but_o the_o principal_a thing_n that_o i_o intend_v be_v that_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v not_o the_o only_a rule_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o life_n or_o death_n and_o therefore_o not_o the_o only_a rule_n according_a to_o which_o we_o must_v now_o be_v denominate_v and_o hereafter_o sentence_v just_a or_o unjust_a for_o if_o the_o accuser_n say_v he_o have_v not_o perform_v
the_o word_n righteousness_n material_o without_o relation_n to_o any_o rule_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v we_o may_v denominate_v a_o materia_fw-la sine_fw-la forma_fw-la the_o form_n be_v relative_a if_o you_o mean_v we_o may_v denominate_v that_o which_o have_v a_o form_n from_o the_o matter_n and_o not_o from_o the_o form_n than_o i_o reply_v 1._o then_o you_o must_v not_o denominate_v proper_o and_o logical_o 2._o and_o then_o you_o must_v not_o call_v it_o righteousness_n except_o you_o mean_v ludere_fw-la aequivocis_fw-la and_o speak_v de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la particulari_fw-la ethica_fw-la qua_fw-la suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la tribuimus_fw-la when_o we_o be_v speak_v de_fw-la justitia_fw-la legali_fw-la civili_fw-la forensi_fw-la call_v by_o the_o schoolman_n justitia_fw-la universalis_fw-la in_o our_o case_n i_o be_o not_o of_o the_o papist_n mind_n that_o make_v our_o righteousness_n to_o be_v our_o new_a quality_n and_o confound_v justitiam_fw-la &_o sanctitatem_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la justificationem_fw-la &_o sanctificationem_fw-la §._o 31._o mr_n bl._n and_o in_o such_o consideration_n i_o do_v not_o know_v how_o there_o can_v be_v perfection_n or_o imperfection_n either_o in_o holiness_n or_o righteousness_n it_o be_v as_o they_o come_v up_o to_o or_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o rule_n that_o they_o have_v the_o denomination_n of_o perfection_n or_o imperfection_n §._o 31._o r.b._n 1_o at_o the_o first_o view_n the_o first_o sentence_n seem_v so_o strange_a to_o i_o that_o i_o think_v it_o meet_a to_o say_v nothing_o because_o it_o be_v scarce_o capable_a of_o any_o apt_a answer_n but_o what_o will_v seem_v sharp_a or_o unmannerly_a for_o that_o which_o you_o say_v you_o may_v consider_v be_v something_o or_o nothing_o if_o something_o and_o yet_o not_o capable_a of_o perfection_n or_o imperfection_n it_o be_v such_o a_o something_o as_o the_o world_n never_o know_v till_o now_o but_o upon_o second_o thought_n i_o find_v that_o de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la your_o word_n may_v be_v bear_v for_o it_o be_v nothing_o that_o you_o speak_v of_o legal_a righteousness_n not_o relate_v to_o the_o law_n or_o rule_n be_v nothing_o and_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o perfect_a or_o less_o nisi_fw-la negatiuè_fw-la but_o that_o holiness_n take_v for_o spiritual_a habit_n and_o act_n can_v have_v neither_o perfection_n or_o imperfection_n or_o that_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o no_o perfection_n or_o imperfection_n in_o any_o other_o sense_n but_o as_o relate_v nor_o yet_o in_o any_o relation_n to_o god_n or_o the_o person_n dedicate_a save_v only_o in_o the_o relation_n to_o the_o rule_n all_o these_o for_o the_o first_o reason_n shall_v have_v no_o answer_n but_o a_o recital_n §._o 32._o mr_n bl._n paul_n gospel_n frame_n whether_o you_o will_v call_v it_o righteousness_n or_o holiness_n be_v set_v out_o i_o be_o sure_a rom._n 7._o full_a of_o imperfection_n yet_o all_o this_o as_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o rule_n as_o be_v answer_v or_o fall_v short_a in_o conformity_n to_o it_o vers_n 22._o i_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n after_o the_o inner_a man_n §._o 32._o r._n b._n 1._o be_v not_o righteousness_n or_o holiness_n as_o scriptural_a as_o logical_a as_o plain_a a_o term_n and_o as_o fit_v for_o disputant_n as_o gospel-frame_n till_o i_o know_v whether_o by_o gospel-frame_n you_o mean_v habit_n act_n relation_n and_o what_o relation_n or_o what_o else_o i_o shall_v pass_v it_o as_o uncapable_a of_o a_o better_a reply_n 2._o do_v not_o i_o acknowledge_v express_o as_o much_o imperfection_n as_o you_o here_o affirm_v of_o paulâ—s_n â—s_z frame_n why_o then_o do_v you_o intimate_v by_o your_o argue_v as_o if_o i_o do_v not_o 3._o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a rule_n or_o action_n of_o the_o law_n which_o our_o habit_n and_o action_n do_v respect_n as_o i_o have_v oft_o say_v the_o first_o be_v the_o precept_n determine_v of_o duty_n simple_o this_o all_o our_o action_n and_o habit_n come_v short_a of_o and_o therefore_o 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